Cecilia Aguiar-Curry represents California’s 4th Assembly District, which includes Napa, Lake, Yolo, Colusa and part of Sonoma County. Early in her career, she launched a consulting firm that specialized in public outreach with government agencies. Later, in Winters, she served as planning commissioner and then was elected to the city council, eventually serving as the first female mayor of Winters. As mayor she worked to improve local schools, brought broadband internet to rural communities, built senior housing, and helped the area to become an agricultural and food innovation hub for the region. She earned a degree in business administration from San Jose State University.

Tani Cantil-Sakauye is president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California, where she holds the Walter and Esther Hewlett Chair in Understanding California’s Future. From 2011 to 2022, she served as the 28th Chief Justice of California and led the judiciary as the chair of the Judicial Council—the constitutional policy and rule making body of the judicial branch—the first person of color and the second woman to do so. Before she was elected statewide as the Chief Justice of California, she served more than 20 years on California appellate and trial courts and was appointed or elevated to higher office by three governors. Earlier in her career she served as a deputy district attorney for the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and on the senior staff of Governor Deukmejian, first as deputy legal affairs secretary and later as a deputy legislative secretary. Currently she is also an associate professor at the University of Virginia, and a board member for the University of California Center for Students, the Kaiser Arbitration Oversight Board, and the Alliance of Retired Chief Justices. She holds a BA and a JD from the University of California, Davis.

Judge A. Marisa Chun has served on the Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, since 2021. She is currently a criminal trial judge and previously presided over juvenile dependency cases and felony arraignments and preliminary hearings. Prior to her appointment, she was a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, where she practiced trial and appellate litigation and white-collar criminal defense. She served at the US Department of Justice in various capacities, including as a civil rights lawyer, a prosecutor at the US Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Maryland and, from 2009  to 2013, deputy associate attorney general. She has previously served as a board member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, president of the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California, a Coro Foundation Public Affairs fellow, and a law clerk to the Honorable Robert Boochever of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is currently a member of the PPIC Statewide Leadership Council and was a member of PPIC’s board of directors from 2015 to 2025. She previously served as PPIC’s outside counsel. She graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School, where she served as developments editor of the Harvard Law Review.

Alexandra Macedo is an assemblywoman serving California’s 33rd Assembly District, representing Tulare, Kings, and Fresno Counties. As an assemblywoman, she plans to advocate for California’s agriculture industry, water storage and infrastructure, and overall represent rural county issues. She serves on seven committees, including being the vice chair of Natural Resources and Governmental Organization. She obtained her BS in business law from California State University, Northridge, and her JD from the San Joaquin College of Law in Clovis, California.

Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh is a California State Senator, representing the 19th State Senate District; she became the first Republican Latina elected to the California State Senate in November 2020, representing nearly one million residents in Senate District 23. She was re-elected in November 2024 for the newly drawn 19th Senate District. She serves on eight committees, including as vice chair for Education and Human Services. She advocates for stronger schools, lower taxes, improved infrastructure, and affordable housing. Prior to her Senate career, she worked as a teacher, real estate agent, and school board member, and led the Yucaipa Valley Chamber of Commerce. She earned her BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Catherine Stefani represents California’s 19th Assembly District, encompassing the western neighborhoods of San Francisco and northern San Mateo County. Her commitment to reducing gun violence led her to found the San Francisco chapter of Moms Demand Action, where she took on the National Rifle Association and pushed for stronger gun safety laws. From 2018–2024 she served as a San Francisco County Supervisor, representing the city’s second district. She championed affordable housing initiatives, fought for humane solutions to homelessness, and prioritized investments in education and public safety. She authored Proposition D to establish local advocacy services for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes. Previously she was a prosecutor with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office and legislative aide to multiple San Francisco Supervisors. She earned her BA from St. Mary’s College and her law degree from McGeorge School of Law.