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2024 General Election Endorsements

The 2024 General Election is on November 5, 2024! Below are progressive resources and recommendations to help you vote your values, down-ballot. If you have questions about voting in the primary election, visit: Courage California Institute.

2024 General Election Endorsements

President of the United States

Vice President Kamala Harris

Courage Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for U.S. President, in the 2024 General Election

Congress

CD 12: Dir. Lateefah Simon

State Legislature

  • SD 7: Jovanka Beckles
  • SD 9: Cm. Marisol Rubio
  • SD 23: Kipp Mueller
  • SD 25: Cm. Sasha Renée Pérez
  • SD 29: Asm. Eloise Reyes
  • SD 35: Michelle Chambers
  • AD 13: Rhodesia Ransom
  • AD 20: Asm. Liz Ortega
  • AD 47: Cm. Christy Holstege 
  • AD 50: Robert Garcia
  • AD 57: Sade Elhawary
  • AD 58: Cm. Clarissa Cervantes
  • AD 61: Asm. Tina McKinnor

Regional

  • Los Angeles District Attorney, re-elect: George Gascón
  • Santa Ana City Council, re-elect: Jessie Lopez

Ballot Propositions

Proposition 3

Proposition 3 would formally repeal Proposition 8, remove the constitutional language indicating that marriage is between a man and a woman, and affirm the fundamental right to marry.

Proposition 4

Proposition 4, the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act, would allow the state to borrow $10 billion to be urgently allocated across a variety of climate projects and reimbursed by taxpayers through a bond.

Proposition 5

The California Constitution currently requires that general obligation bonds and special taxes for both affordable housing and public infrastructure projects earn a two-thirds supermajority vote, or 67%, to pass. Proposition 5 seeks to reduce the vote threshold to 55% of the popular vote to provide local governments with a better opportunity to move forward on these local service and development projects using public funds.

Proposition 6

California’s state constitution outlaws slavery but maintains language that allows for involuntary servitude to be used as punishment for a crime. Proposition 6 would repeal that language, and replace it with language that clearly outlaws the use of involuntary servitude under any circumstances, and allows the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to instead issue credits to incarcerated people for the acceptance of voluntary work assignments during their incarceration.

Proposition 35

Proposition 35 would make the tax permanent and place a ceiling on the amount of tax commercial health plans would be required to pay ($2.75/member). Proposition 35 would also redirect billions of dollars that support the Medi-Cal program and the state general fund to specified provider rate increases, and effectively reduce Medi-Cal investments by $1 billion to $2 billion a year, including in the current 2024/2025 budget.

Proposition 36

Proposition 36 would upend the progress that Proposition 47 established to increase community investment in mental health services, substance use treatment, and diversion programs, and refocus on mass incarceration.


Courage California is dedicated to supporting and electing progressive candidates who will actively champion California’s most underserved communities and issues. The entire slate of endorsed candidates includes women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people, and most identify across these key communities.