Endorsements for the Nov. 8 midterms
Our editorial board has surveyed hundreds of candidates, conducted several dozen interviews and issued dozens of endorsements in races across Southern California. Here are our endorsements to date. You can read full endorsements on our website.
Statewide office
Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate Eleni Kounalakis for lieutenant governor
Shirley Weber for secretary of state
Rob Bonta for state attorney general
Lanhee Chen for state controller
Jack Guerrero for state treasurer
Lance Christensen for state superintendent of public instruction
No endorsement for insurance commissioner
Statewide measures
No on Proposition 26 No on Proposition 27 Yes on Proposition 28 No on Proposition 29 No on Proposition 30 No on Proposition 31
Los Angeles County
Mike Garcia for 27th congressional district
Robert Garcia for 42nd congressional district
Suzette Martinez Valladares for Assembly District 40
Josh Lowenthal for Assembly District 69
Robert Luna for Los Angeles County sheriff
Bob Hertzberg for Los Angeles County supervisor
Rick Caruso for mayor of Los Angeles
Paul Koretz for Los Angeles city controller
Hydee Feldstein Soto for Los Angeles city attorney
Suzie Price for Long Beach mayor
Kristina Duggan, Megan Kerr, Joni Ricks-Oddie for Long Beach Council
Kelly Gonez for Los Angeles Unified School Board
Melissa Hammond for Superior Court Office No. 118
No on Measure ULA in the city of Los Angeles
No on Measure SP in the city of Los Angeles
No on Measure H in the city of Pasadena
Orange County
Young Kim for 40th congressional district
Lou Correa for 46th congressional district
Scott Baugh for 47th congressional district
Brian Maryott for 49th congressional district
Rhonda Shader for Senate District 34
Matt Gunderson for Senate District 38
Laurie Davies for Assembly District 74
Diane Dixon for Assembly District 72
Sharon Quirk-Silva for Assembly District 67
Doug Chaffee for Board of Supervisors in District 4
Pat Bates for Board of Supervisors in District 5
Ashleigh Aitken for Anaheim mayor
Al Jabbar, Carlos Leon and Hari Lal for Anaheim council
Inland Empire
Norma Torres for 35th congressional district
Jay Obernolte for 23rd congressional district
Kelly Seyarto for Senate District 32
Matt Rahn for Assembly District 71
Bill Essayli for Assembly District 63
Jeff Hewitt for Riverside County Board of Supervisors
Jesse Armendarez for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors