2026 HAC Endorsements
HAC's C4 Board is proud to announce our latest round of pro-housing endorsements ahead of the November election.
These leaders have a proven track record of championing smarter land-use policy, streamlined approvals, and the kind of pro-housing reforms our communities urgently require. We’re proud to support their campaigns as they seek election and continue their pro-housing leadership.
If you live or work in any of these districts, we hope you'll consider supporting these candidates and measures!
Statewide Ballot Measures
Support Prop 1: $11.25 billion affordable housing bond.
Support Prop 45: Speeds up environmental review (CEQA-related)
Oppose Prop 40: Billionaire tax.
Oppose Prop 43: Raises the vote threshold for citizen-initiated special tax measures from a simple majority to two-thirds.
Governor
Xavier Becerra (D)
Congress
Scott Wiener (D) – Congressional District 11 (Open seat — currently held by Rep. Nancy Pelosi)
State Senate
John Erickson (D) – Senate District 24 (Open seat — currently held by Sen. Ben Allen)
Sara Hernandez (D) – Senate District 26 (Open seat — currently held by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo)
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D) – Senate District 28 (Incumbent)
Catherine Blakespear (D) – Senate District 38 (Incumbent)
Insurance Commissioner
Ben Allen (D)
State Assembly
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) - Assembly District 4 (Incumbent)
Joe Patterson (R) – Assembly District 5 (Incumbent)
Heath Flora (R) – Assembly District 9 (Incumbent)
Lori Wilson (D) – Assembly District 11 (Incumbent)
Eric Lucan (D) — State Assembly District 12 (Open seat — currently held by Damon Connolly)
Buffy Wicks (D) – Assembly District 14 (Incumbent)
Anamarie Avila Farias (D) – Assembly District 15 (Incumbent)
Matt Haney (D) – Assembly District 17 (Incumbent)
Mia Bonta (D) – Assembly District 18 (Incumbent)
Catherine Stefani (D) – Assembly District 19 (Incumbent)
Marc Berman (D) – Assembly District 23 (Incumbent)
Alex Lee (D) – Assembly District 24 (Incumbent)
Ash Kalra (D) – Assembly District 25 (Incumbent)
Patrick Ahrens (D) – Assembly District 26 (Incumbent)
Gail Pellerin (D) – Assembly District 28 (Incumbent)
Robert A. Rivas (D) – Assembly District 29 (Incumbent)
Joaquin Arambula (D) – Assembly District 31 (Incumbent)
John Harabedian (D) – Assembly District 41 (Incumbent)
Pilar Schiavo (D) – Assembly District 40 (Incumbent)
Celeste Rodriguez (D) – Assembly District 43 (Incumbent)
Nick Schultz (D) – Assembly District 44 (Incumbent)
Jesse Gabriel (D) – Assembly District 46 (Incumbent)
Mike Fong (D) – Assembly District 49 (Incumbent)
Robert Garcia (D) – Assembly District 50 (Incumbent)
Jessica Caloza (D) – Assembly District 52 (Incumbent)
Mark Gonzalez (D) – Assembly District 54 (Incumbent)
Isaac Bryan (D) – Assembly District 55 (Incumbent)
Sade Elhawary (D) – Assembly District 57 (Incumbent)
Corey Jackson (D) – Assembly District 60 (Incumbent)
Tina McKinnor (D) – Assembly District 61 (Incumbent)
JJ Galvez (D) – State Assembly District 71 (Galvez is running against Republican incumbent Kate Sanchez)
Chris Ward (D) – Assembly District 78 (Incumbent)
David Alvarez (D) – Assembly District 80 (Incumbent)
Bay Area
Support Regional Transit Measure (Measure RTM): A "yes" vote supports issuing a sales tax for a period of 14 years to fund public transportation systems in the region, including BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Francisco Bay Ferry, and Golden Gate Transit.
San Francisco County
Joaquín Torres – Assessor-Recorder
Stephen Sherrill – Board of Supervisors, District 2
Matt Dorsey – Board of Supervisors, District 6
Theo Ellington – Board of Supervisors, District 10
Phil Kim – Board of Education
Autumn Brown Garibay – Board of Education
Tim Tung – Board of Education
Support SF Prop C: Housing Trust Fund measure
Oppose SF Prop I: Affordable Housing Guarantee Act
Los Angeles County
Nithya Raman – LA Mayor
Marissa Roy – Los Angeles City Attorney
Jose Ugarte – LA City Council, District 9
Freddy Puza – Culver City City Council
Thomas Aujero Small – Culver City City Council
Eddy Polon – Burbank City Council
Nikki Perez – Burbank City Council
Mike Van Gorder – Burbank City Council
Chelsea Byers – West Hollywood City Council
Helen Krieger – West Hollywood City Council
Stephen Post – West Hollywood City Council
Victor Preciado – Pomona City Council, District 2
Thomas Wong – Monterey Park City Council
Support LA Measure TE: ULA Transfer Tax Exemption for Palisades Fire Properties.
Support LA Measure PL: Neighborhood Appeals Commission Charter Amendment.
Orange County
Erin Spivey – Huntington Beach City Council
Brenda Glim – Huntington Beach City Council
Santa Clara County
Anthony Tordillos – City of San José Council, District 3
Rob Moore – Los Gatos Town Council
J.R. Fruen – Cupertino City Council
Seema Lindskog – Cupertino City Council
John Tang – Cupertino City Council
Richard Mehlinger – Sunnyvale City Council, District 5
James Kuszmaul – Mountain View City Council
Vicki Veenker – Palo Alto City Council
Oppose Los Altos Measure D: A citizen initiative requiring voter approval to sell, lease, surplus, or alter any of the 10 city-owned downtown parking plazas, with exceptions including affordable housing on Plazas 7 and 8.
San Mateo County
Mark Nagales – San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, District 5
Adam Loraine – San Mateo City Council, District 5
Seema Patel – San Mateo City Council, District 3
Chris Sturken – Redwood City Council, District 2
Phoebe Venkat – Foster City Council, District 1
Auros Harman – San Bruno City Council, District 4
Aysha Pamukcu – South San Francisco City Council, District 1
Oppose Menlo Park Measure P: Would bar the City from selling, leasing, or conveying downtown parking lots in ways that reduce parking without voter approval. HAC's opposition letter cited Housing Element certification risk, Builder's Remedy exposure, and a taxpayer-funded legal defense provision.
Support Half Moon Bay Measure Q: Approves an ordinance authorizing a ground lease and related agreements to build affordable housing for senior farmworkers on City-owned land at 535 and 555 Kelly Avenue.
Alameda County
Barbara Lee – Oakland Mayor
Charlene Wang – Oakland City Council, District 2
Janani Ramachandran – Oakland City Council, District 4
Ross Bernet (Rank #1), Daria Wrubel (Rank #2)– Berkeley City Council, District 1
Igor Tregub – Berkeley City Council, District 4
Syrak Micael – Berkeley City Council, District 7
Mark Humbert – Berkeley City Council, District 8
Malia Vella – Alameda Mayor
Amos White – Alameda City Council
Corry Frydlewicz – Emeryville City Council
Aaron Tiedemann (Rank #1), Robin López (Rank #2) – Albany City Council
Rohan Marfatia – Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 2
Adriana Valencia – AC Transit, Ward 3
Robert Raburn – BART, District 4
Contra Costa County
Cameron Sasai – Contra Costa Community College District, Ward 1
Gabe Quinto – El Cerrito City Council
Brendan Moran – Walnut Creek City Council
Support Walnut Creek Measure U (Senior Housing Transit Village Initiative): Amends the General Plan, North Downtown Specific Plan, and Municipal Code to redesignate a 2.4-acre site at N. California Blvd and Ygnacio Valley Rd from office to mixed-use residential. It creates a new Mixed Use Residential Senior & Commercial district limited to multifamily senior housing (primarily 55+) and compatible commercial uses.