Endorsements
Endorsements
The CFT makes endorsements in every election after soliciting a candidate’s positions on issues important to educators, carefully reviewing voting records and conducting extensive interviews. The CFT also analyzes ballot measures on each statewide ballot before making a recommendation.
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Want to learn about California’s U.S. Senate Candidates? Check out CFT’s candidate fact sheet: 2024 General Election Endorsements
- Incumbents are labeled with an (*)
- Dual Endorsements are labeled with an (+)
BALLOT MEASURES
YES | Prop 2
School Facilities Bond
YES | Proposition 3
Freedom to Marry
YES | Proposition 4
Climate Bond
YES | Proposition 5
Housing and Infrastructure Votes
YES | Proposition 6
Outlaws Involuntary Servitude
YES | Proposition 32
Minimum Wage
NO | Proposition 36
Repeals Prop 47
US SENATE
Adam Schiff
CALIFORNIA SENATE
SD 5 Jerry McNerney
SD 9 Tim Grayson
SD 11 Scott Wiener*
SD 13 Josh Becker*
SD 15 Dave Cortese*
SD 17 John Laird*
SD 19 Lisa Middleton
SD 21 Monique Limon
SD 23 Kipp Mueller
SD 25 Sasha Renee Perez
SD 27 Henry Stern*
SD 29 Eloise Gomez Reyes
SD 31 Sabrina Cervantes
SD 33 Lena Gonzalez*
SD 35 Michelle Chambers
SD 37 Josh Newman*
SD 39 Akilah Weber
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY
AD 2 Chris Rogers
AD 4 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry*
AD 6 Maggy Krell
AD 7 Porsche Middleton
AD 10 Stephanie Nguyen*
AD 11 Lori Wilson*
AD 12 Damon Connolly*
AD 13 Rhodesia Ransom
AD 14 Buffy Wicks*
AD 15 Anamarie Avila Farias
AD 16 Rebecca Bauer-Kahan*
AD 17 Matt Haney*
AD 18 Mia Bonta*
AD 19 Catherine Stefani
AD 20 Liz Ortega*
AD 21 Diane Papan*
AD 22 Jess Self
AD 23 Marc Berman*
AD 24 Alex Lee*
AD 25 Ash Kalra*
AD 26+ Patrick Ahrens | Tara Sreekrishnan
AD 27 Esmeralda Soria*
AD 28 Gail Pellerin*
AD 29 Robert Rivas*
AD 30 Dawn Addis*
AD 31 Joaquin Arambula*
AD 35 Jasmeet Bains*
AD 36 Joey Acuna
AD 37 Gregg Hart*
AD 38 Steve Bennett*
AD 39 Juan Carrillo*
AD 40 Pilar Schiavo*
AD 41 John Harabedian
AD 43 Celeste Rodriguez
AD 44 Nick Schultz
AD 45 James Ramos*
AD 46 Jesse Gabriel*
AD 47 Christy Holstege
AD 49 Mike Fong*
AD 50 Robert Garcia
AD 51 Rick Chavez Zbur*
AD 52 Jessica Caloza
AD 54 Mark Gonzalez
AD 55 Isaac Bryan*
AD 56 Lisa Calderon*
AD 57 Sade Elhawary
AD 58 Clarissa Cervantes
AD 60 Corey Jackson*
AD 61 Tina McKinnor*
AD 62 Jose Solache
AD 63 Chris Shoults
AD 64 Blanca Pacheco*
AD 65 Mike Gipson*
AD 66 Al Muratsuchi*
AD 68 Avelino Valencia*
AD 69 Josh Lowenthal*
AD 73 Cottie Petrie-Norris*
AD 70 Jimmy Pham
AD 73 Cottie Petrie-Norris
AD 74 Chris Duncan
AD 76 Darshana Patel
AD 77 Tasha Boerner*
AD 78 Chris Ward*
AD 79 LaShae Sharp-Collins
AD 80 David Alvarez*
U.S. CONGRESS
CD 2 Jared Huffman*
CD 3 Jessica Morse
CD 4 Mike Thompson*
CD 6 Ami Bera*
CD 7 Doris Matsui*
CD 8 John Garamendi*
CD 9 Josh Harder*
CD 10 Mark DeSaulnier*
CD 11 Nancy Pelosi*
CD 12 Lateefah Simon
CD 13 Adam Gray
CD 14 Eric Swalwell*
CD 15 Kevin Mullin*
CD 16 Evan Low
CD 17 Ro Khanna*
CD 18 Zoe Lofgren*
CD 19 Jimmy Panetta*
CD 21 Jim Costa*
CD 22 Rudy Salas
CD 23 Derek Marshall
CD 24 Salud Carbajal*
CD 25 Raul Ruiz*
CD 26 Julia Brownley*
CD 27 George Whitesides
CD 28 Judy Chu*
CD 29 Luz Rivas
CD 30 Laura Friedman
CD 31 Gil Cisneros
CD 32 Brad Sherman*
CD 33 Pete Aguilar*
CD 34 Jimmy Gomez*
CD 35 Norma Torres*
CD 36 Ted Lieu*
CD 37 Sydney Kamlager*
CD 38 Linda Sanchez*
CD 39 Mark Takano*
CD 40 Joe Kerr
CD 41 Will Rollins
CD 42 Robert Garcia*
CD 43 Maxine Waters*
CD 44 Nanette Barragan*
CD 45 Derek Tran
CD 46 Lou Correa*
CD 47 Dave Min
CD 49 Mike Levin*
CD 50 Scott Peters*
CD 51 Sara Jacobs*
CD 52 Juan Vargas*
Paid for by California Federation of Teachers COPE and California Federation of Teachers COPE Prop/Ballot Committee. Not authorized by a candidate or a committee controlled by a candidate.