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California Governor — June 2022 Election
Last Updated: May 26, 2022
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Governor

Vote Gavin Newsom

Governor Newsom has disappointed us (many, many times), but there's still no one better with the experience necessary to govern the planet's fifth largest economy.

Who's running?

CandidatePartyProfessionQuestionnaire
Gavin Newsom
DemocraticGovernor Of CaliforniaNo questionnaire sent
Joel Ventresca
DemocraticRetired Airport AnalystNo questionnaire sent
Luis Javier Rodriguez
GreenWriter / PoetNo questionnaire sent
Ronald A. Anderson
RepublicanContractor / Inspector / BusinessmanNo questionnaire sent
Anthony "Tony" Fanara
DemocraticOwner Of RestaurantNo questionnaire sent
Anthony Trimino
RepublicanEntrepepreneur / CEONo questionnaire sent
Robert C. Newman II
RepublicanFarmer / PsychologistNo questionnaire sent
Jenny Rae Le Roux
RepublicanEntrepreneur / Mom / BusinesswomanNo questionnaire sent
Shawn Collins
RepublicanMilitary Officer / AttorneyNo questionnaire sent
Armando "Mando" Perez-Sarrato
DemocraticNoneNo questionnaire sent
Cristian Raul Morales
RepublicanDirector Of OperationsNo questionnaire sent
Daniel R. Mercuri
RepublicanFather / Business OwnerNo questionnaire sent
Brian Dahle
RepublicanSenator / FarmerNo questionnaire sent
Ron Jones
RepublicanNoneNo questionnaire sent
Lonnie Sortor
RepublicanBusiness OwnerNo questionnaire sent
Major Williams
RepublicanEntrepreneur / BusinessmanNo questionnaire sent
Leo S. Zacky
RepublicanBusinessman / Farmer / BroadcasterNo questionnaire sent
Heather Collins
GreenSmall Business OwnerNo questionnaire sent
Serge Fiankan
No Party PreferenceSmall Business OwnerNo questionnaire sent
James G. Hanink
No Party PreferenceRetired EducatorNo questionnaire sent
David Lozano
RepublicanExecutive Officer / AttorneyNo questionnaire sent
Woodrow "Woody" Sanders III
No Party PreferenceEntrepreneur / Director / EngineerNo questionnaire sent
Frederic C. Schultz
No Party PreferenceHuman Rights AttorneyNo questionnaire sent
Reinette Senum
No Party PreferenceNoneNo questionnaire sent
Michael Shellenberger
No Party PreferenceHomelessness Policy AdvocateNo questionnaire sent
Bradley Zink
No Party PreferenceChildren's Book AuthorNo questionnaire sent
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