Sade Elhawary – Assembly District 57
Elhawary has shown her commitment to criminal justice issues in the way she runs her campaign, with many formerly incarcerated staff and volunteers.
Isaac Bryan – Assembly District 55
Assemblymember Bryan is a tireless justice advocate who has embraced the big fights in ways few other lawmakers have.
John Yi – Assembly District 54
Yi fought to end the criminalization of jaywalking while running his non-profit, and since launching his campaign has made criminal justice reform a central pillar of his platform.
Franky Carrillo – Assembly District 52
Carrillo is a policy advisor for the Innocence Project out of Cal State Los Angeles, and running on a strong criminal justice platform.
Robert Garcia – Assembly District 50
As an educator, Garcia has shown a commitment to undoing the school-to-prison pipeline by working to empower youth.
Nick Shultz – Assembly District 44
Schultz is the unique type of prosecutor who spent his career holding corrupt politicians and corporations accountable, and demonstrates a deep understanding of our broken criminal legal system.
Ash Kalra – Assembly District 25
As the author of the Racial Justice Act, Assemblymember Kalra has been a crucial leader introducing bills that reimagine public safety by building strong and resilient communities.
Mia Bonta – Assembly District 18
Assemblymember Bonta is a stalwart champion for criminal justice reform, leading transformative bills to strengthen visitation rights, vacate criminal convictions of survivors, and empower at-promise youth.
Scott Wiener – Senate District 11
Senator Wiener has been a very reliable ally on criminal justice issues, and has an outsized influence on the topic due to his status as a member of the Senate Public Safety Committee.
Jovanka Beckles – Senate District 7
Beckles has demonstrated a strong commitment to criminal justice issues stretching back to her earliest days on the Richmond City Council, where she led the first effort nationwide to enact a ban the box policy.