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California Voter Guide – 2022 Primary Races

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Our highest ratings go to candidates who will defend freedom, stand for free enterprise, or have a conservative and/or biblical worldview based on their ability to stand firm against efforts to increase taxes, size of government, weaken law and order, and crush individual freedom. Here is our rating system: 

*****   The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement

****      Very good

***        Acceptable

**          Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning

*            Terrible. Do Not Vote. All your other votes will count

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California; Governor, State of California, Primary Election

Anthony Trimino, Republican ****

Daniel R. Mercuri, Republican ****

Cristian Raul Morales, Republican ***

Leo S. Zacky, Republican ***

Brian Dahle, Republican ***** (Endorsed)

David Lozano, Republican **

Lonnie Sortor, Republican ****

Ronald A. Anderson, Republican ****

Ron Jones, Republican ***

Robert C. Newman II, Republican ****

Shawn Collins, Republican ***

Gavin Newsom, Democrat *

Major Williams, Republican ****

Jenny Rae Le Roux, Republican ****

Michael Shellenberger, Independent ***

California; Lieutenant Governor – State of California Primary Election

Clint W. Saunders, Republican ****

Angela E. Underwood Jacobs, Republican **** (Endorsed)

David Fennell, Republican ***

Eleni Kounalakis, Democrat *

California; Secretary of State – State of California, Primary Election

Rob Bernosky, Republican ***

Rachel Hamm, Republican ***** (Endorsed)

Raul Rodriguez. Jr., Republican ****

James “JW” Paine, Republican ****

Shirley N. Weber, Democrat *

California; Controller – State of California, Primary Election

Ron Galperin, Democrat *

Lanhee Chen, Republican **** (Endorsed)

Steve Glazer, Democrat **

Malia M. Cohen, Democrat *

California; Treasurer – State of California, Primary Election

Fiona Ma, Democrat *

Andrew Do, Republican ***

Jack M. Guerrero, Republican ***** (Endorsed)

California; Attorney General, State of California

Eric Early, Republican **** (Endorsed)

Nathan Hochman, Republican ***

Rob Bonta, Democrat *

Ann Marie Schubert ****

California; Insurance Commissioner – State of California, Primary Election

Marc Levine, Democrat *

Ricardo Lara, Democrat *

Greg Conlon, Republican ***

Robert Howell, Republican **** (Endorsed)

California; Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of California, Primary Election

Jim Gibson**** (Endorsed)

Tony K. Thurmond *

George Yang ***

Lance Ray Christensen ****

California; United States Senator, Primary Election, Full-Term U.S. Senator

Robert George Lucero Jr., Republican **

Mark P. Meuser, Republican ***

James P. Bradley, Republican ***

Jon Elist, Republican **

Myron L. Hall, Republican ***

Sarah Sun Levy, Republican **

Enrique Petris, Republican **

Chuck Smith, Republican ***

Cordie Williams, Republican **** (Endorsed)

Alex Padilla, Appointed US Senator *

California; United States Senator, Partial Term/Unexpired, Primary Election

Mark P. Meuser, Republican *** (Endorsed)

James P. Bradley, Republican ***

Jon Elist, Republican **

Myron L. Hall, Republican ***

Alex Padilla, Appointed US Senator *

California; Member, District 1, California Board of Equalization, Primary Election

Braden Murphy, Democrat *

Ted Gaines, Republican ***** (Endorsed)

California; Member, District 2, California Board of Equalization, Primary Election

Sally J. Lieber, Democrat *

Michaela Alioto-Pier, Democrat *

Peter Coe Verbica, Republican *** (Endorsed)

California; Monterey County; United States Representative, District 18, Primary Election

Luis Acevedo-Arreguin

Zoe Lofgren

Peter Hernandez *** (Endorsed)

California; Monterey County; United States Representative, District 19, Primary Election

Douglas Deitch

Dalila Epperson ***** (Endorsed)

Jimmy Panetta

Jeff Gorman ***

California; Monterey County; State Assembly, District 29, Primary Election

Robert Rivas *

Stephanie L. Castro *** (Endorsed)

California; Monterey County; State Assembly, District 30, Primary Election

Jon Wizard *

Vicki Nohrden ***(Endorsed)

Dawn Addis *

John R. Drake **

California; Superintendent of Schools, Santa Cruz County Board of Education, Primary Election

Faris Sabbah

California; Monterey County; Superintendent of Schools, Monterey County Office of Education, Primary Election

Deneen Guss

California; Monterey County; Trustee Area 1, Monterey Board Office of Education, Primary Election

Annette Yee Steck *

Jake Odello *** (Endorsed)

California; Monterey County; Trustee Area 3, Chualar Union Elementary School District, Primary Election

Ofelia C. Flores

Rebecca M. Trujillo

California; Monterey County; Supervisor, Supervisorial District 2, Monterey County, Primary Election

Kimberly Craig ***

Adriana Melgoza Ramirez *

Regina Gage *

Glenn Church *

Steve Snodgrass **** (Endorsed)

Grant Leonard **

California; Monterey County; Supervisor, Supervisorial District 3, Monterey County, Primary Election

Chris Lopez

California; Monterey County; District Attorney, Monterey County, Primary Election

Jeannine M. Pacioni *

California; Monterey County; Assessor/Clerk/Recorder, Monterey County, Primary Election

Marina Camacho

California; Monterey County; Auditor/Controller, Monterey County, Primary Election

Rupa Shah

California; Monterey County; Sheriff/Coroner, Monterey County, Primary Election

Justin E. Patterson **** (Endorsed)

Tina M. Nieto *

Joe Moses **

Jeffrey James Hoyne ***

California; Monterey County; Treasurer/Tax Collector, Monterey County, Primary Election

Mary A. Zeeb

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