AAGLA Candidate Endorsements (As of May 3, 2026)

California State Senate

• Damon Connolly (Currently in Assembly) – Senate District 2
  Communities from North Coast from San Francisco Bay to the Oregon Border

• Esmeralda Soria (Currently in Assembly) – Senate District 14
  Communities of Fresno, Merced and Portions of Central Valley

• Susan Rubio (Incumbent) – Senate District 22
  Communities of Azusa. Arcadia. Covina. Alhambra. Monterey Park. Baldwin Park

• Michael Newhouse – Senate District 24
  Communities of Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, El Segundo, Gardena,
  Hermosa Beach, Hidden Hills, Lomita, Malibu, Manhattan Beach

• Avelino Valencio (Currently in Assembly) - Senate District 34
  Communities of Garden Grove. Tustin. and Anaheim

California State Assembly

• Rick Zbur (Incumbent) - Assembly District 51
  Communities of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica

• Ayanna Davis – Assembly District 65
  Communities of Compton and Parts of Gardena and Torrance
  

• Scott Houston (Replacing Asm. Muratsuchi) – Assembly District 66
  South Bay Communities, including El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach,
  Redondo Beach, Torrance, Gardena Palos Verdes, and Rolling Hills

• Josh Lowenthal (Incumbent) - Assembly District 69
  Communities of Carson, Long Beach, and Signal Hill 

Los Angeles City Council

• Raul Claros – Council District 1
  Challenging Incumbent Eunisses Hernandez (DSA)

• Tim Gaspar – Council District 3

• Monica Rodriguez (Incumbent) – Council District 7

• Jose Ugarte – Council District 9

• Traci Park (Incumbent) – Council District 11

• Rich Sarian – Council District 13
  Challenger to Hugo Soto-Martinez (DSA)
  

• Tim McOsker (Incumbent) – Council District 15

Other Races

• Statewide – Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Prop. 13

  Initiative by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association | https://www.hjta.org/saveprop13_initiative_text/

• Glendale City Council – (3 Candidates):

  • Vrej Agajanian

  • Patrick Murphy

  • Evelina Galli Sarian

• Glendora – Take Action Glendora

  • Opposing Proposed Parcel Tax | https://takeactionglendora.com/

• Compton City Council – Bennie Tinson (District 2)

• Los Angeles City Controller – Zach Sokoloff

• Los Angeles County Assessor - Jeffrey Prang

• Long Beach City Council - (2 Candidates):

  • Mary Zandejas (Incumbent) (District 1)

  • Megan Kerr (Incumbent) (District 5)

• Pomona City Council – (2 Candidates):

  • Jacky Elizalde (District 2)

  • Elliott Ruthman (District 5)

• Torrance City Council – (4 Candidates):

  • George Chen (Incumbent) (Mayor)

  • Jon Kaji (District 1)

  • Mike Mauno (District 3)

  • Michelle Brooks (District 5)