What’s on the ballot for San Francisco.

Frames her bid as "local neighborhoods versus outside money" against billionaire power.

Presents himself as a results-focused progressive willing to take unpopular fights.

Says current Democratic leaders are "unfit to lead" — taking on Washington's status quo.

Portrays himself as a "dedicated nerd" using tech and data to fix government "bugs.".

Runs as a Democratic first-time candidate for California’s 11th Congressional District.

Presents "social management science" as a way to make rules fairer and broaden participation.

Publisher of the Santa Monica Observer and former Los Angeles attorney.

Runs as a Democrat for California’s 11th Congressional District.

A self-described "scientist, advocate, San Franciscan" who says policy must be rooted in data.

Says San Francisco lacks a moderate voice — runs as a "common-sense Democrat.".

A San Francisco technology professional and first-time candidate seeking Pelosi's open House seat.

Frames election threats as a central urgency, alongside long-running climate work.

A retired UPS training supervisor and Republican candidate for California's 15th District.

Frames Congress as an execution problem, rejecting "performative" politics for moonshot reforms.

Frames his run as a retired police inspector's break from party agendas and career politicians.

Says public failures persist because they profit those in power, not ordinary people.

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.".

A Democratic business owner and entrepreneur running for California governor.

No Party Preference candidate for California Governor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Republican candidate for California Governor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Democratic candidate for California Governor.

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

No Party Preference candidate for California Governor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Sees housing affordability as California's top challenge, and local obstruction as a barrier.

A San Francisco Moms Demand Action founder, she frames her work around safer families.

Frames his politics around Trump, praising him as a "good deal maker" for a "strong economy.".

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.

Argues overregulation and one-party rule broke insurance — wants government out of the way.

Argues California is too easy on insurers and strangles competition.

Says the Palisades wildfire made him a consumer advocate against State Farm's rate-hike.

Frames California’s insurance crisis as a catastrophe-risk problem for finance and tech to solve.

Casts the office as a "personal watchdog" against waste, fraud, and "abusively inflated" premiums.

A Republican contractor who owns a long-running Sacramento custom cabinetry business.

Frames the insurance crisis as consumers versus companies — a commissioner "who works for you.".

Says private insurance has a "stranglehold" on the working class.

Treats voter-ID laws and voter-data demands as threats to access and privacy.

Green Party co-founder who frames election rules as a "Democracy Bill of Rights.".

Frames Sacramento as needing Orange County "common sense" and fiscal restraint.

Frames election rules as a fight to shift power from wealthy interests to working people.