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 23rd Assembly District includes parts of Fresno and Tulare Counties. Republicans typically hold this district. The most recent election results show 58.8 percent of AD-38 voted for Trump for president in 2016, and 55.8 percent of the district voted for Cox for governor in 2018.
About the Race
Republican incumbent Representative Jim Patterson is running unopposed. His campaign has not pledged to refuse corporate PAC, fossil fuel, or police money and is funded by all three groups. His donors include Valero Energy, the Fresno Deputy Sheriff’s Association, and Sunkist.
About the Incumbent
Assemblymember Patterson, a past businessman and broadcast executive, served as Mayor of Fresno from 1993–2001. According to Patterson, he is running this year to help working families. Assemblymember Patterson currently sits on six committees, vice-chairing the Committee on Utilities and Energy as well as the Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review. Assemblymember Patterson has not sponsored any bills this year. He has consistently voted against organized labor, against gun violence prevention legislation, and to roll back key environmental regulation.
Assemblymember Patterson is endorsed by the California Pro-Life Council, Gun Owners of California, and the Peace Officers Research Association. Based on Patterson’s track record and problematic endorsements, he is unlikely to provide progressive leadership in office. Keep reading for progressive recommendations in other key races and on ballot measures where your vote can make a critical difference.
No Progressive Candidate - AD23
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 23rd Assembly District includes parts of Fresno and Tulare Counties. Republicans typically hold this district. The most recent election results show 58.8 percent of AD-38 voted for Trump for president in 2016, and 55.8 percent of the district voted for Cox for governor in 2018.
About the Race
Republican incumbent Representative Jim Patterson is running unopposed. His campaign has not pledged to refuse corporate PAC, fossil fuel, or police money and is funded by all three groups. His donors include Valero Energy, the Fresno Deputy Sheriff’s Association, and Sunkist.
About the Incumbent
Assemblymember Patterson, a past businessman and broadcast executive, served as Mayor of Fresno from 1993–2001. According to Patterson, he is running this year to help working families. Assemblymember Patterson currently sits on six committees, vice-chairing the Committee on Utilities and Energy as well as the Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review. Assemblymember Patterson has not sponsored any bills this year. He has consistently voted against organized labor, against gun violence prevention legislation, and to roll back key environmental regulation.
Assemblymember Patterson is endorsed by the California Pro-Life Council, Gun Owners of California, and the Peace Officers Research Association. Based on Patterson’s track record and problematic endorsements, he is unlikely to provide progressive leadership in office. Keep reading for progressive recommendations in other key races and on ballot measures where your vote can make a critical difference.
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.