California

• Last Third-Party Poll 19% (Berekely)

• Campaign Funding: $110M (self-funded) + $158k raised from 240 unique donors

• Endorsed by: Large federation of labor groups + Our Revolution. Recommended, not endorsed by DSA

Does not take war lobby money; supports a billionaire tax. Has called for abolishing ICE with a 5-point plan. His hedge fund Farallon previously invested in fossil fuels and private prison company CoreCivic — he divested in 2006 and later expressed regret. Has publicly criticized AIPAC as "dark money with no place in politics," drawing pro-Israel backlash. Stance on anti-BDS legislation unknown. Pledged to enforce AB-715 at the Skirball Forum.

• Last Third-party Poll: 2%

• Funding: Raised $274k from 1,225 contributions

• Endorsed by: Green Party

Green Party write-in candidate (removed from ballot by the Secretary of State). Takes no war lobby money; calls Israel's assault a genocide. Supports immediate divestment of state pension funds and UC/CSU from Israeli military-linked corporations, revoking anti-BDS legislation, and ending state tax dollar complicity in genocide. Supports a billionaire tax and abolishing ICE.

• Last Third-party Poll: 25% (Berkeley)

• Campaign Funding: $4.5M raised from 6909 contributions 

• Endorsed by: California State Council of Laborers, CHIRLA Action Fund (Coalition for Humane Rights in Los Angeles), California Faculty Association, California Medical Association 

Hasn't taken war lobby money (AIPAC, DMFI, Palantir) but accepts fossil fuel donations. No commitment to a billionaire tax. Stances on AB-715 and anti-BDS unknown — notably absent from the Jewish CA Forum. Most concrete ICE pledge: investigate, prosecute, and incarcerate agents who violate state law.

• Last Poll: 21% (Berkeley)

Supports continued tax-payer funded military aid to Israel. Pledged to use the attorney general to sue cities over anti-BDS efforts in California and has praised CA-Israel business ties. Does not support criticism of Israel’s military actions and has no other public comments on the genocide. 

This candidate does not take money from AIPAC or war lobbies. No public stance exists on this candidate in terms of his stance on the US-funded genocide in Gaza, divestment from war crimes, or AB-715

Running on a platform of expanding voting access, universal vote-by-mail, and protecting California's elections from federal interference and rollbacks. No documented relationship with war lobbies or foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC in either direction. There is an allegation by the Butch Ware Gubernatorial campaign against the California Secretary of State for “arbitrarily establishing thresholds … to meet and hurdles to jump” to disqualify him from the ballot.

Running on a platform of: Voter ID requirements, ending ballot harvesting, mail ballots returned by Election Day, and a more business-friendly office.

We list him as "rejected" given anti-democratic stances towards voting access.

Running on a platform for fiscal transparency, auditing, and stewardship of California's finances with "transparency, efficiency and fairness." She has no documented stance on war lobbies, militarism nor is there any record of here taking money from AIPAC or affiliated lobbies

• Endorsed by the California Building and Construction Trades Council, California Environmental Voters, GrowSF, California Council for Affordable Housing, and a broad coalition of labor unions including teachers, nurses, operating engineers, plumbers, pipefitters, and electrical workers.

Silent on divestment and human rights in the context of US-funded genocide in Gaza.

Platform: Filed 50+ lawsuits against the Trump administration, enforcing affordable housing laws against non-compliant cities, holding polluters and Big Pharma accountable

No specific public statements on militarization were found in his Insurance Commissioner campaign. However, his Peace and Freedom Party affiliation and prior anti-war statements are consistent with an anti-militarization position.

Lara has committed that as Superintendent he would defend "liberated ethnic studies rooted in histories of struggle"

This candidate is running in district 2 of State board of equalization which covers The San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley, the North Coast and ancient redwoods, and the Central Coast (including Monterey, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties; it may not be on your ballot.

This candidate is running in district 3 of State board of equalization, which covers of LA County; it may not be on your ballot.

As a senator, Umberg was one of the co-sponsors of CA SCR105, a resolution in the California State Senate addressing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and reaffirming the state's commitment to universal human rights.

He running in district 4 of State board of equalization, which covers Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and parts of San Bernardino counties; it may not be on your ballot.

This candidate takes money from pro-Israel PACs.

This candidate takes money from pro-Israel PACs.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies.

• This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies.

• Supports an arms embargo; received a "C" on the USCPR Action Congress Scorecard on Palestinian rights.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies.

This candidate does not actively take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has signed block the bombs act. He is encouraged to continue improving their legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

Note as of 5/31: Given recent reports of this candidate benefiting from AIPAC-funded independent expenditures, we are assessing her stances in the coming days.

This candidate does not take money from war lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI or Lockheed Martin and has signed block the bombs act. 

This candidate has a track record of giving money to Christians United for Israel, Lara Loomer, and has ties to far-right Hindu nationalist political groups.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate does not take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has signed block the bombs act. He is encouraged to continue improving his legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

• This candidate has taken money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies.

• Supports an arms embargo; received a "D" on the USCPR Action Congress Scorecard on Palestinian rights.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate does not actively take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has signed block the bombs act. She is encouraged to continue improving their legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate has not yet signed the block the bombs legislation and has a track record of taking money from both AIPAC and DMFI.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate is a recipient of funding from war lobbies like AIPAC.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies. However, he has recently signed onto block the bombs and is reason some voters may decide to continue their advocacy and support of him.

This candidate has taken money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies although there is no evidence she has in the most recent cycle. She has recently signed onto the block the bombs act to block bombs to Israel and some voters may opt to continue their advocacy and support to continue to improve her stances. Overall USCPR Action Scorecard indicates her legislative track record could be stronger.

This candidate does not actively take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has signed block the bombs act. He is encouraged to continue improving their legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

Esther Kim is one of the more outspokenly pro-Israel Democrats in the 2026 cycle. She has no clear public stance on an arms embargo or the use of IHRA definition to define antisemitism. She has not publicly referred to Israel's offense as a genocide.

Her past rhetoric has shifted blame on the Netanyahu government rather than address longstanding policies of apartheid and war crimes with current Israeli government.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate does not actively take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has signed block the bombs act. He is encouraged to continue improving their legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

This candidate does not actively take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has signed block the bombs act. She is encouraged to continue improving their legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

This candidate does not actively take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has signed block the bombs act. She is encouraged to continue improving their legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

This candidate does not actively take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has signed block the bombs act. However, he has had a troubling record recently supporting votes around the FISA legislation to allow unregulated surveillance of Americans and previously voted in support of the Laken Riley act. Continued advocacy is needed to continue improving his legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate currently takes DMFI money; however, he has most recently signed onto the Block the Bombs Act, making him one of only 63 members of Congress to do so. Some voters are opting to support him and to continue to advocate for improvement on his stances given his recent shift

This candidate is endorsed by AIPAC and is the preferred candidate of the pro-Israel lobby.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate does not take money from foreign interest lobbies like AIPAC or DMFI and has co-sponsored the block the bombs act. She is encouraged to continue improving their legislative record on Israel-Palestine issues.

This candidate takes money from AIPAC and affiliated lobbies and has not signed block the bombs act.

This candidate criticized the rushed process by which AB-715 was brought to a vote. She did ultimately vote for the bill.

This candidate refused to back the ceasefire resolution passed in Santa Ana in March 2024. Two tech-related super PACs have poured $2 million into the race, backing Penaloza.

This candidate has taken the Vote for Peace Questionnaire and has pledged not to take money from war lobbies like AIPAC and DMFI. She is seen as a frontrunner given numerous endorsements in the race.

This candidate is backed by AIPAC and affiliated lobbies.

This candidate has one of the strongest public stances in the race. Her platform explicitly rejects “corporate PACs” and “PACs representing foreign governments”, alongside calling for “the full liberation of Palestine.”

There are two candidates who have taken the Vote for Peace Questionnaire pledging not to take war lobby dollars. Aida Ashouri has centered her platform around opposing militarism and divestment from Israel and has years of activism in this space.

There are two candidates who have taken the Vote for Peace Questionnaire pledging not to take war lobby dollars. Marissa Roy has garnered the most endorsements from an array of organizations like Working Families Party, DSA, and labor.

This candidate is one of three running for this seat. No known stance exists for him on militarism, divestment, or freedom of speech.

He is a recommended candidate by DSA.

This candidate is one of three running for this seat. No known stance exists for him on militarism, divestment, or freedom of speech. 

Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez officially introduced and seconded a resolution in June 2024 calling for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

This candidate is one of three running for this seat. During her tenure, she has approved accepting donations of Flock cameras from the LA Police Foundation.