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!
Congress
Scott Wiener (D) – Congressional District 11 (Open seat — currently held by Rep. Nancy Pelosi)
State Senate Endorsements
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)
State Assembly
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) - Assembly District 04 (Incumbent)
Joe Patterson (R) – Assembly District 05 (Incumbent)
Heath Flora (R) – Assembly District 09 (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
Joaquin Arambula (D) – Assembly District 31
John Harabedian (D) – Assembly District 39
Pilar Schiavo (D) – Assembly District 40
Celeste Rodriguez (D) – Assembly District 41
Nick Schultz (D) – Assembly District 44
Jesse Gabriel (D) – Assembly District 46
Mike Fong (D) – Assembly District 49
Robert Garcia (D) – Assembly District 50
Jessica Caloza (D) – Assembly District 52
Mark Gonzalez (D) – Assembly District 54
Isaac Bryan (D) – Assembly District 55
Sade Elhawary (D) – Assembly District 57
Corey Jackson (D) – Assembly District 60
Tina McKinnor (D) – Assembly District 61
JJ Galvez (D) — State Assembly District 71 (Galvez is running against Republican incumbent Kate Sanchez)
Chris Ward (D) – Assembly District 78
David Alvarez (D) – Assembly District 80
San Francisco County
Stephen Sherrill – Board of Supervisors District 2 (Incumbent)
Matt Dorsey – Board of Supervisors District 6 (Incumbent)
Theo Ellington – Board of Supervisors District 10 (Open seat — currently held by Supe. Shamann Walton)
Los Angeles County
Nithya Raman – LA Mayor
Lindsey Horvath – LA County Supervisor
Jose Urgarte — LA City Council
Freddy Puza – Culver City City Council
Eddy Polon – Burbank City Council
Nikki Perez — Burbank City Council
Mike Van Gorder — Burbank City Council
Marissa Roy – Los Angeles City Attorney
Chelsea Byers – West Hollywood City Council
Santa Clara County
Susan Ellenberg – Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, District 4
Anthony Tordillos – City of San José Council, District 3
J.R. Fruen – Cupertino City Council
Seema Lindskog – Cupertino City Council
John Tang – Cupertino City Council
Richard Mehlinger – Sunnyvale City Council
James Kuszmaul — Mountain View City Council
San Mateo County
Noelia Corzo – San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, District 2
David Canepa – San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder & Chief Elections Officer
Adam Loraine – San Mateo City Council, District 5
Seema Patel – San Mateo City Council, District 3
Chris Sturken — Redwood City Council
Auros Harman – San Bruno City Council