Anna Caballero
Anna Caballero (Democratic Party) is a member of theCalifornia State Senate, representingDistrict 14. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Caballero (Democratic Party) is running for election forCalifornia Treasurer. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Caballero is a formerDemocratic member of theCalifornia State Assembly, representingDistrict 30 from 2016 to 2018. Caballero was unable to run for re-election in2018 to theCalifornia State Assembly because of term limits. Caballero also served in theCalifornia State Assembly, representing District 28 from 2006 to 2010. She served on the Salinas City Council from 1991 to 1998 and was mayor of Salinas. She was a member of the Legislative Latino Caucus and Legislative Rural Caucus.[1]
Biography
Anna Caballero lives inSalinas, California. Caballero earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego, and aJ.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, law school. Her career experience includes working as an attorney for California Rural Legal Assistance and the law firm of Caballero, Matcham and McCarthy. Caballero founded the nonprofit, Partners for Peace. She was appointed to serve as the secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency of Gov.Jerry Brown's (D) cabinet. She also served as mayor of Salinas and on the Salinas City Council.[2]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Caballero was assigned to the following committees:
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee
- Senate Appropriations Committee,Chair
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
- Senate Public Safety Committee
- Housing Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Rules Committee
2023-2024
Caballero was assigned to the following committees:
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
- Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee
- Governance and Finance Committee,Chair
- Housing Committee
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee
2021-2022
Caballero was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee,Vice Chair
- Legislative Budget Committee
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
- Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
- Housing Committee
2019-2020
Caballero was assigned to the following committees:
- Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee,Vice Chair
- Budget and Fiscal Review Committee
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
- Natural Resources and Water Committee
- Housing Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2017 |
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| •Aging and Long-Term Care |
| •Agriculture, Chair |
| •Budget |
| •Insurance |
| •Local Government |
| •Fairs, Allocation, and Classification |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: California Treasurer election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for California Treasurer
Anna Caballero,Eleni Kounalakis, andTony Vazquez are running in the general election for California Treasurer on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Anna Caballero (D) | |
 | Eleni Kounalakis (D) | |
 | Tony Vazquez (D) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Libby Schaaf (D)
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2022
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 14
IncumbentAnna Caballero defeatedAmnon Shor in the general election for California State Senate District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Caballero (D) | 56.3 | 90,016 |
 | Amnon Shor (R) | 43.7 | 69,970 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 159,986 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 14
IncumbentAnna Caballero andAmnon Shor defeatedPaulina Miranda in the primary for California State Senate District 14 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Caballero (D) | 52.0 | 47,488 |
| ✔ | | Amnon Shor (R) | 41.9 | 38,244 |
 | Paulina Miranda (D) | 6.1 | 5,530 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 91,262 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Melissa Hurtado (D)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 12
Anna Caballero defeatedRob Poythress in the general election for California State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Caballero (D) | 54.4 | 110,386 |
| Rob Poythress (R) | 45.6 | 92,691 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 203,077 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 12
Anna Caballero andRob Poythress defeatedJohnny Tacherra andDaniel Parra in the primary for California State Senate District 12 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Caballero (D) | 43.4 | 46,970 |
| ✔ | Rob Poythress (R) | 26.3 | 28,512 | |
 | Johnny Tacherra (R) | 22.2 | 24,088 | |
 | Daniel Parra (D) | 8.1 | 8,740 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 108,310 | ||
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2016
Elections for theCalifornia State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[3] IncumbentLuis Alejo (D) did not seek re-election.
Anna Caballero defeatedKarina Cervantez Alejo in the California State Assembly District 30 general election.[4][5]
| California State Assembly, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Anna Caballero | 62.47% | 79,885 | |
| Democratic | Karina Cervantez Alejo | 37.53% | 47,998 | |
| Total Votes | 127,883 | |||
| Source:California Secretary of State | ||||
Anna Caballero andKarina Cervantez Alejo defeatedGeorgia Acosta andJohn M. Nevill in the California State Assembly District 30 Blanket primary.[6][7]
| California State Assembly, District 30 Blanket Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Anna Caballero | 46.15% | 37,505 | |
| Democratic | Karina Cervantez Alejo | 26.03% | 21,158 | |
| Republican | Georgia Acosta | 15.58% | 12,662 | |
| Republican | John M. Nevill | 12.24% | 9,949 | |
| Total Votes | 81,274 | |||
2010
Caballero was eligible but did not seek re-election in 2010. She instead sought election to the district 12 seat of theCalifornia State Senate. She was defeated by RepublicanAnthony Cannella in the November 2 general election.[8]
| California State Senate, District 12 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anthony Cannella (R) | 92,270 | |||
| Anna Caballero (D) | 86,963 | |||
2008
In 2008, Caballero was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 28. Caballero (D) ran unopposed and finished with 90,012 votes.[9]
| California State Assembly District 28 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anna Caballero (D) | 90,012 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
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| 2022 | California State Senate District 14 | Won general | $1,870,104 | $1,796,909 |
| 2018 | California State Senate District 12 | Won general | $4,462,824 | N/A** |
| 2016 | California State Assembly, District 30 | Won | $639,868 | N/A** |
| 2010 | California State Senate, District 12 | Lost | $3,082,336 | N/A** |
| 2008 | California State Assembly, District 28 | Won | $359,716 | N/A** |
| 2006 | California State Assembly, District 28 | Won | $666,134 | N/A** |
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31. A special session in the Assembly was from August 31, 2024 to October 14, 2024 and another special session started on December 2, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 1 to September 14.
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2022
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In 2022, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3 to August 31.
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2021
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In 2021, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from December 7 to September 10.
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2020
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In 2020, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 31.
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2019
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In 2019, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 7 through September 13.
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2018
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In 2018, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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2017
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In 2017, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, theCalifornia State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering thestate legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on theProposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[10][11]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Caballero ranked as an83.[12]
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Candidate California Treasurer | Officeholder California State Senate District 14 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 9, 2014
- ↑Anna Caballero, "Biography," accessed January 15, 2023
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Melissa Hurtado (D) | California State Senate District 14 2022-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Anthony Cannella (R) | California State Senate District 12 2018-2022 | Succeeded by Shannon Grove (R) |
| Preceded by - | California State Assembly District 30 2016-2018 | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | California State Assembly District 28 2006-2010 | Succeeded by - |
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