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Elect Randall Putz for State Assembly to put AD-31 on the right track for progress.

Progressive endorsements: Putz is endorsed by Inland Empire United, California Teachers Association, High Desert Progressive Democrats, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino County, High Desert Progressive Democrats, San Bernardino County Young Democrats, and Big Bear Valley Democratic Club. He is also supported by Reps. Norma Torres and George Whitesides, Los Angeles Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Asms. Corey Jackson and Robert Garcia, San Bernardino Mayor Helen Tran, and San Luis Obispo Mayor Erica Stewart.

Top issues: Putz’s top priorities are affordable health care, public safety, affordable housing, rural development, public education, fair taxation, environmental welfare, civil rights and protections, and empowering local voices.

Governance and community leadership experience: Randall Putzis serving his third year as mayor pro tem of Big Bear Lake. He has been a member of the Big Bear Lake City Council since 2014, and previously served on the Bear Valley Unified School District Governing Board. Putz has also chaired the Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority and the Big Bear Fire Authority, served as director of the Mojave Desert Mountain Integrated Waste Joint Powers Authority, and is a founding member of the Bear Valley Education Trust. He cofounded Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation. He has worked in marketing and technology consulting.

Other background: Putz is a longtime resident of Big Bear Lake. In 2018, he opened the Chirp Nature Center.

Randall Putz brings nearly two decades of local public service, including three terms as Mayor of Big Bear Lake, to his campaign for State Assembly. His priorities include affordable housing, healthcare access, and greater investment in the Inland Empire’s mountain and desert communities. He has also spoken up for immigrant families and due process, reflecting a commitment to ensuring residents are heard and their rights respected. Inland Empire United proudly endorses Randall Putz for California State Assembly District 34.

AD-34 covers much of the Antelope Valley and High Desert, including Lancaster, Palmdale, Adelanto, Hesperia, and Victorville, communities where long commuting distances, access to public services, environmental health concerns, and economic stability for working families shape local priorities. With Assemblymember Tom Lackey term-limited, the seat is open in 2026 and expected to draw a competitive field. The district has historically leaned Republican, and in open-seat contests like this one, outcomes are often shaped less by statewide ideological positioning than by candidates’ visibility and governing experience within the High Desert. Randall Putz, a Big Bear Lake city councilmember, is the only Democrat in the race, and he deserves your vote.

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