Andrae GonzalesAndrae Gonzales

Andrae Gonzales - Bakersfield City Councilmember with a good history advocating for healthcare expansion, water rights in the Central Valley, and agricultural support for California's economy.

Elect Andrae Gonzales for State Assembly to keep AD-35 on the right track for progress.

Progressive endorsements: Gonzales has the endorsement of many groups, including Central Valley Latino Democrats, California Democratic Party, California Latino Legislative Caucus, California State Council of Laborers, California Teachers Association, and Teamsters Local 87. He also has the support of State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, Asm. Esmeralda Soria, Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, Bakersfield Council Member Eric Arias, and Delano Council Member Bryan Osorio. Gonzalez also has a problematic endorsements from the California Correctional Peace Officers Association.

Top issues: Improve local schools, stop the rising costs, expand health care, prioritize public safety, ensure clean water, help working parents, fix roads, build new housing, and help businesses.

Governance and community leadership experience: Gonzales has served on the Bakersfield City Council since 2016, when he was elected with 56% of the vote. Prior to city council, he was a member of the Bakersfield City School District Board from 2010–2016. As a councilmember, Gonzales initiated the creation of the Bakersfield Community Land Trust and the city’s affordable housing trust, raised the city’s reserve funds as the budget chair, led the effort to build the Brundage Lane Navigation Center, and initiated the city’s climate community work. He is executive director of Stewards, a nonprofit that provides financial assistance to adults with mental disabilities, and a co-founder of several local organizations, like Faith in Action, Children First, Kern Alliance of Nonprofits, and Hub of Bakersfield.

Other background: Gonzales was born and raised in Bakersfield. He earned his bachelor’s from UC Berkeley.

Dual endorsement

CSEA endorsed