EQCA endorses viable candidates running for local, state and federal offices who have a proven track record of supporting equal rights and legal protections for LGBTQ Californians and who are committed to advancing these goals in their capacity as elected officials.

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Bold indicates an openly LGBTQ candidate.

Current Endorsements

Statewide Offices:

• U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein
• Governor: Gavin Newsom
• Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
• Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
• Attorney General: Xavier Becerra
• State Controller: Betty Yee
• State Treasurer: Fiona Ma
• Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
• Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
• Board of Equalization District 1: No endorsement
• Board of Equalization District 2: Malia Cohen
• Board of Equalization District 3: No endorsement
• Board of Equalization District 4: No endorsement

Statewide Ballot Measures:

• Proposition 1: YES (Housing for Veterans & Farmworkers)
• Proposition 2: YES (Healthcare & Housing for Homeless)
• Proposition 5: NO (School Funding Cuts)
• Proposition 6: NO (Attack on Bridge & Road Safety)

United States House of Representatives:

• Congressional District 1: No endorsement
• Congressional District 2: Jared Huffman
• Congressional District 3: John Garamendi
• Congressional District 4: Jessica Morse
• Congressional District 5: Mike Thompson
• Congressional District 6: Doris Matsui
• Congressional District 7: Ami Bera
• Congressional District 8: No endorsement
• Congressional District 9: Jerry McNerney
• Congressional District 10: Josh Harder
• Congressional District 11: Mark DeSaulnier
• Congressional District 12: Nancy Pelosi
• Congressional District 13: Barbara Lee
• Congressional District 14: Jackie Speier
• Congressional District 15: Eric Swalwell
• Congressional District 16: Jim Costa
• Congressional District 17: Ro Khanna
• Congressional District 18: Anna Eshoo
• Congressional District 19: Zoe Lofgren
• Congressional District 20: Jimmy Panetta
• Congressional District 21: TJ Cox
• Congressional District 22: Andrew Janz
• Congressional District 23: No endorsement
• Congressional District 24: Salud Carbajal
• Congressional District 25: Katie Hill
• Congressional District 26: Julia Brownley
• Congressional District 27: Judy Chu
• Congressional District 28: Adam Schiff
• Congressional District 29: Tony Cárdenas
• Congressional District 30: Brad Sherman
• Congressional District 31: Pete Aguilar
• Congressional District 32: Grace Napolitano
• Congressional District 33: Ted Lieu
• Congressional District 34: Jimmy Gomez
• Congressional District 35: Norma Torres
• Congressional District 36: Raul Ruiz
• Congressional District 37: Karen Bass
• Congressional District 38: Linda Sánchez
• Congressional District 39: Gil Cisneros
• Congressional District 40: Lucille Roybal-Allard
• Congressional District 41: Mark Takano  
• Congressional District 42: No endorsement
• Congressional District 43: Maxine Waters
• Congressional District 44: Nanette Barragán
• Congressional District 45: Katie Porter
• Congressional District 46: Lou Correa
• Congressional District 47: Alan Lowenthal
• Congressional District 48: Harley Rouda
• Congressional District 49: Mike Levin
• Congressional District 50: Ammar Campa-Najjar
• Congressional District 51: Juan Vargas
• Congressional District 52: Scott Peters
• Congressional District 53: Susan Davis

California Senate:

• Senate District 2: Mike McGuire
• Senate District 4: No endorsement
• Senate District 6: Richard Pan
• Senate District 8: Bob Wieckowski
• Senate District 10: No endorsement
• Senate District 12: Anna Caballero
• Senate District 14: Melissa Hurtado
• Senate District 16: No endorsement
• Senate District 18: Bob Hertzberg
• Senate District 20: Connie Leyva
• Senate District 22: Mike Eng and Susan Rubio
• Senate District 24: Maria Elena Durazo
• Senate District 26: Ben Allen
• Senate District 28: Joy Silver 
• Senate District 30: Holly Mitchell
• Senate District 32: Bob Archuleta
• Senate District 34: Tom Umberg
• Senate District 36: Marggie Castellano
• Senate District 38: No endorsement
• Senate District 40: Ben Hueso

California Assembly:

• Assembly District 1: No endorsement
• Assembly District 2: Jim Wood
• Assembly District 3: Sonia Aery
• Assembly District 4: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
• Assembly District 5: No endorsement
• Assembly District 6: Jackie Smith
• Assembly District 7: Kevin McCarty
• Assembly District 8: No endorsement
• Assembly District 9: Jim Cooper
• Assembly District 10: Marc Levine
• Assembly District 11: James Frazier
• Assembly District 12: No endorsement
• Assembly District 13: Susan Eggman
• Assembly District 14: No endorsement
• Assembly District 15: Jovanka Beckles
• Assembly District 16: Catharine Baker
• Assembly District 17: David Chiu
• Assembly District 18: Rob Bonta
• Assembly District 19: Phil Ting
• Assembly District 20: Bill Quirk
• Assembly District 21: No endorsement
• Assembly District 22: Kevin Mullin
• Assembly District 23: No endorsement
• Assembly District 24: Marc Berman
• Assembly District 25: Kansen Chu
• Assembly District 26: No endorsement
• Assembly District 27: Ash Kalra
• Assembly District 28: Evan Low
• Assembly District 29: Mark Stone
• Assembly District 30: Robert Rivas
• Assembly District 31: Joaquin Arambula
• Assembly District 32: No endorsement
• Assembly District 33: No endorsement
• Assembly District 34: No endorsement
• Assembly District 35: No endorsement
• Assembly District 36: No endorsement
• Assembly District 37: Monique Limón
• Assembly District 38: Christy Smith
• Assembly District 39: Luz Rivas
• Assembly District 40: No endorsement
• Assembly District 41: Chris Holden
• Assembly District 42: No endorsement
• Assembly District 43: Laura Friedman
• Assembly District 44: Jacqui Irwin
• Assembly District 45: Jesse Gabriel
• Assembly District 46: No endorsement
• Assembly District 47: Eloise Reyes
• Assembly District 48: Blanca Rubio
• Assembly District 49: Ed Chau
• Assembly District 50: Richard Bloom
• Assembly District 51: Wendy Carillo
• Assembly District 52: Freddie Rodriguez
• Assembly District 53: Miguel Santiago
• Assembly District 54: Sydney Kamlager
• Assembly District 56: Eduardo Garcia
• Assembly District 57: Ian Calderon
• Assembly District 58: No endorsement
• Assembly District 59: Reginald Jones-Sawyer
• Assembly District 60: Sabrina Cervantes
• Assembly District 61: Jose Medina
• Assembly District 62: Autumn Burke
• Assembly District 63: Anthony Rendon
• Assembly District 64: Mike Gipson
• Assembly District 65: Sharon Quirk-Silva
• Assembly District 66: Al Muratsuchi
• Assembly District 67: No endorsement
• Assembly District 68: No endorsement
• Assembly District 69: Tom Daly
• Assembly District 70: Patrick O’Donnell
• Assembly District 71: No endorsement
• Assembly District 72: Josh Lowenthal
• Assembly District 73: Scott Rhinehart
• Assembly District 74: No endorsement
• Assembly District 75: No endorsement
• Assembly District 76: Tasha Boerner Horvath
• Assembly District 77: Sunday Gover
• Assembly District 78: Todd Gloria
• Assembly District 79: Shirley Weber
• Assembly District 80: Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher

Local:

• Alameda Board of Education: Joaquin Rivera
• Anaheim City Council – District 2: Jordan Brandman
• BART Board – District 8: Janice Li
• Berkeley City Council – District 8: Lori Droste
• Cabrillo College Board of Trustees: Adam Spickler
• Carlsbad Mayor: Cori Schumacher
• Chico City Council: Alexandria Brown
• Duarte City Council: Bryan Urias
• Dublin City Council: Shawn Kumagai 
• El Cerrito Mayor: Gabriel Quinto
• Encinitas City Council: Joe Mosca 
• Fullerton City Council – District 5: Ahmad Zahra
• Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education: Anthony Duarte
• Kern County Board of Supervisors – District 2: Whitney Weddell
• Los Angeles County Assessor: Jeffrey Prang
• Montebello City Council: Vivian Romero
• Oakland City Council – District 6: Marlo Rodriguez
• Orange City Council: Betty Valencia
• Rancho Cucamonga City Council: John Gallegos-Cordero
• Redlands City Council: Denise Davis
• Redwood City Council: Jason Galisatus
• Richmond City Council: Cesar Zepeda
• San Carlos City Council: Laura Parmer-Lohan
• San Diego City Council – District 2: Dr. Jen Campbell
• San Francisco Board of Education: Phil Kim
• San Francisco Board of Education: Mia Satya
• San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 8: Rafael Mandelman
• Santa Ana City Council – Ward 2: Paul Gonzalez
• Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors – District 4: Jimmy Dutra
• Valley County Water District Board: Ralph Galvan
• Ventura County Community College Board of Trustees – Area 1: Dina Pielaet and AJ Valenzuela
• West Basin Water Board: Scott Houston