Barbara Sue Boxer is an American politician,lobbyist,and former reporter who served in the United States Senate,representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as the U.S. representative for California's 6th congressional district from 1983 until 1993.
Howard James Kaloogian is an American politician and a former Republican member of the California State Assembly,having served in the State Assembly for the 74th district from 1994 to 2000. After leaving office,he was active in the 2003 California recall,and unsuccessfully ran in 2004 for the United States Senate and in a special election in 2006 to the United States House of Representatives.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell is an American politician who represented Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and was a United States Senator from Colorado from 1993 to 2005. He serves as one of 44 members of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe. During his time in office,he was the only Native American serving in Congress. He was the last Native American elected to the U.S. Senate until the 2022 election of Cherokee Markwayne Mullin.
Peter Barton Wilson is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1983 to 1991 and as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party,he also served as the 29th mayor of San Diego from 1971 to 1983.
Thomas John Campbell is an American academic,educator,and politician. He is a professor of law at the Dale E. Fowler School of Law,and a professor of economics at the George Argyros School of Business and Economics,at Chapman University,in Orange,California.
James Stephen Peace is an American writer,actor,and producer,best known for the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! film series. A politician belonging to the Democratic Party,Peace served in the California State Assembly from 1982–1992 and in the California State Senate from 1993–2002.
Don Richard Perata is a California lobbyist and former Democratic politician,who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. He came in second place in the November 2010 election for Mayor of Oakland.
The Minuteman Project is an organization which was founded in the United States in August 2004 by a group of private individuals who sought to extrajudicially monitor the United States–Mexico border's flow of illegal immigrants. Founded by Jim Gilchrist and Chris Simcox,the organization's name is derived from the name of the Minutemen,militiamen who fought in the American Revolution. The Minuteman Project describes itself as "a citizens' Neighborhood Watch on our border",and it has attracted the attention of the media due to its focus on the issue of illegal immigration.
Abel O. Maldonado Jr. is an American politician who served as the 48th lieutenant governor of California from April 27,2010 to January 10,2011. As of 2024,Maldonado is the last member of the Republican Party to serve as Lieutenant Governor of California.
George Andrew Plescia is a U.S. Republican politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly from 2002 and 2008,and served as its Minority Leader in 2006.
John Bayard Taylor Campbell III is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 2005 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the California State Assembly (2000–2004) and California State Senate (2004–2005). In Congress,Campbell represented the state's 48th congressional district for four terms and 45th congressional district for one term. On June 27,2013,he announced that he would not seek reelection in 2014.
Robert Myles Hertzberg is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat,he represented the 18th Senate District,which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley.
Brian Phillip Bilbray is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
William Emmerson is a former Republican California State Senator who represented the 23rd district in Riverside County. He previously represented the 37th Senate District,having been elected in a June 8,2010,special election and sworn into office the next day. Preceding his tenure in the State Senate,Emmerson served as California State Assemblyman from the District 63 representing the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino,having been first elected in November 2004.
Robert S. Huff is an American businessman and politician who was the California State Senate minority leader and Senate Republican leader from January 5,2012,until August 27,2015. He represented the Senate's 29th District,which includes portions of Los Angeles,Orange,and San Bernardino counties.
Joel Anderson is an American politician serving as a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. A Republican,he is a former California state senator,assemblyperson,and board member of a municipal water district. During his time in the Legislature,Anderson served on the board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as California state chair.
Brian Dwain Dahle is an American politician and farmer who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 1st district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Dahle served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district from 2012 to 2019,and as Assembly minority leader from 2017 to 2018. Before his election to the state legislature,Dahle served on the Lassen County Board of Supervisors from 1997 to 2012.
Patricia "Pat" Carmody Bates is an American Republican politician who served in the California State Senate,representing the 36th Senate district,which encompasses parts of Orange and San Diego counties. She left office on December 5,2022. She served as the Senate's minority leader from 2017 to 2019. She previously served as a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors from 2007 to 2014,and the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2004. She also served as the first mayor of Laguna Niguel,California following its incorporation in 1989,and continued to serve on the city council until 1998. Before serving as mayor,she had been employed as a social worker in Los Angeles County.
The 2018 California State Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election being held on June 5,2018. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate elected their representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the California State Assembly.
Michael Ted Levin is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for California's 49th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents most of San Diego's North County,as well as part of southern Orange County.
