|
CALIFORNIA
Your
complete directory of California candidates for Governor, State
Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election
cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election
office ... and state news sources.
"Politics1
is very impressive." -- Los
Angeles Times

CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline: March 2014
Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): May 2014
Primary: June 3, 2014
This
page was last updated on May 12, 2013

STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
Jerry
Brown (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Richard Aguirre (D)
- Economist & '10 Candidate
Tim Donnelly (R)
- State Assemblyman, Businessman & Tea Party Activist
Abel Maldonado (R)
- Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Santa
Maria Mayor & '12 US Rep. Nominee
Steve Poizner (R) -
Ex-State Insurance Commissioner, Ex-Technology Executive &
'10 Candidate
Rick Williams (R) -
Attorney, Ron Paul Campaign Activist & '12 US Sen. Candidate
Laura Wells (Green) -
Financial Consultant & Frequent Candidate
Cindy Sheehan
(PFP) - Peace Activist & Frequent Candidate
Jay Cabrera (Independent)
- Occupy Movement Activist & '12 US Rep. Candidate
Rakesh Kumar Christian
(Write-In) - '10 Candidate

Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Gavin
Newsom (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Howard Leonhardt (Independent)
- Businessman, Vineyard Owner & Inventor
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
[ Debra
Bowen (D)* - Term Limited in 2014. ]
Elaine Alquist (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblywoman &
Ex-Cupertino School Board Member
Charles Calderon (D)
- Ex-State Assembly Majority Leader, Ex-State Senate Majority
Leader & '98 Atty. Gen. Candidate
Mike Davis (D) - Ex-State Assemblyman & Ex-Congressional Aide
Mervin Evans (D) - Businessman,
Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Alex Padilla (D) -
State Sen., Ex-Los Angeles City Council President & Mechanical
Engineer
Leland Yee (D) - State
Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, San Francisco Supervisor & '11
SF Mayor Candidate
Pete Peterson (R) - Think Tank
Executive Director & Ex-Marketing Executive
David Curtis (Green)
- Architect, Artist, Environmental Activist & '10 Nevada Gov.
Nominee
STATE
CONTROLLER:
[ John
Chiang (D)* - Term Limited in 2014. ]
Ron Calderon (D) - State
Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman & Mortgage Broker
Dean Florez (D)
- Ex-State Senate Majority Leader, Ex-State Assemblyman &
Non-Profit Group CEO
Dario
Frommer (D) - Ex-State Assembly Majority Leader & Attorney
Bill Lockyer (D) - State Treasurer, Ex-Attorney General &
Ex-State Sen.
Betty Yee (D) - State Board
of Equalization Member & Ex-Deputy State Budget Director

STATE
TREASURER:
[ Bill
Lockyer (D)* - Candidate for State Controller in 2014. ]
John Chiang (D)
- State Controller, Ex-State Board of Equalization Member &
Attorney
Fabian
Núñez (D) - Ex-State Assembly Speaker, Public
Relations Executive & Ex-Labor Union Advisor
Sam Blakeslee (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assembly Minority
Leader, Financial Planner & Ex-Research Scientist
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Kamala
Harris (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER:
Dave
Jones (D)*

STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is a Non-Partisan Positition)
Tom
Torlakson (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

U.S.
SENATOR:
Dianne Feinstein (D)*
- Next Election in 2018.

Barbara Boxer (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
- Next Election in 2016.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Doug
LaMalfa (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
2:
Jared
Huffman (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Andy Caffrey (D)
- Videographer, US Green Party Co-Founder, Environmental Activist
& '12 Candidate
Dale Mensing (R)

District
3:
John
Garamendi (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Dan Logue (R) - State
Assemblyman & Ex-Yuba County Supervisor
Kim Vann (R) - Colusa County Supervisor, Businesswoman,
Farmer, Ex-Congressional Aide & '12 Nominee
District
4:
Tom
McClintock (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
5:
Mike
Thompson (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Stewart
Cilley (R) - Accountant & '12 Candidate
District
6:
Doris
Matsui (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Joseph McCray
Sr. (R) - Landscaping Contractor, Retired Army Officer &
'12 Nominee

District
7:
Ami
Bera (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Elizabeth Emken (R) -
Financial Executive, Autism Activist & '12 US Sen. Nominee
Ted Gaines (R) - State
Sen. & Ex-State Assemblyman
Doug Ose (R) - Ex-Congressman, Businessman & '08 Candidate
District
8:
Paul Cook (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
9:
Jerry
McNerney (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
10:
Jeff Denham (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Mike Barkley (D)
- Attorney, Democratic Activist, Navy Veteran & '12 Candidate
Michael Eggman (D)
- Bee Farmer
Jose Hernandez (D)
- Retired NASA Astronaut, Engineer, Ex-Farm Worker & '12 Nominee

District
11:
George
Miller (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
12:
Nancy
Pelosi (D)* - (House
Minority Leader Site) - (DCCC
Political Site)
David
Peterson (D) - Technology Executive & '12 Candidate
John Dennis (R) -
Businessman, Ron Paul Campaign Activist & '10/'12 Nominee
District
13:
Barbara
Lee (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
14:
Jackie
Speier (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
15:
Eric Swalwell (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Ellen Corbett (D)
- State Senate Majority Leader & Attorney
District
16:
Jim Costa (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Loraine Goodwin (D) - Physician,
Attorney & Frequent Candidate
District
17:
Mike Honda (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Ro Khanna (D) - Ex-US Commerce
Dept. Official
District
18:
Anna
Eshoo (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
19:
Zoe Lofgren (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
20:
Sam
Farr (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
21:
David
Valadao (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
22:
Devin
Nunes (R)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
23:
Kevin
McCarthy (R)* - (House
Majority Whip Site) - (Campaign
Site)
District
24:
Lois
Capps (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Paul Coyne Jr. (D)
- Banker, Businessman & Army Veteran
Chris Mitchum
(R) - Actor, '12 Candidate & '98 State Assembly Nominee
District
25:
Howard "Buck" McKeon
(R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
26:
Julia Brownley
(D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Tony Strickland (R)
- Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Businessman & Frequent
Candidate
Jeff
Suppan (R) - Pro Baseball Player

District
27:
Judy
Chu (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jack Orswell (R) - Private
Investigator, Ex-FBI Agent & '12 Candidate
District
28:
Adam
Schiff (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Phil Jennerjahn (R)
- Political Consultant, Army Veteran, '12 Candidate & '09
Los Angeles Mayor Candidate
District
29:
Tony
Cardenas (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Venice Gamble (D)
- Paralegal
District
30:
Brad Sherman (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
District
31:
Gary Miller (R)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Pete Aguilar (D) - Redlands
Mayor, Lobbyist, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '12 Candidate
Joe Baca (D) - Ex-Congressman,
Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman & Army Veteran
Eloise Gomez Reyes (D)
- Attorney
Danny Tillman
(D) - San Bernardino School Board Member
District
32:
Grace Napolitano
(D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
33:
Henry
Waxman (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
34:
Xavier
Becerra (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
35:
Glorida
Negrete McLeod (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
36:
Raul Ruiz (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Brian Nestande (R)
- State Assemblyman, Public Relations Consultant & Ex-Congressional
Aide
District
37:
Karen
Bass (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
38:
Linda Sanchez (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
District
39:
Ed Royce (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Jay Chen (D) - Hacienda-La
Puente School Board Member, Businessman, Navy Veteran & '12
Candidate
District
40:
Lucille Roybal-Allard
(D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
41:
Mark Takano (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
42:
Ken
Calvert (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jeff Stone (R) - Riverside
County Supervisor & Pharmacist
Kerri Condley (D)
Boyd Roberts (D)
- Realtor

District
43:
Maxine
Waters (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
44:
Janice
Hahn (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
45:
John
Campbell (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
46:
Loretta
Sanchez (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

District
47:
Alan Lowenthal
(D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
48:
Dana Rohrabacher
(R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
49:
Darrell Issa (R)*
- (Campaign
Site)
District
50:
Duncan Hunter (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
James Kimber (D) -
Physician Assistant

District
51:
Juan
Vargas (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
52:
Scott Peters (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Carl DeMaio (R) - Ex-San
Diego City Councilman, Businessman & '12 San Diego Mayor Candidate
District
53:
Susan
Davis (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
American
Independent Party
California Democratic Party
Constitution Party
of California
Green Party of California
Libertarian Party of California
Peace & Freedom Party
Reform Party of California
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
California Greening
California Voter Foundation
CalNews.com (Conservative)
Capitol Alert (Sacramento)
Contra Costa Times
Davis Enterprise
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 Usual
Suspects (Politics)
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
Vacaville Reporter
Valley Roadrunner
Ventura County Star
Watch Sonoma County
(Politics)
Whittier Daily News

| HELP
MAKE POLITICS1 COMPLETE!! IF
YOU KNOW OF A CANDIDATE MISSING FROM OUR LISTS, PLEASE . |
|