Laura Capps

for Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, District 2

Laura Capps is seeking reelection to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Before being elected to the Board of Supervisors, she served on the Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Trustees. As a County Supervisor, she has fought for immigration rights, affordable housing, and farm worker rights – including supporting a living wage for farmworkers in Santa Barbara County.

Ricardo Valencia

for Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, District 5

Ricardo Valencia is a teacher, community member, and leader who believes our communities deserve better representation. He has consistently shown up – at marches, city and county hearings, and wherever he is needed – making himself available in the fight for justice. Valencia actively supports young people as they advocate to protect immigrant families, expand green spaces, and build a more just and inclusive Santa Maria and Guadalupe. Ricardo is running for County Supervisor to win a living wage for farmworkers, make housing more affordable, end county collaboration with ICE and invest in legal aid for immigrant families. He is driven not by money or industry, but by the people. And even when those in power hesitate, Valencia remains steadfast in standing up for the community.

Gregg Hart

for State Assembly District 37

Gregg Hart currently serves as Assemblymember for District 37. Prior to joining the State Assembly, Gregg Hart served on the Santa Barbara City Council and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, where he was a strong voice for affordable housing, renters rights, criminal justice reform, and immigrant rights. As an Assemblymember, he has been fighting to increase funding for public education, preparing communities for climate emergencies, and cleaning up pollution to improve the health of all Californians.

Karen Sher

for Ventura County Superintendent of Schools

Karen Sher is an educator who has long served on the Board of Trustees for the Oxnard Union High School District, with over a decade of experience serving students and families in Ventura County. Throughout her tenure, she championed policies that expand on opportunities for young people, including student voter registration, ethnic studies, and investments in mental health services for students. She has focused on supporting vulnerable students, including foster youth and unhoused students, and advocates for the use of public surplus school district land for affordable housing. Her leadership centers the well-being of students and school employees.

Ashley Orozco

for Ventura County Supervisor, District 2

Ashley Orozco is running for County Supervisor to make Ventura County more affordable for working families and to restore trust in local government. Ashely is committed to expanding access to health care and mental health services, strengthening disaster preparedness, investing in climate resilience programs, and advancing housing policies that prevent homelessness and protect renters. She is working toward a Ventura County where families are supported and community voices are centered.

Steve Bennett

for State Assembly District 38

Steve Bennett currently serves as Assemblymember for District 38. Steve began his career as an economics teacher and then served on the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, where he worked to stop pollution and promote a healthy environment, reform campaign laws to get money out of politics, and expand resources for farmworkers. As an Assemblymember, he has been a strong voice for immigrant rights, environmental health, and working families.

Chris Espinosa

for United States Representative, Congressional District 26

Chris Espinosa was born and raised in Santa Paula and has dedicated his career to advocacy and public policy to advance environmental justice, workers rights, immigration reform, and access to affordable healthcare. Chris has centered his campaign on expanding investments in affordable housing, protecting neighborhoods burdened by pollution, expanding healthcare to all, abolishing ICE and creating a fair pathway to citizenship. He is running to make government work for communities that are too often left behind.