Here is a list of all Candidates that have registered and paid the filing fee for the California Democratic Party 2026 Endorsement Process. This list is only as current as the timestamp below. Candidates for Statewide office will not be confirmed as eligible until after the January 20th Deadline. All Candidates for Legislative Office are confirmed candidates once posted on this page.
Last Updates 1/21/26
* This candidate is an incumbent.
List of incumbents who have been pulled
CA 03 – Rep. Ami Bera*
CA 04 – Rep. Mike Thompson*
CA 08 – Rep. John Garamendi*
CA 07 – Rep. Doris Matsui*
CA 32 – Rep. Brad Sherman*
Please note: This page will be frequently updated. Candidates are listed in the order they applied.
STATEWIDE CANDIDATES
GOVERNOR
Tony Thurmond
Betty T. Yee
Eric Swalwell
Tom Steyer
Katie Porter
Xavier Becerra
Ian Calderon
Antonio Villaraigosa
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Fiona Ma
Michael Tubbs
Josh Fryday
SECRETARY OF STATE
CONTROLLER
TREASURER
Tony Vazquez
Eleni Kounalakis
Anna Caballero
ATTORNEY GENERAL
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Patrick Wolff
Steven Bradford
Jane Kim
Ben Allen
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Al Muratsuchi
Richard Barrera
Josh Newman
Anthony Rendon
Nichelle Henderson
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, DISTRICT 1
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, DISTRICT 2
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, DISTRICT 3
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, DISTRICT 4
Cody Petterson
Tom Umberg
Martín Arias
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1
Audrey Denney
Mike McGuire
Kyle Wilson
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3
Heidi Hall
Ami Bera*
Chris Bennett
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4
Mike Thompson*
Eric Jones
Trevor Merrell
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5
Michael Curtis Meyer Masuda
Kate Sills – Withdrawn
Michael J. “Mike” Barkley
Paul Danbom
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 6
Thien Ho
Richard Pan
Martha Guerrero
Lauren Babb Tomlinson
Tyler Vandenberg
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 7
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 8
John Garamendi*
Hari Lamba
Nicolas Carjuzaa
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 9
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 10
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 11
Jingchao Xiong
Saikat Chakrabarti
Scott Wiener
Connie Chan
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 12
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 13
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 14
Matt Ortega
Melissa Hernandez
Aisha Wahab
Victor Aguilar, Jr.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 15
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 16
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 17
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 18
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 19
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 20
Sandra Van Scotter
Kristina Roper
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 21
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 22
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 23
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 24
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 25
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 26
Jacqui Irwin
Chris Espinosa
Kyle Rohrbach
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 27
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 28
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 29
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 30
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 31
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 32
Brad Sherman*
Anna Wilding
Jake Levine
Josh Sautter
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 33
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 34
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 35
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 36
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 37
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 38
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 39
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 40
Lisa Ramirez
Esther Kim Varet
Joe Kerr
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 41
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 42
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 43
Maxine Waters*
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 44
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 45
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 46
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 47
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 48
Ammar Campa-Najjar
Brandon Riker
Marni von Wilpert
Marc Iannarino – Withdrawn
Jerlilia Ryans
Abel Chavez
Corinna Contreras
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 49
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 50
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 51
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 52
STATE SENATE CANDIDATES
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 2
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 4
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 6
David Hildebrand – Withdrawn 1/21/26 per his request
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 8
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 10
Scott Sakakihara
Harris Mojadedi
Carmen Montano
Paul Fong
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 12
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 14
Esmeralda Soria
Esmeralda Hurtado
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 16
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 18
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 20
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 22
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 24
Eric Alegria
Ellen Evans
Mike Newhouse
Sion Roy
Brian Goldsmith
John Erickson
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 26
Wendy Carrillo
Juan Camacho
Sarah Rascon
Sara Hernandez
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 28
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 30
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 32
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 34
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 36
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 38
STATE SENATE DISTRICT 40
ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 1
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 2
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 3
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 4
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 5
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 6
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 7
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 8
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 9
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 10
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 11
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 12
Eli Beckman
Eric Lucan
Jackie Elward
Holli P. Thier
Steve Schwartz
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 13
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 14
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 15
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 16
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 17
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 18
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 19
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 20
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 21
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 22
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 23
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 24
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 25
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 26
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 27
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 28
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 29
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 30
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 31
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 32
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 33
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 34
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 35
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 36
Ida Obeso-Martinez
Tomás Oliva
Oscar Ortiz
Marlon Ware
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 37
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 38
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 39
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 40
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 41
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 42
Kelly Honig
Deborah Klein Lopez
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 43
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 44
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 45
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 46
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 47
Lucas Piñon
Jason Byors
Leila Namvar
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 48
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 49
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 50
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 51
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 52
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 53
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 54
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 55
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 56
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 57
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 58
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 59
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 60
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 61
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 62
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 63
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 64
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 65
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair
Ayanna Davis
Vinson Eugene Allen
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 66
Sara Deen
Paul Seo
Scott Houston
Shannon Ruiz Ross
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 67
Ali Taj
Ada Briceño
Mark E. Pulido
