No Recommendation
Based on our analysis, there is no progressive candidate to recommend for your vote in this race.
About the Position
State Assembly Members form part of the California State Legislature, and work alongside the governor to establish laws and a state budget. They hold the power to pass bills that affect public policy, set state spending levels, raise and lower taxes, and uphold or override the governor’s vetoes. The California State Assembly has 80 districts. Each represents a population of at least 465,000 Californians. Representatives are elected to the Assembly for a four-year term. Every two years, all 80 seats are subject to election. Members elected before 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years) in the Assembly. Those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years total across both the State Senate and Assembly. This term, Democrats currently hold a two-thirds supermajority of 61 seats in the California State Assembly, while Republicans hold 17 seats. One seat is held by an Independent, and one seat is currently vacant.
About the District
California's 5th Assembly District includes Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties and portions of El Dorado and Placer Counties. Republicans typically hold this district. The most recent election results show 54.8 percent of AD-38 voted for Donald Trump for president in 2016, and 60.2 percent voted for John Cox for governor in 2018.
About the Race
Republican incumbent Assemblymember Frank Bigelow has held this office since 2012 and is running unopposed this election. He has not signed a pledge to refuse corporate PAC, fossil fuel, or police money. Assemblymember Bigelow’s campaign is funded by several problematic backers. From corporate PACs, he has received over $28,200 from Fresnius, DaVita, and Juul Labs, Inc. From fossil fuels, he has received $28,000 from Edison, Sempra Energy, BP North America, Chevron, Western Propane Gas Association, and Phillips 66 Company. From police, he has received $20,500 from CSLEA Pac, California Association of Highway Patrolmen, National Peace Officers and Firefighters Benefit Association, PORAC Pac, CCPOA Pac, and Fresno Police Officers Association PAC.
About the Incumbent
Assemblymember Bigelow has served AD-05 since being elected in 2012. He is endorsed by the National Rifle Association, California Republican Party, and the National Federation of Independent Business. Assemblymember Bigelow is running on a platform of lowering taxes, increasing access to health care, and implementing better forestry and water management. Based on Assemblymember Bigelow’s track record of earning a Lifetime Courage Score of 0, he is unlikely to provide progressive leadership in office.
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No Progressive Candidate - AD05
Based on our analysis, there is no progressive candidate to recommend for your vote in this race.
About the Position
State Assembly Members form part of the California State Legislature, and work alongside the governor to establish laws and a state budget. They hold the power to pass bills that affect public policy, set state spending levels, raise and lower taxes, and uphold or override the governor’s vetoes. The California State Assembly has 80 districts. Each represents a population of at least 465,000 Californians. Representatives are elected to the Assembly for a four-year term. Every two years, all 80 seats are subject to election. Members elected before 2012 are restricted to three two-year terms (six years) in the Assembly. Those elected in or after 2012 are allowed to serve 12 years total across both the State Senate and Assembly. This term, Democrats currently hold a two-thirds supermajority of 61 seats in the California State Assembly, while Republicans hold 17 seats. One seat is held by an Independent, and one seat is currently vacant.
About the District
California's 5th Assembly District includes Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties and portions of El Dorado and Placer Counties. Republicans typically hold this district. The most recent election results show 54.8 percent of AD-38 voted for Donald Trump for president in 2016, and 60.2 percent voted for John Cox for governor in 2018.
About the Race
Republican incumbent Assemblymember Frank Bigelow has held this office since 2012 and is running unopposed this election. He has not signed a pledge to refuse corporate PAC, fossil fuel, or police money. Assemblymember Bigelow’s campaign is funded by several problematic backers. From corporate PACs, he has received over $28,200 from Fresnius, DaVita, and Juul Labs, Inc. From fossil fuels, he has received $28,000 from Edison, Sempra Energy, BP North America, Chevron, Western Propane Gas Association, and Phillips 66 Company. From police, he has received $20,500 from CSLEA Pac, California Association of Highway Patrolmen, National Peace Officers and Firefighters Benefit Association, PORAC Pac, CCPOA Pac, and Fresno Police Officers Association PAC.
About the Incumbent
Assemblymember Bigelow has served AD-05 since being elected in 2012. He is endorsed by the National Rifle Association, California Republican Party, and the National Federation of Independent Business. Assemblymember Bigelow is running on a platform of lowering taxes, increasing access to health care, and implementing better forestry and water management. Based on Assemblymember Bigelow’s track record of earning a Lifetime Courage Score of 0, he is unlikely to provide progressive leadership in office.
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Elect Alfonso Alvarez, Rigoberto Rodriguez, and Carolyn Torres to keep the Santa Ana Unified School District on the right track.
About the Position
Members of the Santa Ana Unified School District Board are elected in an at-large race and go on to serve three-year terms. No term-limit data is apparent on the school board website.
About the District
Santa Ana Unified School District is located in Orange County and includes nine high schools, nine middle schools, and 35 elementary schools, serving a population of roughly 58,000 students.