As a longtime advocate of people-friendly politics, I, Jack Castiglione, worked with a panel of Democrats to offer the best suggestions for fair-minded, humane candidates and measures that support the well-being of people across our communities.
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Vote on Nov 3, 2026 (or mail in your ballot early).
California Statewide Offices
Governor — Xavier Becerra
Lieutenant Governor — Fiona Ma
Attorney General — Rob Bonta
Secretary of State — Shirley N. Weber
State Controller — Malia M. Cohen
State Treasurer — Eleni Kounalakis
Superintendent of Public Instruction — Richard Barrera
Board of Equalization — No recommendation
Los Angeles County Judicial Races
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 64 — Maria Ghobadi
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 65 — Anna Slotky Reitano
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 87 — David DeJute
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 131 — Donna Tryfman
Los Angeles County Judicial Races
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 2 — Tal K. Valbuena
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 14 — Irene Lee
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 60 — Ann M. Maurer
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 66 — Ben Forer
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 81 — David Walgren
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 181 — Ryan Dibble
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Office No. 196 — Candice J. Henry
LA COUNTY SHERIFF Robert Luna
State Propositions
Proposition 1 — Yes ($11.25 billion bond for affordable and veterans housing)
Proposition 3 — Yes (Makes the Proposition 30/55 high-income tax permanent for schools and health care)
Proposition 4 — Yes (Repeals the ban on public campaign financing)
Proposition 5 — Yes (Removes the replacement-candidate question from statewide recall elections)
Proposition 39 — No (Requires voter identification for in-person and mail voting)
Proposition 40 – Yes (One-time 5% tax on billionaires for health care)
Proposition 41 — No (Establishes audit and Gann Limit rules that would nullify Proposition 40)
Proposition 42 — No (Constitutional ban on new wealth and personal-property taxes; would nullify Proposition 40)
Proposition 43 — No (Requires a two-thirds vote for citizen-initiated local special taxes)
Proposition 44 — No (Requires federally qualified health centers to spend 90% of revenue on “program services”)