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Reproductive Freedom for All California Releases Final Slate of State Legislative Endorsements Ahead of Primary Election
San Francisco, CA — Today, Reproductive Freedom for All California released its final slate of endorsements for candidates running for the California State Legislature in the March 5 primary election.
Reproductive Freedom for All California Director Shannon Olivieri Hovis released the following statement:
“These candidates and incumbents are prepared to continue advancing our reproductive freedoms in California. With Republicans threatening a nationwide abortion ban and the Supreme Court considering two abortion-related cases this year—the impacts of which would reverberate even into reproductive freedom states like ours—we need all hands on deck to fight for our fundamental rights. We proudly endorse them and will work alongside our more than 371,000 members to ensure that they advance in the March 5 primary election.”
Endorsed candidates in open and challenger races:
AD 2 – Ariel Kelley
AD 7 – Porsche Middleton
AD 19 – Catherine Stefani
AD 34 – Ricardo Ortega
AD 43 – Celeste Rodriguez
AD 53 – Javier Hernandez
AD 58 – Clarissa Cervantes
AD 62 – José Luis Solache
AD 79 – LaShae Sharp-Collins
SD 5 – Jerry McNerney
SD 29 – Asm. Eloise Reyes
SD 31 – Asm. Sabrina Cervantes
SD 31 – Angelo Farooq
SD 35 – Michelle Chambers
SD 39 – Asm. Akilah Weber
Endorsed incumbents:
SD 11 – Sen. Scott Wiener
SD 13 – Sen. Josh Becker
SD 15 – Sen. Dave Cortese
SD 17 – Sen. John Laird
SD 19 – Sen. Monique Limón
SD 27 – Sen. Henry Stern
SD 33 – Sen. Lena Gonzalez
AD 4 – Asm. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
AD 11 – Asm. Lori Wilson
AD 12 – Asm. Damon Connolly
AD 14 – Asm. Buffy Wicks
AD 16 – Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
AD 17 – Asm. Matt Haney
AD 18 – Asm. Mia Bonta
AD 20 – Asm. Liz Ortega
AD 21 – Asm. Diane Papan
AD 23 – Asm. Marc Berman
AD 24 – Asm. Alex Lee
AD 25 – Asm. Ash Kalra
AD 28 – Asm. Gail Pellerin
AD 29 – Asm. Robert Rivas
AD 30 – Asm. Dawn Addis
AD 31 – Asm. Joaquin Arambula
AD 37 – Asm. Gregg Hart
AD 38 – Asm. Steve Bennett
AD 39 – Asm. Juan Carrillo
AD 40 – Asm. Pilar Schiavo
AD 46 – Asm. Jesse Gabriel
AD 49 – Asm. Mike Fong
AD 51 – Asm. Rick Chavez Zbur
AD 55 – Asm. Isaac Bryan
AD 56 – Asm. Lisa Calderon
AD 60 – Asm. Corey Jackson
AD 61 – Asm. Tina McKinnor
AD 65 – Asm. Mike Gipson
AD 67 – Asm. Sharon Quirk-Silva
AD 68 – Asm. Avelino Valencia
AD 69 – Asm. Josh Lowenthal
AD 73 – Asm. Cottie Petrie-Norris
AD 77 – Asm. Tasha Boerner
AD 78 – Asm. Chris Ward
AD 80 – Asm. David Alvarez
This announcement builds on Reproductive Freedom for All California’s previous slates of endorsements in November and December of 2023.
Reproductive Freedom for All is already on the ground in states across the country as part of its largest-ever electoral program, working to ensure reproductive freedom champions are elected from statehouses to the White House and that we protect and expand abortion rights and access through ballot measures. Our 2024 program connects voters with opportunities to make immediate, tangible change to help build a future where everyone is free to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and families.
In November, on the heels of yet another resounding victory for abortion rights in elections across the country, Reproductive Freedom for All launched its “Vote for Repro Freedom” campaign. This digital and grassroots campaign will harness the momentum of big wins in Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky by encouraging voters to commit to voting in 2024 for reproductive freedom champions as the first step in mobilizing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.
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For over 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.