June 2026 Primaries – ISB Endorsements

In the upcoming June 2 California Primary, Indivisible Santa Barbara endorses the following candidates:

State Offices

• Governor: Either Tom Steyer or Xavier Becerra (the only two Democrats with a likely chance to win). See our explanation for this recommendation.

• Lieutenant Governor: Josh Fryday

• Secretary of State: Shirley Weber

• Controller: Malia Cohen

• Treasurer: Eleni Kounalakis

• Attorney General: Rob Bonta

• Insurance Commissioner: Ben Allen

• Member, State Board of Equalization: Sally Lieber

Representatives

• United States Representative: Salud Carbajal

• Member of the State Assembly: Gregg Hart

Nonpartisan Offices

• Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 2: Luis Esparza

• State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Either Josh Newman or Al Muratsuchi

• County Superintendent of Schools: Susan Salcido

County Offices

• County Supervisor (2nd District): Laura Capps

• County Supervisor (5th District): Ricardo Valencia

• Auditor-Controller: Kyle Slattery

• County Clerk, Recorder and Assessor: Melinda Greene