STATE: Member of the Assembly, 46th District

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TOP * Jesse Gabriel (D) * Tracey Schroeder (R)

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TOP * Jesse Gabriel (D) * Tracey Schroeder (R)

ENDORSED Jesse Gabriel (D) – Member of the State Assembly, 46th District

RECOMMENDATION: YES

  • Party: Democrat
  • Age: mid-40s
  • Residence: Encino
  • Education: B.A. in political science from UC Berkeley, J.D. from Harvard Law School
  • Employment & experience:
    • Assemblymember, State Assembly (2018-present)
    • Attorney at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (2010-2018) – constitutional rights attorney for DACA Dreamers, Holocaust survivors, domestic violence victims, and communities facing discrimination
    • Counsel, U.S. Senate (2008-2010)
  • Priorities:             
    • champion children, working families, and small businesses
    • protect reproductive freedom, gun safety, and the environment
  • Contributions  (All PACs that support this candidate may not be identifiable.)
    • Contributions (as of 6/30/2026): $1,155,042
    • Top Contributors:
      • California Association of Health Facilities PAC $24,000
      • Association of California School Administrators PAC $23,600
      • Andrew Schwartzberg $11,800
      • Blue Shield of California $11,800
      • Western States Regional Council of Carpenters $11,800
      • California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC $11,800
      • California Dental Association PAC $11,800
      • Comcast Financial Agency Corporation $11,800
      • Dentaquest PAC $11,800
      • Service Employees International Union Local 2015 PAC $11,800
      • Link to more detailed contribution info: https://www.transparencyusa.org/ca/committee/jesse-gabriel-for-assembly-2026-1476845-cao
  • Notable Endorsements:
    • U.S. Senator Alex Padilla
    • Governor Gavin Newsom
    • Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis
    • California Attorney General Rob Bonta
    • Congressman Brad Sherman
    • Organizations – Sierra Club California, California Environmental Voters, Equality California, Planned Parenthood
    • Labor – AFL-CIO, teachers, nurses, firefighters, peace officers, SEIU
  • Links:
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Los Angeles dem. Partydem. party of san fernandoNorth valley dem
California Young Democrats
North Valley Democratic Club Stonewall Democratic Club
Equality California
GAVIN NEWSOMEleni Kounalakis
BETTY YEEFiona Ma
CA Teachers association
calaborfed
Central Coast Labor Council
ELECTED OFFICIALS (PARTIAL LIST) ELECTED OFFICIALS (PARTIAL LIST)
Los Angeles County Supervisor (Ret.) Zev YaroslavskyLos Angeles City Controller (Ret.) Wendy Greuel 
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin 
Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin LAUSD Board Member Kelly Gonez 
Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Andra Hoffman LVUSD Member Kate Vadehra 
LVUSD Board Member (Ret.) Mathy Wasserman LVUSD Board Member (Ret.) Jill Gaines 
Agoura Hills Mayor Deborah Klein Lopez Calabasas Mayor Mary Sue Maurer 
Hidden Hills Mayor Laura McCorkindale Hidden Hills City Councilmember Stuart Siegel 
Calabasas Mayor Pro Tem David Shapiro Calabasas City Councilmember Alicia Weintraub 
 Calabasas City Councilmember Peter Kraut 

TOP * Jesse Gabriel (D) * Tracey Schroeder (R)

Tracey Schroeder (R) – Teacher

RECOMMENDATION: NO, NO, NO. NO.

  • Party: Republican
  • Age: around 50
  • Residence: San Fernando Valley
  • Education: B.A. from UCLA, graduate degree from the Phillips Graduate Institute
  • Employment & experience:
  • Teacher at LAUSD (1998-?)
  • Overseas work
    • Manaus, Amazonas Brazil, volunteer teacher
    • Harbin, China, volunteer teacher
    • Happy Life Children’s Home, Nairobi, Kenya, volunteer
  • Priorities:
    • Reduce taxes.
    • Stop fraud and increase accountability with audits.
    • Fight for tougher penalties for repeat offenders, hold rogue DAs accountable, stop the refusal to prosecute, and keep dangerous felons behind bars.
    • Stop the influx of fentanyl and human trafficking.
    • Call for a State Audit to track where the money for homelessness went, expand mental health and addiction treatment to address the root causes, and make it easier to place people in care rather than leave them on the street.
    • Prioritize better schools by teaching critical thinking, reducing class sizes, and teaching skills and trades.
    • Fight for parental rights and school choice, defend parents’ voice in their kids’ education, and audit education spending so every dollar reaches the classroom.
    • Audit Child Protective Services, support families in crisis, and keep trans girls out of girls’ sports and private spaces.
  • Contributions  (All PACs that support this candidate may not be identifiable.)
  • Notable Endorsements:
    • April’s Common Sense Cali Voters (Sway voting group by April Silverman (Cali MAGA Barbie))
    • Based in Malibu (Sway voting group by Based in Malibu)
    • Elizabeth Barcohana’s Lady with a Brain Voter Guide (Sway voting group by Elizabeth Barcohana)
    • Reform California
    • The Morning Answer with Jennifer Horn
  • Links:

Serious MAGA approval rating. Apparently, she did very well on the questionnaire below.

Election Forum/Huey Craig Questionaire for State Assembly/Senate

  • Endorsed…Giving you a 3 to 5 star rating
  • Not endorsed…Giving you a 1 to 2-star rating
  • Refused to disclose position…Usually a 1 to 2-star rating

I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully giving you our endorsement.

  1. What is your name and what office are you running for?
  2. To help California’s economy grow, do you support
    • Raising fees, (If so, which ones?)
    • Closing tax loopholes (If so, which ones?)
    • Raising income taxes (If so on whom?)
    • Raise the sales tax
    • Cutting spending (if so, what areas of the budget and by how much?)
  3. What is your view on Parental consent for a minor to get an abortion?
  4. Do you support or oppose the Covered California healthcare plan for Californians? Why or why not?
  5. California ranks in the bottom tier of educational excellence in the nation? What should change to increase the education level of our students which are our future workforce?
  6. Do you support or oppose the sanctuary state?
  7. Are we spending the right amount on K-12 Education in this state? Community colleges? The California University System?
  8. What solution do you have for the pension issue in California?
  9. Should taxpayers pay for abortions in California?
  10. Do you support or oppose the efforts to stop AB1266, the transgender bathroom/gym act?
  11. Do you support or oppose:
    • Homeschooling
    • Charter Schools
    • School Choice
  12. Do you favor or oppose a Religious Freedom Act in California?
  13. Do you believe in absolute truth? Why or why not?  If you believe in absolute truth, what is the source of absolute truth?  If you do not believe in absolute truth, how do you determine what is true?