Sherafy’s 2026 California Voter Guide brings our election research into one place, with clear recommendations and links to the full evidence behind each one.
Research and commentary on government, elections, political influence, public institutions, civic life, lobbying, accountability, and how policy decisions are made.
California voters will decide separately whether to retain Justices Kelli M. Evans and Joshua P. Groban. This guide examines their qualifications, selected opinions, public discipline
California’s next elected schools chief will no longer run the Department of Education. AB 181 instead gives the Superintendent statewide advocacy and voting roles across
Eighteen Second District justices face yes-or-no retention votes in 2026. This guide explains what retention changes, reviews public discipline and professional records, and makes a
Don Wagner promises faster counts and stricter election rules; incumbent Shirley Weber offers direct statewide experience and a record defending voter-data privacy. This guide weighs
Robert Luna and Alex Villanueva offer competing records of running LASD. This evidence-first analysis examines reported crime, jail safety, deputy gangs, independent oversight, staffing, litigation
Fiona Ma has the stronger recent statewide executive record for an office whose most consequential routine duties are board service and institutional stewardship. Gloria Romero
California’s governor race offers competing approaches to affordability and public services. Our evidence-based comparison recommends Xavier Becerra with moderate confidence, while examining his administrative record
Ben Allen would stabilize and enforce California’s regulated private insurance market; Jane Kim proposes a mandatory public wildfire-insurance pool. This guide compares their records, plans,
The Controller controls accounting, payment review, payroll, audits and unclaimed property—not the state budget itself. Cohen has delivered measurable modernization, but a new audit found
Mike Gipson has the stronger documented record inside tax policymaking and the Board of Equalization’s oversight structure. Sam Sukaton offers a serious fairness and taxpayer-access
