Lieutenant Governor

State 1 seat 2026-11-03

All Fullerton voters. This is a statewide office, so every voter in the city of Fullerton votes in this contest on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

What this office does

The lieutenant governor is first in line to succeed the governor and serves as acting governor when the governor is absent from the state. The office is president of the state Senate and can cast a tie-breaking vote; the state has not needed one since 1996, according to California State Library information reported by the Southern California News Group.

The lieutenant governor is a voting member of the boards that govern the University of California, the California State University and the California Community Colleges, chairs the Commission for Economic Development, sits on the State Lands Commission and the Ocean Protection Council, and is a nonvoting member of the California Coastal Commission.

Those seats matter for tuition, student housing and campus policy, for leasing of state owned land including offshore drilling, and for coastal and land use decisions. CalMatters reports the office has a budget of nearly $3 million.^S2^S5^S6^S7^S8^S10

Contest context

Two candidates qualified for this contest: Fiona Ma, Democratic, and Gloria Romero, Republican. They advanced from California's June 2, 2026 top two primary, in which all candidates run on one ballot regardless of party and the two highest vote getters move on. The Los Angeles Times reports Ma finished first with 19.1 percent and Romero second with 17.8 percent of about 8.5 million ballots cast, from a field of six leading candidates.^S1^S7^S8
The seat is open. Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis is termed out, and she is running for state treasurer this year, according to the Los Angeles Times and the Southern California News Group.^S7^S8
The Secretary of State's certified list prints Ma's party preference as Democratic with the ballot designation State Treasurer/CPA, and Romero's as Republican with the ballot designation Educator/Businesswoman. Neither is an incumbent in this office.^S1^S17^S18
Both candidates submitted statements for the official voter guide. The guide's description of the office says the lieutenant governor assumes the governor's duties in the case of impeachment, death, resignation, removal from office or absence from the state, serves as president of the Senate with a tie-breaking vote, chairs the Commission for Economic Development, is a member of the State Lands Commission and the Ocean Protection Council, and sits on the boards of the California university systems.^S2
Candidate order on this page follows the order in the Secretary of State's certified list.^S1

Candidates

Listed in ballot order. Candidates are described with the same sections and level of detail; no ranking or endorsement is implied.

Fiona Ma

Democratic State Treasurer/CPA

Bio

The Secretary of State's certified list prints her party preference as Democratic and her ballot designation as State Treasurer/CPA.^S1
Her campaign says she is California's 34th state treasurer, first elected on November 6, 2018 with more votes than any other candidate for treasurer in the state's history and reelected in 2022, and the first woman of color and first woman certified public accountant elected to the office. It says the treasurer's office processes more than $3 trillion in payments in a typical year and provides oversight for an investment portfolio of more than $124 billion, including about $34.8 billion in local government funds.^S11
CalMatters and KPBS describe her as a longtime state official who has served in top elected roles at several executive agencies: state treasurer since 2019, where the office is described as the state's top asset manager and financier, the Board of Equalization from 2014 to 2018, a San Francisco supervisor, and four terms in the state Legislature, where she was second in line in Assembly leadership in her final term.^S5^S10
Ballotpedia records her offices as California treasurer from January 7, 2019, with her current term ending January 4, 2027, Board of Equalization District 2 from 2014 to 2019, Assembly District 12 from 2006 to 2012 including speaker pro tempore from 2010 to 2012, and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2002 to 2006. It lists a bachelor's degree in accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology, a master's degree in taxation from Golden Gate University and an MBA from Pepperdine University.^S17
The Los Angeles Times reports her parents emigrated from China, that her father started a design and manufacturing firm and her mother was a high school art teacher, and that she graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology, started an accounting practice, worked as a part time field representative to Assemblymember John Burton, won a San Francisco supervisor seat in 2002 and was elected to the Assembly four years later.^S7

Record in office

Her statement in the official voter guide says that as treasurer she financed a record number of affordable housing units, expanded down payment assistance for first time homebuyers, saved distressed hospitals and attracted investments that created well paying jobs.^S2
In her Ballotpedia survey answers she says she oversaw more than $3 trillion in state assets, served on boards and authorities that help Californians save and invest, and helped lead accountability and efficiency reforms on the Board of Equalization.^S17
Her campaign says that as treasurer she oversees disbursement of about $3.7 trillion a year, manages an investment portfolio of $150 billion to $250 billion a year, generates about $18 million a day from investments, and serves on the boards of CalPERS and CalSTRS, the state's two large public pension funds.^S12
She says that in the Legislature she authored more than 60 bills that were signed into law, including a ban on toxic chemicals in baby products, expanded protections for survivors of domestic abuse and a law against human trafficking in massage parlors.^S12^S17
The Los Angeles Times reports that she is termed out as treasurer this year, and Ballotpedia records that no incumbent is running in the lieutenant governor contest.^S7^S17

Positions

Taxes

Has not published a tax plan. She opposes Proposition 40, the one time tax on net worth above $1 billion, telling the Los Angeles Times that the measure is poorly written because it taxes net worth rather than liquid money and that California needs its wealthy residents and companies paying taxes. She describes herself as a real estate tax accountant.^S7^S12^S17

Cost of living

Her guide statement says California is at a crossroads with too many people priced out of the California dream while housing, groceries, gas, insurance and health care keep rising, that red tape delays housing and discourages investment, and that owning a small business and obtaining permits are far too difficult. In an interview on California Politics 360 she pointed to outdated laws and regulations with unintended consequences, lengthy permitting processes and uneven enforcement, and said she would convene stakeholder meetings and bring ideas from local communities to the Legislature and the governor.^S2^S9

Housing

Says she financed a record number of affordable housing units and expanded down payment assistance for first time homebuyers as treasurer and that she wants to keep expanding affordable housing and homeownership; in her Ballotpedia survey she listed increasing affordable housing near campuses so students are not priced out of where they study.^S2^S8^S12^S17

Economy and jobs

Told the Southern California News Group that as lieutenant governor she would use her financial expertise to keep expanding affordable housing and homeownership, improve access to capital for small, women owned and minority owned businesses, and connect workforce training to jobs in health care, agriculture, technology, advanced manufacturing, clean energy and the creative economy; she also said she would advocate for streamlined permitting and fewer barriers for businesses.^S8

Education

Says she would advocate for tuition freezes at the University of California and the California State University, more affordable student housing and more paid internships; she wants to expand Cal Grants to cover the full cost of attendance including housing, food, books, transportation and child care, and to add what she calls a total cost of attendance grant supplement for low and middle income students, prioritizing first generation students and students who are parents. She says she would explore partnerships with financial institutions or private organizations to increase grant funding. Her guide statement says she would make higher education more affordable, expand paid internships and strengthen career pathways.^S2^S8

Health care

Says she has lived with a pre-existing condition and watched her mother struggle with depression, and that she will continue the fight for health care access for everyone. Her guide statement says she saved distressed hospitals as treasurer.^S2^S12

Public safety

Says she is the spouse of a firefighter and will champion first responders and public safety personnel so people can feel safe at home, at work and walking on the street. Her guide statement cites a record that includes standing up for survivors of violence and sexual harassment.^S2^S12

Homelessness

No homelessness policy was found on her campaign website or in the coverage reviewed, and the voter guides reviewed record no position for her on homelessness, so no position is recorded for her here.^S5^S6^S11^S12

Environment and energy

Says that as treasurer she has been what she calls an activist for socially responsible and climate smart investing on the CalPERS and CalSTRS boards. In her Ballotpedia survey she listed protecting California's coast and environment from pollution and long term damage so future generations inherit a healthy state. Her guide statement says she would keep the state's commitment to a healthy climate and cites clean energy investment that created union jobs, in a statement published by the Laborers' International Union of North America on her endorsements page.^S2^S12^S13^S17

Water

No water policy was found on her campaign website or in the coverage reviewed, and the voter guides reviewed record no position for her on water, so no position is recorded for her here.^S5^S6^S11^S12

Immigration

In her Ballotpedia survey she said she is dedicated to protecting immigrant communities from fear and discrimination and to ensuring dignity and fairness. Her campaign biography describes her as the oldest child of immigrant parents.^S12^S17

Transportation

No transportation plan was found on her campaign website. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which endorses her, says on her endorsements page that she has been clear that putting automated trucks on the road without safeguards threatens public safety and good union jobs, and that protecting drivers, families and the workforce must come first.^S13

Other

Her guide statement says she focuses on accountability, fixing broken systems and cutting waste. In her Ballotpedia survey she listed transparent government with open public hearings and accountable decision making, and support for small businesses as drivers of local jobs and economic growth. Her campaign website also highlights a call to bring stakeholders together on reforming California's cannabis framework.^S2^S11^S17

Endorsements

Her statement in the official voter guide lists the California Labor Federation, the State Building and Construction Trades Council, the California Democratic Party, Equality California, the California Farm Bureau, the National Women's Political Caucus, Planned Parenthood, the California Professional Firefighters, the California Nurses Association, the California Teachers Association, the California Federation of Teachers, the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, the San Jose Mercury News and the Bakersfield Californian.^S2
Her campaign endorsements page lists labor organizations including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters California, the Laborers' International Union of North America, the California Federation of Labor Unions, the California Teachers Association, the California Nurses Association, the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, the California Professional Firefighters, the United Nurses Associations of California and the United Domestic Workers of America Local 3930.^S13
The same page lists organizations including the California Democratic Party, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, Equality California, California YIMBY, the California Medical Association, the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, and elected officials including Senator Adam Schiff, Senator Alex Padilla, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, State Controller Malia Cohen and Senate President pro Tempore Monique Limon.^S13
CalMatters and LAist list the California Labor Federation, the State Building and Construction Trades Council and AFSCME among her top endorsements, and the Los Angeles Times reports the California Democratic Party is backing her.^S5^S6^S7
Her Ballotpedia survey says she has the sole endorsement of the California Labor Federation, support from more than 50 unions, more than 600 local elected officials across 58 counties and backing from 75 percent of the state Legislature.^S17

Funding

Total raised: $1,328,477 ^S3^S5^S19

Cash on hand: $1,524,860

As of: September 19, 2026

Top funders

Northern CA District Council of Laborers PAC SCC $39,200 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
United Domestic Workers of America $29,600 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
CA State Council of Laborers $29,400 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16 $28,700 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Maqsood Ali $22,620 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Operating Engineers 3 Statewide PAC SCC $19,700 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Black Eagle $19,600 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
California Teachers Association $19,600 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Corn Next Holdings $19,600 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
David Li $19,600 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters

The totals and donors here are for her own committee, MA FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2026; FIONA (Cal-Access filer ID 1457360). CalMatters reports that one committee, Taxpayers Against Sexual Harassment by Government Officials, spent $752,818 opposing her, and that four committees spent a combined $107,219 supporting her: Golden State Leadership Fund PAC $58,923, Asian Americans for Representation $38,794, San Diego Labor Coalition sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89 $6,709, and United Domestic Workers of America Independent Expenditure PAC $2,793, from Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026. Spending by separate committees is reported on a different schedule and is not included in the committee totals above.

Statement summary

Her statement in the official voter guide says California is at a crossroads with too many people priced out of the California dream, that housing, groceries, gas, insurance, health care and small business permits keep getting harder, and that she has the financial knowledge and experience to keep California an economic powerhouse while building a more affordable future. She cites her CPA credential and degrees in accounting, taxation and business, four elected offices, and treasurer results she lists as financing a record number of affordable housing units, expanding down payment assistance for first time homebuyers, saving distressed hospitals and attracting investment that created good paying jobs. She says that as lieutenant governor she would make higher education more affordable, expand paid internships and strengthen career pathways, and describes herself as the oldest child of immigrant parents and the daughter of a public school art teacher. She says her guiding principle is 58 counties, one California, stronger together, and lists endorsements that include the California Labor Federation, the State Building and Construction Trades Council, the California Democratic Party, Equality California, the California Farm Bureau, the National Women's Political Caucus, Planned Parenthood, the California Professional Firefighters, the California Nurses Association, the California Teachers Association, the California Federation of Teachers, the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, the San Jose Mercury News and the Bakersfield Californian.^S2

What this could mean for your household

Homeowners and renters: she says that as treasurer she financed affordable housing units and expanded down payment assistance for first time homebuyers, and that she wants to keep expanding affordable housing and homeownership.^S2^S8
Families paying for college: she proposes tuition freezes at the University of California and the California State University, more affordable student housing and more paid internships, and would expand Cal Grants to cover the full cost of attendance.^S8
Small business owners: she says she would improve access to capital for small, women owned and minority owned businesses and advocate for streamlined permitting and fewer barriers; she has been a licensed certified public accountant since 1992 and describes herself as a real estate tax accountant.^S8^S12^S17
Retirees and public employees: she sits on the CalPERS and CalSTRS boards and says she has focused on making sure state employees get the retirement security they have earned; her guide statement says she built programs that help families save for college and reduce student debt.^S2^S12

Campaign website

Gloria Romero

Republican Educator/Businesswoman

Bio

The Secretary of State's certified list prints her party preference as Republican and her ballot designation as Educator/Businesswoman.^S1
CalMatters and KPBS describe her as a former longtime Democratic lawmaker who served nearly 12 years in the state Legislature and became a registered Republican in 2024 after years of expressing discontent with the Democratic Party, and who differs with Democrats on school choice, COVID-19 policies and gender identity. They report she was Senate majority leader from 2005 to 2008, the first woman to serve in that role.^S5^S10
Ballotpedia records her as a member of the California State Senate for District 24 from 2001 to 2010 and lists her education as Barstow High School, an associate degree from Barstow Community College, a bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach and a doctorate from the University of California, Riverside, with a profession of educator. It also records her September 4, 2024 announcement that she was leaving the Democratic Party and switching to the Republican Party.^S18
Her campaign biography says she was elected to the state Senate in 2001 representing East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley, served as majority whip in the state Assembly, on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees and on the Los Angeles elected charter reform commission, chaired the Senate Education Committee, taught at California State University, Los Angeles, where she was named professor emeritus, and worked as an educator before politics.^S14
The Los Angeles Times reports she grew up in Barstow in a Catholic household, the daughter of a railroad worker and a mother who once cleaned houses, started at community college and went on to earn a doctorate, worked as a college professor, a Los Angeles Community College trustee and a city charter reform commissioner before her election to the Assembly in 1998, moved to the Senate in 2001 and lives in El Sereno.^S7

Record in office

Her campaign says she is a nationally recognized leader on education reform and school choice, that she authored the Parent Trigger and Open Enrollment Act laws which it describes as the first in the nation to give parents real authority over chronically failing schools, and that she was the first woman to serve as California Senate majority leader.^S14
Ballotpedia quotes her describing that work as California's Race to the Top education reforms, which she says created laws to identify the lowest performing schools and let parents petition to close or overhaul a failing school.^S18
The Southern California News Group reports she is a former Los Angeles Community College District trustee, a former Senate Education Committee chair and has taught college level courses, and that she finished second in the June primary behind Ma out of six leading candidates.^S8
Ballotpedia records her Senate committee assignments as Budget and Fiscal Review, Business Professions and Economic Development, Education and Governmental Organization, plus the Budget and Fiscal Review subcommittee on education, and notes she was ineligible to run for reelection in 2010 because of term limits.^S18
Ballotpedia records that she completed its 2026 candidate survey, in which she says she walked away from the Democratic Party after years of trying to reform it and joined the Republican Party.^S18

Positions

Taxes

In her Ballotpedia survey she says one party rule in California has led to excessive taxation and regulations that have strangled small businesses, and describes herself as a businesswoman who understands the challenges of taxation and fees. She opposes Proposition 40, which she called an attempt at asset seizure and the first step toward taxing people further down the economic ladder.^S7^S18

Cost of living

Says she is running to reduce the state's cost of living so California can restore opportunity and affordability, and in her Ballotpedia survey says state laws and regulations have created hardships in homebuilding, driven up the cost of living and decreased homeownership rates.^S14^S18

Housing

Says she would press to slash housing regulations and streamline permitting, and to speed rebuilding after disasters. She told the Southern California News Group she would bring together housing developers and advocates, small business owners, employers, workers and educators to identify the regulations, costs and workforce shortages holding back hiring and construction, and push the governor and Legislature for solutions.^S8^S14

Economy and jobs

Says she would promote trade, port modernization, infrastructure investment and what she calls responsible development through her roles on the California State Lands Commission and the California Commission for Economic Development, and that she would use the office as a statewide advocate for job creation and economic opportunity. Her guide statement promises a bold economic plan that helps businesses thrive.^S2^S8

Education

Says she would use the lieutenant governor's seats on the university boards to restore merit in admissions and protect academic standards, build what she calls a TK-16 education pipeline focused on reading instruction, workforce and college readiness and meritocracy, hold administrators accountable so that students of every faith and background are safe and treated equally on campus, defend Title IX and women's sports, and push for oversight of what she calls abuse of the community college application system. The Southern California News Group reports she would cut administrative costs and scrutinize executive compensation before asking families to pay more, expand affordable student housing, encourage online, artificial intelligence and round the clock course offerings, and back a degree guarantee under which a college would cover tuition and mandatory fees for a course a student needs but cannot get. She says she would prioritize existing financial aid dollars toward students with the greatest demonstrated need.^S8^S14^S18

Health care

No health care policy was found on her campaign website, in her Ballotpedia survey or in the coverage reviewed, and the voter guides reviewed record no position for her on health care, so no position is recorded for her here.^S5^S6^S14^S18

Public safety

Her guide statement says public safety has been weakened under one party rule and lists it among the problems she would address, without publishing specific policing or sentencing proposals. The safety commitments published on her campaign website are fire prevention, land management and faster rebuilding after disasters, which she places under her public lands and coastal policy section.^S2^S14

Homelessness

Her guide statement says homelessness has exploded in California and lists it among the failures of one party rule. No homelessness policy proposals were found on her campaign website or in the coverage reviewed.^S2^S5^S14

Environment and energy

Wants to restructure and streamline the commissions that handle land and coastal policy, which she says answer to Sacramento special interests rather than to communities, clear underbrush on a regular basis, cut red tape and speed permitting so families can rebuild after fires, and work with federal partners on what she calls environmentally protective ways of tapping into natural energy sources. In her Ballotpedia survey she says she would lead the coastal and land commissions on fire mitigation and prioritize saving lives and homes when a fire erupts.^S14^S18

Water

Her guide statement says she would rein in what she calls politicized commissions that have failed to protect California's water, farmland and way of life, and her campaign lists water under its public lands and coastal policy section. No detailed water policy was found in the material reviewed.^S2^S14

Immigration

No immigration position was found on her campaign website, in her Ballotpedia survey or in the coverage reviewed, and the voter guides reviewed record no position for her on immigration, so no position is recorded for her here.^S5^S6^S14^S18

Transportation

No transportation plan was found on her campaign website. The transport related items in her published material are port modernization and infrastructure investment, which she describes as economic development, and faster permitting for rebuilding.^S8^S14

Other

Supports Proposition 39, the voter identification measure, telling the Los Angeles Times that it is about election integrity, and her campaign website links a voter identification petition. She says she would end one party monopoly rule in California and fight antisemitism on campuses, and she calls the lieutenant governor's office mischaracterized as ceremonial and says it should not be a parking spot for politicians waiting to run for governor. Her Ballotpedia survey lists advocacy for the humane treatment of animals among her interests and says she would work across party lines.^S7^S14^S18

Endorsements

The California Republican Party's 2026 endorsement list names Gloria Romero for lieutenant governor.^S15
Reform California's statewide voter guide lists Gloria Romero for lieutenant governor. The guide tells voters it is written by Carl DeMaio and Reform California and that it includes ratings for candidates.^S16
CalMatters and LAist list the California Republican Party and Reform California as her top endorsements. LAist links her campaign website and a description of her plan.^S5^S6
Her Ballotpedia survey names the California Republican Party, Reform California, the California Young Republicans and the California Congress of Republicans among her endorsers. Ballotpedia's endorsement record for her also lists San Francisco Young Republicans and a set of local conservative voter groups and guides.^S18
The Los Angeles Times reports she has been campaigning with Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on what the two call a golden ticket, although voters elect each office separately, and CalMatters reports Hilton, a political ally, asked her to be on the ticket with him.^S5^S7
No endorsements page was found on her campaign website. The endorsements recorded here come from the endorsing organizations, her Ballotpedia survey and third party voter guides.^S14

Funding

Total raised: $249,035 ^S4^S5^S20

Cash on hand: $39,053

As of: September 19, 2026

Top funders

Gloria Romero $50,000 Loan from the candidate to her committee, marked with an asterisk as a loan; amount from Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Carl DeMaio for State Assembly 2026 $10,515 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Homan Siman $9,800 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Homan Siman and Affiliated Entities $9,800 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
T. Lawrence Jett $9,800 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Los Angeles County Lincoln Clubs PAC (State) $8,000 Cycle total of contributions to the committee from Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters, which prints a shortened form of this committee name; the spelling used here is the one printed on the same contributor's Cal-Access filings
Steve Hilton for Governor 2026 $5,900 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Barbara Weghorn $5,000 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Debbie Bryant $5,000 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters
Giti Underhill $5,000 Cycle total of contributions to the committee, Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026 as published by CalMatters

The totals and donors here are for her own committee, ROMERO FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2026; GLORIA (Cal-Access filer ID 1486862). CalMatters reports one outside committee, Reform Local Government PAC, spent $10,000 supporting her, with no outside spending recorded against her, from Secretary of State data updated October 9, 2026. Spending by separate committees is reported on a different schedule and is not included in the committee totals above.

Statement summary

Her statement in the official voter guide says California needs a real choice, that she served as California Senate majority leader, fought for transparency in government, authored school choice reforms she describes as giving parents and students in failing schools real opportunities, and stood up for survivors of violence and sexual harassment. She says the state budget is bloated with bureaucracy and waste, that one party rule has failed, that homelessness has exploded, the cost of living is crushing families, schools are failing with too many students not proficient in reading and math, public safety has been weakened and food, gas, housing and energy are unaffordable. She says the office should not be a ceremonial title or a parking spot for career politicians, and that she would restore education standards, develop an economic plan that helps businesses thrive, rein in what she calls politicized commissions that have failed to protect water and farmland, defend Title IX for girls and women in sports and fight antisemitism on campuses. She names Reform California in the statement and says California is neither a blue nor a red state.^S2

What this could mean for your household

Homeowners and homebuilders: she says state laws and regulations have created hardships in homebuilding and reduced homeownership rates, and that she would press to slash housing regulations and speed up permitting and rebuilding after disasters.^S8^S14^S18
W-2 earners and families: she says one party rule has produced excessive taxation and regulation, that she is running to reduce the cost of living, that she opposes Proposition 40 and that she supports Proposition 39.^S7^S14^S18
Small business owners: she describes herself as a businesswoman who understands the challenges of taxation, fees and maintaining growth in a small business, and says she would bring employers and workers together to identify the regulations, costs and workforce shortages holding back hiring.^S8^S18
Students and taxpayers: she says she would cut administrative costs and scrutinize executive compensation in higher education, prioritize existing financial aid dollars toward students with the greatest demonstrated need, and push for oversight of what she calls abuse of the community college application system.^S8^S14

Campaign website

Sources

Certified List of Candidates, November 3, 2026, General Election California Secretary of State Accessed 2026-10-17
Official Voter Information Guide, Lieutenant Governor Candidate Statements California Secretary of State Accessed 2026-10-17
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Campaign Finance: ROMERO FOR LT. GOVERNOR 2026; GLORIA (ID 1486862), committee summary California Secretary of State, Cal-Access Accessed 2026-10-17
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