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CPF Recommendations: 2022 General Election

California Professional Firefighters recommends candidates based on where they stand on firefighter issues: Public safety funding, job and retirement security, health and safety on the job.

The candidates for state office recommended by CPF are listed below.
NOTE: Federal recommendations provided by your IAFF.

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National Recommendations
  • CA-01
    No Recommendation
  • CA-02
    Jared Huffman
  • CA-03
    Kermit Jones
  • CA-04
    Mike Thompson
  • CA-05
    No Recommendation
  • CA-06
    Ami Bera
  • CA-07
    Doris Matsui
  • CA-08
    John Garamendi
  • CA-09
    Josh Harder
  • CA-10
    Mark DeSaulnier
  • CA-11
    Nancy Pelosi
  • CA-12
    Barbara Lee
  • CA-13
    Adam Gray
  • CA-14
    Eric Swalwell
  • CA-15
    Kevin Mullin
  • CA-16
    Anna Eshoo
  • CA-17
    Ro Khanna
  • CA-18
    Zoe Lofgren
  • CA-19
    Jimmy Panetta
  • CA-20
    No Recommendation
  • CA-21
    Jim Costa
  • CA-22
    Rudy Salas
  • CA-23
    No Recommendation
  • CA-24
    Salud Carbajal
  • CA-25
    Raul Ruiz
  • CA-26
    Julia Brownley
  • CA-27
    Christy Smith
  • CA-28
    Judy Chu
  • CA-29
    Tony Cardenas
  • CA-30
    Adam Schiff
  • CA-31
    Grace Napolitano
  • CA-32
    Brad Sherman
  • CA-33
    Pete Aguilar
  • CA-34
    Jimmy Gomez
  • CA-35
    Norma Torres
  • CA-36
    Ted Lieu
  • CA-37
    Sydney Kamlager
  • CA-38
    Linda Sanchez
  • CA-39
    Mark Takano
  • CA-40
    No Recommendation
  • CA-41
    Will Rollins
  • CA-42
    Robert Garcia
  • CA-43
    Maxine Waters
  • CA-44
    Nanette Barragan
  • CA-45
    Jay Chen
  • CA-46
    Lou Correa
  • CA-47
    Katie Porter
  • CA-48
    No Recommendation
  • CA-49
    Mike Levin
  • CA-50
    Scott Peters
  • CA-51
    Sara Jacobs
  • CA-52
    Juan Vargas
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State Legislative Recommendations
  • AD-01
    Megan Dahle
  • AD-02
    Jim Wood
  • AD-03
    James Gallagher
  • AD-04
    Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
  • AD-05
    Joe Patterson
  • AD-06
    Kevin McCarty
  • AD-07
    Ken Cooley
  • AD-08
    Jim Patterson
  • AD-09
    Heath Flora
  • AD-10
    Eric Guerra
  • AD-11
    Lori Wilson
  • AD-12
    Damon Connolly
  • AD-13
    Carlos Villapudua
  • AD-14
    Buffy Wicks
  • AD-15
    Tim Grayson
  • AD-16
    Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
  • AD-17
    Matt Haney
  • AD-18
    Mia Bonta
  • AD-19
    Phil Ting
  • AD-20
    Liz Ortega
  • AD-21
    Diane Papan
  • AD-22
    Jessica Self
  • AD-23
    Marc Berman
  • AD-24
    Alex Lee
  • AD-25
    Ash Kalra
  • AD-26
    Evan Low
  • AD-27
    No Recommendation
  • AD-28
    Gail Pellerin
  • AD-29
    Robert Rivas
  • AD-30
    Dawn Addis
  • AD-31
    Joaquin Arambula
  • AD-32
    Vince Fong
  • AD-33
    Devon Mathis
  • AD-34
    Tom Lackey
  • AD-35
    Jasmeet Bains
  • AD-36
    Eduardo Garcia
  • AD-37
    Gregg Hart
  • AD-38
    Steve Bennett
  • AD-39
    Juan Carrillo
  • AD-40
    No Recommendation
  • AD-41
    Chris Holden
  • AD-42
    Jacqui Irwin
  • AD-43
    Luz Rivas
  • AD-44
    Laura Friedman
  • AD-45
    James Ramos
  • AD-46
    Jesse Gabriel
  • AD-47
    Christy Holstege
  • AD-48
    Blanca Rubio
  • AD-49
    Mike Fong
  • AD-50
    Eloise Gomez Reyes
  • AD-51
    Rick Zbur
  • AD-52
    Wendy Carrillo
  • AD-53
    Freddie Rodriguez
  • AD-54
    Miguel Santiago
  • AD-55
    Isaac Bryan
  • AD-56
    Lisa Calderon
  • AD-57
    Reggie Jones-Sawyer
  • AD-58
    Sabrina Cervantes
  • AD-59
    Phil Chen
  • AD-60
    Corey Jackson
  • AD-61
    Tina McKinnor
  • AD-62
    Anthony Rendon
  • AD-63
    Fauzia Rizvi  
  • AD-64
    Blanca Pacheco
  • AD-65
    Mike Gipson
  • AD-66
    Al Muratsuchi
  • AD-67
    Sharon Quirk Silva
  • AD-68
    Avelino Valencia
  • AD-69
    Josh Lowenthal
  • AD-70
    Diedre Nguyen
  • AD-71
    Matt Rahn
  • AD-72
    Diane Dixon
  • AD-73
    Cottie Petrie-Norris
  • AD-74
    No Recommendation
  • AD-75
    Marie Waldron
  • AD-76
    Brian Maienschein
  • AD-77
    Tasha Boerner Horvath
  • AD-78
    Chris Ward
  • AD-79
    Akilah Weber
  • AD-80
    David Alvarez
  • SD-02
    Mike McGuire
  • SD-04
    Tim Robertson
  • SD-06
    Paula Villescaz
  • SD-08
    Angelique Ashby
  • SD-10
    Aisha Wahab
  • SD-12
    Shannon Grove
  • SD-14
    Anna Caballero
  • SD-16
    Melissa Hurtado
  • SD-18
    No Recommendation
  • SD-20
    Daniel Hertzberg
  • SD-22
    Susan Rubio
  • SD-24
    Ben Allen
  • SD-26
    Maria Elena Durazo
  • SD-28
    Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
  • SD-30
    Bob Archuleta
  • SD-32
    Kelly Seyarto
  • SD-34
    Tom Umberg
  • SD-36
    No Recommendation
  • SD-38
    Catherine Blakespear
  • SD-40
    Brian Jones
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Statewide Constitutional Candidates and Ballot Measures
  • US Senate: 
    Alex Padilla
  • Governor: 
    Gavin Newsom
  • Lt. Governor: 
    Eleni Kounalakis
  • Controller:
    Malia Cohen
  • Insurance Commissioner: 
    Ricardo Lara
  • Attorney General:
    Rob Bonta
  • Treasurer: 
    Fiona Ma
  • Secretary of State: 
    Shirley Weber
  • Sup. Of Public Instruction:
    Tony Thurmond
  • BOE District 1:
    No Recommendation
  • BOE District 2:
    Sally Lieber
  • BOE District 3:
    Tony Vasquez
  • BOE District 4:
    No Recommendation
  • Prop 1: Abortion Rights
    Neutral
  • Prop 26: Sports Betting at Tribal Casinos
    Neutral
  • Prop 27: Online Sports Betting
    Neutral
  • Prop 28: Arts & Music Education Funding
    Neutral
  • Prop 29: Dialysis Clinics
    Support
  • Prop 30: Electric Vehicle Infastructure
    Neutral
  • Prop 31: Uphold Flavored Tobacco Ban
    Neutral
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