2024 CDT Primary Priority Candidates
Updated on November 18, 2023
CDT recommends these priority candidates to invest in for the 2024 primary elections in March. California is a huge state, and we most certainly omitted great candidates from across the state. This list, including priority and other candidates, is quite long. If you have the capacity to give beyond this list, want to concentrate on a specific region or constituency, or want other more detailed advice, please reach out to us.
This list focuses on primary election candidates who need support. These races include local candidates who can win outright in the primary, state legislative candidates running against corporate-backed Democrats fighting to make it through the top-two primary to the general election, and others facing recalls that may happen before the general election. This list only includes House candidates who need pre-primary election investments.
While this list mentions our organizational grantees who made these referrals, it does not include the possible independent expenditures many may make in these races. We will advise on this work in future correspondence.
US Senate
Barbara Lee — US Senate — LINK to Donate
Bay Area
Regional Lead: Lift Up Contra Costa Action Fund/ Working Families Party/ Silicon Valley Rising
- Lateefah Simon — CA Congressional District12 — Link to Donate
- Monica Wilson — CA Assembly District 15 — Link to Donate
- Jennifer Esteen — Alameda Supervisorial District 4 — Link to Donate
- Pamela Price — No on Recall — Link to Donate
- Ash Kalra — CA Assembly District 25 — Link to Donate
Central Valley
Regional Lead: Communities for a New California
- Rhodesia Ransom — CA Assembly District 13— Link to Donate
Los Angeles
Regional Lead: Working Families Party/LA Civic Engagement Table
- Holly Mitchell — Los Angeles Supervisorial District 2 — Link to Donate
- George Gascon — Los Angeles District Attorney — Link to Donate
- Sade Elhawary — CA Assembly District 57 — Link to Donate
Orange County
Regional Lead: Orange County PAC
- Alex Mohajer — CA Senate District 37 — Link to Donate
Inland Empire
Regional Lead: Inland Empire United
- Javier Hernandez — CA Assembly District 53 — Link to Donate
- Will Rollins — CA Congressional District 41 — Link to Donate
To engage further in coordinated candidate work, please reach out to our coordinated CDT staff, Molly @CaliforniaDonorTable.org.
