About NASW-CA CalPACE
Candidate Endorsements are made by the CalPACE Committee and are based on the candidate’s commitment to the NASW Code of Ethics and official delegate assembly positions in Social Work Speaks. The CalPACE committee chooses candidates based on a candidate questionnaire, their score on our annual legislative scorecard, and their viability as a candidate. They also give special consideration to Social Workers running for elected office. Special consideration is given to candidates who are social workers.
The Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs works with the Chapter CalPACE committee to determine what state and local candidates we will endorse for election and what candidates will receive a financial contribution. The CalPACE committee is made up of volunteer NASW-CA members who apply for the role and are appointed by the Board President of NASW-CA.
Show your social work support! Please consider volunteering for your State Senate and State Assembly candidates before election day. Find your State Senate and/or State Assembly candidate, and click on their name to get involved in their campaign.
Statewide Officials Endorsements
- GOVERNOR: Gavin Newsom
- LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Eleni Kounalakis
- SECRETARY OF STATE: Shirley Webber
- CONTROLLER: Malia Cohen
- ATTORNEY GENERAL: Rob Bonta
- SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Tony Thurmond, MSW
State Senate Endorsements
We encourage you to click on the candidate links to volunteer on a campaign!
- SENATE DISTRICT 02: Mike Mcguire
- SENATE DISTRICT 04: Tim Robertson
- SENATE DISTRICT 06: Paula Villescaz
- SENATE DISTRICT 08: Dave Jones
- SENATE DISTRICT 10: Aisha Wahab
- SENATE DISTRICT 12: Susanne Gundy
- SENATE DISTRICT 14: Anna Caballero
- SENATE DISTRICT 16: Melissa Hurtado
- SENATE DISTRICT 18: Steve Padilla
- SENATE DISTRICT 20: Caroline Menjivar, MSW
- SENATE DISTRICT 22: Susan Rubio
- SENATE DISTRICT 24: Ben Allen
- SENATE DISTRICT 26: Maria Elena Durazo
- SENATE DISTRICT 28: Lola Smallwood
- SENATE DISTRICT 30: Bob Archuletta
- SENATE DISTRICT 34: Tom Umberg
- SENATE DISTRICT 36: Kim Carr
- SENATE DISTRICT 38: Catherine Blakespear
- SENATE DISTRICT 40: Joseph C Rocha
State Assembly Endorsements
We encourage you to click on the candidate links to volunteer on a campaign!
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 02: Jim Wood
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 04: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 06: Kevin McCarty
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 11: Lori D Wilson
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 12: Sara Aminzadeh
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 13: Carlos Villapudua
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 14: Buffy Wicks
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 15: Tim Grayson
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 16: Rebecca Bauer-Khan
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 17: Matt Haney
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 18: Mia Bonta
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 19: Phillip Ting
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 20: Liz Ortega
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 21: Diane Papan
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 22: Jessica Self
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 23: Marc Berman
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 24: Alex Lee
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 25: Ash Kalra
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 26: Evan Low
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 27: Esmeralda Soria
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 28: Gail Pellerin
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 29: Robert Rivas
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 30: Dawn Addis
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 31: Joaquin Arambula
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 35: Leticia Perez
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 36: Eduardo Garcia
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 37: Gregg Hart
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 38: Steve Bennett
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 39: Juan Carrillo
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 40: Pilar Schiavo
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 41: Chris Holden
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 42: Jacqui Irwin
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 43: Luz Maria Rivas
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 44: Laura Friedman
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 45: James C Ramos
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 46: Jesse Gabriel
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 47: Christy Holstege
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 48: Blanca Rubio
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 49: Mike Fong
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 50: Eloise Gomez Reyes
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 51: Louis Abramson
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 52: Wendy Carillo
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 53: Freddie Rodriguez
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 54: Miguel Santiago
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 55: Isaac G Bryan
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 56: Lisa Calderon
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 57: Reggie Jones – Sawyer
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 58: Sabrina Cervantes
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 60: Corey A Jackson, DSW, MSW
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 61: Tina S Mckinnor
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 62: Anthony Rendon
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 63: Fauzia Rizvi
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 64: Blanca Pacheco
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 65: Mike A Gipson
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 66: Al Muratsuchi
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 67: Sharon Quirk-Silva
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 68: Avelino Valencia
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 69: Josh Lowenthal
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 70: Deidre Tu-Ha Nguyen
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 72: Judie Mancuso
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 73: Cottie Petrie-Norris
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 74: Chris Duncan
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 76: Brian Maienschein
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 77: Tasha Boerner Horvath
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 78: Chris Ward
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 79: Akilah Weber
- ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80: David Alvarez
Please contact Rebecca Gonzales at rgonzales.naswca@socialworkers.org with any questions.
