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

Jim Cooper (D), Did not respond

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

Catharine Baker (R), Did not respond

 

District 25

Kansen Chu (D), View response

Bob Brunton (R), Did not respond

 

District 29

Mark Stone (D), View response

Vicki Nohrden (R), Did not respond

 

District 31

Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D), View response

Lupe Espinoza (R), Did not respond

 

District 38

Christy Smith (D), View response

Dante Acosta (R), Did not respond

 

District 40

James Ramos (D), Did not respond

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

Maria Estrada (R), Did not respond

 

District 65

Sharon Quirk-Silva (D), View response

Alexandria Coronado (R), Did not respond

 

District 67

Michelle Singleton (D), View response

Melissa Melendez (R), Did not respond

 

District 75

Alan Geraci (D), Did not respond

Marie Waldron (D), View response

 

District 79

Shirley N. Weber (D), View response

John Moore (R), Did not respond

 

Senate Candidates by District

 

District 2

Mike McGuire (D), Did not respond

Veronica Jacobi (D), View response

 

District 12

Anna Caballero (D), View Response

Rob Poythress (R), Did not respond

 

District 16

Ruth Musser-Lopez (D), View response

Shannon Grove (R), Did not respond

 

District 24

Peter Choi (D), View response

Maria Elena Durazo (D), Did not respond

 

District 26

Ben Allen (D), Did not respond

Baron Bruno (I), View response

 

District 30

Holly J. Mitchell (D), View response

 

District 36

Marggie Castellano (D), View response

Patricia C. Bates (R), Did not respond

 

 

Candidates in all other districts did not respond.