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Governor

June 2, 2026 California Primary on 2026-06-02. Review the current candidate list, evidence, and citations for this race. This statewide race appears whenever California is selected.

Tony K. Thurmond

Ballot designation: California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
Aligned
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on education, equity for working families, with limited policy detail available from the site.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Katie Porter

Ballot designation: Consumer Protection Advocate

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
Supported
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on housing affordability, healthcare protection, and wildfire.

Environmental content: Emphasizes wildfire response, climate resilience, and pollution accountability.

Tom Steyer

Ballot designation: Climate Advocate

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
Supported
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on housing affordability, corporate tax reform, utility cost reduction.

Environmental content: Emphasizes defending the climate, environment.

Akinyemi Agbede

Ballot designation: Mathematician

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on affordable housing, economic growth, and public safety.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Mohammad Arif

Ballot designation: Immigrants Organizer

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on cost of living, housing affordability, immigrant support.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Larry Azevedo

Ballot designation: Businessman

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on economic security, healthcare access, housing affordability.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Xavier Becerra

Ballot designation: Voting Rights Attorney

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on healthcare access, housing affordability, cost of living.

Environmental content: Emphasizes clean energy investment, grid resilience.

Carolina Buhler

Ballot designation: Civil Rights Advocate

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on housing stability, homelessness reduction, and immigrant rights.

Environmental content: Emphasizes wildfire prevention through fire safety infrastructure.

Louis A. De Barraicua

Ballot designation: Teacher/Business Owner

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on government transparency, tax reduction, education reform.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Sophia Edum-a-Sam

Ballot designation: Project Manager

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on healthcare access, housing affordability, economic equity.

Environmental content: Emphasizes environmental justice, sustainable infrastructure.

Derek Grasty

Ballot designation: District Trustee/Educator

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on education reform, homelessness reduction, housing affordability.

Environmental content: Emphasizes climate change urgency, extreme weather, wildfire response.

Joel E. Jacob

Ballot designation: Business Owner/Entrepreneur

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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No campaign website found.

Gary Howard Kidgell

Ballot designation: Building Consultant

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on housing affordability, consumer cost reduction, and government accountability.

Environmental content: Emphasizes rooftop solar, local microgrids as part of utility cost reduction.

Matthew Chase Levy

Ballot designation: Entrepreneur/Physicist

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on housing affordability, education, clean energy.

Environmental content: Emphasizes clean energy, energy security.

Matt Mahan

Ballot designation: Mayor, San Jose

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on housing affordability as the root of California's challenges, alongside government accountability.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Barack D. Obama Shaw

Ballot designation: Business Owner

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on cross-party unity, addressing homelessness.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Thunder Parley

Ballot designation: Market Analyst

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on affordability, tax reform for working families, and education equity.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Raji Rab

Ballot designation: Aviator/Educator/Entrepreneur

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on economic relief, healthcare, housing.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Satish Rao

Ballot designation: Professor

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record

Campaign website was unreachable during review.

Scott P Shields

Ballot designation: Chief Executive Officer

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on revitalizing California's business climate, fiscal management.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Eric Swalwell

Ballot designation: U.S. Representative

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record

Campaign website was unreachable during review.

Antonio Villaraigosa

Ballot designation: Housing Affordability Advocate

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on housing affordability, gas price reduction, and cost of living.

Environmental content: Emphasizes climate change as one of California's major challenges.

Betty T. Yee

Ballot designation: Family Care Navigator

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on government accountability, fiscal competence, and corporate oversight.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Erin "Zez" Zezulak

Ballot designation: Consultant/Nurse/Businesswoman

Party: Democratic

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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No campaign website found.

James Athans Jr.

Ballot designation: Real Estate Agent

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on tax reduction, deregulation, and economic development through the Prosperity Zone initiative.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Chad Bianco

Ballot designation: Riverside County Sheriff

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on public safety, housing affordability, and agriculture.

Environmental content: Emphasizes nuclear energy, grid modernization.

Patricia De Luca Basualdo

Ballot designation: Real Estate Broker

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record

No campaign website found.

Randeep S. Dhillon

Ballot designation: Economist/Farmer/Businessman

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on affordability, healthcare costs, gas price reduction.

Environmental content: Emphasizes water drought management, irrigation efficiency, and agricultural water infrastructure.

Rafael M. Hernandez

Ballot designation: Businessman/Songwriter/Author

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record

Campaign website was unreachable during review.

Steve Hilton

Ballot designation: Small Business Owner

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on ending single-party governance, AI leadership, and cost of living.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Alicia Olivia Lapp

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on family court reform, homelessness, public safety.

Environmental content: Emphasizes wildfire prevention through fuel reduction, trail construction as firebreaks, and expanding the Conservation Corps for forest management.

Leo Naranjo IV

Ballot designation: Retired Military Sergeant

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on public safety, immigration enforcement, and affordable energy.

Environmental content: Emphasizes water storage, dam policy.

Tim Nelson

Ballot designation: Diplomat/Rights Advocate

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on economic growth, infrastructure, affordable housing.

Environmental content: Emphasizes conservation of natural resources.

Gretha Solórzano

Ballot designation: Retired Nuclear Engineer

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on bipartisan governance, energy infrastructure, reproductive rights.

Environmental content: Emphasizes nuclear energy reintroduction, grid modernization for renewables, and water storage.

Leo Samuel Zacky

Ballot designation: Farmer/Businessman/Broadcaster

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on public safety, water infrastructure, economic deregulation.

Environmental content: Emphasizes water storage, desalination.

David Zickefoose

Ballot designation: Real Estate Investor

Party: Republican

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on tax reduction, public safety, and affordable energy.

Environmental content: Emphasizes wildfire prevention, forest management.

Tom Woodard

Ballot designation: Retired CEO

Party: Libertarian

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on energy deregulation, education reform, and fiscal conservatism.

Environmental content: Emphasizes suspending Cap, Trade, CO2 mandates to lower energy costs.

Ramsey Robinson

Ballot designation: School Social Worker

Party: Peace and Freedom

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
No record
Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on living wage guarantees, housing as a right, healthcare access.

Environmental content: Emphasizes environmental justice, clean air in low-income communities.

Naomi Bar-Lev

Ballot designation: Musician/Proprietor/Writer

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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No campaign website found.

Joseph Cabrera

Ballot designation: Business Administrator

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on affordable housing, public safety, infrastructure.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Elaine Culotti

Ballot designation: Entrepreneur/Farmer/Developer

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on public safety, transparent governance, economic growth.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott

Ballot designation: Logistical Professional/Chaplain

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on public safety, constitutional rights, economic independence.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Serge Fiankan

Ballot designation: Real Estate Broker

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on transparent governance, housing affordability, economic opportunity.

Environmental content: Emphasizes water infrastructure, groundwater protection, and climate resilience.

Lukasz Adam Filinski

Ballot designation: Father

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on government accountability, family-centered governance, and fiscal transparency.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Max Fomin

Ballot designation: Business Owner/Father

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on homelessness, housing affordability, public safety.

Environmental content: Emphasizes wildfire, drought preparedness.

Don J. Grundmann

Ballot designation: Doctor of Chiropractic

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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No campaign website found.

Jon Henderson

Ballot designation: Business Owner

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on economic growth, housing, infrastructure.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Lewis Herms

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on public safety, human trafficking, food safety.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Dawit Kellel

Ballot designation: Father

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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No campaign website found.

Anne Komarovsk

Ballot designation: Communications Executive

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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No campaign website found.

Duane Terrence Loynes Jr.

Party: No Party Preference

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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on human dignity, family support, worker protections.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Amanda Martin

Ballot designation: Mother/Builder/Entrepreneur

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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No record
Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on government accountability, affordable housing, healthcare access.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Brent Maupin

Ballot designation: Civil Engineer

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
Environmental Endorsements
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on public safety, child protection, water resource management.

Environmental content: Emphasizes wildfire mitigation, water resource management including desalination.

Daniel Mercuri

Ballot designation: Father/Author/Businessman

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on anti-corruption, constitutional rights, tax reform.

Environmental content: Emphasizes climate change, water for farmers, and electricity as listed policy topics without detail captured.

Mauro Alberto Orozco

Ballot designation: Small Business Owner

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on public safety, small business support, economic opportunity.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Reza Safarnejad

Ballot designation: Small Business Owner

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on housing affordability, government accountability, homelessness.

Environmental content: Emphasizes supporting science-based policies to protect the future.

Sam Sandak

Ballot designation: Filmmaker

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on reforming California film industry tax incentives to support independent filmmaking.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Christine R. Sarmiento

Ballot designation: Public Health Nurse

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on affordability, accountability, and community healthcare access.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Frederic C. Schultz

Ballot designation: Human Rights Attorney

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
No record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on human rights enforcement, basic income, universal housing.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.

Margaret Trowe

Ballot designation: Hotel Worker

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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No campaign website found.

Nancy D. Young

Ballot designation: CEO/Businesswoman/Pastor

Party: No Party Preference

Environmental Track Record
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Fossil Fuel / Industry Money
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Campaign website summary (AI-generated)

Priority: Focuses on practical transportation, affordable housing, public safety.

Environmental content: Does not mention a clear environmental statement on the homepage.