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 two-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 57th Assembly District includes parts of Los Angeles County and the cities of South El Monte, Norwalk, and the City of Industry. Democrats typically win in this district. The most recent election results show 65.8 percent of AD-57 voted for Clinton for president in 2016, and 64.2 percent of the district voted for Newsom for governor in 2018. In this district, outgoing Assembly Majority Leader Calderon has high name recognition because he has held this seat since 2012, which he was elected to following his father’s tenure. Democrat Lisa Calderon is Ian Calderon’s stepmother, which, if she wins, would make the seat held by a third Calderon in a row.
About the Race
In the primary, Democrat Lisa Calderon trailed Republican challenger Jessica Martinez by a margin of 8.6 percent. Calderon’s campaign has raised $480,274.00, has not pledged to refuse corporate PAC, fossil fuel, or police money, and has accepted funds from all three groups. Martinez has raised much less than Calderon, with $16,800.84, mostly from individual contributions. Martinez’s campaign has also not pledged to refuse corporate PAC, fossil fuel, or police money.
About the Candidate
Based on their moderate stances and vague policy platform, Lisa Calderon is likely to provide no progressive leadership in office. Because the Democratic candidate in this race is considered to be a safe win in this district, we feel comfortable providing no recommendation in this race. Keep reading for progressive recommendations in other key races and on ballot measures where your vote can make a critical difference.
No Progressive Candidate - AD57
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 two-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 57th Assembly District includes parts of Los Angeles County and the cities of South El Monte, Norwalk, and the City of Industry. Democrats typically win in this district. The most recent election results show 65.8 percent of AD-57 voted for Clinton for president in 2016, and 64.2 percent of the district voted for Newsom for governor in 2018. In this district, outgoing Assembly Majority Leader Calderon has high name recognition because he has held this seat since 2012, which he was elected to following his father’s tenure. Democrat Lisa Calderon is Ian Calderon’s stepmother, which, if she wins, would make the seat held by a third Calderon in a row.
About the Race
In the primary, Democrat Lisa Calderon trailed Republican challenger Jessica Martinez by a margin of 8.6 percent. Calderon’s campaign has raised $480,274.00, has not pledged to refuse corporate PAC, fossil fuel, or police money, and has accepted funds from all three groups. Martinez has raised much less than Calderon, with $16,800.84, mostly from individual contributions. Martinez’s campaign has also not pledged to refuse corporate PAC, fossil fuel, or police money.
About the Candidate
Based on their moderate stances and vague policy platform, Lisa Calderon is likely to provide no progressive leadership in office. Because the Democratic candidate in this race is considered to be a safe win in this district, we feel comfortable providing no recommendation in this race. Keep reading for progressive recommendations in other key races and on ballot measures where your vote can make a critical difference.
Two candidates in this district offer the chance to make LACC more reflective of its highly diverse student population, Dr. Nichet James-Gray and Nichelle M. Henderson.
About the Position
Members of the Los Angeles Community College District Board are elected at large for terms of four years. Elections are held every two years, with three members being chosen at one election and four members at the other.
About the District
The Los Angeles Community College District is located in Los Angeles County and includes nine colleges, serving a population of roughly 240,000 Californians.