Below is a list of progressive delegate candidates running on the Progressive Slate.
To find your Assembly District, Click here (Enter your addres and scroll down to State Officials then House. This is your Assembly District.)
Elections will be held either January 13th or January 14th depending on your Assembly District.
To find out where and when your Assembly District election will be held, click here
URGENT! There are other slates/organizations attempting to use a name similar to the Progressive Slate which may cause confusion.
Please be aware that the Progressive Slate and the candidates listed on this site are the only ones brought to you from the coalition of Progressive Democrats of America, SoCal Grassroots and the Progressive Caucus of the CDP.
Please print out your list of candidates from this website and bring it with you to the election to avoid confusion.
To find the candidates running on the progressive slate in your area, click here.
Please print out your list of candidates from this website and bring them with you to the election to avoid confusion.
Scroll down to see who is running on the Progressive Slate in your Assembly District. Or, you can take a shortcut directly to your candidates by clicking on the AD number below.
Additions to slates may still be made. Check back again on Friday Jan. 12th for last minute additions
(Assembly Districts Added Daily)
1st Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Don Frank*
Lynn Hamilton*
Margaret Koran
Harold Riley*
Sunol Westergren*
3rd Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Kathleen Herrera (Delegate and E-Board Candidate)* Mary Longmore* Joy Dickey Donna Joy Daniel BuckleyIII Bill Falzett Doug Greven Scott Johnson Morley Longmore
4th Assembly District:(for location and slate on one page click here)
Darrell Walker
Sherry Cushman
Brian Washman
Mike Patterson
Kim Haswell
5th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Karen Bernal
Margie Metzler
Lynette Stueve
Regina Rowe
Nancy Tronaas
Jane O'Donnell
Kerri Asbury
John Miche
Bill Lackemacher
Kevin Murphy
Arnold Godmintz
Steve Reed
6th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Norman Solomon Media critic, speaker on media reform & freedom of the press, and author. Latest book is War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us To Death.
Susan Baritell Clean Money Spokesperson Steering Committee, Progressive Democrats Sonoma County
Alice Chan Former Member of KPFA Advisory Board Retired Bank Vice President
Donna Norton Leader / Speaker, Anti-Walmart Campaign Clean Money Activist
7th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Anna Givens
Nick Caston
Marion Ladbrook
Sally Archambault
Jim Grau
Marie Ibanez
William Manners
Dan Monte
8th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Leslie Simmons
Clara Lilyblade
John Chendo
9th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Rachel Iskow
Joan Quinn
Daniel Bacher
Robert Clemons
Ash Roughani
10th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Stephanie Mitchell
Margaret Gorman
Alyson Huber
Amy Gleason
Bernard Knighton
George Main
11th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Carol Toms
Sara Sweetser
13th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Rick Hauptman
14th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Janet Cox, Berkeley *WDRC/DFA
Kathy Klein, Lafayette *LDC/DFA
Beatriz Leyva-Cutler *WDRC
Ces Rosales, Berkeley *WDRC
Ann Shrieve, Berkeley *PDA-EB
Janet Stromberg, Berkeley *EB4D/DFA
Michael Barnett, Oakland *LDC/DFA
Larry Buchalter, El Cerrito *DWD
Don Goldmacher, Kensington *WDRC/DFA
Dan Kalb, Oakland *MGO/EB4D/DFA
Robert T Klein, Lafayette *CBD/DFA
Bill Lawler, Berkeley *PDA-EB
Leonard McNeil, San Pablo City Council
16th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Michelle Gabriel
Suzi Goldmacher
Rachel Richman
Tara Marchant
Mark Briggs
Christian Crumlish
Dan Wood
17th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Luis Magana
18th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Eileen Barr
Melissa West
20th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Karla Goodbody
Ann Rice
Charlene Shores
Vicki Cosgrove
William Rausch
33rd Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Joey Racano
35th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Craig Christensen - Chair, Peace Coalition of Greater Ventura; former Chair, Ventura County for Democracy; Fundraising Coordinator, Ventura County for Dean; charter member, CDP Progressive Caucus.
John Darling - Author; Progressive Commentator; Public Comment Coordinator, Ventura County for Dean
Donna Hebert - Chair, Ventura for Democracy; Steering Committee, Ventura County Climate Care; Outreach Coordinator, Ventura County for Dean; charter member, CDP Progressive Caucus
Rachel Morris - Coordinator, Ventura County Climate Care; Convenor, Ventura Global Town Hall Meeting
Barbie Duetsch - Co-chair BE for Change PAC and Santa Barbara Jefferson- Jackson Dinner; Chair, Santa Barbara County for Dean
Ellen Nagler - Co-chair BE for Change PAC and Santa Barbara Jefferson-Jackson Dinner; Clark for President campaign
37th Assembly District (for location and slate on one page click here)
Deborah Birenbaum
Sue Broidy
Jerry Clein
Carolyn Crandall
Steve Crandall
Mike Hickerson
Kandie Holloway
Steve Krane
Penne Letson
Tom Mullens
Jack Phillips
Kim Stephenson
38th Assembly District: (for location and slate information on one page click here)
Richard M. Mathews
39th Assembly District: (for location and slate information on one page click here)
E-Board Rep:Jacqueline Alikhaani
Delegates:
The CA Democratic Party is taking nominations from the floor in this AD.
(All the Progressive Slate delegates in the 39th were automatically elected because too few candidates submitted applications.)
40th Assembly District: (for location and slate information on one page click here)
Mimi Kennedy
Katherine Green
Julie Sanford
Laurette Healey
Harry Tischler
William Strojny
Stuart Waldman
41st Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Marcy Winograd (Delegate and Executive Board Candidate)
President, Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles
Former, LA County Democrat of the Year, Bd. Member, Palisades Dem Club
Mary Pallant
Commissioner, Ventura County Commission on Women
Former President, Valley Democrats United
Alice Lynn
Vice-President, Pacific Palisades Democratic Club
LA County Democrat of the Year
Maureen Cruise
Hurricane Katrina Public Health Delegation
Organizer, Palisadians for Peace
Susan Haskell
Steering Committee, Health Care for All (Single-Payer Movement)
Board member, Palisades Democratic Club
Barbara Levin
Secretary, Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles
Organizer, Parallel Elections & Vote Audits
Linda Sutton
Endorsement Committee Chair, Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles
Organizer, Waxman Peace Delegation
Pennie Dobkin
Education Reform Consultant
Stacy Green
Grassroots Activist
Wayne Williams
Former, LA County Democrat of the Year
Valley Democrats United, Media Reform/Progressive Caucus
William Floyd
Santa Monica Peace Club
Organizer, Waxman Peace Delegation
Dave Dayen
Blogger, Davedayen.com
Ellis Perlman
Retired Professor Emeritus, Political Science
Organizer, Living Wage Campaign
Jonathan Troen
Santa Monica Activist
Doug Dilg
Blogger
42nd Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Susie Shannon
Producer, Air America Radio; Director, Poverty Matters*; Co-Producer and Director of Back From Iraq: The U.S. Soldier Speaks Documentary
Susan Lerner
Executive Director of a non-profit, non-partisan organization advocating for Campaign Finance Reform
Jo Olson, M.D.
Chair, Progressive Caucus of the CA Democratic Party*
Elena Ong
Vice Chair, Women's Caucus, CA Democratic Party*
Joye Swan, PhD
Officer, Progressive Caucus of the CA Democratic Party*
Wendy Block
Recording Secretary/Newsletter columnist, Valley Democrats United; Recording Secretary, 42nd AD Permanent Precinct Task Force; Kitchen Cabinet, Kitchen Table Democracy; Speakers Bureau, California Clean Money Campaign; Volunteer for forums on Election Protection and Impeachment; Volunteer, Health Care for All; Activist, Valley Grassroots for Democracy, Neighbors for Peace & Justice
Brad Parker
Vice Chair, Progressive Democrats of America Los Angeles; Officer, Progressive Caucus
Ralph Fertig
Assoc. Professor, USC; BoardMember, Progressive Jewish Alliance*
Michael Jay
Coordinating Committee, SoCal Grassroots; Executive Board, Valley Grassroots for Democracy*; Senior Advisor, Marcy Winograd for Congress 2006; IATSE Union 700
Dante Atkins
Blogger hekebolos-Daily Kos
Ricco Ross
Progressive Activist
Dan Licht
Progressive Activist
(*) For identification purposes only
43rd Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Jodi Owen
43rd AD Democratic Woman of the Year – 2005; 43rd AD Committee Delegate and Treasurer – 2005-2006; Vice Chair, SoCal Grassroots Hollywood Region; 2004 Silver Lake Democratic HQ, Volunteer Coordinator; Silver Lake Super Volunteer, Alliance for a Better California – 2006; Active Member, Democracy for America-LA – 2003-Present
Terri Foster
Criminal Defense Attorney – 23 years; Blogger, Daily Kos; Volunteer, Howard Dean for
President – 2004; Volunteer, John Kerry for President – 2004
Kara Wild
Carol Elaine Cyr
Chair, Technology Committee and Secretary, Communications/Strategy Committees,
SoCal Grassroots – 2006-Present; Web Content Coordinator, Marcy Winograd for
Congress – 2006; Member, Valley Grassroots for Democracy and California Election
Protection Network; Volunteer, Alliance for a Better California – 2005
Renee Leask
Precinct Captain, Glendale, California Democratic Party – 2004-2007; Member,
Glendale Democracy for America and the Glendale Democratic Club; Speaker
Liason, Iraq War Forum
Anitra Wetzel
Active Member of SAPA (Students Active in Political Affairs), Los AngelesValley
College – 2004-2005; President, Democracy Matters/Students for Peace, Los Angeles
ValleyCollege – 2005-Present; Member, CAMS (Coalition Against Militarism in our
Schools) and Neighbors for Peace and Justice; Past Volunteer/Present Intern, California
Clean Money
Chrissi Avila
Political Committee Member, Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club – 1992-1995; Active
Member, ACLU – 2004-2005; Active Member, Pasadena Chapter, Democracy for
America – 2004-2006; Volunteer, Adam Murray for Assembly Race – 2005-2006;
Coordinator/Spokesperson, California Clean Money Campaign – 2005-2006
Todd Beeton
Member of 4 Star Democratic Club – 2003-2004; Volunteer, Wesley Clark for
President– 2004; Volunteer, John Kerry for President – 2004; Credentialed E
newsletter Editor/Blogger, Democratic National Convention – 2004; Lead
Blogger/Content Director, The Courage Campaign – 2006
Alex de Ocampo
Caro Avenessian
44th Assembly District (for location and slate on one page click here)
Patrick Briggs - Member Pasadena DFA
Libby Breen - Member Pasadena DFA
Judy Lai - Member Pasadena DFA
Celina Lew - Member Pasadena DFA
Asa Hopkins - Member Pasadena DFA
Joe Pardee - Member Pasadena DFA
45th Assembly District: (for location and slate on one page click here)
Carly Miller
Mary Jacobs
Matthew Gerbasi
47th Assembly District: (for location and slate information on one page click here)
Deana Igelsrud (Delegate and Executive Board Candidate)