2026 Voter Guide

Endorsements by Area

Statewide & National

Xavier Becerra Jane Kim Richard Barrera Mai Vang Randy Villegas Angela Gonzales-Torres

Ballot Measures

Prop 1 Prop 2 Prop 3 Prop 4 Prop 5 Prop 37 Prop 38 Prop 39 Prop 40 Prop 41 Prop 42 Prop 43 Prop 44 Prop 45

Los Angeles

Nithya Raman Estuardo Mazariegos Marissa Roy John Erickson Sarah Rascón Angela Gonzales-Torres

Bay Area

Claudia Jimenez Valarie Bachelor Jennifer Brouhard Syrak Micael Jackie Elward

At ACCE Action we know winning progressive victories takes organized people and decision-makers who share our values and life experiences. That is why we see every election as an opportunity to move closer toward the California we all deserve. And when we vote together, we can swear in leaders that pledge not to take money from corporations, big real estate or corporate landlords. We can reclaim the money that’s ours from the billionaire class and invest it in people and the services we need to live dignified, safe, and healthy lives. When we vote together, we can provide secure and sustainable income for all, house the unsheltered, give our kids the quality schools they deserve, create free universal healthcare, and so much more.

That’s why ACCE Action leaders have led the charge to create a 2026 Voter Guide that both vets out local and state candidates and weighs in on the local ballot measures we’ll be voting on up and down the state. Check it out!

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Statewide & National

Endorsements

Xavier Becerra

Governor

Jane Kim

Insurance Commissioner

Richard Barrera

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Mai Vang

Congressional District CA-7

Randy Villegas

Congressional District CA-22

Angela Gonzales-Torres

Congressional District CA-34

Prop 1

Funds Affordable Housing

Yes!

$11 billion housing bond that pays to build affordable homes for veterans, seniors, and working Californians who are being priced out by high housing costs

Prop 2

Expands Rainy Day Fund

Neutral

Raises how much money the state can save in its budget reserve for economic downturns, but sets aside money that could be spent on issues facing California today

Prop 3

Maintains School Funding

Yes!

Makes the existing Millionaire’s tax permanent, protecting billions for our kids’ schools and community colleges

Prop 4

Allows Public Financing of Election Campaigns

Yes!

Lifts the ban on public campaign financing, so everyday people can run for office without depending on corporate and billionaire donors

Prop 5

Reforms the Recall Process

Yes!

Makes recalls fairer: voters first decide whether to remove an official, then choose a replacement in a separate election

Prop 37

Public Funding for Exclusionary Homeownership

No!

Public money for newly constructed homes exclusively accessible to higher income individuals, primarily benefiting builders and developers

Prop 38

Public Medical Research Monday for One Billionaire's Institute

No!

A research bond with rules rigged so half the money, over $4 billion, goes to one billionaire-backed research institute, costing taxpayers more than $12 billion with interest

Prop 39

Makes It Harder to Vote

No!

The "California Voter Suppression Act" forces voters to hand over personal information, even to vote by mail, to fix a problem we don't have

Prop 40

Billionaire Tax

Yes!

Makes California's roughly 250 billionaires pay a one-time 5% tax, so working families don't lose their health care and CalFresh

Prop 41

Blocks Billionaire Tax

No!

A billionaire-backed measure that cancels the Billionaire Tax if it gets more votes, and makes it harder to tax the ultra-rich in the future

Prop 42

Bans Wealth Taxes

No!

A billionaire-backed ban on taxing extreme wealth, killing the Billionaire Tax and blocking any future attempt to make the ultra-rich pay their share

Prop 43

Makes It Harder for Voters to Fund Local Services

No!

Lets a small minority of voters block local taxes on the wealthy, so community wins like LA's Mansion Tax would be nearly impossible to pass in the future

Prop 44

Restricts How Clinics Use Funding

No!

Restricts clinic’s ability to pay for the cost of operating. Could force smaller community clinics to close when healthcare access is already under threat

Prop 45

Cuts Environmental Safety Checks on Development

No!

Business led initiative that would make it easier to build data centers and other polluting projects with little public oversight by gutting the California Environmental Quality Act

Statewide Ballot Measures Rationale

Rationale for “NO on Prop 37”: We support expanding homeownership opportunities, but Prop 37 directs public financing toward a limited group of higher-income buyers purchasing newly constructed homes. The measure does not provide assistance for people buying existing homes and primarily creates a new financing pathway tied to new construction. We believe public resources should be distributed more equitably and focused on making housing affordable and accessible to more Californians, rather than subsidizing a narrow segment of the housing market. Our opposition is rooted in equity and access to housing, not opposition to homebuilding or middle-class homeownership.

Rationale for “NO on Prop 44”: We support ensuring that healthcare dollars reach patients, but Prop 44 imposes a rigid 90% spending requirement on community clinics. As Trump’s Medicaid cuts threaten coverage and clinic funding, clinics need flexibility to stay open and serve patients. We are concerned that a one-size-fits-all spending requirement could undermine clinics’ ability to operate and maintain access to care. Our priority is keeping community clinics open and ensuring patients can continue to access the healthcare they rely on.