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2026 Midterm Election
Voter Guide

Election Day
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 

The Community Action Fund’s 2026 Midterm Election Voter Guide helps voters elect pro–reproductive health care candidates at every level of government.  

Explore our official list of endorsed and 100% rated candidates by district. 

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  • Federal Races
  • State Races
  • Orange County Races
  • San Bernardino County Races

California Statewide Propositions

YES on Prop 2

to protect state funding for education, healthcare, and public safety.

YES on Prop 3

to provide permanent funding for public education and healthcare.

NO on Prop 39

to protect your vote and personal information.

NO on Prop 40

to protect long-term funding for healthcare safety net providers like Planned Parenthood.

NO on Prop 43

to preserve voters’ ability to fund essential local services through the ballot box.

NO on Prop 44

to stop funding cuts for community clinics and patient care.

Endorsed Candidates - Federal Races

U.S. Congress

Raul Ruiz

Congressional District 25
Incumbent

Judy Chu

Congressional District 28
Incumbent

Gil Cisneros

Congressional District 31
Incumbent

Pete Aguilar

Congressional District 33
​​​​​​​Incumbent

Norma Torres

Congressional District 35
​​​​​​​Incumbent

Hilda Solis

Congressional District 38

Linda Sanchez

Congressional District 41
​​​​​​​Incumbent

Robert Garcia

Congressional District 42
​​​​​​​Incumbent

Derek Tran

Congressional District 45
Incumbent

Lou Correa

Congressional District 46
Incumbent

Dave Min

Congressional District 47
Incumbent

Mike Levin

Congressional District 49
Incumbent

Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) has endorsed the following Federal Candidates with the recommendation of the Community Action Fund of Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties.

Endorsed Candidates - State of California

State Constitutional Officers

Xavier Becerra

Governor of California

Fiona Ma

California State Lieutenant Governor

Rob Bonta

California State Attorney General
Incumbent

Dr. Shirley Weber

California Secretary of State
Incumbent

Richard Barrera

California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Eleni Kounalakis

California State Treasurer

Malia Cohen

California State Controller
Incumbent

Ben Allen

California State Insurance Commissioner

Tom Umberg

California State Board of Equalization
District 4

California State Senate 

Susan Rubio

California State Senate
District 22
Incumbent

Dr. Tiffanie Tate

California State Senate
District 32

Avelino Valencia

California State Senate
District 34

Chris Duncan

California State Senate
District 36

Catherine Blakespear

California State Senate
District 38
Incumbent

California State Assembly 

Randall Putz

California State Assembly
District 34

John Harabedian

California State Assembly
District 41
Incumbent

James Ramos

California State Assembly
District 45
Incumbent

Robert Garcia

California State Assembly
District 50
Incumbent

Michelle Rodriguez

California State Assembly
District 53
Incumbent

Clarissa Cervantes

California State Assembly
District 58

Blanca Pacheco

California State Assembly
District 64
Incumbent

Jessie Lopez

California State Assembly
District 68
Rated 100%

David Penaloza

California State Assembly
District 68
Rated 100%

Dr. Paula Swift

California State Assembly
District 70

Chris Kluwe

California State Assembly
District 72

Cottie Petrie-Norris

California State Assembly
District 73
Incumbent

Sergio Farias

California State Assembly
District 74

Endorsed Candidates - Orange County Races

County of Orange

Connor Traut

Orange County Board of Supervisors
District 4

Katrina Foley

Orange County Board of Supervisors
District 5
Incumbent

Paulette Chaffee

North Orange County Community College District Trustee
Area 6

Rated 100%

Jesus Silva

North Orange County Community College District Trustee
Area 6
Rated 100%

Kim Carr

Coast Community College District Board of Trustees
Area 3
Incumbent

City of Aliso Viejo

Steven Von der Porten

Aliso Viejo City Council
District 2

Marie Tsaasan

Aliso Viejo City Council
District 3

Tiffany Ackley

Aliso Viejo City Council
District 4
Incumbent

City of Anaheim

Ashleigh Aitken

Mayor of Anaheim
Incumbent

Jessica Guerrero

Anaheim Union High School District
Trustee Area 1
Incumbent

Juan Gabriel Alvarez

Anaheim Elementary School District
Trustee Area 2
Incumbent

City of Buena Park

Carlos Franco

Buena Park City Council
District 2
Incumbent

Brandon Schooner

Buena Park City Council
District 5

City of Costa Mesa

Cara Stewart

Costa Mesa City Council
District 3

Angely Andrade Vallarta

Costa Mesa City Council
District 4

Kelly Brown

Costa Mesa City Council
District 5

Michelle Murphy

Newport Mesa Unified School District
Trustee Area 1
Incumbent

Shayanne Wright

Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Division 5
Incumbent

City of Cypress

David Burke

Cypress City Council
District 1
Incumbent

City of Fullerton

Dr. Shana Charles

Fullerton City Council
District 3
Incumbent

Jozef Maldonado

Fullerton City Council
District 5

Miguel Alvarez

Fullerton School Board
Trustee Area 1
Incumbent

City of Garden Grove

Thu-Ha Nguyen

Mayor of Garden Grove
 

Hieu Nguyen

Garden Grove City Council
District 4 

City of Huntington Beach

Taryn Palumbo

Huntington Beach City Council

Erin Spivey

Huntington Beach City Council

Brenda Glim

Huntington Beach City Council

Ben Davis

Huntington Beach City Council

City of Irvine

Melinda Liu

Irvine City Council
District 1
Incumbent

Betty Martinez Franco

Irvine City Council
District 5
Incumbent

Kathleen Treseder

Irvine City Council
District 6
Incumbent

Katie McEwen 

Irvine Unified School District
Area 2
Incumbent

City of Lake Forest

Amy Stevens

Lake Forest City Council
District 4

City of Laguna Beach

Sue Kempf

Laguna Beach City Council
Incumbent

Mark Orgill

Laguna Beach City Council
Incumbent

Alex Rounaghi

Laguna Beach City Council
Incumbent

Joan Malczewski

Laguna Beach Unified School Board
Incumbent

Shaheen Sheik-Sadhal

Laguna Beach Unified School Board

City of Laguna Niguel

Stephanie Oddo

Laguna Niguel City Council
Incumbent

City of Mission Viejo

Peter Molinari

Mission Viejo City Council
District 2

Cynthia Vasquez

Mission Viejo City Council
District 3
Incumbent

Laura Lacko

Mission Viejo City Council
District 4

City of Newport Beach

Dr. Andy Gerken

Newport Beach City Council
District 6

City of Orange

Sara Pelly

Orange Unified School Board
Trustee Area 4
Incumbent

Kris Erickson

Orange Unified School Board
Trustee Area 5
Incumbent

City of Santa Ana

Benjamin Vazquez

Santa Ana City Council
Ward 2
Incumbent

Sandra de Anda

Santa Ana City Council
Ward 4

Giovanni Chavez

Santa Ana City Council
Ward 6
Rated 100%

Isuri Ramos

Santa Ana City Council
Ward 6
Rated 100%

Katelyn Brazer Aceves

Santa Ana Unified Board of Education
Trustee Area 4
Incumbent

Hector Bustos

Santa Ana Unified School Board
Trustee Area 5
Incumbent

Tracy La

Garden Grove Unified School District
Trustee Area 4
*Trustee Area 4 includes schools in Santa Ana

City of Stanton

Donald Torres

Stanton City Council
District 1
Incumbent

Marlon Ray-Velasco

Stanton City Council
District 3

City of Tustin

Dr. Letitia Clark

Mayor of Tustin

City of Westminster

Carlos Manzo

Mayor of Westminster

Endorsed Candidates - San Bernardino County Races

County of San Bernardino

Nathan D. Gonzales

San Bernardino County Community College Board
Area 4
Incumbent

City of Alta Loma

Dr. Malinda Hurley

Alta Loma School District Board of Trustees
Area 5
Incumbent

City of Apple Valley

Maria Okpara

Apple Valley Unified School District
Area 4
Incumbent

City of Chino

Frank Gerdine

Chino Valley Unified School District
Trustee Area 3

City of Fontana

Luz Perez

Fontana City Council
District 4

Gloria Gastelum

Fontana Unified School District
Governing Board Area 2

Mary Sandoval

Fontana Unified School District
Area 5

City of Hesperia

Thomas Kerman

Hesperia Unified School Board
Trustee Area 2

City of Joshua Tree

Juan Carlos Pineiro

Morongo Unified School District
Governing Area 5

City of Ontario

Michael Rios

Ontario City Council
District 3

City of Rancho Cucamonga

Oliver King

Mayor of Rancho Cucamonga

DeJonaé Shaw

Rancho Cucamonga City Council
District 2

Laura Hendison

Cucamonga School District
Governing Board Area 4

City of Redlands

Denise Davis

Redlands City Council
District 1
Incumbent

Ryan Schavrien

Redlands Unified School District
Area 2

City of Rialto

Rafael Trujillo

Rialto City Council

Ana Gonzalez

Rialto City Council

Evelyn Dominguez

Rialto Unified School Board
Area 5
Incumbent

City of San Bernardino

Virginia Marquez

San Bernardino City Council
Ward 1

Christian Shaughnessy

San Bernardino City Council
Ward 2

Joe Salas

San Bernardino City Council
Ward 4

Mary Ellen Abilez Grande

San Bernardino City School Board
Incumbent

Abigail Rosales-Medina

San Bernardino City School Board
Incumbent

Danny Tillman

San Bernardino City School Board
Incumbent

City of Upland

Chris Cruz

Upland Unified School Board
Governing Board Area D
Incumbent

City of Victorville

Ken Lutz

Victorville City Council
District 2

Derek Marshall

Victorville City Council
District 4

Marcus Hernandez

Snowline Joint Unified School District
Trustee Area 4

Why Vote in the Midterm Election?  

Your vote matters in every election, especially the midterms.  

The past two years have made it clear: The Trump administration and his backers in Congress will stop at nothing to steal our reproductive rights. 

In 2026, we decide. Up and down the ballot, we have the power to decide what’s best for our families, our bodies, our lives, and our futures. 

The Community Action Fund of PPOSBC is fighting to elect unapologetic champions of reproductive rights, including abortion access, who are with us and unafraid to fight. 

When we decide, we win. 

Help us increase voter turnout by signing our Voter Turnout Pledge and encouraging three people you know to cast their ballots by November 3rd!  

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Voting Options 

Once you receive your ballot in the mail, you can easily fill it out and send it back. Mail-in voting is a great option. Plus, if you vote by mail, you can vote early! 

Vote-by-mail ballots that are mailed must be postmarked by Election Day and received by your county elections office no later than 7 days after Election Day.   

Ballots returned in person, including in drop boxes or at vote centers, must be received by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026.  

Democracy isn’t a once-every-4-years thing. Show up every election. 

Vote early and make it count. 

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Key Election Dates  

Ballots Hit Mailboxes:  
Monday, October 5, 2026   

Early Voting Begins:  
Monday, October 5, 2026  

Last Day to Register: 
(Last day to register to get a vote-by-mail ballot. You can still register and vote through Election Day)   
Monday, October 19, 2026   

Same-Day Registration for Provisional Ballot:  
(A provisional ballot is used when a voter's eligibility must be verified before their vote can be counted) 
October 20 – November 3 

Early Vote Centers Open:  
Saturday, October 24, 2026   

Election Day:   
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 

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