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complete directory of California candidates for Governor, State
Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election
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CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline (Political Party Candidates): March 17, 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 6, 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 2010
Primary: June 8, 2010
This
page was last updated on June 29, 2009

STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
[ Arnold
Schwarzenegger (R)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Tom Campbell (R) - Ex-Congressman,
Law School Professor, Ex-State Budget Director & '00 US Senate
Nominee
Steve Poizner (R) -
State Insurance Commissioner, Ex-Technology Executive & Ex-White
House Fellow
Meg Whitman (R) - Ex-eBay
CEO
Richard Aguirre (D)
Jerry Brown (D) - Attorney
General, Ex-Governor, Ex-Secretary of State, Ex-Oakland Mayor
& Ex-State Democratic Chair
Gavin Newsom (D) - San
Francisco Mayor & Ex-Businessman
Jack O'Connell (D) - State
Superintendent of Schools, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman
& Ex-Teacher
Steve
Westly (D) - Ex-State Controller, Ex-Internet Executive &
'06 Candidate
Georges Marciano (Independent)
- Guess Jeans Co-Founder
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
[ John
Garamendi (D)* - Candidate for Congress in 2010. ]
Mervin Evans (D)
- Businessman, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Dean Florez (D) -
State Senate Majority Leader & Investment Banker
Alan Lowenthal (D)
- State Sen,, Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Long Beach City Councilman
& Retired College Professor
Sam Aanestad (R) - State
Sen. & Surgeon
Jeff Denham (R) - State
Sen., Businessman, Rancher & USAF Veteran
Tim Leslie (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Businessman
& '98 Nominee
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
Debra
Bowen (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Audra
Strickland (R) - State Assemblywoman & Ex-Teacher
STATE
CONTROLLER:
John
Chiang (D)*
Bill Leonard (R) - State
Board of Equalization Member, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-State Assembly
Minority Leader

STATE
TREASURER:
Bill
Lockyer (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Robert Lauten (AIP)
- Anti-NAFTA Activist & '08 Congressional Nominee
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
[ Jerry
Brown (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Joe
Canciamilla (D) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Contra Costa County
Supervisor & Attorney
Rocky Delgadillo (D)
- Los Angeles City Attorney, Ex-L.A. Deputy Mayor & '06 Candidate
Kamala Harris (D) -
San Francisco District Attorney
Chris Kelly (D) - Facebook.com
Executive & Attorney
Ted Lieu (D) - State Assemblyman
& Attorney
Pedro Nava (D) - State
Assemblyman, Ex-State Coastal Commission Member & Attorney
Bobby Shriver (D) -
Santa Monica City Councilman, Attorney, Environmental Activist
& Brother of First Lady Maria Shriver
Albert Torrico (D)
- State Assembly Majority Leader, Ex-Newark City Councilman &
Attorney
Steve Cooley (R) - Los Angeles County District Attorney
Bonnie Dumanis (R) - San Diego County District Attorney
Tom Harman (R) - State
Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Huntington Beach City Councilman
& Attorney
Chuck Poochigian (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Attorney
& '06 Nominee
Jan Scully (R) - Sacramento County District Attorney
McGregor Scott (R) - Ex-US Attorney
INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER:
[ Steve
Poizner (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2010. ]
Patty Berg (D) - Ex-State Assemblywoman
Hector De La Torre (D)
- State Assemblyman & Ex-South Gate City Councilman
Dave Jones (D)
- State Assemblyman, Ex-Sacramento City Councilman & Attorney
STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is a Non-Partisan Positition)
[ Jack
O'Connell (D)* - Term Limited in 2010. ]
Larry Aceves (D) - Ex-School
District Superintendent & Educator
Francisco Reveles (D)
- College Professor
Gloria Romero (D) - State
Sen., Ex-State Assemblywoman & Ex-L.A. Community College Trustee
Tom Torlakson (D) -
State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Antioch City Commissioner
& Ex-Teacher
U.S.
SENATOR:
Barbara
Boxer (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Chuck DeVore (R) - State
Assemblyman, Ex-Irvine City Commissioner & Ex-Aerospace Executive
Carly Fiorina (R) -
Ex-Hewlett Packard CEO
Al Ramirez (R) - Businessman
& GOP Activist

Dianne Feinstein (D)*
- Next Election in 2012.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Mike
Thompson (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Zane Starkewolf (R) - Businessman
& '08 Nominee
District
2:
Wally
Herger (R)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
3:
Dan Lungren (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
Amerish Bera (D) - Physician
Gary Davis (D)
- Elk Grove City Councilman, Ex-Natomas School Board Trustee &
Non-Profit Group Executive
Bill Slaton (D) - Sacramento Municipal Utility District Director
Steve Wilensky (D) - Calaveras
County Supervisor, Farmer & Retired Labor Union Organizer
D.A. "Art" Tuma (Libertarian)
- Retired Engineer, Libertarian Activist & Frequent Candidate
District
4:
Tom
McClintock (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
5:
Doris
Matsui (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
6:
Lynn
Woolsey (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
7:
George
Miller (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
8:
Nancy
Pelosi (D)* - (House
Speaker's Site) - (DCCC
Political Site)
Cindy Sheehan (Independent)
- Anti-War Activist, Mother of US Soldier Killed in Iraq &
'08 Candidate
District
9:
Barbara
Lee (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
10 - Special Election 2009:
[ Ellen
Tauscher (D)* - Resigned June 26, 2009 to become US Undersecretary
of State. ]
Tiffany Attwood (D)
- Danville Planning Commission Member & Homemaker
Joan Buchanan (D) -
State Assemblywoman, Ex-San Ramon Valley School Board Member &
Ex-Businesswoman
Joe Canciamilla (D) - Ex-State Assemblyman
Mark DeSaulnier (D)
- State Sen. & Ex-State Assemblyman
John Garamendi (D) - Lt.
Governor, Ex-State Insurance Commissioner, Ex-State Sen. &
'94/'82 Gov. Candidate
Adriel Hampton (D)
- Municipal Investigator & Ex-Newspaper Journalist
Dan Richard (D) - Ex-BART Director
Gino VanGundy (D) -
University Office Worker & Gay Rights Activist
Anthony Woods
(D) - Iraq War Veteran
Chris Bunch (R) - Businessman
Tom Del Beccaro (R)
- State GOP Vice Chairman
Nick Gerber (R) - Businessman
& '08 Nominee
David Harmer (R) -
Attorney
Catherine Moy (R) -
Fairfield City Councilwoman, Journalist & Conservative Activist
Warren
Rupf (R) - Contra Costa County Sheriff
Abram Wilson (R) - San Ramon Mayor & '08 State Assembly Nominee
Jeremy Cloward (Green)
- College Instructor
Scott Talan (Independent) - Ex-Lafayette Mayor
District
11:
Jerry
McNerney (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
David Bernal (R) - Attorney
& Ex-Telecommunications Executive
Jon Del Arroz (R) - Businessman
& Mortgage Analyst
Brad Goehring (R)
- Winegrape Farmer
District
12:
Jackie
Speier (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
13:
Fortney
"Pete" Stark (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
14:
Anna
Eshoo (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
15:
Mike
Honda (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
16:
Zoe
Lofgren (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
17:
Sam
Farr (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
18:
Dennis
Cardoza (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
19:
George
Radanovich (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Mike Villines (R) - State Assemblyman
District
20:
Jim
Costa (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Josh Miller (R)
- Conservative Activist
District
21:
Devin
Nunes (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
22:
Kevin
McCarthy (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
23:
Lois
Capps (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
24:
Elton
Gallegly (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Tim Allison (D) - Businessman
Marta Jorgensen
(D) - Nurse, Ex-Teacher & '08 Nominee
Shawn Stern (D) - Environmental
Consultant & Tutor
District
25:
Howard
"Buck" McKeon (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jackie Conaway (D) - Law Office Manager, Ex-Home Health Care Worker,
Ex-Federal Employee & '08 Nominee

District
26:
David
Dreier (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
27:
Brad
Sherman (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
28:
Howard
Berman (D)*
District
29:
Adam
Schiff (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
30:
Henry
Waxman (D)*
Tony Dolz (R) - Conservative
Activist & '06 State Assembly Nominee

District
31:
Xavier
Becerra (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
32 - Special Election - July 14, 2009:
[ Hilda
Solis (D)* - Resigned February 24, 2009 to become US Labor
Secretary. ]
Judy Chu (D) - State Board
of Equalization Chair, Ex-State Assemblywoman, Ex-Monterey Park
City Councilor & Psychologist
Betty Chu (R) - Monterey
Park City Councilwoman, Attorney & Banker
Christopher Agrella
(Libertarian) - Businessman & '08 Nominee
Eleanor García (Socialist Workers/Write-In) - Communist
Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate
District
33:
Diane
Watson (D)*
Felton Newell (D) -
Attorney, Community Activist & Ex-Congressional Intern
Phil Jennerjahn (R)
- Realtor, Script Writer, Army Veteran & '09 Los Angeles Mayor
Candidate
District
34:
Lucille
Roybal-Allard (D)*
District
35:
Maxine
Waters (D)*

District
36:
Jane
Harman (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Marcy Winograd
(D) - Progressive Activist & '08 Candidate
District
37:
Laura
Richardson (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Peter Mathews (D)
- College Professor & Frequent Candidate
Nick Dibs (Independent)
- Teacher
District
38:
Grace
Napolitano (D)*
District
39:
Linda
Sanchez (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
40:
Ed
Royce (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Christina Avalos (D)
- Mental Health Consultant, Latino Community Activist & Frequent
Candidate

District
41:
Jerry
Lewis (R)*
District
42:
Gary
Miller (R)*
District
43:
Joe
Baca (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
44:
Ken
Calvert (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Chris Riggs (R)
- Realtor & Ex-Financial Consultant
Bill Hedrick (D)
- Corona-Norco School Board President, Teacher & '08 Nominee
District
45:
Mary
Bono Mack (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Steve Pougnet (D) -
Palm Springs Mayor

District
46:
Dana
Rohrabacher (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Ron St. John (R) -
Attorney & '08 Candidate
District
47:
Loretta
Sanchez (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Quang Pham (R) -
Businessman, USMC Veteran & Author
Van Tran (R) - State
Assemblyman, Ex-Garden Grove Councilman, Attorney & Ex-Congressional
Aide
District
48:
John
Campbell (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Beth Krom (D) - Irvine
City Councilwoman, Ex-Irvine Mayor, Businesswoman & Ex-Teacher
District
49:
Darrell
Issa (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Bill Lussenheide
(AIP) - Businessman & Radio Talk Show Host

District
50:
Brian Bilbray (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Francine Busby (D)
- Ex-Cardiff School Board Member, College Professor & '04/'06
Nominee
Tracy Emblem (D)
- Attorney & Democratic Activist
District
51:
Bob
Filner (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
52:
Duncan
D. Hunter (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Joe Ryan (Write-In)
- Businessman & '08 Candidate
District
53:
Susan
Davis (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Matt Friedman (R)
- Businessman

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
American
Independent Party (Constitution)
California
Communist Party USA
California Democratic Party
Green Party of California
Libertarian Party of California
Peace & Freedom Party
California Republican Party
Socialist Party of California
STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary
of State's Office

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Alameda
Times-Star
Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale)
Around the Capitol
Bakersfield Californian
Beverly Hills Weekly
CalBlog.com (Politics)
California Greening
California Political Review
California Voter Foundation
CalNews.com (Conservative)
CalRaces.com
Capitol Alert (Sacramento)
Contra Costa Times
Davis Enterprise
DNet: California
East Bay Express (Alternative)
ElectionVolunteer.com
Eureka Times-Standard
FlashReport.org (Conservative)
Frontiers Newsmagazine
(Gay)
Law.com California
League of Women Voters:
California Education Fund
Lompoc Record
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Los Angeles City Beat (Alternative)
Los Angeles Daily Breeze
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Jewish Journal
Los Angeles Times
- (Politics Section)
Los Angeles Weekly (Alternative)
- (Politics Section)
Modesto Bee
Nevada City Union
North County Times (San Diego/Riverside)
Oakland Tribune
Orange County Now
Orange County Register
Orange County Weekly (Alternative)
Ontario Inland Valley
Daily Bulletin
Palm Springs Desert
Sun News
Pasadena Star-News
Placerville Mountain Democrat
Political Vanguard (Republican)
PolitickerCA
Pomona Inland Valley
News (African-American)
Redlands Daily Facts
Ridgecrest Daily Independent
Riverside Press-Enterprise / Inland
Empire Online
Rough & Tumble
Sacramento Bee
San Bernadino County Sun
San Diego Daily Transcript
- (Government Section)
San Diego Union Tribune
- (Politics
Section)
San Francisco Bay Area Reporter
(Gay)
San Francisco Bay Guardian (Alternative)
San Francisco Bay View (African-American)
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Frontlines
(Left)
SFpolitics.com
San Francisco Usual
Suspects (Politics)
San Francisco Voter (Liberal)
San Francisco Weekly (Alternative)
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
San Jose Mercury News
San Luis Obispo County
Telegram-Tribune
Santa Barbara News-Press
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Siskiyou Daily News
Smart Voter - League of Women
Voters
Solano County Daily Republic
Sonoma Index-Tribune
Stockton Record
Tahoe World
Torrance Daily Breeze
UCLA
Online Campaign Literature Archive
Vacaville Reporter
Valley Roadrunner
Ventura County Star
Whittier Daily News
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