Elijah Mack – Senate District 21
Mack is a college student and libertarian activist. He is a first-time candidate for state office.
Veterans Advocate / Father
Virrueta is a retired U.S. Army Ranger and Special Forces instructor, and founder of the Salinas Veterans Day Parade.
Virrueta does not have a policy platform but is endorsed by the Salinas Police Officers Association. In a press release on his website, Virrueta criticizes how the incumbent, John Laird, voted against SB 44 (Alexandra's Law) which would have escalated criminal penalties for fentanyl dealers, stating: “Our Central Coast incumbent senator was a member of this key committee, and he failed to be a sponsor or supporter of this key bill, which would escalate penalties for fentanyl traffickers, where a young person died from the trafficking. Presently a fentanyl trafficker or gang member only gets a slap on the wrist for selling fentanyl to a young person, who dies from the dose."
Mack is a college student and libertarian activist. He is a first-time candidate for state office.
Senator Limón was first elected to the State Senate in 2020 after serving two terms in the State Assembly.
Senator Ochoa Bogh was first elected to the California State Senate in 2020, after working for years as an English teacher and briefly as a real estate agent.