Information About Candidate Statements
This voter guide includes candidate statements from United States Senate and statewide constitutional office candidates which begin on page 11 of this guide.
U.S. Senate
The office of U.S. Senate will have TWO separate contests on the June 7, 2022, Primary Election ballot. You may vote on both.
- The first contest is the regular election for the full 6-year term of office beginning on January 3, 2023 (full term).
- The second contest is a special vacancy election, since the current officeholder is temporarily filling a vacancy, for the remainder of the term ending on January 3, 2023 (partial/unexpired term).
U.S. Senate candidates can buy space for their candidate statement in this voter guide. Some candidates, however, choose not to buy space for a statement.
For the final certified list of candidates, which was due after this guide was published, go to vote.ca.gov.
U.S. Senate (full term)
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Akinyemi Agbede |
Democratic |
| Daphne Bradford |
No Party Preference |
| James P. Bradley |
Republican |
| James “Henk” Conn |
Green |
| Jon Elist |
Republican |
| Pamela Elizondo |
Green |
Eleanor Garcia |
No Qualified Party Preference |
| Yvonne R. Girard |
Republican |
| Don J. Grundmann |
No Qualified Party Preference |
| Myron L. Hall |
Republican |
Deon D. Jenkins |
No Party Preference |
| Sarah Sun Liew |
Republican |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Robert George Lucero, Jr. |
Republican |
| Mark P. Meuser |
Republican |
| Dan O’Dowd |
Democratic |
| Alex Padilla |
Democratic |
| John Thompson Parker |
Peace and Freedom |
| Enrique Petris |
Republican |
| Douglas Howard Pierce |
Democratic |
| Obaidul Huq Pirjada |
Democratic |
| Chuck Smith |
Republican |
| Carlos Guillermo Tapia |
Republican |
| Timothy J. Ursich |
Democratic |
| Cordie Williams |
Republican |
U.S. Senate (partial/unexpired term)
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Daphne Bradford |
No Party Preference |
| James P. Bradley |
Republican |
| Jon Elist |
Republican |
| Yvonne R. Girard |
Republican |
| Myron L. Hall |
Republican |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Mark P. Meuser |
Republican |
| Dan O’Dowd |
Democratic |
| Alex Padilla |
Democratic |
| Timothy Ursich, Jr. |
Democratic |
Statewide Constitutional Offices
California law includes voluntary spending limits for candidates running for state office who choose to keep their campaign expenses under specified dollar amounts. Statewide constitutional office candidates may buy space for a candidate statement (up to 250 words) in this voter guide if they accept the voluntary spending limits.
Voluntary spending limits for the following offices for the June 7, 2022, Primary Election are:
- Governor—$9,728,000
- Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—$6,485,000
- Member of the Board of Equalization—$1,621,000
In the following candidate lists, an asterisk (*) designates a statewide constitutional office candidate who accepted California’s voluntary campaign spending limits and therefore has the option to buy space for a candidate statement in this voter guide. (Some eligible candidates choose not to buy space for a candidate statement.)
For the final certified list of candidates, which was due after this guide was published, go to vote.ca.gov.
Governor
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Ronald A. Anderson* |
Republican |
| Heather Collins |
Green |
| Shawn Collins* |
Republican |
| Brian Dahle* |
Republican |
| Anthony “Tony” Fanara* |
Democratic |
| Serge Fiankan* |
No Party Preference |
| James G. Hanink* |
No Qualified Party Preference |
| Ron Jones |
Republican |
| Jenny Rae Le Roux* |
Republican |
| David Lozano* |
Republican |
| Daniel R. Mercuri* |
Republican |
| Gavin Newsom |
Democratic |
| Cristian Raul Morales* |
Republican |
| Robert C. Newman, II* |
Republican |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato* |
Democratic |
| Luis Javier Rodriguez* |
Green |
| Woodrow “Woody” Sanders, III |
No Party Preference |
| Reinette Senum* |
No Party Preference |
| Frederic Schultz |
No Party Preference |
| Michael Shellenberger |
No Party Preference |
| Lonnie Sortor |
Republican |
| Anthony Trimino* |
Republican |
| Joel Ventresca* |
Democratic |
| Major Williams* |
Republican |
| Leo S. Zacky* |
Republican |
| Bradley Zink* |
No Party Preference |
Lieutenant Governor
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Mohammad Arif* |
Peace and Freedom |
| David Fennell* |
Republican |
| David Hillberg* |
No Party Preference |
| Eleni Kounalakis* |
Democratic |
| Jeffrey Highbear Morgan* |
Democratic |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| William Cavett “Skee” Saacke* |
Democratic |
| Clint W. Saunders |
Republican |
| Angela E. Underwood Jacobs |
Republican |
Secretary of State
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Rob Bernosky |
Republican |
| Gary N. Blenner* |
Green |
| Matthew D. Cinquanta* |
No Party Preference |
| Rachel Hamm* |
Republican |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| James “JW” Paine |
Republican |
| Raul Rodriguez, Jr. |
Republican |
| Shirley N. Weber* |
Democratic |
Controller
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Lanhee Chen* |
Republican |
| Malia M. Cohen* |
Democratic |
| Ron Galperin* |
Democratic |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Steve Glazer* |
Democratic |
| Laura Wells* |
Green |
| Yvonne Yiu* |
Democratic |
Treasurer
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Meghann Adams* |
Peace and Freedom |
| Andrew Do* |
Republican |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Jack M. Guerrero* |
Republican |
| Fiona Ma* |
Democratic |
Attorney General
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Rob Bonta* |
Democratic |
| Eric Early* |
Republican |
| Nathan Hochman* |
Republican |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Dan Kapelovitz* |
Green |
| Anne Marie Schubert* |
No Party Preference |
Insurance Commissioner
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Vinson Eugene Allen* |
Democratic |
| Greg Conlon |
Republican |
| Veronika Fimbres* |
Green |
| Robert Howell* |
Republican |
| Nathalie Hrizi* |
Peace and Freedom |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Jasper “Jay” Jackson* |
Democratic |
| Ricardo Lara* |
Democratic |
| Marc Levine* |
Democratic |
| Robert J. Molnar* |
No Party Preference |
Board of Equalization District 1
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Jose S. Altamirano* |
Democratic |
| Ted Gaines* |
Republican |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Braden Murphy* |
Democratic |
| Nader Shahatit* |
Democratic |
Board of Equalization District 2
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Michela Alioto-Pier* |
Democratic |
| Sally J. Lieber* |
Democratic |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Peter Coe Verbica* |
Republican |
Board of Equalization District 3
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Y. Marie Manvel |
No Party Preference |
| John Mendoza |
Democratic |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Tony Vazquez |
Democratic |
Board of Equalization District 4
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Denis R. Bilodeau* |
Republican |
| David B. Dodson* |
Democratic |
| Randell R. Economy* |
Republican |
| Matthew Harper* |
Republican |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| John F. Kelly* |
Republican |
| Erik Peterson* |
Republican |
| Mike Schaefer* |
Democratic |
Superintendent of Public Instruction
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Marco Amaral* |
Nonpartisan |
| Joseph Guy Campbell |
Nonpartisan |
| Lance Ray Christensen |
Nonpartisan |
| Jim Gibson* |
Nonpartisan |
| Candidate Name |
Party |
| Ainye E. Long |
Nonpartisan |
| Tony K. Thurmond* |
Nonpartisan |
| George Yang* |
Nonpartisan |
For purposes of this guide, candidates listed as having “No Party Preference” either selected that choice or did not make any selection when registering to vote. Candidates listed as having “No Qualified Party Preference” indicated a preference for a party that has not currently qualified in California when registering to vote.
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