Children Now developed a questionnaire for the candidates for the state legislature on a range of children’s issues from home visiting to early education to school funding to supports for foster youth. The candidate’s responses are available verbatim below. This questionnaire is for voter education purposes only. Children Now is non-partisan and does not endorse or oppose candidates for public office.
Assembly Candidates by District
District 9
Harry He (D), View response
District 15
Buffy Wicks (D), View response
Jovanka Backles (D), View response
District 16
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D), View response
District 25
Kansen Chu (D), View response
District 29
Mark Stone (D), View response
District 31
Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D), View response
District 38
Christy Smith (D), View response
District 40
Henry Nickel (R), View response
District 43
Laura Friedman (D), View response
District 50
Richard H. Bloom (D), View response
District 63
Anthony Rendon (D), View Response
District 65
Sharon Quirk-Silva (D), View response
District 67
Michelle Singleton (D), View response
District 75
Marie Waldron (D), View response
District 79
Shirley N. Weber (D), View response
Senate Candidates by District
District 2
Veronica Jacobi (D), View response
District 12
Anna Caballero (D), View Response
District 16
Ruth Musser-Lopez (D), View response
District 24
Peter Choi (D), View response
District 26
Baron Bruno (I), View response
District 30
Holly J. Mitchell (D), View response
District 36
Marggie Castellano (D), View response
Candidates in all other districts did not respond.