VOTE411 Voter Guide

★★★ IMPORTANT ★★★EXPAND this compressed “About This Race” window (by clicking "Read more") for valuable information. Don't miss it!.After reading the expanded “About This Race” content:Beneath the large "Meet the candidates" text below, click inside the small “View Answers” and “Compare Answers” boxes of each candidate you want to viewThen SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN, past ALL 6 candidate icons, to read the responses.Profiles under “Meet the candidates” are presented in the same order as on the ballot. .………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….★ BASIC DUTIES OF THE OFFICE ★.The State Treasurer is the state's banker:Manages the state’s investments, and administers the sale of state bonds and notes.Serves on several commissions, most of which are related to the marketing of bonds.Pays out state funds when spent by the Controller and other state agencies..Term: 4 years (renewable once, if voters re-elect).Base Salary: $196,743 as of Dec. 1, 2025. (Source)Incumbent: Fiona Ma, Democratic Party. Now in her 2nd term and ineligible for re-election..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….★ ABOUT THIS CONTEST ★.The two candidates with the most votes in the June primary election will run against each other in November. These two candidates could be from the same political party..There are 6 candidates for State Treasurer on the Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates, and thus on the primary election ballot..Additional candidates for this office might appear on the Secretary of State's Certified List of Write-In Candidates, which will be released May 22, 2026..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….★ PAID STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS ★.All candidates for State Treasurer who accepted a campaign spending limit of $7,844,000 were eligible to purchase space for a statement in the state Voter Information Guide, at the rate of $25 per word, not to exceed $6,250 for 250 words..Anna M. Caballero, Democratic Party (accepted spending limit, but did not submit a statement)Jennifer Hawks, Republican Party (2nd statement on linked page)Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic Party (1st statement on linked page)David Serpa, Republican Party (1st statement on linked page)Glenn Turner, Green Party (2nd statement on linked page)Tony Vazquez, Democratic Party (1st statement on linked page).……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….★ CAMPAIGN FINANCE DATA ★.With some exceptions, the deadline to report campaign contributions and expenditures for the period January 1–April 18 is April 23. This means that as of March 28, 2026, most reported campaign finance activities took place in 2025..Fundraising Totals: STATE TREASURER(Source, as of March 28, 2026).(1459007) Anna Caballero for State Treasurer 2026 has raised $848,453.66 in 311 contributions(1483008) Eleni Kounalakis for Treasurer 2026 has raised $484,723.24 in 83 contributions(1457818) Tony Vazquez for State Treasurer 2026 has raised $109,891.00 in 81 contributions(1488439) Jennifer Hawks for CA State Treasurer 2026 has raised $39,000.00 in 5 contributions.The following 2 candidates had not reported any campaign contribution data as of March 28, 2026: Serpa, Turner..Additional resources:.For the top ten contributors (above a certain threshold) to campaigns for State elected offices, visit fppc.ca.gov/search-filings/top-10-contributors-list/june-2026-primary-election. (No relevant data posted as of March 28, 2026.).For details of all contributors to candidates for State elected offices, visit powersearch.sos.ca.gov/advanced.php..For details of independent expenditures by groups in support of (or in opposition to) candidates for State elected offices, visit powersearch.sos.ca.gov..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….TO VIEW INFORMATION SHARED BY THE CANDIDATES (more coming soon, so check back!):.Beneath the large "Meet the candidates" text below, click inside the “View Answers” and “Compare Answers” boxes of each candidate you want to view. Then SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN, past ALL 6 candidate icons, to read the responses..Profiles under “Meet the candidates” are presented in the same order as on the ballot..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….