Certified List of Candidates November 3, 2020, General Election
SECRETARY OF STATE
CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES NOVEMBER 3, 2020, GENERAL ELECTION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
I, ALEX PAD ILLA, Secretary ofState of the State of California, pursuant to Elections Code section 8148, do hereby ce11ify
That the following list contains the name, office sought, and, if applicable, the ballot designation and party preference ofeach person nominated at the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election, and the names ofthe candidates nominated for the office ofPresident and Vice President ofthe United States, who are entitled to receive votes at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Dated at Sacramento, California, this 27th day of August, 2020.
ALEX P ADILLA SECRETARY OF STATE
~ OSP 101 19372 General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 1 of 26
President
Joseph R. Biden Democratic Kamala D. Harris Donald J. Trump* Republican Michael R. Pence Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra American Independent Kanye Omari West Howie Hawkins Green Angela Nicole Walker Jo Jorgensen Libertarian Jeremy "Spike" Cohen Gloria La Riva Peace and Freedom Sunil Freeman
United States Representative District 1
Audrey Denney Democratic Agricultural Educator Doug LaMalfa* Republican Farmer/U.S. Representative
United States Representative District 2
Jared Huffman* Democratic U.S. Representative Dale K. Mensing Republican Cashier
United States Representative District 3
John Garamendi* Democratic Congressman/Rancher Tamika Hamilton Republican Air Force Sergeant
United States Representative District 4
Brynne S. Kennedy Democratic Businesswoman Tom McClintock* Republican United States Representative
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 2 of 26
United States Representative District 5
Mike Thompson* Democratic Member of Congress Scott Giblin Republican Information Services Technician
United States Representative District 6
Doris Matsui* Democratic U.S. Representative Chris Bish Republican Realtor/Financial Investigator
United States Representative District 7
Ami Bera* Democratic Doctor/Teacher/Congressman Buzz Patterson Republican Pilot/Author/Father
United States Representative District 8
Christine Bubser Democratic Businesswoman/Healthcare Professional Jay Obernolte Republican Assemblyman/Business Owner
United States Representative District 9
Jerry McNerney* Democratic United States Congressman Antonio C. 'Tony' Amador Republican Retired U.S. Marshal
United States Representative District 10
Josh Harder* Democratic Agriculture Committee Member Ted Howze Republican Veterinarian/Father
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 3 of 26
United States Representative District 11
Mark DeSaulnier* Democratic United States Congressman Nisha Sharma Republican Realtor/Business Owner
United States Representative District 12
Shahid Buttar Democratic Public Interest Lawyer Nancy Pelosi* Democratic Member of Congress
United States Representative District 13
Barbara Lee* Democratic United States Representative Nikka Piterman Republican Teacher/Software Engineer
United States Representative District 14
Jackie Speier* Democratic Congresswoman Ran S. Petel Republican Financial Executive
United States Representative District 15
Eric Swalwell* Democratic United States Congressman Alison Hayden Republican Special Education Teacher
United States Representative District 16
Jim Costa* Democratic Farmer/Representative Kevin Cookingham Republican Businessman/Education Consultant
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 4 of 26
United States Representative District 17
Ro Khanna* Democratic United States Congressman Ritesh Tandon Republican Independent Small Businessman
United States Representative District 18
Anna G. Eshoo* Democratic Member of Congress Rishi Kumar Democratic Councilmember/Hi-Tech Executive
United States Representative District 19
Zoe Lofgren* Democratic Congresswoman Justin James Aguilera Republican Businessman
United States Representative District 20
Jimmy Panetta* Democratic United States Representative Jeff Gorman Republican Small Business Owner
United States Representative District 21
TJ Cox* Democratic Congressman/Engineer David G. Valadao Republican Farmer
United States Representative District 22
Phil Arballo Democratic Small Business Owner Devin G. Nunes* Republican United States Representative
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 5 of 26
United States Representative District 23
Kim Mangone Democratic Retired Systems Engineer Kevin McCarthy* Republican U.S. Representative
United States Representative District 24
Salud Carbajal* Democratic Member of Congress Andy Caldwell Republican Government Watchdog
United States Representative District 25
Christy Smith Democratic California Assemblywoman/Mother Mike Garcia Republican Small Businessman/Father
United States Representative District 26
Julia Brownley* Democratic Ventura County Congresswoman Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy Republican Attorney/Mother
United States Representative District 27
Judy Chu* Democratic United States Representative Johnny J. Nalbandian Republican Food Industry Businessman
United States Representative District 28
Adam B. Schiff* Democratic U.S. Representative, 28th District Eric Early Republican Father/Attorney/Businessman
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 6 of 26
United States Representative District 29
Tony Cardenas* Democratic U.S. Representative/Congressman Angélica María Dueñas Democratic Mother/Community Organizer
United States Representative District 30
Brad Sherman* Democratic United States Congressman, 30th District Mark S. Reed Republican Businessman/Realtor/Rancher
United States Representative District 31
Pete Aguilar* Democratic United States Representative Agnes Gibboney Republican Retired Educational Assistant
United States Representative District 32
Grace F. Napolitano* Democratic U.S. Representative Joshua M. Scott Republican Political Strategist/Analyst
United States Representative District 33
Ted W. Lieu* Democratic Congressman/Military Officer James P. Bradley Republican CEO/Business Owner
United States Representative District 34
Jimmy Gomez* Democratic Member of Congress David Kim Democratic Attorney/Community Organizer
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 7 of 26
United States Representative District 35
Norma J. Torres* Democratic United States Representative Mike Cargile Republican Independent Filmmaker
United States Representative District 36
Raul Ruiz* Democratic Emergency Doctor/Congressman Erin Cruz Republican Businesswoman/Entrepreneur
United States Representative District 37
Karen Bass* Democratic Member of Congress Errol Webber Republican Documentary Film Producer
United States Representative District 38
Linda T. Sánchez* Democratic United States Representative Michael Tolar Democratic No Ballot Designation
United States Representative District 39
Gil Cisneros* Democratic Education/Veterans Advocate Young Kim Republican Small Business Owner
United States Representative District 40
Lucille Roybal-Allard* Democratic U.S. Representative C Antonio Delgado Republican Immigration Attorney
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 8 of 26
United States Representative District 41
Mark Takano* Democratic United States Representative/Teacher Aja Smith Republican Retired U.S. Airman
United States Representative District 42
William "Liam" O'Mara Democratic University Professor/Historian Ken Calvert* Republican U.S. Representative
United States Representative District 43
Maxine Waters* Democratic United States Congresswoman Joe E. Collins III Republican Retired Navy Sailor
United States Representative District 44
Nanette Diaz Barragan* Democratic United States Representative, 44th District Analilia Joya Democratic Teacher/Disability Advocate
United States Representative District 45
Katie Porter* Democratic U.S. Representative Greg Raths Republican Retired Marine Colonel
United States Representative District 46
Lou Correa* Democratic United States Congressmember James S. Waters Republican Retired Postal Worker
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 9 of 26
United States Representative District 47
Alan Lowenthal* Democratic U.S. Representative, 47th District John Briscoe Republican Governing Board Member, Ocean View School District of Orange County
United States Representative District 48
Harley Rouda* Democratic Businessman/U.S. Representative Michelle Steel Republican County Supervisor, Orange County Board of Supervisors
United States Representative District 49
Mike Levin* Democratic U.S. Representative, 49th District Brian Maryott Republican Mayor/Financial Planner
United States Representative District 50
Ammar Campa-Najjar Democratic Business Owner/Educator Darrell Issa Republican Retired Congressman
United States Representative District 51
Juan C. Vargas* Democratic United States Representative Juan M Hidalgo, Jr Republican Retired United States Marine
United States Representative District 52
Scott Peters* Democratic U.S. Representative Jim DeBello Republican Technology Entrepreneur
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 10 of 26
United States Representative District 53
Georgette Gómez Democratic San Diego City Council President Sara Jacobs Democratic Children's Anti-poverty Advocate
State Senator District 1
Pamela Dawn Swartz Democratic Small Business Owner Brian Dahle* Republican Senator/Farmer/Businessman
State Senator District 3
Bill Dodd* Democratic State Senator Carlos Santamaria Republican Business Owner/Consultant
State Senator District 5
Susan Talamantes Eggman Democratic Assemblymember/Parent Jim Ridenour Republican Law Enforcement Contractor
State Senator District 7
Steve Glazer* Democratic California State Senator Julie Mobley Republican Mother
State Senator District 9
Nancy Skinner* Democratic State Senator, 9th District Jamie Dluzak Libertarian Book Publisher
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 11 of 26
State Senator District 11
Jackie Fielder Democratic Educator/Nonprofit Organizer Scott Wiener* Democratic State Senator, District 11
State Senator District 13
Josh Becker Democratic Educator/Non-Profit Director Alexander Glew Republican Engineer/Business Owner
State Senator District 15
Dave Cortese Democratic County Supervisor, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Ann M. Ravel Democratic Public Interest Attorney
State Senator District 17
John Laird Democratic Natural Resources Secretary Vicki Nohrden Republican Businesswoman
State Senator District 19
S. Monique Limón Democratic State Assemblymember Gary J. Michaels Republican Telecommunications Consultant
State Senator District 21
Kipp Mueller Democratic Workers Rights Attorney Scott Wilk* Republican State Senator
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 12 of 26
State Senator District 23
Abigail Medina Democratic School Board President Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh Republican Businesswoman/School Boardmember
State Senator District 25
Anthony J. Portantino* Democratic State Senator Kathleen Hazelton Republican No Ballot Designation
State Senator District 27
Henry Stern* Democratic State Senator Houman Salem Republican Business Owner
State Senator District 29
Josh Newman Democratic Veterans' Advocate Ling Ling Chang* Republican Senator/Business Owner
State Senator District 31
Richard D. Roth* Democratic State Senator Rod D Taylor Republican No Ballot Designation
State Senator District 33
Elizabeth C. Castillo Democratic Registered Nurse Lena Gonzalez* Democratic State Senator, 33rd District
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 13 of 26
State Senator District 35
Steven Craig Bradford* Democratic California State Senator Anthony Perry American Independent Substitute Teacher
State Senator District 37
Dave Min Democratic Irvine Law Professor John M. W. Moorlach* Republican California State Senator
State Senator District 39
Toni Atkins* Democratic State Senator, San Diego County Linda Blankenship Republican No Ballot Designation
State Assembly Member District 1
Elizabeth L Betancourt Democratic Farmer/Watershed Scientist Megan Dahle* Republican Assemblywoman/Farmer/Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 2
Jim Wood* Democratic California State Assemblymember Charlotte Svolos Republican Special Education Teacher
State Assembly Member District 3
James R Henson Democratic Author James Gallagher* Republican Assemblyman/Businessman/Farmer
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 14 of 26
State Assembly Member District 4
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry* Democratic State Assemblymember/Farmer Matthew L. Nelson Republican Disaster Relief Organizer
State Assembly Member District 5
Frank Bigelow* Republican Rancher/Businessman/Assemblyman
State Assembly Member District 6
Jackie Smith Democratic Senior Advocate/Businesswoman Kevin Kiley* Republican Member of the Assembly, 6th District
State Assembly Member District 7
Kevin McCarty* Democratic Assemblymember James O Just Libertarian No Ballot Designation
State Assembly Member District 8
Ken Cooley* Democratic California State Assemblyman Cathy Cook Republican Airline Pilot
State Assembly Member District 9
Jim Cooper* Democratic Assemblymember Eric M. Rigard Republican Retired Businessman
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 15 of 26
State Assembly Member District 10
Veronica "Roni" Jacobi Democratic Business Owner/Engineer Marc Levine* Democratic Member, California State Assembly, 10th District
State Assembly Member District 11
Jim Frazier* Democratic Member of the State Assembly, District 11 Debra Schwab Republican No Ballot Designation
State Assembly Member District 12
Paul Akinjo Democratic Councilmember/Technologist/Analyst Heath Flora* Republican Farmer/Firefighter/Assemblymember
State Assembly Member District 13
Kathy Miller Democratic San Joaquin County Supervisor Carlos Villapudua Democratic Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 14
Tim Grayson* Democratic Assemblymember/Business Owner Janell Elizabeth Proctor Republican Patient Healthcare Advocate
State Assembly Member District 15
Buffy Wicks* Democratic Assemblymember Sara Brink No Party Preference Filmmaker
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 16 of 26
State Assembly Member District 16
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan* Democratic State Assemblymember/Mother Joseph A. Rubay Republican Real Estate Appraiser
State Assembly Member District 17
David Chiu* Democratic Assemblymember Starchild Libertarian No Ballot Designation
State Assembly Member District 18
Rob Bonta* Democratic California State Assemblymember Stephen Slauson Republican Electrical Contractor
State Assembly Member District 19
Phil Ting* Democratic Assemblymember John P. McDonnell Republican Attorney
State Assembly Member District 20
Bill Quirk* Democratic Assemblymember Alexis Villalobos Democratic Legal Assistant
State Assembly Member District 21
Adam Gray* Democratic California State Assemblymember Joel Gutierrez Campos Republican Regional Planner/Soldier
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 17 of 26
State Assembly Member District 22
Kevin Mullin* Democratic State Assemblymember Mark Gilham Republican Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 23
Jim Patterson* Republican Businessman/Broadcast Executive
State Assembly Member District 24
Marc Berman* Democratic State Assemblymember Peter Ohtaki Republican Financial Emergency Manager
State Assembly Member District 25
Alex Lee Democratic Legislative Policy Advisor Bob Brunton Republican Businessman/Electronic Manufacturer
State Assembly Member District 26
Drew Phelps Democratic Small Business Advocate Devon Mathis* Republican Incumbent
State Assembly Member District 27
Ash Kalra* Democratic Assemblymember G. Burt Lancaster Republican Business Consultant
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 18 of 26
State Assembly Member District 28
Evan Low* Democratic Assemblymember Carlos Rafael Cruz Republican Real Estate Advisor
State Assembly Member District 29
Mark Stone* Democratic Assemblymember Shomir Banerjee Republican Physician/Engineer
State Assembly Member District 30
Robert Rivas* Democratic State Assemblymember Gregory Swett Republican Walnut Grower/Trustee
State Assembly Member District 31
Joaquin Arambula* Democratic Doctor/Assemblymember Fernando Banuelos Republican Business Owner/Educator
State Assembly Member District 32
Rudy Salas* Democratic California State Assemblymember Todd Cotta Republican Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 33
Rick Herrick Republican Mayor/Business Owner Thurston "Smitty" Smith Republican Retired Business Owner
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 19 of 26
State Assembly Member District 34
Julie Solis Democratic Organization Executive Director Vince Fong* Republican California State Assemblymember
State Assembly Member District 35
Dawn Addis Democratic Teacher/City Councilmember Jordan Cunningham* Republican Assemblymember/Small Businessman
State Assembly Member District 36
Steve Fox Democratic Attorney/Educator Tom Lackey* Republican California State Assemblyman
State Assembly Member District 37
Steve Bennett Democratic Ventura County Supervisor Charles W. Cole Republican Businessman/Media Consultant
State Assembly Member District 38
Suzette Martinez Valladares Republican Business Owner/Educator Lucie Lapointe Volotzky Republican Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 39
Luz Maria Rivas* Democratic Assemblywoman/Science Educator Ricardo Benitez Republican Contractor/Business Owner
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 20 of 26
State Assembly Member District 40
James C. Ramos* Democratic Assemblymember/Small Businessman Jennifer Tullius Republican Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 41
Chris Holden* Democratic Assemblymember Robin A. Hvidston Republican Organization Director
State Assembly Member District 42
Andrew F. Kotyuk Republican Small Businessman/Mayor Chad Mayes* No Party Preference Member of the State Assembly
State Assembly Member District 43
Laura Friedman* Democratic Member of the State Assembly, 43rd District Mike Graves Republican Small Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 44
Jacqui Irwin* Democratic California State Assemblymember Denise Pedrow Republican Construction Coordinator
State Assembly Member District 45
Jesse Gabriel* Democratic Member of the California State Assembly, 45th District Jeffi Girgenti Republican Small Business Owner
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 21 of 26
State Assembly Member District 46
Lanira K. Murphy Democratic Public Educator Adrin Nazarian* Democratic Member of the California State Assembly
State Assembly Member District 47
Eloise Gomez Reyes* Democratic Assemblymember/Businesswoman/Attorney Matthew Gordon Republican San Bernardino County Sheriff's Sergeant
State Assembly Member District 48
Blanca E. Rubio* Democratic Teacher/Assemblywoman
State Assembly Member District 49
Ed Chau* Democratic Assemblymember Burton Brink Republican Retired Sheriff Sergeant
State Assembly Member District 50
Richard Bloom* Democratic California State Assemblymember Will Hess Democratic Writer/Director/Producer
State Assembly Member District 51
Wendy Carrillo* Democratic Assemblymember
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 22 of 26
State Assembly Member District 52
Freddie Rodriguez* Democratic Assemblymember/First Responder Toni Holle Republican Account Technician
State Assembly Member District 53
Godfrey Santos Plata Democratic Public Teacher Advocate Miguel Santiago* Democratic Member of the State Assembly
State Assembly Member District 54
Tracy Bernard Jones Democratic Teacher/Community Organizer Sydney Kamlager* Democratic State Assemblywoman
State Assembly Member District 55
Andrew E. Rodriguez Democratic Mayor/County Commissioner Phillip Chen* Republican Assemblyman/Educator/Businessman
State Assembly Member District 56
Eduardo Garcia* Democratic California State Assemblymember America Figueroa Republican Teacher/Mother
State Assembly Member District 57
Lisa Calderon Democratic Businesswoman/Mom Jessica Martinez Republican Whittier Councilmember/Educator
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 23 of 26
State Assembly Member District 58
Cristina Garcia* Democratic Math Teacher/Assemblymember Margaret Villa Green Airline Employee
State Assembly Member District 59
Reggie Jones-Sawyer* Democratic California State Assemblyman Efren Martinez Democratic Public Policy Commissioner
State Assembly Member District 60
Sabrina Cervantes* Democratic California State Assemblymember Chris Raahauge Republican Peace Officer
State Assembly Member District 61
Jose Medina* Democratic Teacher/State Assemblymember Ali Mazarei Republican Business Owner/Entrepreneur
State Assembly Member District 62
Autumn R. Burke* Democratic California State Assemblywoman Robert A. Steele Republican Business Owner
State Assembly Member District 63
Maria D. Estrada Democratic Accountant/Community Organizer Anthony Rendon* Democratic Assemblymember
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 24 of 26
State Assembly Member District 64
Mike Anthony Gipson* Democratic State Assemblymember Fatima S. Iqbal-Zubair Democratic Public School Teacher
State Assembly Member District 65
Sharon Quirk-Silva* Democratic California Assemblymember Cynthia Thacker Republican Retired Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 66
Al Muratsuchi* Democratic South Bay Assemblymember Arthur C. Schaper Republican Organization Director
State Assembly Member District 67
Jerry Carlos Democratic Commissioner/Business Owner Kelly Seyarto Republican Mayor, City of Murrieta
State Assembly Member District 68
Melissa Fox Democratic Councilmember/Small Businesswoman Steven "Steve" Choi* Republican Assemblyman/Businessman/Educator
State Assembly Member District 69
Tom Daly* Democratic State Assemblymember Jon Paul White Republican No Ballot Designation
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 25 of 26
State Assembly Member District 70
Patrick O'Donnell* Democratic Assemblymember/Classroom Teacher David W. Thomas Republican County Construction Manager
State Assembly Member District 71
Liz "Elizabeth" Lavertu Democratic Small Businesswoman/Mother Randy Voepel* Republican Assemblymember
State Assembly Member District 72
Diedre Nguyen Democratic Cancer Scientist/Councilmember Janet Nguyen Republican Orange County Foundation Boardmember
State Assembly Member District 73
Scott Rhinehart Democratic Business Services Director Laurie Davies Republican Mayor, City of Laguna Niguel/Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 74
Cottie Petrie-Norris* Democratic California State Assemblymember Diane Dixon Republican Mayor
State Assembly Member District 75
Karen "Kate" Schwartz Democratic Public Health Professional Marie Waldron* Republican Business Owner/Assemblymember
* Incumbent General Election - November 3, 2020 Official Certified List of Candidates 8/27/2020 Page 26 of 26
State Assembly Member District 76
Tasha Boerner Horvath* Democratic California State Assemblymember Melanie Burkholder Republican Licensed Counselor/Businesswoman
State Assembly Member District 77
Brian Maienschein* Democratic Assemblymember/Educator June Yang Cutter Republican Business Owner/Mother
State Assembly Member District 78
Sarah Davis Democratic Healthcare Provider/Mother Chris Ward Democratic City Councilmember/Parent
State Assembly Member District 79
Shirley N. Weber* Democratic Assemblymember John Moore Republican Retired Business Analyst
State Assembly Member District 80
Lorena Gonzalez* Democratic Assemblywoman/Mother John J. Vogel Republican Information Technology Analyst
* Incumbent