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Dear Friends,
California YIMBY and our allies won huge victories in 2025. Our legislative champions stood up when it counted, and took hard votes on transformative housing bills like SB 79 and AB 130.
While we made substantial progress this year toward building a more affordable, sustainable, and prosperous California for everyone, we still have work to do – and we still need housing champions in the state legislature to help get that work done.
That's why the California YIMBY Victory Fund is announcing our first endorsements for 2026 – incumbents for state offices who are committed to solving California’s housing crisis through bold, evidence-based policy.
We need your help to re-elect these candidates. By donating to the California YIMBY Victory Fund, you can help elect the pro-housing leaders we need to end the housing shortage.
Will you become a regular monthly donor to the California YIMBY Victory Fund and help elect housing champions in 2026?
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Our first endorsements for this cycle are focused on incumbent legislators seeking another term in their current office. There are other crucial races taking place in 2026, including for Governor. We’ll have more to say on those races in the months ahead.
Here are the first candidates the California YIMBY Victory Fund is proud to endorse for the 2026 election:
Statewide Offices
Secretary of State: Shirley Weber
Controller: Malia Cohen
State Senate
| Angelique Ashby (8th District)
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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (28th District)
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| Melissa Hurtado (16th District)
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Catherine Blakespear (38th District)
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| Steve Padilla (18th District)
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State Assembly
| Heather Hadwick (1st District)
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Juan Carrillo (39th District)
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| Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (4th District)
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Pilar Schiavo (40th District)
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| Joe Patterson (5th District)
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John Harabedian (41st District)
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| Maggy Krell (6th District)
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Nick Schultz (44th District)
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| Josh Hoover (7th District)
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James Ramos (45th District)
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| David Tangipa (8th District)
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Jesse Gabriel (46th District)
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| Heath Flora (9th District)
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Mike Fong (49th District)
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| Lori Wilson (11th District)
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Robert Garcia (50th District)
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| Rhodesia Ransom (13th District)
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Jessica Caloza (52nd District)
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| Buffy Wicks (14th District)
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Michelle Rodriguez (53rd District)
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| Anamarie Ávila Farías (15th District)
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Mark González (54th District)
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| Matt Haney (17th District)
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Sade Elhawary (57th District)
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| Mia Bonta (18th District)
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Phillip Chen (59th District)
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| Catherine Stefani (19th District)
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Corey Jackson (60th District)
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| Juan Alanis (22nd District)
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Tina McKinnor (61st District)
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| Marc Berman (23rd District)
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Josh Lowenthal (69th District)
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| Alex Lee (24th District)
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Darshana Patel (76th District)
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| Ash Kalra (25th District)
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Christopher Ward (78th District)
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| Patrick Ahrens (26th District)
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LaShae Sharp-Collins (79th District)
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| Speaker Robert Rivas (29th District)
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David Alvarez (80th District)
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| Steve Bennett (38th District)
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If we’re going to re-elect these leaders, and send new champions to Sacramento to continue the work to end California’s housing shortage, we need your support.
Become a regular monthly donor to the California YIMBY Victory Fund and help elect housing champions in 2026!
Thank you so much for everything you’ve done. It's an honor to have your passionate support and engagement as we fight to make California affordable for everyone.
Gratefully,
Brian
Brian Hanlon
Co-Founder and CEO
California YIMBY Victory Fund
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