2026 Endorsed Candidates & Ballot Recommendations
Republican Party of Stanislaus County
Federal / State
Steve Hilton
Governor
Gloria Romero
Lieutenant Governor
Don Wagner
Secretary of State
Insurance Commissioner
No Endorsement for this Office
Jennifer Hawks
State Treasurer
Shannon Grove
Board of Equalization — District 1
Herb Morgan
State Controller
Michael Gates
Attorney General
Sonja Shaw
Superintendent of Public Instruction
U.S. Congress
Tom McClintock
Congressional District 5
Kevin Lincoln
Congressional District 13
California Legislature
Alexandra Duarte
State Senate District 4
Juan Alanis
Assembly District 22
Modesto
Cindy Marks
MCS — Area 1
Michelle Tomlinson
MCS — Area 5
Joel Campos
Stanislaus Unified School Board — Area 1
Jeremiah Williams
Modesto City Council — District 5
John Van Oostende
Modesto Irrigation District — Division 2
Turlock
Amy Bublak
Mayor
Ryan Taylor
City Council — District 3
Newman
Casey Graham
Mayor
Hughson
Geoffrey Powers
Mayor
Oakdale
Oakdale City Council — At-Large
VOTE FOR UP TO 2
Chris Chavez
Fred Smith
Waterford
Jeremy Hedden
City Council
Yosemite Community College District
Don Davis
Trustee — Area 1
David Rico
Trustee — Area 2
Jenny Nicolau
Trustee — Area 4
California Ballot Measures
| Measure | Position | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proposition 1 | NO | Borrow $11.25 Billion for Costly Housing Projects |
| Proposition 2 | NO | Guts State Budget Spending Limit and Cancels Tax Rebates |
| Proposition 3 | NO | Income Tax Increase |
| Proposition 4 | NO | Gives Your Tax Dollars to Politicians’ Campaigns |
| Proposition 5 | NO | Weakens Citizens’ Right to Recall Politicians from Office |
| Proposition 37 | NO | Borrow $25 Billion for Costly Housing Projects |
| Proposition 38 | YES | Public-Private Partnership Bonds for Immunology Research |
| Proposition 39 | YES | Voter ID to Improve Trust in Elections |
| Proposition 40 | NO | “Billionaire” Tax that Is Really an “Everybody” Tax |
| Proposition 41 | YES | Audit Special Taxes |
| Proposition 42 | YES | Stop the Savings Tax |
| Proposition 43 | YES | Local Taxpayer Protection Initiative (Saves Prop 13) |
| Proposition 44 | NO | Imposes Costly Mandates on Community Health Clinics |
| Proposition 45 | YES | Reduce Housing Costs by Cutting Red Tape |
Local Ballot Measure
City of Riverbank — Measure M
VOTE NO
Riverbank Growth Limit Measure
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