California Donor Table: 2024 Priority Candidate List
CDT recommends these priority candidates to invest in for the 2024 General elections in November. 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 candidates who need support. These races include local candidates, state legislative candidates running against corporate-backed Democrats fighting through the general election, and others facing recalls.
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.
Bay Area
Regional Lead: California Donor Table and Oakland Rising
- Carroll Fife — Oakland City Council District 3 — Link to Donate
- Jovanka Beckles — CA Senate District 7 — Link to Donate
- Nikki Fortunato Bas — Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 5 — Link to Donate
- Pamela Price — Alameda District Attorney No on Recall — Link to Donate
- Tara Sreekrishnan — CA Assembly District 26 — Link to Donate
Central Valley
Regional Lead: Communities for a New California
- Alejandro Carrillo — Merced City Council — Link to Donate
- Flojaune Cofer — Sacramento Mayor — Link to Donate
- Rachel Hernandez — Riverbank City Mayor — Link to Donate
Contra Costa
Regional Lead: Lift Up Contra Costa Action
- Claudia Jimenez — Richmond City Council District 6 — Link to Donate
- Shanelle Scales-Preston — Contra Costa Board of Supervisors District 5 — Link to Donate
Los Angeles
Regional Lead: Courage CA and Working Families Party
- George Gascón — Los Angeles District Attorney — Link to Donate
- Sade Elhawary — CA Assembly District 57 — Link to Donate
- Michelle Chambers — CA Senate District 25 — Link to Donate
- Ysabel Jurado — Los Angeles City Council — Link to Donate
Inland Empire
Regional Lead: Courage CA and Inland Empire United
- Christy Holstege — CA Assembly District 47 — Link to Donate
- Clarrissa Cervantes — CA Assembly District 58 — Link to Donate
- Jose Medina — Riverside County Board of Supervisors District 1 — Link to Donate
- Robert Garcia — CA Assembly District 50 — Link to Donate
To engage further in coordinated candidate work, please reach out to our coordinated CDT staff, Molly@CaliforniaDonorTable.org. If have you questions about independent work, please reach out to Michael@californiadonortable.org.
