California
Primary
State Senators are members of the state's upper chamber, as part of the state's bicameral legislature. State senators are responsible for voting on: bills related to public policy matters, levels for state spending, raises or decreases in taxes, and whether to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.
8 candidates are running for California State Senate, District 26 in the June 2, 2026 primary in California.
Select a candidate to see details.
Sara Hernandez
Democratic
11 groups
Claudia Agraz
Republican
7 groups
Wendy Carrillo
Democratic
6 groups
Sarah Rascon
Democratic
4 groups
Juan Camacho
Democratic
3 groups
Maebe Pudlo
Democratic
2 groups
Paul A. Bowers
Democratic
No groups yet
Sang "Sam Shin" Masong
Republican
No groups yet
Why they recommend who they do
YIMBY Action's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
Recommends Juan Camacho
Juan would be the first out LGBTQ+ formerly undocumented immigrant to serve!
UAW's Endorsements
Recommends Sara Hernandez
UAW endorsed candidate
California DSA's Voting Group
Recommends Sarah Rascon
Recommended
La Defensa's Voting Group
Recommends Maebe Pudlo
Endorsed. Trans, nonbinary organizer with most explicitly abolitionist platform; supports defunding law enforcement and abolishing private prisons.
Streets For All's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
Background in environmental and housing law. Committed to transit network, safe street infrastructure, and housing.
Stop arming Israel
Recommends Wendy Carrillo
Primary: Jun 2, 2026
Reform California's Voting Group
Recommends Claudia Agraz
Reform California - Los Angeles County
Equality California's Voting Group
Recommends Juan Camacho
Openly LGBTQ+
CA Votes Progressive
Recommends Wendy Carrillo
Wendy Carrillo - She's shown up for her community time and time again, and previously held office as Assemblymember for this area.
UNITE HERE Local 11's Voting Group
Recommends Juan Camacho, Sara Hernandez, Wendy Carrillo
Vote for ONE of three endorsed candidates in SD-26
Robyn Nordell's Voting Group
Recommends Claudia Agraz
Robyn Nordell recommended
California School Employees Association's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez, Sarah Rascon
CSEA dual endorsement
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YIMBY Action's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
Recommends Juan Camacho
UAW's Endorsements
Recommends Sara Hernandez
California DSA's Voting Group
Recommends Sarah Rascon
La Defensa's Voting Group
Recommends Maebe Pudlo
California YIMBY's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
Streets For All's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
California Republican Party's Voting Group
Recommends Claudia Agraz
Stop arming Israel
Recommends Wendy Carrillo
Reform California's Voting Group
Recommends Claudia Agraz
Sierra Club California's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
Equality California's Voting Group
Recommends Juan Camacho
CA Votes Progressive
Recommends Wendy Carrillo
UNITE HERE Local 11's Voting Group
Recommends Juan Camacho, Sara Hernandez, Wendy Carrillo
Robyn Nordell's Voting Group
Recommends Claudia Agraz
California School Employees Association's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez, Sarah Rascon
UAW California's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
Mamdanification
Recommends Sarah Rascon
Elizabeth Barcohana's Lady with a Brain Voter Guide
Recommends Claudia Agraz
California Teachers Association's Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
California Federation of Teachers' Voting Group
Recommends Sara Hernandez
California Republican Assembly's Voting Group
Recommends Claudia Agraz
California Nurses Association / National Nurses United's Voting Group
Recommends Wendy Carrillo
April's Common Sense Cali Voters
Recommends Claudia Agraz
Center Action Fund's Voting Group
Recommends Wendy Carrillo
National Union of Healthcare Workers' Voting Group
Recommends Wendy Carrillo
Based in Malibu
Recommends Claudia Agraz
One Vote at Time
Recommends Maebe Pudlo, Sarah Rascon
Add your take in a voting group and share it with the people who vote with you.
Groups weighing in without making a recommendation
CA Peace and Freedom For All
Led by Marnie Olson · 1 voter
Maebe Pudlo - keep fascism out of CA
Voters for this office, shown across the district.
Land-use attorney and LACCD trustee who helped secure approvals for transit-oriented developments and delivered more than 300 homes for formerly unhoused Angelenos.