What’s on the ballot for Fresno.

Sees government overreach as the obstacle and free-market competition as the fix.

He runs as an independent, angry at "fat cat" money and politicians doing "next to nothing.".

Frames partisan "sclerosis" as the problem — offers "country over party" independence.

Says CA-20 needs an advocate for people over party, corporate donors, and “absentee leadership.”.

Frames his long Central Valley tenure as a tool for delivering tangible district results.

Frames his farmworker-to-military path as proof the American Dream must work in the Valley.

A self-described "political outsider" who favors "hard work over handouts.".

Frames the Central Valley’s contaminated drinking water crisis as his reason for running.

Cites family hardship and “career politicians” as reasons he runs for working families.

An educator and addiction counselor running with no party preference in California's 21st District.

Frames herself as a "doctor, not a career politician" putting the Central Valley first.

Highlights rejecting corporate PAC money as proof he puts working families first.

Frames his dairy-farm roots as grounding practical Republican work for Central Valley families.

Frames lived experience with poverty and social work as a guide to challenge entrenched power.

Says he is the "antithesis to California state government, " running against one-party rule.

Frames the race as a "break-glass moment" to defend the California Dream from rising costs.

Treats California's problem as accountability, not revenue — a "back to basics" Democrat.

Presents herself as a whiteboard-wielding watchdog holding CEOs and Trump officials accountable.

Says California must stop "throwing money at problems" and unite labor and business.

A retired U.S. Army sergeant and retired county/federal employee.

Says corrupt one-party Democratic rule broke California — pitches a "Califordable" reset.

No Party Preference candidate for California governor.

Frames affordability as a fight to end corporate domination of politics.

Frames his bid as a fight against "oath violators" and "party over people" politics.

Frames Sacramento as corrupt — an outsider taking on "crooks, cowards, and globalist sellouts.".

Runs as a Republican real estate broker with roughly 30 years in California real estate.

Frames herself as a grassroots outsider taking on establishment Democrats and Trump-era abuses.

Presents growth and equity as compatible, using both Keynesian and supply-side tools.

A San Diego real estate broker who has run her own mortgage firm since the mid-1990s.

Presents himself as a Blue Dog Democrat fighting "Atheist Marxism" and defending capitalism.

Frames his run as "legacy leadership" and a "builder's choice, " not career politics.

Says California has a management crisis, not a revenue problem — and needs engineering rigor.

Frames his independent bid around fighting wasteful spending and making government deliver.

Uses "People are power" to frame government as serving working people, not the wealthy.

Former Tracy mayor, pastor and nonprofit CEO; Tracy's first female and first African American mayor.

Says California is broken by Sacramento leadership — runs as a business-minded outsider.

Serves as vice president at Bad Hat Harry Productions, with a film and TV background.

A longtime Socialist Workers Party organizer rooted in factory work and union activism.

A pilot-entrepreneur and self-described "caring humanitarian" pitching "space-age" growth.

Runs as an independent, saying Californians are "tired of extremes" and need common sense.

Says rising costs, public-safety concerns, and barriers need practical leadership.

Frames his independent bid as "California 2.0, " applying fiduciary ethics to government.

Frames government’s only rightful job as protecting rights under the non-aggression principle.

A proud socialist organizer, he frames government as for people, not billionaires.

A Redding logistical professional and chaplain running as a No Party Preference candidate.

Says California should “do what works, stop what doesn’t, ” over bureaucratic inertia.

Says public schools and government aid enabled her success — and are harder to access.

Says California needs a builder, not political theater, to make fixes work in real life.

Says California needs science and entrepreneurship to solve "hard problems, " not react to headlines.

Presents himself as an evidence-driven mathematician bringing “analytical clarity” to government.

Says "real change" comes from communities, not top-down systems, via stories and micro-economies.

Republican candidate for California Governor.

An immigrant from Abyssinia and Navy veteran, he frames his run as independent of parties.

Frames his bid as independent of party machines and large donors, focused on measurable results.

Frames politics as a "campaign for sanity" against the IRS, Fed, and "homosexual movement.".

Democratic candidate for California Governor.

Argues educators can make "fantastic governors, " drawing on decades in K-12 schools.

No Party Preference candidate for California Governor.

A self-described "Anti-Politician" who says the two-party system is a trap.

No Party Preference candidate for California Governor.

Frames California as beset by lawlessness and big-tech surveillance through a pro-Trump MASA lens.

Frames his campaign as a spiritual "paradigm shift" for California.

Says she was born in the Philippines, immigrated at 18, and is a nurse and mother of five.

Presents herself as a SayRabbit “4th Estate” watchdog, not a traditional politician.

A Democratic business owner and entrepreneur running for California governor.

Presents himself as an accountant and songwriter, "not a politician, " seeking clean leadership.

A lactation consultant registered nurse and businesswoman running as a Democrat for governor.

Frames independence as rejecting corporate PACs, large corporations, and lobbyist money.

Frames his campaign as a break from party establishments to restore a healthy two-party democracy.

Says California has a "leadership problem, " not a wealth problem — solved through Prosperity Zones.

He frames governing as "politics with a mind and heart, " rooted in dignity and the common good.

Frames Stockton’s basic income pilot as proof government can fight poverty statewide.

Frames “structural deficits” as the test her CPA background prepares her to meet.

Says he's running to prove "government can actually work" by mobilizing Californians to serve.

Says Sacramento is too reactive and inefficient — casts herself as an outsider.

Says Democrats abandoned working families — frames her party switch as a reformer's break.

Says California's tax dollars should deliver for people, not corporate profits.

Republican candidate for California Lieutenant Governor.

Says "public service should never be bought, " rejecting PAC money and career politicians.

A professional mediator running to "find common ground" and serve people, not parties.

Rails against the "Ponzi game" of California government as a No Party Preference candidate.

Frames his campaign through a farmer's frustration with Sacramento regulators.

Frames his Bangladeshi immigrant story as tied to a lifelong commitment to education.

A Riverside defense technology executive and former counterterrorism official.

Sees government fraud as what's blocking a revived California Dream.

Frames her socialist campaign as a grassroots fight for people, not billionaires.

Frames corporate pay gaps as a reason to make state government more proactive.

Frames the AG's office as a legal shield against corporate abuse and government overreach.

Says California has "lost its way" — casts himself as a fighter against Sacramento.

Presents her campaign as a people-powered fight against corporate and government power.

Calls foreclosure a learning experience that made her a “fierce advocate” for bank accountability.

Says California taxpayers deserve transparency, not NGO waste.

Presents herself as a working-class organizer in a broader fight for social justice.

Frames his run as a fight against "big government and wasteful spending" to empower communities.

Says California needs less government overreach and more "statesmanlike" individual-rights politics.

He is a Republican aviation mechanic and father from Visalia running for State Senate District 12.

Presents herself as an "independent voice" putting the Valley first to secure its "fair share.".

Frames his run as restoring partisan balance in Sacramento for a stronger Central Valley.

Daughter of farmworkers, she frames Valley neglect as a fight for families left behind.

Runs as a former Merced mayor bringing local City Hall problem-solving to Sacramento.

Says Valley families are "working harder than ever, and still falling behind" on costs.

Runs on an anti-political-machine platform rooted in local Central Valley groups.

A Central Valley native and urban planner, she is Fresno’s first openly LGBTQ+ councilmember.

Frames the Central Valley's health crisis as avoidable — and her nonprofit work as proof.

A Valley native and retired civil-service engineer, he frames Sacramento as needing "common sense.".

Self-described "common sense" conservative pushing back on "big government edicts" from Sacramento.

Frames her run as taking on insurance corporations driving California's affordability crisis.

Says the Palisades Fire in his district drove him to run — putting consumers first.

Frames California’s insurance crisis as a climate-era test of fairness and market stability.