Endorsements for the June 7 primary

Over the last two months, our editorial board has surveyed hundreds of candidates, conducted several dozen interviews and issued dozens of endorsements of endorsements in races across Southern California. Here are our endorsements to date. You can full endorsements on our website in the Opinion section.

Statewide office

Lanhee Chen for state controller

Lance Christensen for state superintendent of public instruction

After interviewing candidates for state treasurer, our editorial board has declined to issue an endorsement. Treasurer Fiona Ma has failed to respond to multiple requests for an interview across several weeks.

Los Angeles County

Jeffrey Prang for Los Angeles County controller

Bob Hertzberg for Los Angeles County supervisor

Rick Caruso for mayor of

Los Angeles

Scott Silverstein for Los Angeles City Council

Hydee Feldstein Soto for Los Angeles city attorney

Stephanie Clements for Los Angeles city controller

Kelly Gonez and Nick Melvoin for Los Angeles Unified School Board

John Kennedy and Jason Lyon for Pasadena City Council

Our editorial board will be issuing further endorsements this week.

Orange County

Cecilia Iglesias for Board of Supervisors in District 2

Doug Chaffee for Board of Supervisors in District 4

Pat Bates for Board of Supervisors in District 5

Todd Spitzer for district attorney

Al Mijares for Orange County superintendent

Mari Barke, Lisa Sparks and Tim Shaw for Orange County Board of Education

Riverside County

Jeff Hewitt for Board of Supervisors

Lara Gressley for district attorney

San Bernardino County

Jesse Armendarez for Board of Supervisors

Curt Hagman for Board of Supervisors

Treasure Ortiz for mayor of San Bernardino

Our editorial board will be issuing endorsements in San Bernardino City Council races in the coming week.