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Mathematician
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Immigrants Organizer
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Democratic Party
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Musician/Proprietor/Writer
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6193173634
Discovering/eliminating/RECOVERY of corruption in all the crevices of government. Easier, when one is no friend to the politician. An in house auditor says it is $70 billion. Try $70 trillion within this decade. AWS&Firstnet, the book keeper and also enabling, stealing directly from the people too, with data preserved, contracts revoked, recovered $'s allows the forllowin
ELIMINATING TAXES, STATE INCOME, SALES, GAS, ALL, FEES, PARKING, BUILDING, DMV, ALL. City officials have their fair share of fraud and waste to return. Think of how much smaller the budget will be.
Recall of phones, devices, .. with fines and refunds going to residents for services, internet, phone, alarms, antivirus, apps and platforms. Privacy and security restored!
I was born with a strong sense of justice, empathy, and the inability to be a bystander when seeing others attacked or real trouble ahead and stepping in when nobody else is.
My adult life with a B.A. in Econ From UCLA. Supply and demand, subsidies to affect behavior, marginal returns. I had my real estate license. This career began at Coldwell Banker Delmar. Voted Young Gun of the year of the North San Diego board of Realtors.The bad market in 1997, I obtained a brokers license dba Blue Sky Real Estate Serv. I began loan processing, underwriting, a rep for a lender and going to SDSU for an MBA in business.
A one stop shop for my clients, charging less than 1%on the backend or upfront. My intuitive packaging, fair pricing, guidelines in the wrong hands was common. I had repeat and referral business.
Still I feared for the country, my future too I ran for congress in 2007. Enforcing immigration laws was of primary importance. I saw that politicians were choosing what laws to enforce and that was testing the water. I saw that politicians were creating chaos with what would necessarily ensue. Chaos for a deflection and normalization of bad behavior of a now emboldened political class, able to get away with far more, spending and stealing from the people. This as organized. The people were vulnerable from 9/11 and a new department that offered the cover of secrecy.
The 2008 with a financial crisis, the perps of today, blaming the mortgage brokers. They were arbitrarily changing rules day to day as a deflection for the mortgage brokers when it was their guidelines. Politicians had a bigger hand that fed them. Too big to fail...
I adjusted with management positions, vice president of Windsor Capital Mortgage Corp. The largest of it's kind. I supervised 300 loan officers. Auditing files for compliance with the DRE. I remodeled a handful of homes, not as flips.
I wanted to sing. In 2013 I started working with Chris Reynolds of Russian Radio fame, my boyfriend and producer since.
Attacks would begin on my home, my business cyber stalking made them successful. The attacks became known to me in April of 2018 and thus began my introduction to antisemitism and after much research and my attempts to stop the attacks going up the chain, I.A, D.A. Becerra. The courts next. I went all the way up in the courts too, even experienced a retaliatory and weaponized actions against me. It is all connected to the fraud. Attacks as a scapegoat + vocal opposition.
One must take into account the fraud and waste which bloat budgets/costs in all the above programs but most of all health programs and the costs under the Affordable Care act. Lets not forget who and what is behind the structural deficits and state budget.
A champion of making all more affordable eliminating taxes and fees, more income left over to spend, more business for all. Lets get real. The "law" is lawless. In 2014 a retread was Governor and Kamela Harris, AG 3 years with + 1 term, enter a promise of a national office. In another country in the last century, the step consolidate/usurp local police nationally, enter corruption in an organized and protected way. She didn't care to know that chaos, one form of antisemitism, was a planned occurrence. Gang ordinances were removed by DAs throughout the state. We think crips, bloods, more like white supremacists. PDs were filled by a proclivity and protected by AGs moving forward along with corruption. Judges/clerks would now be targeted.
Healthy competition, removing barriers like regulations for the purpose of rewarding corruption. In 2014 the National Justice Units were installed in city attorneys office with unaudited budgets, $'s from the city too. White supremacists would double dip working for the city attorneys office, Lt. Jon Dungan, Leek... Those supervised for the CJI by these officers although accused by officers, would now work hours to keep it off the record. People did their time and were forced to commit those same crimes against some people. I am among many victim. Only a beginning step that would disenfranchise many. Elected judge seats in 2017 would effectively be appointed to qualified "long term" licensees. With no competition, this seat was not voted.
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Voting Rights Attorney
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Democratic Party
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Riverside County Sheriff
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Republican Party
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Civil Rights Advocate
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Democratic Party
1) Decertification of law enforcement officers who have repeatedly broken the law and all law enforcement that refuse to do their jobs and enforce SB 627 (the No Secret Police Act), and withhold funding for departments that don’t comply.
2) Fund building more tiny home villages with wraparound 24/7 on-site services including mental health, gardens, libraries, and education for anyone who needs shelter including community college students, and hire a task force for this initiative in every district.
3) Push for urgent legislation to stop all price gouging such as for utility services, gas, groceries, foods and goods, and rent. While subsidizing small-time property owners, small business owners, and family-owned farms.
Civil Rights Advocate holding this administration accountable through sustained pressure to protect our civil rights.
1st Governor candidate endorsed by CICC and Courage for Democracy coalitions. Working to activate Americans across the nation and on Capitol Hill. A big reason why respected officials are saying brave things such as “Abolish Ice” and “Trump is batshit crazy…invoke the 25th.”
Experience on-site at NASA characterizing microscopic particles, to be identified in space. NASA innovations award. UCR plant biology lab experience studying plant cells at varying O2 levels to find keys for survival.
Degrees in engineering, physics, and design. Graduating from UCLA with an Earth and Environmental Science B.A. and Geography minor, S26.
Check my website record page to see what I've been doing day in and day out to fight for all of our rights.
The federal government is supposed to fund programs to provide safety nets for society to thrive. That’s the point of government, not authoritarianism. So if the government refuses to hold their end of the bargain while choosing to provide trillions in tax breaks to billionaires, then we have the right to fight this breach of contract aggressively.
In the meantime, I will redirect billions from prisons, detention center contracts, and law enforcement, to: fund schools, teacher salaries, subsidize half of everyone’s healthcare plans they are currently on. And support legislation where the state negotiates healthcare fees and services.
If the laws make it so developers can profit by building high rise apartment buildings just to turn around at the very end and sell the units as vacation homes to rich people from other countries, then no.
If the laws support building tiny home villages which are already environment friendly and support people who need shelter and community college students, then yes.
I will also support single-family home owners who want to rezone their lots to build bungalow courts. We need more middle-housing structures.
I would fund and support community owned power grid systems including apartment and condo building residents. Incentivize living roofs which have proven to significantly keep homes cool, protect against noise pollution, and sequester carbon.
Due to purchase quotas, tons of meat is thrown away by grocery stores. Thus, water is wasted to raise cattle that is killed and packaged just to be thrown away. Greenhouse gasses released for cattle raising are one of the biggest contributors for our carbon footprint.
I will subsidize farmers to sequester carbon instead. Farmers have found this process therapeutic as they have seen land come back to life.
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Business Administrator
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No Party Preference
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Entrepreneur/Farmer/Developer
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Restore public safety by enforcing laws and ending dangerous encampments. Rebuild California’s economy by cutting excessive regulations and lowering costs for businesses and families. Increase government transparency and accountability to eliminate corruption and restore public trust.
Elaine Culotti is a successful businesswoman, real estate developer, and community leader with decades of experience navigating California’s regulatory and economic landscape. She has built and restored properties, created jobs, and worked directly with local governments, giving her firsthand insight into the challenges Californians face. Her experience solving complex problems in both the private and public sectors has equipped her to address issues like housing, economic stagnation, and government inefficiency. As an independent leader, she brings a results-driven approach focused on practical solutions rather than partisan politics. Her track record reflects accountability, innovation, and a commitment to improving communities across California.
Given state structural deficits and federal funding cutbacks, California must eliminate waste and prioritize core services like education, mental health, and healthcare. I would audit state programs to cut inefficiencies and redirect funds to frontline needs. I support modernizing the Bradley-Burns tax so online sales revenue returns to the cities where purchases are made, strengthening local services. I would pursue tort reform to reduce litigation costs and immediately halt unfunded mandates draining local budgets. Where cities face fiscal crisis, I support Chapter 9 restructuring when necessary to eliminate fraud and restore stability, while shifting more control and resources to local communities.
While increasing housing supply is critical, many current laws overregulate development and ignore local needs. I support solutions that streamline permitting, reduce excessive regulations, and empower local communities to build responsibly. We must make it faster and more affordable to construct housing by cutting red tape and lowering costs for builders. Encouraging public-private partnerships and incentivizing development will help increase supply without sacrificing community input or quality of life.
California needs a balanced, practical energy strategy. I support investing in clean energy sources like solar while ensuring reliability through diversified energy production. We must reduce regulatory barriers that drive up costs and invest in infrastructure to improve efficiency. Affordability is key, policies should focus on lowering energy costs for residents while transitioning responsibly to cleaner energy. Innovation and private-sector investment will play a major role in achieving both sustainability and affordability.
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Teacher/Business Owner
Candidate's Political Party
Democratic Party
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3106334178
1) Transparency: Re-Organize Government Communications to Achieve 100% transparency to all segments of citizens so they become aware of the role of their government in their community.
2) Decentralization of Communities to End Homelessness & Fulfill Unmet Needs | I will demonstrate the first community
3) Transition to an Interest-Based Learning System
My cultivated perspective is the result of an active youth moving through the country and living and traveling overseas; Originally, I studied political science at Sac State, then moved to Los Angeles to attend USC to study English Literature, Creative & Filmmaking. As a teacher in South LA, Panorama City, and Sherman Oaks, my deep immersion into LA culture allowed me to understand the real unmet needs of the people. I've developed a Creative Brief called "The Golden Road" to address all of California's unmet needs, including ending homelessness by March of 2028.
Given the structure of deficits, Louis De Barraicua will address education, healthcare and mental health through a more practical approach that transitions to a more effective system that costs less.
I believe there is a negative feedback loop in the real estate market due to tax structures; the goal will be fix these loops that encourage people to move and refresh housing supplies; and incentivize people to move throughout their lives instead of staying in the same neighborhood; decentralization will solve this problem.
I'd like to create local energy strategy for each neighborhood, and present it to each resident to get them to participate; this includes high quality solar roofs, and create off-grid solutions that use solar, wind, and battery power, depending on the context.
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Real Estate Broker
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Republican Party
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Logistical Professional/Chaplain
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No Party Preference
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(530)921-1978
Economic Independence: California is the 4th largest economy in the world; Through the California Energy Bank, we will store and sell our massive surplus of energy becoming economically independent turning our resources into an inflation shield. What would you do with more money in your pocket?
Healthcare Transparency: We will strike a deal with Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs to lower prescription costs across the board.
Cost plus 15%
Public Safety: We stand to Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution. Law enforcement is not our enemy—those who subvert the 4th and 5th Amendments are. Any ice agent undermining the Constitution are just as guilty as someone crossing the border without the proper paperwork.
A Message to Every Single Citizen of California
So when the storm screams against the windshield, I will not flinch! When it comes to the kind of turbulence that brings planes down, I will be the pilot who punches through the storm so the passengers (You the People) can breathe again.
In the Bible, the Golden Age did not come from the powerful or the well-connected. It came from David—a man who started in the fields, wearing sheepskin, guarding God’s flock. He was diligent in his duties, facing the lion and the bear to protect what was placed in his care.
I have walked a similar path. I once built Big Time Pest Control, which is now one of the biggest pest control companies from Sacramento to the Oregon border. I sold that company, trading upper management to become a chaplain. I chose to kneel hand-in-hand with the broken and the forgotten. Today, I know many of you—not just here, but around the world—feel abandoned by those in power.
I am here to tell you they call this the Golden State, but truly the Golden Age of California hasn't come yet. Under my administration, as the best choice for Governor, California's Golden Age is coming. Just as David was the Golden Age of the people of the Bible, so a LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott administration will be the Golden Age of California.
Why I am the best choice for Governor:
The Grit of a Businessman:
California is the fourth largest economy in the world. We are the sovereign state of California, and we should be an economically independent powerhouse. By rearranging the board to put the citizens first, we can move from being "broken" to being the true Golden State.
If we band together, there is nothing standing in our way. Join me, and let us begin the Golden Age of California.
Why this works:
The Dubai Comparison: This highlights a fundamental truth that we can no longer ignore. It shows that if other resource-rich regions across the globe can provide immense prosperity, stability, and even luxury for their citizens, California—with its superior economy and innovation—has no excuse for its citizens to be struggling with high gas prices and soaring grocery bills. We will bridge the gap between our state's wealth and your bank account.
God bless you, and God bless the State of California.
To keep California strong and independent of Washington, we need common-sense solutions that put our people first.
The Plan:
Schools: Link classrooms to local jobs. Let California businesses—not federal bureaucrats—fund training for high-paying careers right here at home.
Mental Health: Support local charities and neighborhood clinics. They know our people better than distant government offices and provide real care without the red tape.
Healthcare: Use our power as a top global economy to deal directly with transparent providers like Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs. We lower costs for families by cutting out the middlemen.
By cutting waste and staying local, California can be economically independent where we no longer need Washington
California’s housing crunch affects everyone, from seniors staying in beloved neighborhoods to grandkids buying a first home. We’ve stopped building the charming, manageable housing that keeps communities vibrant.
The Solution:
Preserving Neighborhoods: Promoting Community Cottages (ADUs) lets families stay together while providing rental income or space for a caregiver.
Common-Sense Reform: Cutting red tape and high fees that make even simple renovations too expensive.
Revitalizing Space: Turning empty commercial buildings into beautiful apartments keeps downtowns safe and full of life.
By building smarter, we ensure California remains a place where every generation can thrive side-by-side.
To make California a self-reliant energy leader, we must move away from expensive mandates and embrace a California Energy Bank that rewards local innovation.
The Strategy:
Decentralized Power: Incentivize homes and businesses to feed solar and wind into a state "Energy Bank." Californians sell excess power back at fair rates, creating economic freedom.
Hydro & Storage: Use small-scale hydro and gravity storage to save energy using our natural landscape, avoiding the cost of massive dams.
Nuclear Innovation: Support safe, modular reactors for steady, carbon-free power that keeps prices low.
By moving beyond the red tape and focusing on California state power, we lower bills for residents and secure our independence.
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Economist/Farmer/Businessman
Candidate's Political Party
Republican Party
Campaign Phone
7077077055
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MACA, Make Affordable California Again. Economic Competitiveness support small business creates Jobs, Housing Affordability, Homelessness Fix & it's Easy, Fix Government Accountability.
Economist, Farmer, Sociologist. Worked as Economic Advisor for Large Companies, Banks, Underwrite Plans. Being Economist Understand each category of Problems California Facing, Needs to Strategies.
As An Economist Will Stabilize finances through targeted spending reforms, close inefficient tax loopholes, and leverage public–private partnerships to protect core services while diversifying revenue to offset federal cuts in education, mental health, and healthcare
Yes—I support pragmatic, pro-housing reforms that expand supply, cut red tape, and incentivize affordable development to ensure working families can actually afford to live in California.
Expand clean energy supply while lowering costs by investing in grid-scale renewables, advanced nuclear power, and storage, streamlining permitting, subsidizing rooftop solar for low-income households, and enforcing rate caps to ensure affordable, reliable, low-carbon electricity for all Californians.
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No Ballot Designation
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No Party Preference
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3125934058
I’ve received zero press and never invited to debate so I’m not going to be elected. One can have a lot of money or no money and if those few who select for office don’t want the candidate, the candidate is not going to be elected. So my top three priorities are unimportant right now. How about top priorities: allowing the best candidates to actually succeed with getting elected so our country lasts. It’s not looking so good now.
26 years in politics and six political campaigns. Received education at all the best universities, including AI, Artificial Intelligence.
The governor needs a good working relationship with the President. I have many ideas to better our healthcare.
If you think it’s bad now…do you really think any of the other candidates will be able to successfully navigate AI? No.
This correlates to the lack of affordable housing…because as AI progresses, power demands will go up…do you really think any of the other candidates have any answers?
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Project Manager
Candidate's Political Party
Democratic Party
Campaign Phone
408-412-1060
Making California Affordable for Working Families
Build 500,000+ new affordable homes, raise the minimum wage to $30, and lower everyday costs for housing, healthcare, food, and utilities so no family has to choose between rent and groceries.
Reforming Healthcare with Prevention First
Expand access to quality, affordable care that focuses on keeping people healthy, with strong mental health support and integrative medicine options.
Preparing California for the AI Future
Invest in reskilling programs, protect workers from job displacement, strengthen data privacy laws, and use clean energy like nuclear power so innovation creates shared prosperity instead of leaving people behind.
I am a Nigerian-American immigrant who came to the United States at age 9. I was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and raised primarily by my single mother, who relied on Medicaid and public schools to give us a chance at a better life. That lived experience is at the core of why I am running for Governor.
I earned my degree in Landscape Architecture while competing as a Division 1 athlete at Cornell University and Ohio State University. Those years taught me discipline, resilience, and what it means to balance excellence with mental health challenges I struggled with my depression and anxiety in college, which gave me deep empathy for the mental health crisis so many Californians face today.
After college I worked in urban planning and systems improvement, and later as a project manager for Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, where I served underprivileged communities every day. I saw firsthand how broken systems can either lift people up or hold them back.
Running for Governor was never part of my original plan. It was a faith-led calling after I prayed for direction during a season of burnout and disconnection. I sacrificed most of my savings, left stability behind, and moved to California with no job and no place to live trusting God completely.
I am not a career politician. I am an outsider who has lived the struggles of working families, immigrants, and young people trying to build a future in a high-cost state. My background, education, athletic discipline, public service experience, and personal journey have all prepared me to lead with empathy, emotional intelligence, and a relentless focus on Access Through Opportunity for every Californian.
That is why I am qualified because I have lived the problems I am committed to solving.
Given California’s structural budget deficits and potential federal cutbacks to education, mental health, and the Affordable Care Act, my approach as Governor is clear: protect working families first.
I will:
Expand prevention-focused care to reduce expensive emergency visits and stretch limited dollars for mental health and ACA programs.
Safeguard K-12 and community college funding by cutting bureaucratic waste and prioritizing classrooms and high-speed internet access.
Grow new revenue by reskilling workers for the AI future, creating clean-energy jobs, and supporting small businesses.
As an outsider who has lived these struggles, I will lead with empathy and transparency so no student, family, or vulnerable Californian is left behind.
Yes, I strongly support laws that seek to alleviate the shortage of affordable housing for middle- and low-income Californians.
However, current efforts are not moving fast enough or at the scale needed. As Governor, I will deliver real results by:
• Building 500,000+ new affordable homes near jobs and transit
• Speeding up approvals and cutting red tape
• Converting vacant offices into housing
• Expanding first-time homebuyer assistance and stronger renter protections
Housing is the foundation of Access Through Opportunity. No family should have to choose between rent and food. I will treat this crisis with the urgency it deserves.
Yes, I strongly support developing clean, reliable, and affordable sources of electricity that reduce our carbon footprint.
As Governor, my proposals are:
• Rapidly expand solar, wind, and battery storage while modernizing the grid.
• Invest in safe, advanced nuclear power as a reliable, low-carbon baseload source to complement renewables and keep electricity affordable.
• Launch major energy efficiency programs and incentives for residential consumers to lower bills.
• Prioritize green jobs and workforce training in underserved communities.
Clean energy must also be affordable energy. Working families will not bear the burden of high costs. This is part of creating real Access Through Opportunity for every Californian.
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Real Estate Broker
Candidate's Political Party
No Party Preference
Campaign Phone
4088980901
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Fiankan’s California is about smarter government, affordable living, and real opportunity. He champions transparent, accountable governance where citizens have a voice, housing and utilities that families can afford, and jobs, education, and tools that empower communities. No bureaucracy, just results. A California where people trust their government, families thrive, and communities flourish—smarter government, stronger families, real opportunity.
My mission is to unite Californians, across regions, backgrounds, and political lines, to build a state that works for its people. I’m running to deliver practical, transparent, accountable leadership that puts solutions over ideology and people over politics. That means restoring trust in government, making life affordable, and strengthening communities, from rural towns to major cities, so every Californian has opportunity, security, and a place to call home.
Fiankan would respond to federal funding reductions not by panicking or slashing services indiscriminately, but by ensuring smarter government spending, community-level solutions, and targeted advocacy, so essential programs remain effective, sustainable, and accountable to the public.
Fiankan supports the goal of making housing more affordable for middle- and low-income Californians. Instead of relying solely on slow-moving laws, he emphasizes practical solutions like streamlined permitting, modular and tiny homes, and community-based programs that deliver results quickly. His focus is on measurable, cost-effective approaches that actually increase housing availability and help families thrive.
Fiankan supports a clean energy transition that’s affordable for all Californians. He champions community solar, microgrids, and energy-efficient home upgrades that lower costs while reducing carbon emissions. By combining local innovation, public-private partnerships, and measurable results, he aims to make clean energy practical, reliable, and accessible for every household.
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Father
Candidate's Political Party
No Party Preference
Campaign Phone
415-519-2829
My top three priorities as Governor are:
1. Strengthen California families. I will enact the California Family Renewal Act to make it easier for young people to marry, have children, own homes, and build deep roots.
2. End street homelessness in one term through Community HOLD Homes, converting empty state buildings, and providing mentors and support services with accountability.
3. Restore truth and accountability in government. I will introduce the HOLD Amendment and launch the Truth Budget Dashboard. Every decision must pass one test: Does this strengthen families, protect children, honor truth, and treat people with dignity?
I am qualified for the office of Governor through a lifetime of real world experience, leadership, and a deep personal commitment to service.
Born in Poland in 1977, I immigrated to the United States at age 17. I started my first business at 13 right after the fall of communism and later built a successful career in mortgage banking and finance. In 2014 I founded ONYX Lending, which I still lead today. The company grew to 62 employees and funded loans helping thousands of families achieve homeownership and financial stability.
I am also the founder of Filinski Films, a non profit dedicated to preserving true personal histories. In 2021 I organized the free Day of First Love night music festival in my hometown in Poland, bringing thousands together for a night of healing and community during difficult times.
Beyond professional achievements, I have walked through significant personal trials, betrayal, financial ruin, divorce, and the loss of my mother to cancer. These experiences taught me resilience, empathy, and the importance of family. In 2023 I physically carried a heavy wooden cross through the Presidio hills to Old St Marys Cathedral, an act of prayer and sacrifice that became the foundation of A Fathers Way of the Cross and the New Fway 67 covenant.
I am a Catholic father of three sons. My love for my family and for every Californian, especially those still struggling on our streets, drives me to run for Governor. I bring independence, real leadership experience, and an unbreakable commitment to strengthen families, restore truth in government, and build a California where every person can rise with dignity and hope.
California faces real structural deficits and potential federal cutbacks in education, mental health, and the Affordable Care Act will make the challenge harder.
My first act as Governor will be to introduce the HOLD Amendment and launch the Truth Budget Dashboard, a transparent real time tool that exposes every dollar of waste.
We will cut waste ruthlessly and redirect every saved dollar to protect education, mental health services, and care for the vulnerable. We will not raise taxes on working and middle class families. Instead we will seek broad 67 percent consensus so California lives within its means while protecting those who need it most.
Yes, I support the goal of alleviating the affordable housing shortage for middle and low income Californians.
Many current laws have not solved the problem because they focus on subsidies rather than increasing actual supply and ownership.
My proposal is the Land and Roots Initiative. We will make large blocks of state land available at deep discounts for working families to build or buy homes. Red tape will be slashed with AI powered permitting.
We will launch the Roots Lottery, awarding thousands of family sized lots at deep discounts or free with a commitment to build and live there for at least seven years. This restores the real California dream of ownership and stability.
Yes I support developing clean energy sources that reduce the carbon footprint while keeping electricity affordable for families.
My proposal is to slash red tape and accelerate permitting for proven clean technologies including solar, wind, geothermal and advanced nuclear. We will use AI to speed up environmental reviews without compromising safety.
We will also invest in energy efficiency programs and grid modernization to lower costs for residential consumers.
Every decision will pass the HOLD Test does this strengthen families protect children honor truth and treat people with dignity.
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Business Owner/Father
Candidate's Political Party
No Party Preference
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No Ballot Designation
Candidate's Political Party
California National Party
Campaign Phone
424-257-1170
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1,Take back the $276 billion sent to the federal government, cutting off funding to red states and ending wasteful spending by the Trump regime. Although Newsom threatened to do so, we will ensure it happens.
2.Use the $276 billion to fund Cal-Care, a universal healthcare system for all Californians.Despite Newsom vetoing Cal-Care as “too expensive,” we will pass the Democrats proposal that Newsom did not follow through on.
3.Establish a California Permanent Fund to provide a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for all residents modeled after Alaska’s permanent fund. This will ensure economic stability and resilience for workers living paycheck to paycheck who are negatively affected by automation and economic shifts, helping to reduce inequality
As a working class individual and activist for California, and as a private investigator and writer, I bring a fresh pair of eyes to the entire situation of our great nation-state of California. I am not beholden to any party or outdated ideology other than a determination that the 4th largest economy in the world is freed from MAGA and the Sacramento Democratic Party Machine. I believe that a Californian style socialism is needed where anyone can startup a new business and where markets are the servants of the Californian people, and not the other way around. I also hold a Master's Degree in Political Science from California State University, Long Beach, and look to bring to the table the ideas that have worked from across the world.
A wealth tax is needed but first and foremost the billions we send to the Federal Government and out of control "Red states" needs to be brought home to be spent on all of our needs. We are a donor state to so many areas that are controlled by Republicans who despise our way of life and by national Democrats who take our vote for granted. Once all the money we are taxed are returned to California, we do not have to make so many hard choices for little to no reason other than nostalgia for a United States that is no longer United.
Housing is a human right, first and foremost. and should be enshrined in the California constitution. The State needs to have a social housing agency to build and develop homes for all that is setup on a regional basis so that a "one size fits all" solution is not set by coastal Democrats. Local governments would be mandated to develop their own solutions with strict deadlines enforced by the State. Rent controls should be allowed on the local level so that landlords can be reigned in and no more than 20 percent of a family's income be spent towards housing.
The monopolies of PG&E and SoCal Edison need to be broken and their assets divided by the regions of California (NorCal, SoCal, the Inland Empire, and all rural counties) to be taken over by government agencies that will no longer put profits over communities every single time. Any excess funds these agencies acquire after the breakup and take over need to be used to modernize the entire grid to make a California "Green New Deal" happen. Too many businesses, communities, and working families are held hostage to the electric companies and this needs to end.
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District Trustee/Educator
Candidate's Political Party
Democratic Party
1) HOUSING should be affordable for young people and working families. Some of the ways we can accomplish this goal is to end foreign investors buying up our properties with all cash payments above market value. They outbid us for housing.
2) EDUCATION should have a different funding formula based on student need. California is 50th in the nation in literacy, We need reading specialists; more support for mental health/counseling; and special education. Also, FREE community college.
3) ICE is terrorizing communities. Expand Penal Code 207: If someone has no badge, signed warrant, an unmarked car and trying to move people, they are a KIDNAPPER. Law officers should protect us against kidnappers. ALL can safely evade kidnappers, by law.
Commuting to work in traffic is a daily grind for many. One particular day I happened to glance at other commuters, noticing their faces. They seemed to be tired, and exasperated.
I understand their feelings. We are in difficult times. In realtime, we are seeing our values ignored, our constitution shredded, and our rights as human beings breached. However, all is not lost. I’m Derek Grasty, and a candidate for governor of California.
My background is in education. My experiences includes undergraduate and graduate degress from the University of Michigan, B.M. and M.M. Also, additional graduate at Cal. State University, Hayward (E.B), and Harvard University.
I have served six years (2011-2017) on the East Side Union High School District Bond Oversight Committee overseeing nearly one billion taxpayers dollars, ensuring projects were completed on-time and on-budget.
My work serving the public as a teacher and principal at all levels (pre-school, ES, MS, HS, and adult school) make me uniquely qualified to handle the rigors of Governor of California.
The work I have done over the decades demonstrates: accountability, responsibility, character, integrity and honesty. My decades of service with public agencies, unions, and associations such as: fire departments, teachers, local labor unions, mental health experts, counselors, and public safety, shows a broad spectrum of working with people, and service for the public good.
The current administration of the United States of America has made the unconstitutional decision to eliminate all matters, programs and activities that are related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
However, our country is a nation made of the tapestry of different people, cultures, races, and religions. The United States of America consists of people from all regions of the world. I have championed Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging as Board Policy, on the Mt. Pleasant Elem. School Board.
The diversity of America is reflected in the opening phrase of the Preamble of the United States Constitution. It was written and constructed by our Founding Fathers. “We the People,” is viewed, especially in modern times, to affirm that the government exists to serve its citizens.
I will work extra hard for the people and to protect the rights of all Californians. We hold the Constitution to its words, and together, we will be successful in pushing back against tyranny and its evil cousins fascism and authoritarianism. Be safe.
Tackling the state budget, we need better fiscal responsibility. Tax payers dollars should not be wasted. We need better oversight and hold people accountable.
We pay over $100B to the federal government that we don't get back. States like Wyoming, N. and S. Dakota, Montana, and Alaska have 10 Senators that vote against our best interest. Yet, those five states have only 38% of the population of Los Angeles County.
We cannot tax the public everytime the federal gov't does not fund the areas we need: healthcare, education, housing and the ACA. We need to hold back our funds from the fed. gov't to pay for what we need. We pay a lot in taxes. CA residents deserve more than we're getting back from our tax dollars. I will fight Trump's cuts.
Some laws better serve the people like SB 462, making it easier for back yard units (ADUs); and AB 1490, turning existing building into affordable housing.
Other laws are not so good such as AB 2097, no parking minimums within 1/2 mile of transit. There are apt. buildings not too far from me that can't be sold because of no parking spaces for tenants. One of my sons walks to work, in San Francisco. However, he still needs a place to park his car.
I propose housing policies that enhance affordability for essential workers, teachers, firefighters, nurses, and young people. We also need to protect seniors on a fixed income.
Let's eliminate red tape that slows businesses and developers from building quickly. CA should be affordable for All.
We need a balanced approach to energy: gas, electrical, wind, geothermal, safe nuclear, and solar, including more investment in solar powered cars.
My electric power at my home has gone out 70 times in the last twenty years. We also don't have consistency in power stations for electric cars. Additionally, Artificial Intelligence will make our energy costs much higher.
Also, I've spoken to people in the energy field. They say the raw materials needed for electric batteries is not sustainable over time. It will run out sometime in last 2027. We should also keep in mind that it takes 2 to 16 tons of earth to be moved to make one lithium battery. That's a lot of CO2 in the air.
The sun (solar) is free. It will last and keep costs down.
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Doctor of Chiropractic
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Business Owner
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No Party Preference
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9255924501
If elected, my top three priorities are to deliver results, restore trust, and build an abundant future for California.
1. Solve homelessness and wildfires together using mass timber. By thinning forests and turning small trees into engineered wood, we reduce fire risk while rapidly building affordable housing at scale.
2. Replace broken systems with dignity-based work. Transform unemployment into Employment Hubs that connect people to real jobs immediately, restoring purpose, skills, and community value.
3. End corruption with a fiduciary standard. I will place my assets in a blind trust and require the same for lawmakers, ensuring decisions are made in the public’s best interest, not for personal gain.
I am a lifelong Californian, business owner, and independent thinker with over twenty-five years of experience advising individuals and families on financial decisions that impact their futures. As the founder of an independent investment advisory firm, I have built a career on acting as a fiduciary—legally and ethically required to put my clients’ interests first. That principle is the foundation of my approach to governing.
My professional background has given me direct experience in economics, housing, risk management, and long-term planning—issues that are central to California’s challenges today. I have worked with hundreds of clients across the political spectrum, helping them navigate real-world problems like affordability, retirement security, and economic uncertainty. That experience has reinforced my belief that government should function the same way: focused on outcomes, not ideology.
I attended Grossmont College and San Diego State University, and my career path has been shaped less by traditional political pathways and more by real-world problem solving, entrepreneurship, and accountability. I am not a career politician. I am running precisely because I am independent of party structures, special interests, and donor-driven politics.
In 2020, I founded Echo45 Advisors to operate free from corporate constraints, allowing me to speak honestly and act independently. That same independence is why I wrote California 2.0: An Independent Vision for California’s Abundant Future, which lays out a comprehensive, practical blueprint to address the state’s most pressing issues, including housing, wildfire prevention, economic opportunity, and government reform.
My qualifications are grounded in three areas: real-world financial and economic expertise, a proven fiduciary mindset, and the independence to make decisions in the public’s best interest. I am not beholden to political parties or special interests. I answer only to the people of California.
I am running for Governor to bring a results-driven, balanced, and accountable approach to leadership—one that restores trust in government and delivers measurable outcomes for all Californians.
Structural deficits require discipline and prioritization, not denial. I will protect core services like education, mental health, and healthcare by reallocating spending from lower-impact programs and reducing inefficiencies. We must shift toward policies that lower costs over time by increasing supply, especially in housing and energy. I will modernize outdated systems to reduce waste and fraud. I will also pursue public-private partnerships and innovative funding models to stabilize critical programs. As an independent, I will focus every dollar on results for Californians, not politics.
Yes. I support efforts to increase housing supply, but current laws have not delivered results at the speed or scale Californians need. We must move faster and build smarter.
My plan focuses on mass timber construction to rapidly produce affordable housing while reducing wildfire risk. I will streamline approvals for repeatable designs, expand ADUs into entry-level ownership opportunities, and align incentives to reward building.
California does not have a shortage of ideas, it has a shortage of execution. As an independent, I will cut through delays and deliver housing at scale so middle- and low-income families can afford to live here again.
We need clean, affordable power that lowers emissions without raising bills. In California 2.0, “Power to the People,” I outline how we move away from a for-profit model for energy and water delivery toward systems that serve the public.
First, expand solar plus battery storage so Californians can generate and store their own energy. Second, modernize and decentralize the grid, including undergrounding lines in high-risk areas. Third, streamline approvals to increase supply and lower costs.
The goal is simple: more supply, lower costs, and a cleaner, more resilient system that works for everyone.
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Businessman/Songwriter/Author
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Republican Party
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8057321350
1. Lower the high cost of living
2. Create more good pay jobs
3. Fix the homelessness crisis
4. Build affordable homes
The experience, education and background that make me qualify for the elected office is that I have an Associate’s Degree in Accountant and History from Insituto Patrulla in Mexico City. I was involved in politics in Mexico and fought for the rights for the people. I belief in justice and standing for what is right. I was the President of a committee that help resolve and accomplish brining portable water to the small town in Mexico. My leadership skills, commitment, dedication, hardworking, honest, and the desire and passion to serve the people of California. I’m a business man that knows how to manage finances and will do my best to ensure the well-being of all people living in California. I’m a proud citizen that cares for the concerns of all people and wants to make good changes. I am prepared to utilized my unique blend of experience, education, and dedication to contribute effectively to California’s future.
I would prioritize reducing corruption and manipulation at all levels such as: City, County and State. Second, not allowing any government official to raise their own salary at close doors. This will create a positive budget surplus that help increase the funds to support education programs, mental health assistance and affordable care. In order to have a better control on finance expenses, I with my team will oversee closely all the expenses to make sure that the tax payers’ money is being utilized wisely and benefits the communities.
I support the efforts to expand affordable housing due to the high cost of living. It’s getting more difficult to purchase a home for low- and medium-income class families living in California. If elected as Governor of California, I will prioritize this goal by building thousands of affordable homes.
As your Governor I will support green energy but also will keep supporting the three major companies’ suppliers of electricity: SCE, PG & E and SDG& E. Working to reduce the cost for all California's. Providing rebates and affordable prices.
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Small Business Owner
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Republican Party
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Business Owner/Entrepreneur
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Democratic Party
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Father
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No Party Preference
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1- Balance the state budget
2- Tackle affordability
3- Establish a task force specialized in Operation Risk Management (ORM). This task force will tackle all possible scenarios that undermine our great state.
1-Experience
20 years of military service in numerous leadership roles overseeing large operations involving billions of dollars, working alongside people from diverse backgrounds in high tempo environments.
2- Education
Holds Associate Degrees in Electrical Mechanical Engineering, Electricity in Infrastructure, Information Technology Management, General Business, and Human Resources Management.
That is why my first priority is balancing the budget. California has more than enough revenue sources to put our house in order. The problem is wasteful spending and lack of accountability. We shouldn't be relying on federal subsidies to take care of our own.
Yes, I support the laws that seek to alleviate the shortage of affordable housing as long as those units are designated as such. However, I am still a supporter of protecting single family property owners who are not Corporations, LLCs or REITs from these laws. The best way to alleviate shortages is to incentivize businesses, cut fees and red tapes to build more housing to increase supply.
In a short term, expand our solar, wind, hydro and geothermal electric generation capabilities. However, in the long run, we need to build more modern Nuclear Power Plants that are safe and cheap in order to keep up with the demand that will come with California's economic renaissance when I am governor.
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Building Consultant
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Democratic Party
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Communications Executive
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No Party Preference
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202-844-0026
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Hello, Good Governance
1. Eliminate Vehicle Registration Fees for 4 years
2. Pause all sales tax
3. No more gas tax incuding federal.
4. Income tac must end.
Long history of fighting unfair taxation without representation.
No New Taxes.
California is a Republic, we can fund ourselves.
Fair Housing for all.
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My top priorities will be tax reform and streamlining the government to make California a more affordable place to live.
A further focus will be Education and Criminal Justice Reform as these two go together to ensure an educated work force, and keep people out of prison.
An absolute necessity is health care reform towards a single payer with a mix of public and private insurance to counter the astronomical costs of our health care system and the fall outs from virtually non-existent mental health care.
I was born in Germany in 1963, spent my teenage years in India and emigrated to the United States in 1989. My educational background is in science and engineering with a PhD degree in Robotics. In my working career I have worked for large companies and start-ups in managerial and engineering positions. I am familiar with different cultures and have interacted with people from different backgrounds, ranging from millionaires to unhoused people. My political opinions and policies are based on a socially liberal and fiscally conservative platform to strengthen communities while preserving individual freedoms. I believe that government does not exist for its own purpose, but to take on those tasks that cannot be accomplished by the individual or a business.
As governor, my focus will be on housing, education, healthcare, taxation, and criminal justice reform. I will work as a Servant of the People, with everyone, and “across the aisle”, as they say, with all lawmakers.
Taxation, education, housing, health care and the type of criminal justice system we have, are not independent of each other, but a part of the same societal structure. As the fourth largest economy in the world, we should actually be independent of the Federal Government.
California needs a fundamental tax reform and streamlining of government. This will free up funds without increasing taxes for the average person.
Priorities need to be shifted from the prison system to crime prevention, a reform of the education system to improve student performance, fundamental health care reform to reduce our astronomical health care costs, in conjunction with significant investment in mental health care and drug addiction treatments.
Yes, I do.
Fundamentally I believe that middle and low income people need to be able to live in the communities where they work. The housing crisis cannot be solved by building ADUs, but it can be addressed via mixed-use, commercial-residential, zoning laws, multi-unit and multi-story housing near transportation hubs, and housing subsidies where necessary, without strangulating the housing market.
Break up the monopolies of the electrical power companies and support development of all renewable energies. Solar and wind power should be expanded, keeping the environmental impact to a minimum. There are also other technologies that should be evaluated. Generally, I will support any technology that will reduce the carbon footprint and reduces operation costs of the electrical grid. I have a background in electrical engineering, so I am quite familiar with electrical power generation and distribution.
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Entrepreneur/Physicist
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Democratic Party
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Mayor, San Jose
Candidate's Political Party
Democratic Party
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408-680-3097
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Housing affordability: We are building barely one-third of the housing we need each year. I will cap one-time local fees, enforce 30-day building permit approvals, and scale factory-built housing that delivers units 30% faster and 20% cheaper.
Public safety: Homelessness, addiction, and mental illness require a coordinated response. I will fund Prop 36, expand treatment capacity, expand interim housing, and tie state funding to measurable reductions in unsheltered homelessness and recidivism.
Budget accountability: We face a structural deficit despite record spending. I’ll tie funding to results, require public reporting for major programs, and commission an independent audit to eliminate waste and redirect funds to what works.
I grew up in Watsonville, a Central Coast farming town, the son of a union letter carrier and a public school teacher. I learned the value of education and hard work early on. I attended Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose on a work-study scholarship for low-income students, working on the grounds crew, and was fortunate to attend Harvard on scholarship. After graduating, I returned home to serve my community.
I joined Teach for America and taught English and History in San Jose's Alum Rock Unified School District, a predominately Latino district, where I saw firsthand the cracks in our public education system. I kept my classroom open late to support students who needed it, and coached girls' soccer during the school year and a boys' club team in the summer. I later transitioned to the technology sector, where I co-founded the world's first grassroots nonpartisan voter empowerment platform that grew to fifty employees before it was acquired.
In 2020, I was elected to the San Jose City Council, and for the past three years have served as Mayor of California's third largest city. We've delivered measurable results that I want to bring statewide: reducing unsheltered homelessness by nearly one third so far, enabling thousands of new homes to break ground by cutting fees and permitting times, making San Jose the safest big city in America, and increasing trust in government by nearly 40% since I took office. We’ve done this by setting clear goals, measuring outcomes, and holding departments accountable for results.
I'm running for Governor because my journey from Watsonville to San Jose City Hall is becoming harder to replicate in a state with some of the highest costs of living on the planet. Too often, Sacramento measures success by how much it spends, not what it delivers. My combination of executive experience in both business and government, coupled with my deep roots in a working-class immigrant community, gives me the perspective to deliver real, measurable results on the issues that matter most.
In San Jose, I cut our City Council's priorities from 45 down to 5 - creating clear focus, measurable goals, and accountability for outcomes - and we've delivered meaningful progress in each of our five focus areas (public safety, homelessness, cleanliness, housing, and economic development). That's exactly the culture of focus and accountability Sacramento needs to get back to basics and deliver results on issues ranging from cost of living to education.
Before asking taxpayers to cover a ~$35B deficit, I will commission an independent progress audit of all departments, eliminate waste, and implement performance-based budgeting with sunset provisions for programs that fail to deliver. I will also ensure California draws down every available federal dollar by improving administration.
I will defend California’s federal funding in court and maximize flexibility through tools like Medicaid waivers. State backfill will be targeted, prioritizing classroom funding, expanding behavioral health treatment capacity, and stabilizing Medi-Cal by improving provider access and reducing administrative barriers.
We must protect core services while ensuring every dollar delivers results.
I support recent housing laws, but they haven’t done enough to bring costs down or increase production. California is pricing new housing out of existence, as building here costs twice as much as in Colorado and up to three times as much as Texas.
I’ll untax new housing with a two-year tax holiday, cap local fees that can reach $150k per unit, and require 30-day permit approvals with automatic third-party review for missed deadlines. I will expand by-right infill, reform CEQA abuse that enables delay without merit, and fix condo liability laws that have halted housing.
We will scale factory-built housing to save time and money, expand shared-equity homeownership, and acquire existing units where it is faster and more cost-effective.
California must meet its 2045 clean energy goals without driving up costs. We already pay among the highest electricity rates in the nation.
I’ll streamline permitting and reduce litigation delays for clean energy and transmission projects, a major driver of costs, and audit energy spending to eliminate inefficiencies and redirect funds to high-impact investments like distributed solar, battery storage, and grid modernization.
I support virtual power plants, which could save ratepayers up to $13.7B by 2030, and will ensure large industrial users pay their fair share. As Mayor, I helped secure PG&E investment to modernize San Jose’s grid and expanded community choice energy, showing we can cut emissions while managing costs.
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Mother/Builder/Entrepreneur
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Civil Engineer
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No Party Preference
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279-283-8788
1) Put an end to all school shootings, mass shootings and sex trafficking. This can only be done by bringing in the Kingdom of God.
2) Achieve a 25% increase in effectiveness and efficiency throughout all state governmental departments by initiating TOC (Theory of Constraints). It was successfully implemented in the state of Utah. We can do the same in California.
3) Achieve even greater rates of success by initiating TOC into our healthcare system. TOC has been very successful in the healthcare industry. This includes reducing waiting time, solving the nursing shortage and much more.
California needs a leader with a vision that can truly bring an end to all school shootings, mass shootings and sex trafficking. I have that vision. As a licensed Civil Engineer, Architect, and contractor I have bid, scheduled and completed on budget and on time multimillion dollar projects. That, along with being a musician and song writer, I have the vision, creativity and experience that it takes to tackle the numerous problems facing the state of California.
The mental health problems that Californian's are facing go beyond what we see in the physical world. There is spiritual warfare taking place. When we have leaders that not only understand this, but know how to fight the fight, we start making huge inroads into solving the mental health crisis. In the meantime, by implementing the TOC procedures as described in the aforementioned we will be able to see more patients at a lower cost per patient.
As a licensed Civil Engineer and Architect, I have worked on thousands of housing projects. I support AB507 which streamlines adaptive reuse of old buildings into housing units. This is something I have proposed for quite some time. I also support SB 79 which allows for denser zoning near mass transit stops, but with some exceptions. What we must be careful of is to create an atmosphere where a large percentage of the population is dependent on government housing. That would be a disaster waiting to happen.
Fusion energy is a powerful way to solve our electrical energy
problems. Under the right leadership the future for California is bright. I believe either fusion or similar solutions are at hand. This will be especially evident as we usher in the Kingdom of God into our day-to-day life. This is not forced on people; it will just come in naturally. In the meantime, more rooftop solar is a good start.
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Father/Author/Businessman
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No Party Preference
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1)End child sex trafficking in California
2)Remove the state income tax
3)Reduce any further waste, fraud, and government abuse
According to California's state requirements for qualification I have to be a U.S. citizen, be a registered voter, and not have been a convicted felon. I QUALIFY.
What I believe this questions is really asking is, what are my accolades that would justify my ability to hold such a blessed position? If our founders wanted servants with accolades, they would have put such notions in the constitution, but they didn't. After reading several of their memoirs, our founders wanted men and women who had the willingness and the fortitude to standup in the face of adversity no matter the cost, even at the expense of ones own life to serve their communities. I have already proven the ability to do so once, honorably as a naval veteran and asked nothing in return.
California has a fiscal irresponsibility problem, not a revenue problem. When it comes to the state deficit, as Governor, I will 'Doge' all of California's state agencies, commissions and boards for willful waste fraud and abuse and investigate the last 4 elected state controllers, who are the Chief Fiscal Officers for laundering, embezzlement, and bribery. Any monetary recovery will go towards our educational infrastructure. With healthcare, I will open up acceptance of insurance coverage across state lines that would drive better competition and lower costs and provide tax incentives for the expansion of private practitioners to take on 20% cliental of low-income, homeless, and physically impaired to pay zero fees for services rendered.
I support laws that lower property tax for both land and homeowners and lower fees for renters.
Local control vs. local development, under California's state constitution Article 34 (XXXIV) with rising costs is contentions, greatly caused by CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). This act alone interferes with local departments of planning and development that are inhibited by erroneous climate protocols enacted by Ronald Regan. In short, CEQA will end within my first 100 hundred days. The state also has the ability and will, under my administration to increase local authority for permitting, planning, and developing since those representatives are more intimate with the needs and demands for that region of the state.
I'm not a supporter of Climate Change or Green New Deals. However, California has the ability to be energy independent. California can further invest billions already set aside in general obligation bonds that can be put towards expanding our water infrastructure such as adding more desalination facilities and re-activating nuclear power plants that were shut down by past administrations such as Humboldt Bay, Racho Seco, and San Onofre. Nuclear is as clean as it gets. Why shut them down? Rhetorical. This will not only strengthen the states demand for more power and fresh water for rural areas and major metropolitans, but create thousands of new and needed jobs.
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Retired Military Sergeant
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Republican Party
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Diplomat/Rights Advocate
Candidate's Political Party
Republican
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949-650-6066
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1) Securing Our State
2) Developing Our Economy
3) Empowering Our People
I am running for Governor of California to secure and unite our state and states; to enhance international trade and grow our economy; to lower the tax burden with accountable oversight; to improve our infrastructure; to conserve our beautiful natural resources; to prevent corruption, crime, and insecurity; and to expand housing and affordability.
Let's restore California's dreams and hopes together with a vision independent of the control of either current Republican or Democratic political parties to demonstrate the importance of character for leadership and restore accountability and a healthy two-party system of democracy within our state and country.
As a U.S. diplomat for 23 years, I have worked to enhance national security, protect borders and allies, stop atrocities, fight human trafficking and violence against women and orphans, combat corruption, clear up trade bottlenecks, innovate historic diplomatic breakthroughs, defend religious freedoms, initiate groundbreaking laws, sanction authoritarian kleptocracies, and strengthen accountable democracies.
I thrive on empowering people to achieve their dreams with joy, hope, faith, and a call to love one another as the greatest power that alone overcomes the fear, anger, and algorithms designed to divide us. Working together, we can set the standards and visions the whole world follows.
I was born in San Diego, raised in Orange County, graduated from USC, arranged events for the Pacific Council from San Francisco to Mexico City, became an expert on Russian Affairs at Oxford, and worked along the way in restaurants, as a hotel evaluator and manager, school and SAT prep teacher, and backend banker before beginning my diplomatic career.
Californians are exhausted and demoralized by the past decade of hyper-partisan politics. I aim to help remedy that by standing up for State's rights against federal overreach, for all Constitutional rights, and for economic prosperity and hope to be restored.
We will be reviewing California's subsidizing of the federal government and start playing hardball with Trump's authoritarian kleptocracy.
There is a lot we can do to build up our supply of housing and ensure existing homes are not simply sitting vacant.
We have the opportunity to lead the world in the development of deep geothermal supercritical energy that will be as groundbreaking for sustainable baseline power as the Manhattan Project was for nuclear energy.
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Business Owner
Candidate's Political Party
Democratic Party
1. Deal with the deal maker in Washington: Get all the funding needed.
2. Stand with immigrant workers to make sure they are safe.
3. Remove unnecessary taxes on all Californians.
My background experience is military. I served in the Army Reserves for 8 yrs and I training ti be a sergeant. I am mission oriented and I take care of business.
I would remove the deficit in the state budget by getting the essential funds from the Trump Administration. They have the money. We need it and I will get it.
I would create agreements and incentives with builders to make sure there is enough housing for middle and low-income people in California.
I will create proposals and incentives to have more people use public transportation, rides sharing, and walk for good health.
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Small Business Owner
Candidate's Political Party
No Party Preference
Campaign Phone
4242191644
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1. California Oil Independence Initiative
Oil drilling and achieving energy independence in California. Which in-turn reduce the cost of transporting goods and will then have a cheaper costs to the consumers, reduce the price per gallon of gasoline. Becoming oil independent would mean that California could have additional revenue from selling gas to surrounding states and would be able to reduce or eliminate state taxes and immediately reduce the cost of living to all Californians.
2. Homelessness Issue
Mandated Relocation and Rehabilitation
A comprehensive mandate is proposed to address homelessness by relocating all homeless individuals.
3. Government Fraud and Spending
Identifying and Addressing Government Corruption.
I’m running to restore common sense, accountability, and opportunity for every Californian.
I’ve lived the struggles Californians face every day. I will fight entrenched special interests and bring practical, accountable leadership that puts people first — lowering costs, restoring safety, and rebuilding trust in government.
I know what it means to grow up where life is not easy nor safe. I was raised in a tough part of South-Central Los Angeles, where families had to work hard, stand together, and overcome real obstacles. Those lessons shaped my views of leadership: respect the law, honor family, help people rise, and never forget the neighborhoods politicians too often ignore. I also know the struggles Californians face every day and then some. I had to deal with the agonizing loss of my twin son, had to deal with divorce, lose my home to fraudulent practices by Wells Fargo, becoming homeless and living in my car for 3 months, having to depend on government assistance, and having to make $10 stretch for a whole week. Oh yes, I have lifelong experiences that will keep me very grounded and knowledgeable about what people suffer and go through. I'm almost positive there is no candidate like me with the experiences I have had that will serve as daily reminders of whom you are serving and representing, the people of California!
As a Mexican American with deep roots, I believe in the promise of California and in the American dream. I bring together a belief in personal responsibility, safe communities, opportunity through work, and practical reforms that can actually improve everyday life. Working and dealing in the Transportation Industry for 32 years, I'm very aware on how transportation affects all Californians in one way or another. Transportation is essential on the how all goods are moved and it is paramount that this industry is protected in order to promote a cost-effective price to all Californians.
I'm running as an independent because I believe Californians are tired of extremes, division, and empty slogans. They want courage. They want results. They want leadership that listens and someone that actually has lived and understands real life struggles.
If federal funding gets cut, California must get disciplined. I will protect classrooms, direct patient care, and front-line mental health—cuts hit bureaucracy first. We will aggressively recover fraud and waste, and reinvest every dollar into essential services. On healthcare, including Medi-Cal, we protect the vulnerable but demand accountability—no blank checks. Education funding stays focused on results, not administration. Mental health funding goes to programs that actually work. We strengthen our economy by keeping energy production and revenue in-state. Bottom line: protect people, cut waste, demand results, and build a stronger economic base to support the programs Californians rely on. That’s not just budgeting—that’s leadership!
I support the goal—but not how it’s being done. California has passed countless housing laws, yet affordability keeps getting worse. The issue isn’t a lack of laws—it’s too much red tape driving up costs and delays. I will streamline permitting, cut excessive fees, and limit abuse of environmental laws that block projects. We should incentivize building, not punish it—expand ADUs, convert unused commercial space, and use state land. Most importantly, we demand accountability: money must result in homes built. Bottom line—I support affordable housing—but only if it actually gets built. Less bureaucracy, lower costs, faster timelines, and real accountability. That’s how you solve the shortage.
I support reducing emissions—but not at the expense of affordability or reliability. EV batteries do not currently have a clean carbon footprint. Making them is energy-intensive, with production emissions often 30-40% higher than internal combustion engine vehicles, primarily due to mining and processing materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel. California needs a balanced approach: keep natural gas and nuclear to stabilize the grid and prevent blackouts. We should also support responsible, local oil production to reduce dependence on imports, stabilize fuel costs, and keep revenue in-state. Fast-track energy infrastructure and modernize the grid to lower costs. Cut hidden fees driving up utility bills and hold providers accountable.
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Market Analyst
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Democratic Party
1. Affordability: California has a spending addiction. My M.A.T.H. policy smooths benefit cliffs so families keep their money. We will cut red tape to build climate-resilient housing and lower utility bills, protecting renters and buyers.
2. Public Health: Compassion requires building healthcare infrastructure, including psychiatric beds and recovery facilities. We must transition unhoused neighbors into permanent care so our communities and local businesses can safely thrive.
3. Education: Nearly 2/3 of students fail basic math. When graduates lack skills, they cannot afford California, breaking apart families. I will prioritize classrooms over district overhead, support frontline teachers and expand vocational training.
I am a professional problem solver who believes leadership is defined by where you run when things break. While career politicians run for power or run from responsibility, I am running toward the problems. My path was forged by initiative. In high school, when only typing was offered, I taught myself C programming. That drive brought me to California at 18 with a one-way ticket and $50. It got me into Pepperdine where I tutored my own class as a freshman. I graduated into the tech recession after 9/11. I know the fear of watching doors slam shut and see that same anxiety in our students today.
I spent two decades in Silicon Valley fixing complex systems. I watched the state I love start working against the hardest working people. We are trapped in a cycle where government spending grows every year while results get worse. The Affordability Crisis crushes seniors, veterans and working families while stealing the futures of our youth. We cannot trust the people who broke this system to fix it. I am frustrated watching politicians protect legacy interests while ignoring the damage they cause.
I live the same reality you do. I do not have a trust fund. I pay the same out-of-control electricity, insurance and property tax bills forcing young adults to flee the state. I am running to end the mismanagement and lead California toward a future we can actually afford. California does not need another polished politician. It needs a hands-on leader who works for you.
There is no magic fix to a structural deficit. California must insulate itself from federal chaos. Instead of raising taxes on working families or cutting frontline care, we will stop funding failed programs. Real leadership means moving us forward from an era of fraud and spending scandals. We cannot just complain about federal cuts. We must prove to the nation that our state is a competent investment. By demonstrating strict accountability and ensuring every dollar delivers measurable results, we earn our leverage back in Washington. When we run a highly efficient government and direct funds strictly to local classrooms and community clinics, we protect our vulnerable residents regardless of who is in the White House.
I support affordable housing but reject the rigid policies forced on our cities. California is a beautifully diverse state and a home is a deeply personal investment. We need diverse housing solutions. You cannot solve this crisis if you do not build the right supply for the demand. We have intentionally made housing more expensive by legislating massive risk. Unnecessary moratoriums punished minority mom-and-pop landlords and drove existing rentals off the market. Furthermore, affordable rent is an illusion if skyrocketing utility bills bankrupt the family. To achieve real affordability, we must unlock existing inventory with fair laws, reform our energy grid and build infrastructure instead of relying on top-down mandates.
California paid Arizona over $150 million recently to lower their electric bills while our rates spiked. We throw away $1 billion in solar annually because our grid is broken. Currently, wealthy homeowners with solar dodge 22 taxes and mandates as well as $8.5 billion annually in power grid maintenance that falls on renters and ratepayers. We will start to shift these mandates to the state budget for transparency and prioritization, dropping bills for working families. We will build clean 24/7 baseload power using small nuclear reactors and deep geothermal. Following proven international models, we will co-locate these plants with seawater desalination. The result: an abundant, affordable grid for everyone
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Democratic Party
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Housing, healthcare, and economic justice. I will build 500,000 affordable units on public land within five years. I will expand CalCare so low-income families pay zero premiums. And I will close the corporate Proposition 13 loopholes that let billion dollar companies pay 1978 property taxes while working families get priced out of their communities. All of these candidates are funded by the donors who benefit from keeping these problems unsolved. I am the only candidate in this race who has accepted zero corporate dollars. My only obligation is to the people of California
On day one I sign an executive order closing corporate Proposition 13 loopholes and directing that recovered revenue goes directly to working families. On day three I convene an emergency housing task force with a mandate to break ground on public land within 90 days. On day four I order an immediate audit of every industrial polluter operating in a fence-line community and begin shutdown proceedings for the worst offenders. Within my first week I establish the Office of Racial Equity to audit every state program dollar by dollar including a full audit of the High Speed Rail project that has consumed billions and gone nowhere. I immediately launch a statewide clean water initiative targeting the contaminated water systems in Fresno, Stockton, and communities across the Central Valley where families are drinking water with dangerous levels of nitrates, arsenic, and agricultural runoff. Clean water is not a privilege. It is a right and California has failed to protect it for decades.I came to California at 12 years old and I have watched this state be mismanaged by career politicians who serve their donors before they serve the people. Upton Sinclair should have been governor of California. Instead this state chose a path that allowed decades of leaders to dismantle mental health infrastructure, defund communities , and protect corporate interests over working families. Governor after governor continued that destruction. I am here to rebuild what they broke.I am qualified because my qualifications come from places career politicians have never been. I come from Salem, Alabama where my family stands in the legacy of James Gildersleeve and the civil rights movement. Civil rights is not a platform position for me. It is five generations of sacrifice that I carry into every room I walk into. My mother has a background in criminal justice. My father worked in the Clinton administration. My uncle is a federal judge who taught me federal law, state law, and local law before I ever set foot in a classroom. I earned my degree in behavioral science from the University of Nevada Reno which taught me how policy affects human beings at the deepest level. I have stood on the assembly floor in Washington DC and recently in Sacramento every time a housing bill or healthcare bill came to a vote that would impact California families. I have been in the Capitol building when the votes that shape your life were cast. My Wonderful State Of CA, I Will Always Fight For Democracy
California must stop depending on federal funding but only as resource. Ca, has to build it's own independent revenue stream. I will close corporate tax loopholes recovering eight billion dollars annually and redirect those funds to schools, mental health services, and healthcare coverage. I will expand CalCare to replace ACA gaps so no Californian loses coverage due to federal cuts. I will restore community mental health centers that Reagan dismantled. Education funding will be tied to student need not zip code. California as of 2026 has the Fifth largest economy in the world. We have the resources. We have been choosing the wrong priorities.
I support housing laws that center working families not developers. Existing laws have not delivered because corporate interests have weakened every meaningful provision. I will mandate that 40 percent of all state infrastructure contracts go to local hire. I will convene an emergency housing task force with authority to break ground on public land within 90 days. I will close Proposition 13 corporate loopholes so recovered revenue funds affordable units directly. Middle and low income Californians deserve housing that is actually affordable not housing that is marketed as affordable while remaining out of reach. "I Can barely Live in what they call affordable housing!" CA , We Know It's Time For A Change!
I will expand California’s Lancaster solar model statewide through a California Energy Independence Initiative aligned with California’s 2035 clean energy goals. Every Californian regardless of income or zip code benefits. Low income families in Oakland, Fresno, Compton, and rural communities receive subsidized solar units on apartments and homes reducing or eliminating PG&E bills. The person making under $10,000 a year gets the same energy independence as a corporation. PG&E and utilities integrate distributed solar into existing grid infrastructure reducing strain without disruption. Corporations and individuals receive tax credits for local renewable investment. Small businesses generate their own power. This help California’s energy.
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Aviator/Educator/Entrepreneur
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Professor
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Democratic Party
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More effective, efficient government.
Professor. Area is algorithms, optimization, lots of policy decisions in running courses with hundreds of students, working on admissions policies, studying administrative bloat, and educational effectiveness in college and K-12.
There are some efficiencies, e.g., the school population is shrinking. Billions are spent reinventing curriculum ineffectively, professional development and administration. Schools are the plurality and there are efficiencies there. Prison have fewer people as well. In general, administrative and logistical efficiencies while still serving the people is possible. Those monies can be used to fund medi-cal, and mental health programs. Some of the issue is that we do need to not do these programs in the most expensive way, e.g., housing someone in SF costs a lot, not so much if you move to other places. This is complicated but at a little here and a little there can add up.
Its complicated. Some laws force housing for mentally ill people into college dorms in expensive areas. That's odd. There should be some adjustment, in particular, for middle income. For example, having affordable be for those who would use 45% of their income on housing rather than 30% opens doors to middle class people getting accepted into affordable housing. In california, housing is way more expensive but other things are more expensive so not as much so. Thus, the 30% limit is one example where we are inflexible instead of really understanding people's situations.
Credits for solar, EV, etc. We do this well, we should keep going. For what its worth, Texas does it better, so learn from them. Learn from anybody who is doing it well.
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School Social Worker
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Peace & Freedom Party
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Small Business Owner
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No Party Preference
Improve cost and quality of living
• Well-paying jobs, by promoting small companies
• Breakup monopolies that are manipulating prices & income
• Repurpose money going to waste & fraud
• Improve infrastructure
Public Safety
• Increase police & fire fighters with stronger accountability & transparency
• Prevent homelessness and crime by getting illegal drugs off the streets
• Get homeless and drug addicts off the street & provide rehabilitation
• Take real steps in statewide fire prevention and response
• Get rid of non-sense laws like legalizing crime, or men in women’s bathrooms
Education
• Improve school programs for all with accountability
• Pay our teachers better
• Food and health for students funded by cut in waste
I am a working person like everyone else. I live on the same streets, have a mortgage and children, and live the same challenges as everyone else. I attended a state university, not a privileged school or lived a privileged life. This lived experience is critical in understanding our problems, rather than approaching them from 2nd hand knowledge.
I have worked with various government agencies at national, state and local level programs for the past 20 years. The last 12 years I worked in the field of forensics as a leader in bringing large scale state and local crime labs to share information and increase accountability and transparency. Working in this field requires absolute and unequivocal integrity where people’s lives and public safety are at stake.
Before that I worked for years at the National Institutes of Health on large scale national programs such as cancer.gov that brings doctors, patients and researchers and information available to them, to work together for the best outcome for patients.
Before that I worked in private industry for years and my experience in private and public sector is important in understanding both sides of the coin. I have worked my way through the ladder and I know what it’s like from the bottom to the top. I have been an executive at mega sized corporations and run a small company and I know the challenges of small businesses face in California. I recognize the opportunities we once took for granted are fading through mega-monopolies and political cronyism.
While other candidates will point to their long career as failed politicians, or the ability to enrichen their own pockets, the work I have done is meaningful and impactful and true public service. Every job I have taken, I have executed with competence and absolute integrity. Being a governor is a job, like any other job. This is what others have long forgotten. And the purpose is to serve the public. It’s not to be spokesperson, or a showman, or to simply say and do what is fashionable today. Wherever I am short of knowledge or experience, I will hire and empower those who are knowledgeable and experienced. A government for the people starts by the people.
Californian are paying the highest taxes in the country. 10s of Billions of dollars disappear due to waste and fraud. There is more than enough money without increasing taxes to pay for everything if we cut waste and fraud. But the party candidates who created this failed, corrupt system cannot and will not fix the corruption that benefits them and their donors.
We can pay for education once we repurpose wasted funds. Same for healthcare and other necessities. Health insurance monopolies are nothing but middlemen that add to costs and squeeze doctors. We must either create a fair, more competitive health system, or move to a single-payer market. We must use our outsized representation in federal gov’t to ensure we get the funding we need.
I support the efforts to alleviate affordable housing. The laws are clearly not effective. In addition to building more, we also need to increase available affordable housing for sale, which is not mega-apartment complexes (aka dense housing). Large apartment complexes force us into being forever renters, while smaller condo buildings and houses allow us to both rent and buy. The one size fits all solution by politicians has not and will no work.
We also need significantly better urban planning that currently is allowing mega corporations all to squeeze into the most densely populated and overpriced areas that price out everyone including the company employees.
Our government is failing us on this front. Our grid and electric infrastructure is deteriorating instead of improving. It cannot handle more solar or other clean energy sources. And it can barely handle the current load, let alone more electric cars or appliances.
We need a comprehensive energy policy. Bringing down price of gasoline and natural gas with more production temporarily will provide more revenue for improving electric grid and adding more solar and clean energy sources. Regional power markets, replicated grids, and backup systems will improve the system significantly. I will let engineers who understand the system, and infrastructure planners to plan and implement the system, rather than special interests and lobbyists.
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Filmmaker
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No Party Preference
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8183045306
1. Redirect all film tax incentives from sequels and reboots to original films.
2. Stop the talent exodus by properly allocating those tax incentives to protect our home industry.
3. Dismantle organizations like FilmLA and make film permitting in California accessible and easy to understand.
I'm a filmmaker. Filmmakers create worlds; I think I can manage a state.
I'll cancel the Olympics. That's a good start, we'll see what other waste we can find, but I'm sure there's a lot more where that came from.
Yes. Young, up-and-coming filmmakers need those homes, not Blackrock.
That isn't my focus. Whoever takes over after 4 years when I don't run for reelection can do electricity stuff. I'm here to do movie stuff.
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Public Health Nurse
Candidate's Political Party
No Party Preference
Campaign Phone
213-444-6204
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Affordability: The people making these rules do not know what these prices mean for regular people. We need someone logical and practical who understands what these dollar signs actually mean. If your flex is knowing a grocery price, you do not have the perspective to understand how these things work.
Community: They sell us hate and trick us with emotions. This state is great and its people are even greater. We are more alike than we are different. I know this as a mother and as a nurse. We will create a community where we all participate and celebrate the best in each other.
Transparency: We need transparency for potential biases within the system. This position cannot be used to serve self interests or take care of friends.
I am a real person with a proven long history of service, without a camera, without the news, without the credit.
Due to a tough childhood, I learned at a young age how to manage money. I saved my allowance so we could afford food before I was eight. At twelve, I managed the household budget as my siblings and I lived without adult supervision.
When I moved to the United States at eighteen, I built a life in my new world. I took the bus, worked full time, and finished nursing school at a community college as a single mother of two boys. I raised my kids without government assistance or child support. I pushed through with sometimes twenty six hour straight days. I did not blame anyone. I got up and plotted to change my future. Even my teachers said it had never been done before. I graduated in 2010 and worked my way from entry level employee to Operations Manager handling four hundred employees.
Then COVID happened. The state was in chaos. The Governor asked for help from anyone with a license. I answered. I was married with five boys. My rule had always been to come home to my babies. This was a promise I would need to break. I signed up with the California Emergency Medical Services Authority and took missions across California providing direct patient care at the height of the pandemic. I cried with my husband as we made that decision. I thought I could die. But I took an oath and have always told my kids we have to do the right thing. That time my principle was tested. That time who I am was no longer just an idea. It was proven.
Since then I have not left nursing. And with everything that has happened to our state I heard another calling. This call to run for Governor, although it sounds crazy for a regular person like me, logically carries a lesser consequence than going back to nursing at the height of a pandemic.
I have the mind, the heart, and the experience. As a public health nurse I take care of the homeless. I serve meals to veterans. I hold the hands of children who crossed the border alone. I test blood for lead for people affected by the fires. I am in the middle of all these events and see firsthand where ideas fail in execution.
My experience as an Operations Manager means I understand how systems and policies work. My experience as a nurse means I understand how they affect real people.
As a nurse I am trained to assess before intervening. My quick assessment is that these programs have ballooned significantly over the last five years without practical results. I have no issue with spending but it must be true to its purpose.
I will be honest. These programs are being used to manipulate communities into anger and that upsets me deeply. Of course we want the funding. But there are clear signs of abuse across all of them.
The deficit does not come from a lack of money. It comes from the holes inside the ship that nobody seems willing to point out.
When I win, Californians will finally know where those holes are.
And we will close them.
There are many laws claiming to alleviate the housing shortage. What I have discovered in my short time running for Governor, through research and conversations with many people, is that there are a lot of conflicting agendas from powerful groups pulling these policies in different directions to satisfy their own interests.
The beauty of my campaign is that I have no groups. No special interests. No political machine. I cannot be played and I will not be used.
I will support any law that is logical and honest in serving the people of California, not someone's self serving agenda.
There is no single energy source that can meet California's growing demand alone and anyone promising otherwise is not being honest with you.
I support a diversified energy mix that includes expanding wind and solar, investing in nuclear energy with strong safety standards, and maintaining fossil fuels as a responsible bridge during the transition.
Most importantly, whatever energy policy we pursue must be measured against what it actually costs the people paying the bills. California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Clean energy is not truly clean if working families cannot afford to keep their lights on.
Every policy must pass two tests: good for the environment and affordable for real Californians.
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Human Rights Attorney
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Chief Executive Officer
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Democratic Party
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Retired Nuclear Engineer
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Republican Party
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9495345402
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My name is Gretha Solorzano. I’m a moderate conservative—big on fiscal responsible. My goal is to bring conservatives, liberals, and moderates together to collaborate on the issues that matter to all of us: creating JOBS here in California, lowering HOUSING costs, reducing WATER and ENERGY expenses, and driving sustainable economic growth for generations to come. In order to achieve these goals, I will: 1. Hold the government accountable, 2. End CORRUPTION in the government. 3. Investing in creating JOBS in CA. Plan: I will create jobs in California by stopping the export of our JOBS and our BILLIONS of dollars overseas. I will invest right here in California - strengthening our water and energy infrastructure.
My name is Gretha Solorzano, and I am your candidate for Governor of California. I am a retired scientist, innovator, and problem solver with more than 30 years of experience in the energy sector. I graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering and built my career tackling complex challenges with smart, efficient, and practical solutions. I am running for Governor to bring that same results-oriented mindset to Sacramento.
A proven leader and champion for California’s future, I have spent my career delivering results where they matter most—jobs, infrastructure, energy, and accountability.
With decades of experience in energy, engineering, and large-scale operations, I have led complex organizations through transformation, saved tens of millions of dollars in operational costs, and built high-performing teams focused on results. From improving system reliability to driving smarter investments, my work has consistently strengthened both economic and operational performance.
Known as a strategic thinker and change agent, I have successfully partnered with regulators, industry leaders, and stakeholders to implement forward-thinking solutions—ensuring transparency, compliance, and long-term sustainability. My leadership helped transform organizations into learning environments that continuously improve and adapt—exactly the kind of leadership California needs today.
Beyond my professional career, my commitment to people is just as strong. As a nonprofit executive and community leader, I have worked directly with vulnerable populations—supporting young mothers, families, and individuals with disabilities—bringing compassion, inclusion, and real-world understanding to public service.
I am running for Governor to put California first—by investing in local jobs, strengthening water and energy independence, and restoring accountability in government. With a clear vision and a proven record of execution, I am ready to lead California toward a stronger, more resilient future.
California’s challenge isn’t a lack of revenue—it’s how that money is managed. My approach- restore accountability, eliminate waste, and prioritize outcomes that improve people’s lives.
1st End FRAUD and abuse - accountability and fiscal discipline.
2nd Strengthen education: Education is the foundation of a FREE society. Hold schools accountable for measurable outcomes and empower families through school choice.
3rd Reform mental health programs: Tie funding to measurable outcomes and performance. Require clear “exit plans” that promote independence.
4th Protect access to care while making the system more efficient:
Review eligibility and explore cost-sharing structures.
*Even with federal cutbacks, California can protect services.
Water is fundamental to California’s economy. It is not just an environmental issue—it is a primary constraint on housing, zoning, permitting, and overall cost. If we do not address water supply, we cannot realistically solve the housing crisis.
California receives approximately 200 million acre-feet (MAF) of water annually but captures only about 45 MAF—less than 25%. The remaining majority is lost as runoff. This gap directly impacts our agricultural productivity, food prices, and the cost and availability of housing.
As Governor, I will:
1. Modernize Water Infrastructure: Reservoirs, Desalination facilities and Recycling water.
2. Align Zoning with Reliable Water Supply
3. Streamline Environmental and Permitting process - Reduce Adm
CA consumes roughly 280 TWh of electricity per year, with about 30–40% generated from natural gas. That means approximately 85–110 TWh comes from a high-carbon source - Natural gas is primarily methane – a greenhouse gas that is more than 80 times more potent than CO₂. In addition, about 90% of our natural gas is imported, costing us $10–15 billion annually and exposing us to supply and price volatility.
1. Expand NUCLEAR = Zero-Carbon Baseload Power
As a Nuclear Engineer with over 30 years of experience, I strongly support developing advanced nuclear energy.
• Nuclear produces near-zero emissions during operation
• Lifecycle emissions: 10–20 g CO₂/kWh -lower than solar!
• 24/7 baseload power
2. Streamline Permitting
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Climate Advocate
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Democratic Party
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U.S. Representative
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Democratic Party
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California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Democratic Party
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-Affordability & Taxes: I will tax billionaires and wealthy individuals to provide tax credits for working-class Californians to lower costs. Everyday Californians are struggling to pay for basic necessities including food, housing, healthcare, childcare and gas. The ultra wealthy must pay their fair share. The concentration of wealth is dangerous to democracy.
-Housing & Development: I have proposed a plan to use surplus school district land to build 2 million housing units by 2030, with state startup funding.
-Safety & Immigration: I sponsored legislation to keep ICE off school campuses and pledge to protect all immigrant communities and have opposed ICE's illegal and brutal tactics in California.
Born to an immigrant mother from Panama, Tony Thurmond and his brother were raised by a cousin they had never met after their mother died when Tony was just six years old. Growing up in poverty, Tony’s family relied on public assistance and great public schools to rise out of hardship, experiences that inspired his lifelong dedication to equity and opportunity for all Californians. He ultimately became a social worker, City Councilmember, School Board Member, Assemblymember, and eventually Superintendent of California’s $150 billion public school system. As State Superintendent, Tony sponsored a law to keep ICE out of California Schools. He helped create universal preschool for 4-year-olds, and universal meals for hungry kids. Thurmond helped pass billions in funds to make schools safer by removing asbestos and other toxins. Tony understands that our political system is broken. From skyrocketing costs of food and groceries to a federal government assaulting our civil liberties, our state is in a crisis. Meanwhile, the billionaires just get richer and richer. That’s why he’s fghting for a tax on billionaires, healthcare for all, abolishing ICE, 2 million new units of housing, fnally fully funding our public schools, abortion care that is legal and accessible, getting weapons of war of of our streets, and protecting democracy. We need a leader who will stand up to the billionaires, to the federal government, and fght for everyday working-class Californians. We need Tony Thurmond. On June 2nd, vote Tony Thurmond for Governor. Visit tonythurmond.com.
I support the billionaire tax. The tax applies only to the assets of the wealthiest folks in our state, billionaires, and the reality is that the best way to make California’s business climate better is to make it more affordable—more housing, affordable healthcare, and cheaper energy—so entrepreneurs can start and maintain a business in California. If we don’t implement a wealth tax, these families will bear the brunt of devastating state funding cuts that would be imminent, losing access to critical education, healthcare, public safety and more resources. If the billionaire tax fails, then the next Governor will have to pursue alternative revenue sources to pay for the Trump Administration’s healthcare cuts or enact devastating cuts.
Yes. The single biggest priority for our next Governor should be building more housing. That’s why I have a plan to build up to 2 million housing units for working Californians in our state. This plan is premised on helping school districts build housing on the 75,000 acres of surplus land they currently own, and I’m helping them plan, finance, and develop housing across the state. I will also re-initiate programs like Redevelopment Agencies that allow cities and counties to access up to $1 billion to invest in affordable housing and economic development. Additionally, I am working to get a $10 billion bond passed in 2026 to support the development of more affordable housing in our state.
I Authored & Co-Authored Groundbreaking Environmental Legislation that is the cornerstone of CA renewable energy and emissions goals.
- I have supported investing in clean energies, acknowledging California's shift away from traditional oil/gas reliance.
-I've has promoted using solar panels on school sites to reduce energy costs and tackle environmental issues, as seen in support for projects in Oakland.
- I will pursue stringent utility regulation and aim to address the high costs of electricity for residents by holding the utilities accountable to their customers and not their shareholders. This includes more accountability of the CPUC.
-I've received endorsement from IBEW Local 952, which represents electrical workers.
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Hotel Worker
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No Party Preference
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510-686-1351
Oppose Washington's war against Iran;
Support union struggles;
Amnesty for 13 million undocumented Immigrants
Margaret Trowe, five-decade member of Socialist Workers Party, is a hotel housekeeper, member of UNITE-HERE union. Organized solidarity, joined strikes of hotel, school, hospital workers. Calls for union-backed fight for amnesty for undocumented workers to build working-class unity. Longtime fighter against racism, for women's rights and against Washington's wars, from Vietnam to Venezuela. Defends Israel's right to exist and defend itself. Stands against rising Jew-hatred. A supporter of the Cuban Revolution that brought working people to power. Says "U.S. Hands off Cuba! End U.S. Economic Blockade of Cuba!" Defends free speech, due process, other Constitutional protections. Campaigns for need for workers to take political power—the only solution to world capitalist economic, political, and moral crisis and the only way to stop the capitalist rulers' march to World War III.
Not one penny, not one person for Washington's wars. US out of the Mideast. For cost-of-living adjustment to wages and social benefits. Education and healthcare are a right. For building a fighting working-class movement to take power away from the handful of billionaire capitalist families.
I support union organizing and the union fight for higher wages and benefits, cost-of-living adjustment on wages and benefits to keep up with inflation. For a federally-funded mass public works program to build housing, hospitals, childcare centers and rebuild the infrastructure.
For development of nuclear power under union control to ensure safety. Nationalize the energy industry under workers control.
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Housing Affordability Advocate
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Democratic Party
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Green Party
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Retired CEO
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Libertarian Party
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Family Care Navigator
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Democratic Party
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CEO/Businesswoman/Pastor
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• Affordability & Cost of Living: Californians are being priced out of their own state. From housing to gas to everyday goods, costs have reached a breaking point, and it’s time to address the root causes.
• Safer & Stronger Neighborhoods: Safety and prevention must work together. Enforcement matters, but so does addressing root causes like mental health and community support.
• Supporting Small Businesses: Businesses are struggling and leaving. California must restore its position as a place where innovation thrives and families can build a future.
Dr. Nancy D. Young is a 12-year elected leader in the City of Tracy, California, having served as Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and Councilmember, including making history as the first woman and first African American Mayor in the city’s history. She is now an independent candidate for California Governor focused on restoring trust, affordability, and opportunity across the state.
With more than a decade in elected office, she has built a reputation as a results-driven leader who brings people together, tells the truth, and delivers real outcomes. During her tenure, she championed a voter-approved initiative that secured over $300 million in community investment, helping fund critical infrastructure, youth programs, and public spaces that continue to transform the region.
Young’s leadership was especially tested during the COVID-19 pandemic, where she led with a steady, community-first approach, prioritizing education, transparency, and practical solutions over fear and enforcement. Her broader public service includes advancing affordable housing initiatives, addressing homelessness, expanding youth workforce programs, and strengthening partnerships between local government, businesses, and community organizations. She is also the founder of Young Connects, a nonprofit initiative designed to connect families, nonprofits, and resources while investing in the next generation of leaders.
An ordained pastor, mentor, and author of Unapologetic Leadership: Unleashing Your Inner Warrior, Young’s leadership is grounded in faith, service, and a lifelong commitment to advocating for others. She holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley, an MBA, and a Doctorate in Theology. Now running as an independent, she is positioning herself as a unifier, committed to bringing together the best ideas across party lines to solve California’s most urgent challenges.
Closing a structural deficit requires fixing priorities and reducing waste, not cutting the services that keep people stable. If federal funding drops, my approach is: protect care first, cut bureaucracy before services, and ensure every dollar goes further.
• Education: Safeguard classrooms and student supports; cut administrative overhead.
• Mental Health: Protect community-based services. We cannot shift budget burdens onto the disabled or seniors.
• Healthcare: Prioritize preventive care—it’s cheaper than crisis care.
• Innovation: Use peer-to-peer outreach to build trust and simplify the system.
We must choose people over paperwork and prevention over crisis. We balance the budget by protecting what actually works.
I support laws that expand housing, but we must shift focus toward workforce and low-income housing for both renters and buyers. Addressing the shortage isn't just about building; it’s about bridging the gap between market costs and what people can actually afford.
My proposals include:
Direct Subsidies: Adopt models used successfully elsewhere where workforce housing is priced at 50% of market rates to ensure stability.
Regulatory Reform: Streamline permitting and remove "time bottlenecks" that inflate construction costs.
Top-Down Cost Bridging: Use state resources to supplement costs, preventing homelessness before it starts.
We must prioritize "people-first" development that keeps money in residents' pockets.
I support a "people-first" energy transition that balances innovation with affordability. California must lead by scaling proven technologies while ensuring the grid remains reliable and costs stay low for every household.
Key Proposals:
Scale Local Innovation: Leverage breakthroughs like direct carbon capture and biomass-to-energy (e.g., Tracy Renewable Energy) to reduce emissions while growing the economy.
Diversified Tech: Maximize efficient solar, develop the Hydrogen Hub for heavy transport, and keep advanced nuclear on the table for reliable baseload power.
Consumer Affordability: Expand EV credits and utility rebates so clean tech isn't a luxury.
Infrastructure: Streamline permitting to build the charging and storage we need now.
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Farmer/Businessman/Broadcaster
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Republican Party
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Consultant/Nurse/Businesswoman
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Democratic Party
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HOUSING- Maximizing our cities will enable affordable housing without losing farmland. Building upon existing structures, utilizing existing infrastructure, and smart design will protect Californians' properties from climate and natural disasters, and is cheaper and faster. Single-family dwellings will look different today than those built 70 years ago, as California has become the most populous state.
HEALTH CARE/EQUITY - California has excellent health care, but it is unsustainable. We must provide public health, improving health for all Californians.
WATER- Well-managed water systems will allow enough water for communities and agriculture, eliminate the drought/flooding cycles, decrease wildfire danger, and mitigate climate change.
Hello Californians, I’m Erin ZEZ Zezulak, RN, IBCLC, MPH, a nurse, educator, small-business owner, consultant, and mom. I was born, raised, and educated in California. My school-teacher Democrat mother and my wildlife biologist, Republican, avid hunter father gave my sisters and me a multidimensional outlook of California. Following the animals my father studied, I have lived in many beautiful State and National Parks in California, as well as with my grandparents in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas.
I know California.
Working with patients and families in the California medical system for nearly 30 years has helped me plan for a unified, equitable healthcare system for all people living in California.
Equity for all Californians extends to education, safety, and protection. We all must be protected from discrimination and unconstitutional practices. ICE will not be permitted in California using its present tactics.
Working with my grandfather, a building contractor, helped me see how to maximize our cities to enable affordable housing for all.
Living in agricultural communities has inspired my water management plans to eliminate the drought/flood cycle that impacts California's farming, economy, and communities.
As a pilot in training, I planned strategies for fighting wildfires from the air and for early fire detection to mitigate wildfire destruction.
I know California. I will work to build a better California for all as your next Governor. Thank you for your vote.
California's health/mental health care needs reform. Cutting administrative costs and focusing on public and preventative health will make care accessible, affordable, and EQUITABLE under a unified system.
California's schools symbolize community. I will encourage community involvement to supplement utilities, classroom supplies, and preparation. Administrative cutbacks, like electronic mailings, can save staff positions and keep funds in classrooms.
Maximizing our cities will enable affordable housing without losing farmland. Building upon existing structures, utilizing existing infrastructure, and smart design will update and protect Californians' properties from climate and natural disasters while being cheaper and faster to build. Single-family dwellings will look different today than those built 70 years ago, as California has become the most populous state.
10+ kWh solar systems on every new roof will completely power California homes plus EV charging.
Down-payment assistance for lower and middle-income Californians, and lowered interest rates for all Californians, will be a high priority for my administration.
California subsidies for 10+ kWh solar systems on every new roof will completely power California homes, plus EV charging. Carbon-zero buildings will be the norm for new construction.
Under my leadership, I plan to increase the manufacturing of high-efficiency solar panels and biodegradable "plastics" in California. Once biodegradable packaging is efficiently produced in California, no California exports will use non-biodegradable plastic packaging.
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Real Estate Investor
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Republican Party
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