2026 General Election Endorsements
Per our by-laws, the Palos Verdes Democrats only endorses candidate, measures, and propositions that have earned the endorsement of the Democratic Party. Those endorsement are earned through elections at the California Democratic Party Endorsing Convention, Regional Pre-Endorsement conferences, or through the LA County Democratic Party Central Committee. Endorsements require garnering at least 60% of the delegate votes at these conferences, which can be a high bar when there are many candidates for a particular office.
The lists below represent the official Democratic Party (and therefore, the Palos Verdes Democrats) endorsements for the June 2 2026 Primary Election. We have highlighted in Yellow those items that are of particular interest to our club membership. You will note that many of the races are not listed, indicating that the party failed to reach a consensus for that particular ballot item.
Governor: Xavier Becerra | Lieutenant Governor: Fiona Ma | Attorney General: Rob Bonta |
Secretary of State: Shirley Weber | Controller: Malia Cohen | Treasurer: Eleni Kounalakis |
Insurance Commissioner: Ben Allen | Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera |
Board of Equalization District 3: Mike Gipson
U.S. Congress District 36: Ted Lieu | State Assembly District 66: Paul Seo
State Senate District 24: No endorsement. Note: both are Democrats.
Proposition 1: YES | Proposition 2: YES | Proposition 3: YES | Proposition 4: YES
Proposition 5: YES | Proposition 37: YES | Proposition 38: YES | Proposition 39: NO | Proposition
40: YES | Proposition 41: NO | Proposition 42: NO | Proposition 43: NO | Proposition 44: NO |
Proposition 45: NO
LA County Measure A: YES | LA County Measure E: YES
LA County Sheriff: Robert Luna | LA Community College District Board Seat 2: Steve Veres |
LACCD Board Seat 4: Darryn Harris | LACCD Board Seat 6: Randall Winston | West Basin
Municipal Water District Board Division 1: Tommy Faavae
Superior Court Judge No. 64: Maria Ghobadi | Superior Court Judge No. 65: Justin Clayton |
Superior Court Judge No. 87: David DeJute
Palos Verdes Peninsula USD School Board: Lou Harley | Allyson Lehrer
Note: Paul Vidal is also a Democrat.
RPV City Council: David Chura | PV Library District Board: Maria Villa Lathrop | Beth Whittenbury
RPV - Measure RS, Public Safety/City Services: YES
PVE - Measure PVE, Law Enforcement Services and Pension Liability Payment: YES
DO NOT VOTE FOR THESE CANDIDATES: We are strongly opposed.
Palos Verdes Peninsula USD School Board: Liz Peterson | Jeremy Vanderhal
PV Library District Board: Peter Michel | Gabor Nemeth
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