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2026 statewide races

Solid DCalifornia Governor

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Photo of Xavier Becerra
Democrat
Xavier Becerra
Photo: official congressional portrait, Public domain

Who they are

Prior offices: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (2021–2025); Attorney General of California (2017–2021); U.S. House (1993–2017). source

What they say they'll do

  • Health Care
  • 1. Protect Healthcare and Keep Hospitals, Clinics, and Medical Practices Open
  • 2. Cut Prescription Drug Costs Using State Purchasing Power
From their campaign site · positions on 7 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

In short

Prior offices: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (2021–2025); Attorney General of California (2017–2021); U.S. House (1993–2017); campaign site states positions on 7 of our 16 topics.
Photo of Steve Hilton
Republican
Steve Hilton
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Who they are

Hilton received a bachelor's degree from Oxford University. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

In short

Hilton received a bachelor's degree from Oxford University; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.
Compare where they stand, issue by issue

Quotes are taken from each campaign's own website (first sentences of the section, unedited). Topics are assigned by keyword; we do not summarize or score positions. "No public position found" means we did not find the topic on the campaign site, not that the candidate has no view.

Topic
Xavier Becerra D
Steve Hilton R
Cost of living & jobs
8. Center Affordability in Every DecisionUniversal coverage, timely access, and a strong safety net must translate into real savings for real families. I will work with regulatory agencies to ensure that as waste and inefficiency are eliminated, the savings flow back to patients, not to shareholders. source
No public position found
Taxes & government spending
11. Stop Large Employers From Shifting Costs onto TaxpayersSome of California’s largest and most profitable corporations pay wages so low that their workers qualify for taxpayer-funded Medi-Cal, effectively subsidizing their labor costs with public money while disadvantaging competitors who do the right thing. source
No public position found
Health care
Health CareHealthcare has been the throughline of my entire career in public service. I started as a legal advocate for people with mental illness who had no voice. source
No public position found
Energy & environment
Clean Energy. Lower Bills. Shared Benefits.California’s clean-energy transition is necessary and urgent—but too many families are paying the price through rising utility bills, unreliable service, and confusing rate structures. source
No public position found
Elections & government ethics
Transparency in Automated Decision-MakingWorkers and consumers deserve to know when consequential decisions about them are shaped by algorithms, and to have meaningful recourse. source
No public position found
Housing
HomelessnessCalifornia’s homelessness crisis is a moral emergency and a policy failure decades in the making, and it will not wait any longer. I have led coordinated national responses to this crisis as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Chair of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. source
No public position found
Roads, transit & infrastructure
Workforce Investment and Transition SupportDisplacement without support is abandonment. I will work with the Legislature, the California public education system and industry partners to build accessible, stackable workforce programs that prepare Californians for the AI economy and support workers navigating role changes. source
No public position found

No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Social Security & Medicare, Immigration & the border, Crime & public safety, Guns, Abortion, Schools & education, Foreign policy & defense, Veterans, Farming & rural issues.

Other 2026 statewide offices in California: candidate details coming soon.

Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
DemocraticGavin NewsomGovernor since 2023Official source
DemocraticEleni KounalakisLieutenant Governor since 2023Official source
DemocraticRob BontaAttorney General since 2023Official source
DemocraticShirley WeberSecretary of State since 2023Official source

Open States lists only some statewide offices for some states; missing offices are coming soon.

State Assembly (79 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
Assembly member
Committees
1
Budget; Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Mental Health Crisis Select; Child Care Costs Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Agriculture (vice chair); Business and Professions; Emergency Management (vice chair); Legislative Emergency Management; Insurance; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select
2
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Communications and Conveyance; Budget; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Utilities and Energy; Fisheries and Aquaculture; Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select; Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select (chair); Wildfire Prevention Select; Cybersecurity Select
4
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Latina Inequities Select; Child Care Costs Select (co-chair); Agriculture; Rules; Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Reproductive Health Select; Health; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Wildfire Prevention Select; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select; Transportation
5
Budget; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Legislative Budget; Mental Health Crisis Select; Utilities and Energy (vice chair); Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Domestic Violence Select; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Housing and Community Development (vice chair); Downtown Recovery Select; Health; Wildfire Prevention Select
6
Communications and Conveyance; Downtown Recovery Select; Insurance; Banking and Finance; Appropriations
7
Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Communications and Conveyance (vice chair); Housing Construction Innovation Select; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Legislative Audit; Education (vice chair); Natural Resources; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Appropriations (vice chair); Transportation
8
Budget (vice chair); Legislative Budget; Higher Education; Housing and Community Development; Human Services (vice chair); Appropriations
9
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10
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Public Safety; Governmental Organization; Child Care Costs Select (co-chair); Public Employment and Retirement; Business and Professions; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Insurance; Cybersecurity Select
11
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Budget; Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Housing and Community Development; Local Government; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Community Reinvestment Select; Housing Finance and Affordability Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select
12
Budget; Agriculture; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Natural Resources; Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select; Wildfire Prevention Select (chair); Community Reinvestment Select; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select; Fairs, Allocation and Classification; Judiciary; Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials (chair)
13
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Legislative Audit; Community Economic Mobility and Investment Select; Agriculture; Emergency Management (chair); Legislative Emergency Management (vice chair); Downtown Recovery Select; Local Government; Fairs, Allocation and Classification; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Cybersecurity Select
14
Housing Construction Innovation Select (chair); Privacy and Consumer Protection; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Housing and Community Development; Natural Resources; Downtown Recovery Select; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select; Housing Finance and Affordability Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select (chair); Appropriations (chair)
15
California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Military and Veterans Affairs; Aging and Long-Term Care; Housing and Community Development; Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select; Insurance; Housing Finance and Affordability Select (co-chair); Non-Profit Sector Select
16
Privacy and Consumer Protection (chair); Mental Health Crisis Select; Business and Professions; Climate Change Policies Legislative; Reproductive Health Select (chair); Judiciary; Cybersecurity Select; Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
17
Public Safety; Budget; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Business and Professions; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Housing and Community Development (chair); Natural Resources; Downtown Recovery Select (chair); Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Community Reinvestment Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select
18
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Communications and Conveyance; Budget; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Latina Inequities Select; Education; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Reproductive Health Select; Health (chair); Community Reinvestment Select
19
Budget; Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Child Care Costs Select; Elections; Domestic Violence Select; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Local Government; Reproductive Health Select; Health; Judiciary; Legislative Ethics Special (co-chair)
20
Budget; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Latina Inequities Select; Child Care Costs Select; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Labor and Employment (chair); Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism; Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select; Insurance
21
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife (chair); Utilities and Energy; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Fisheries and Aquaculture (vice chair); Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Community Reinvestment Select (chair); Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange; Judiciary
22
Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Public Safety (vice chair); Latina Inequities Select; Community Economic Mobility and Investment Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Public Employment and Retirement; Agriculture; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Business and Professions; Domestic Violence Select; Labor and Employment (vice chair)
23
Master Plan for Higher Education Select (chair); Governmental Organization; Elections; Business and Professions (chair); Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select; Insurance; Cybersecurity Select; Legislative Ethics Special
24
Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Budget; Mental Health Crisis Select; Community Economic Mobility and Investment Select; Housing and Community Development; Labor and Employment; Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select; Human Services (chair); CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select; Housing Finance and Affordability Select; Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials; Social Housing Select (chair)
25
Mental Health Crisis Select; Utilities and Energy; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Housing and Community Development; Labor and Employment; Natural Resources; Downtown Recovery Select; Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select; Alternative Protein Innovation Select (chair); Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select; Judiciary (chair); Social Housing Select
26
Budget; Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Child Care Costs Select; California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Aging and Long-Term Care (chair); Business and Professions; Domestic Violence Select; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Health; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select
27
Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Governmental Organization; Latina Inequities Select; Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact; Agriculture (chair); Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Fairs, Allocation and Classification (chair); Banking and Finance; Native American Affairs Select; Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs Select
28
Privacy and Consumer Protection; Mental Health Crisis Select (chair); Child Care Costs Select; Education; Elections (chair); Business and Professions; Natural Resources; Reproductive Health Select; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Appropriations; Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs Select
29
Rules
30
Serving Students with Disabilities Select (chair); Budget; Legislative Budget; Business and Professions; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Reproductive Health Select; Health; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select; Wildfire Prevention Select
31
Community Economic Mobility and Investment Select (chair); Aging and Long-Term Care; Emergency Management; Legislative Emergency Management; Downtown Recovery Select; Rules (democratic alternate); Fairs, Allocation and Classification; Appropriations
32
Elections; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Aging and Long-Term Care (vice chair); Natural Resources (vice chair); Downtown Recovery Select; Insurance; Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials (vice chair)
33
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Privacy and Consumer Protection (vice chair); Governmental Organization; Community Economic Mobility and Investment Select; Business and Professions; Domestic Violence Select; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Climate Change Policies Legislative; Natural Resources; Rules; Downtown Recovery Select; Judiciary (vice chair)
34
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Public Safety; Budget; Public Employment and Retirement (vice chair); Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism (vice chair); Rules; Arts; Rules (vice chair); Transportation; Select Committee on the Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard
35
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Business and Professions; Emergency Management; Legislative Emergency Management; Fairs, Allocation and Classification; Social Housing Select
36
Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Higher Education; Mental Health Crisis Select; Latina Inequities Select; Community Economic Mobility and Investment Select; California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife (vice chair); Agriculture; Military and Veterans Affairs (vice chair); Aging and Long-Term Care; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism
37
Budget; Legislative Audit; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Utilities and Energy; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Business and Professions; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Transportation; Non-Profit Sector Select (chair)
38
Budget; Legislative Budget; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Elections; Emergency Management; Legislative Emergency Management
39
Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Revenue and Taxation; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Governmental Organization; Latina Inequities Select; California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Military and Veterans Affairs; Local Government (chair); Health; Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select; Community Reinvestment Select; Housing Finance and Affordability Select
40
Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Budget; Mental Health Crisis Select; Child Care Costs Select; Utilities and Energy; Military and Veterans Affairs (chair); Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select (chair); Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Reproductive Health Select; Health; Wildfire Prevention Select; Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange
41
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Public Safety; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Legislative Audit (chair); Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Utilities and Energy; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Reproductive Health Select; Wildfire Prevention Select; Insurance; Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange (chair)
42
Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Agriculture; Utilities and Energy; Military and Veterans Affairs; Business and Professions; Climate Change Policies Legislative (chair); Rules; Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select; Rules; Wildfire Prevention Select; Fairs, Allocation and Classification
43
Higher Education; Latina Inequities Select (chair); Community Economic Mobility and Investment Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Health; Human Services
44
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Public Safety (chair); Budget; Utilities and Energy; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Natural Resources; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange
45
Public Safety; Budget; Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Governmental Organization; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Local Government; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select; Native American Affairs Select (chair)
46
Budget (chair); Governmental Organization; Legislative Budget (vice chair); Child Care Costs Select; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select
47
Budget; Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Governmental Organization; Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact; Utilities and Energy; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Insurance (vice chair); Housing Finance and Affordability Select; Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs Select
48
Communications and Conveyance; Governmental Organization (chair); California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Aging and Long-Term Care; Domestic Violence Select (chair); Local Government; Banking and Finance
49
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Budget; Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Governmental Organization; Legislative Audit; Higher Education (chair); California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Banking and Finance; Appropriations; Native American Affairs Select
50
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Education; California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Public Employment and Retirement; Housing and Community Development; Natural Resources; Rules; Rules; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Native American Affairs Select
51
Education; Utilities and Energy; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Natural Resources; Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism; Rules; Arts; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Select; Rules; Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Wildfire Prevention Select
52
Communications and Conveyance; Budget; Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select (chair); Housing Construction Innovation Select; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Water, Parks and Wildlife; Business and Professions; Housing and Community Development; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Health; Wildfire Prevention Select
53
Revenue and Taxation; Governmental Organization; Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact; Public Employment and Retirement; Domestic Violence Select; Rules; Rules; Insurance; Banking and Finance
54
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Public Safety; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Utilities and Energy; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Rules; Downtown Recovery Select; Rules; Health; Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select
55
Privacy and Consumer Protection; Governmental Organization; California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select (chair); Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Climate Change Policies Legislative; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Natural Resources (chair); Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Wildfire Prevention Select
56
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Utilities and Energy; Emergency Management; Legislative Emergency Management; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Human Services; Insurance (chair); Cybersecurity Select; Appropriations
57
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Latina Inequities Select; Elections; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Business and Professions; Labor and Employment; Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism; Downtown Recovery Select; Arts; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Human Services
58
Communications and Conveyance; Budget; Education; Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact (vice chair); Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
59
Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Governmental Organization; Utilities and Energy; Business and Professions; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Labor and Employment; Insurance; Banking and Finance (vice chair); Legislative Ethics Special (co-chair)
60
Budget; Legislative Budget; Higher Education; Mental Health Crisis Select; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Business and Professions; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Reproductive Health Select; Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select (chair); Human Services; Transportation; Native American Affairs Select
61
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select (chair); Revenue and Taxation; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Governmental Organization; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Public Employment and Retirement (chair); Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials; Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs Select
62
Budget; Governmental Organization; Child Care Costs Select; Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact (chair); California-México Bi-National Affairs Select; Elections; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art, and Cultural Exchange; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select; Housing Finance and Affordability Select; Appropriations
63
Budget; Elections (vice chair); Business and Professions (vice chair); Local Government; Health
64
Governmental Organization; Latina Inequities Select; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority (chair); Domestic Violence Select; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Rules (chair); Rules (chair); Local Government; Judiciary; Cybersecurity Select; Appropriations
65
Ports and Goods Movement Select (chair); Revenue and Taxation (chair); Governmental Organization; Domestic Violence Select; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Insurance; Non-Profit Sector Select
66
Higher Education; Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact; Natural Resources
67
Revenue and Taxation; Budget; Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Legislative Audit; Legislative Budget; Mental Health Crisis Select; Child Care Costs Select; Military and Veterans Affairs; Housing and Community Development; Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism; Arts
68
Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Governmental Organization; Military and Veterans Affairs; Status of Boys and Men of Color Select; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select (chair); Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism; Community Reinvestment Select; Insurance; Banking and Finance (chair); Native American Affairs Select; Non-Profit Sector Select
69
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Ports and Goods Movement Select; Communications and Conveyance; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Education; Business and Professions; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California (chair); Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select; Non-Profit Sector Select
70
Governmental Organization; Utilities and Energy; Housing and Community Development; Rules (republican alternate); Local Government (vice chair); Appropriations
71
Revenue and Taxation (vice chair); Rules; Rules; Health (vice chair); Human Services; Judiciary
72
Governmental Organization; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Rules; Rules; Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Judiciary; Banking and Finance; Appropriations
73
Budget; Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact; Utilities and Energy (chair); Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Climate Change Policies Legislative; Reproductive Health Select; Insurance
74
Governmental Organization (vice chair); Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select; Utilities and Energy; Select Committee on Regulatory Authority; Military and Veterans Affairs; Fisheries and Aquaculture; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select; Community Reinvestment Select; Legislative Ethics Special; Transportation (vice chair)
75
Revenue and Taxation; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Legislative Audit; Higher Education (vice chair); Emergency Management; Legislative Emergency Management
76
Serving Students with Disabilities Select; Budget; Higher Education; Latina Inequities Select; Education (chair); Economic Development, Growth and Household Impact; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Select Committee on the Independent Restaurant Industry in California; Health; Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility Select (chair); Effective Postsecondary Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Programs Select
77
Ports and Goods Movement Select; Communications and Conveyance (chair); Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Select; Higher Education; Sea Level Rise and the California Economy Select (chair); Water, Parks and Wildlife; Public Employment and Retirement; Utilities and Energy; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Fisheries and Aquaculture; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select
78
Budget; Privacy and Consumer Protection; Child Care Costs Select; Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select (chair); Labor and Employment; Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism (chair); Arts (vice chair); Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Alternative Protein Innovation Select; Local Government; Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select; Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select
79
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Select; Public Safety; Budget; Master Plan for Higher Education Select; Higher Education; Child Care Costs Select; Aging and Long-Term Care; Health; Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select; CalFresh Enrollment and Nutrition Select (co-chair); Housing Finance and Affordability Select; Appropriations
80
Budget; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Governmental Organization; Legislative Budget; Education; California-México Bi-National Affairs Select (chair); Water, Parks and Wildlife; Developing Pathways to Purpose for Young Men Select; Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California; Insurance; Housing Construction Innovation Select; Select Committee on the Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (co-chair)

State Senate (39 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
Emergency Management; Legislative Audit; Governmental Organization; Ports and Goods Movement Select; Environmental Quality; Appropriations; Legislative Emergency Management; Transportation; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Fairs, Allocation and Classification
2
Wine Industry Select; Rules; Fisheries and Aquaculture (chair)
3
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit; Green Economic Development Select; Housing; Wine Industry Select (chair); Legislative Audit (vice chair); Ports and Goods Movement Select; Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select; Appropriations; Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection (chair); Rules; Natural Resources and Water; Budget and Fiscal Review
4
Wine Industry Select; Governmental Organization; Agriculture (vice chair); Fairs, Allocation and Classification; Revenue and Taxation (vice chair)
5
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit; Military and Veterans Affairs; Green Economic Development Select; Wine Industry Select; Ports and Goods Movement Select; Agriculture; Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection; Budget and Fiscal Review; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Fairs, Allocation and Classification; Nonprofit Sector Select (chair); Revenue and Taxation (chair)
6
Economic Development and Technological Innovation Select; Banking and Financial Institutions (vice chair); Green Economic Development Select; Legislative Budget; Legislative Ethics; Insurance (vice chair); Hydrogen Energy Select; Business, Professions and Economic Development; Budget and Fiscal Review (vice chair); Judiciary (vice chair)
7
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit; Green Economic Development Select; Housing (chair); California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select; Ports and Goods Movement Select; Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select; Public Safety (chair); Local Government; Business, Professions and Economic Development; Transportation; Energy, Utilities and Communications
8
Minority Economic Development Select; Economic Development and Technological Innovation Select; Emergency Management; Legislative Audit; Governmental Organization; Local Government; Agriculture; Social Determinants of Health Select; Rules; Judiciary; Fairs, Allocation and Classification (vice chair); Revenue and Taxation
9
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit; Banking and Financial Institutions (chair); Green Economic Development Select (chair); Housing; Emergency Management; Legislative Ethics; Appropriations; Hydrogen Energy Select; Business, Professions and Economic Development; Legislative Emergency Management; Rules; Transportation
11
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit (chair); Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select; Public Safety; Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection; Climate Change Policies Legislative; Rules; Transportation; Elections and Constitutional Amendments (chair); Judiciary
12
Military and Veterans Affairs (vice chair); Legislative Ethics (vice chair); Rules; Arts; Natural Resources and Water; Budget and Fiscal Review; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Rules (vice chair); Health
13
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit; Economic Development and Technological Innovation Select (chair); Green Economic Development Select; Legislative Audit; Insurance; Natural Resources and Water (chair); Human Services (chair); Energy, Utilities and Communications; Revenue and Taxation
14
Green Economic Development Select; Housing; Wine Industry Select; Legislative Ethics; Ports and Goods Movement Select; Public Safety; Agriculture (chair); Hydrogen Energy Select; Business, Professions and Economic Development; Judiciary; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Fairs, Allocation and Classification
15
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit; Housing; Legislative Audit; Labor, Public Employment and Retirement; Legislative Ethics; International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Public Safety; Hydrogen Energy Select; Rules; Fisheries and Aquaculture; Transportation (chair); Education
16
Minority Economic Development Select; Banking and Financial Institutions; Wine Industry Select; Legislative Budget; Governmental Organization; California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select; Environmental Quality; Climate Change Policies Legislative; Social Determinants of Health Select; Budget and Fiscal Review; Energy, Utilities and Communications
17
Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit; Wine Industry Select; Legislative Budget (chair); Labor, Public Employment and Retirement; Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select (chair); Local Government; Rules (vice-chair); Natural Resources and Water; Budget and Fiscal Review (chair); Community College: The Hub of the Community Select; Judiciary; Human Services
18
Minority Economic Development Select; Economic Development and Technological Innovation Select; Housing; Wine Industry Select; Governmental Organization; California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select (chair); Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select; Insurance (chair); Agriculture; Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection; Social Determinants of Health Select; Fairs, Allocation and Classification
19
Housing; Legislative Budget; Governmental Organization; Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection; Social Determinants of Health Select; Rules; Budget and Fiscal Review; Community College: The Hub of the Community Select; Human Services (vice chair); Energy, Utilities and Communications (vice chair); Rules; Nonprofit Sector Select
20
Military and Veterans Affairs; Minority Economic Development Select; Legislative Budget; Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select; Environmental Quality; Insurance; Business, Professions and Economic Development; Transportation; Budget and Fiscal Review; Health
21
Minority Economic Development Select; Wine Industry Select; Rules; Rules (chair)
22
Minority Economic Development Select (chair); Emergency Management; Governmental Organization (chair); International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Insurance; Legislative Emergency Management; Arts; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Health
23
Minority Economic Development Select; Wine Industry Select; Legislative Audit; Governmental Organization (vice chair); Environmental Quality (vice chair); International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Hydrogen Energy Select; Rules; Transportation; Judiciary; Health (vice chair)
24
Economic Development and Technological Innovation Select; Emergency Management; California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select; Environmental Quality; International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special (chair); Hydrogen Energy Select; Legislative Emergency Management; Arts (chair); Natural Resources and Water; Elections and Constitutional Amendments; Judiciary; Energy, Utilities and Communications (chair)
25
Emergency Management; Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select; Public Safety; Arts; Budget and Fiscal Review; Human Services; Nonprofit Sector Select; Health; Education (chair)
26
Housing; Labor, Public Employment and Retirement; International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Local Government (chair); Hydrogen Energy Select; Budget and Fiscal Review; Judiciary; Health
27
Emergency Management (chair); Legislative Emergency Management (chair); Climate Change Policies Legislative (vice chair); Natural Resources and Water; Judiciary; Energy, Utilities and Communications
28
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement (chair); Governmental Organization; International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Hydrogen Energy Select; Business, Professions and Economic Development; Rules; Arts; Budget and Fiscal Review; Nonprofit Sector Select; Health
29
Banking and Financial Institutions; Legislative Budget; Legislative Ethics (chair); Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection; Budget and Fiscal Review; Community College: The Hub of the Community Select (chair); Judiciary; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Rules; Education
30
Military and Veterans Affairs (chair); Governmental Organization; International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Hydrogen Energy Select (chair); Business, Professions and Economic Development; Transportation; Budget and Fiscal Review; Community College: The Hub of the Community Select; Energy, Utilities and Communications
31
Minority Economic Development Select; Banking and Financial Institutions; Green Economic Development Select; Legislative Audit; Governmental Organization; Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select; Appropriations (chair); Local Government; Rules; Elections and Constitutional Amendments; Community College: The Hub of the Community Select
32
Housing (vice chair); Wine Industry Select; Emergency Management (vice chair); Public Safety (vice chair); Appropriations (vice chair); Local Government; Legislative Emergency Management; Natural Resources and Water (vice chair); Transportation; Budget and Fiscal Review
33
Housing; Ports and Goods Movement Select (chair); Environmental Quality; International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection; Rules; Transportation; Energy, Utilities and Communications; Health; Education
34
Military and Veterans Affairs; International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection; Business, Professions and Economic Development; Elections and Constitutional Amendments; Judiciary (chair)
35
Banking and Financial Institutions; Green Economic Development Select; Legislative Budget; Governmental Organization; Ports and Goods Movement Select; International Sporting Events: Olympics and World Cup Soccer Special; Appropriations; Insurance; Arts; Transportation; Budget and Fiscal Review; Energy, Utilities and Communications
36
Banking and Financial Institutions; Labor, Public Employment and Retirement (vice chair); Business, Professions and Economic Development; Transportation (vice chair); Energy, Utilities and Communications
37
Local Government (vice chair); Business, Professions and Economic Development (vice chair); Elections and Constitutional Amendments (vice chair); Budget and Fiscal Review; Education
38
Emergency Management; Governmental Organization; Environmental Quality (chair); Legislative Emergency Management; Climate Change Policies Legislative; Transportation; Budget and Fiscal Review
39
Governmental Organization; California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select; Ports and Goods Movement Select; Climate Change Policies Legislative; Social Determinants of Health Select (chair); Fisheries and Aquaculture; Budget and Fiscal Review; Community College: The Hub of the Community Select; Judiciary; Human Services; Health (chair)
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California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select; Insurance; Hydrogen Energy Select; Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection (vice chair); Fisheries and Aquaculture

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Sergio LopezMayor of Campbell, term ends 2028Official source
Eunice M. UlloaMayor of Chino, term ends 2028Official source
Freddy PuzaMayor of Culver City, term ends 2026Official source
Bill WellsMayor of El Cajon, term ends 2026
Kim BergelMayor of Eureka, term ends 2026Official source
Rick VaccaroMayor of Fairfield, term ends 2026Official source
Raj SalwanMayor of Fremont, term ends 2028Official source
Jerry DyerMayor of Fresno, term ends 2029Official source
Fred JungMayor of Fullerton, term ends 2028Official source
Stephanie KlopfensteinMayor of Garden Grove, term ends 2028Official source
Pat BurnsMayor of Huntington Beach, term ends 2026Official source
James MosbyMayor of Lompoc, term ends 2026Official source
Rex RichardsonMayor of Long Beach, term ends 2026Official source
Rajiv BhatejaMayor of Los Altos Hills, term ends 2028Official source
Karen BassMayor of Los Angeles, term ends 2026Official source
Chris BranscumMayor of Marysville, term ends 2028Official source
Sue ZwahlenMayor of Modesto, term ends 2028Official source
Ellen KameiMayor of Mountain View, term ends 2027Official source
Barbara LeeMayor of Oakland, term ends 2027Official source
Esther C. SanchezMayor of Oceanside, term ends 2028
Nick SmithMayor of Pacific Grove, term ends 2026Official source
Vicki VeenkerMayor of Palo Alto, term ends 2026Official source
Victor GordoMayor of Pasadena, term ends 2028Official source
L. Dennis MichaelMayor of Rancho Cucamonga, term ends 2026Official source
Mike LittauMayor of Redding, term ends 2026Official source
Jim LightMayor of Redondo Beach, term ends 2029Official source
Kevin McCartyMayor of Sacramento, term ends 2028Official source
Todd GloriaMayor of San Diego, term ends 2028Official source
Daniel LurieMayor of San Francisco, term ends 2029Official source
Matt MahanMayor of San Jose, term ends 2027Official source
Rebecca JonesMayor of San Marcos, term ends 2026Official source
Adam LoraineMayor of San Mateo, term ends 2026Official source
Fred KeeleyMayor of Santa Cruz, term ends 2026Official source
Lana NegreteMayor of Santa Monica, term ends 2026Official source
Mark StappMayor of Santa Rosa, term ends 2026Official source
Christina FugaziMayor of Stockton, term ends 2029Official source
Jeannette Sanchez-PalaciosMayor of Ventura, term ends 2026Official source
John B. FranklinMayor of Vista, term ends 2026Official source

Larger cities only, where Open States has current data. City council, county and school board: coming soon.