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President Trump Endorses Steve Hilton
For Governor

CAGOP Completes Endorsements for Statewide Office 

Businessman and former Fox News host Steve Hilton received the endorsement of President Donald Trump in the race for California Governor.  At the April CAGOP convention, delegates endorsed candidates for the remaining statewide offices, however no candidate for Governor received more than 50% of the vote.

To be endorsed, candidates had to be nominated by at least 200 CAGOP delegates and receive 60% or more of the delegate votes at the convention’s general session.  Only the races for Governor, Insurance Commissioner and Treasurer were contested by more than one candidate.

Stacy Korsgaden received the endorsement for California State Insurance Commissioner with 74% of the vote.  Korsgaden is a longtime insurance professional from California’s Central Coast.  She vows to increase competition in California’s insurance markets which she argues will result in more choices and lower costs for California’s residents.

California Federation of Republican Women leader Jennifer Hawks was endorsed for California State Treasurer on the 2nd ballot.  She received 58% of the vote on the first ballot, just short of the required supermajority.  State Senator Tony Strickland called for a second ballot which resulted in a 68% supermajority for Hawks.

In the remaining races, only one candidate received the required number of delegate nominations.  Each of those candidates was endorsed overwhelmingly by the delegates.

Former California State Senator Gloria Romero received the endorsement for Lt. Governor.  Her compelling story as an education reformer and former Democrat Senate Majority Leader who left the party and ultimately became a Republican has resonated with Republican activists across the state.

Former Newport Beach City Attorney and Justice Department official Michael Gates received the endorsement for California Attorney General. Gates promises to use the power of the Attorney General’s office to “make crime illegal again” and reduce the billions of dollars of waste and fraud in California.

Former financial executive Herb Morgan was endorsed for California State Controller.  Active in San Diego’s pension reform efforts, he served as President of the San Diego City Employees Retirement System from 2009 to 2013.

Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner received the endorsement for California Secretary of State. A former California State Assemblyman, he has served as Mayor of Irvine California and as Judge Pro Tempore of the Orange County Superior Court.

Sonja Shaw was endorsed for California Superintendent of Public Instruction.  She currently serves as president of the Chino Valley Unified School District.  Shaw led the fight to implement a parental notification policy within the district that became a statewide model for other districts.

Over 1000 delegates, associate delegates and guests attended the convention at the newly renovated San Diego Sheraton resort.  The convention featured Senator Ted Cruz at the Saturday dinner, Congressmen Darrell Issa, Tom McClintock and Jay Obernolte on a panel moderated by former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer at Saturday brunch, and a cruise on San Diego Bay with GOP state legislators on Friday evening.

A series of training sessions were held throughout the weekend covering such topics as use of artificial intelligence in campaigns, the new Vottiv campaign management system, and campaign crisis management.

The next CAGOP convention will be held February 26-28 in Sacramento where the party will elect new officers for the 2027-28 campaign cycle.

President Trump Endorses Steve Hilton For Governor

CAGOP Completes Endorsements for Statewide Office 

Businessman and former Fox News host Steve Hilton received the endorsement of President Donald Trump in the race for California Governor.  At the April CAGOP convention, delegates endorsed candidates for the remaining statewide offices, however no candidate for Governor received more than 50% of the vote.

To be endorsed, candidates had to be nominated by at least 200 CAGOP delegates and receive 60% or more of the delegate votes at the convention’s general session.  Only the races for Governor, Insurance Commissioner and Treasurer were contested by more than one candidate.

Stacy Korsgaden received the endorsement for California State Insurance Commissioner with 74% of the vote.  Korsgaden is a longtime insurance professional from California’s Central Coast.  She vows to increase competition in California’s insurance markets which she argues will result in more choices and lower costs for California’s residents.

California Federation of Republican Women leader Jennifer Hawks was endorsed for California State Treasurer on the 2nd ballot.  She received 58% of the vote on the first ballot, just short of the required supermajority.  State Senator Tony Strickland called for a second ballot which resulted in a 68% supermajority for Hawks.

In the remaining races, only one candidate received the required number of delegate nominations.  Each of those candidates was endorsed overwhelmingly by the delegates.

Former California State Senator Gloria Romero received the endorsement for Lt. Governor.  Her compelling story as an education reformer and former Democrat Senate Majority Leader who left the party and ultimately became a Republican has resonated with Republican activists across the state.

Former Newport Beach City Attorney and Justice Department official Michael Gates received the endorsement for California Attorney General. Gates promises to use the power of the Attorney General’s office to “make crime illegal again” and reduce the billions of dollars of waste and fraud in California.

Former financial executive Herb Morgan was endorsed for California State Controller.  Active in San Diego’s pension reform efforts, he served as President of the San Diego City Employees Retirement System from 2009 to 2013.

Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner received the endorsement for California Secretary of State. A former California State Assemblyman, he has served as Mayor of Irvine California and as Judge Pro Tempore of the Orange County Superior Court.

Sonja Shaw was endorsed for California Superintendent of Public Instruction.  She currently serves as president of the Chino Valley Unified School District.  Shaw led the fight to implement a parental notification policy within the district that became a statewide model for other districts.

Over 1000 delegates, associate delegates and guests attended the convention at the newly renovated San Diego Sheraton resort.  The convention featured Senator Ted Cruz at the Saturday dinner, Congressmen Darrell Issa, Tom McClintock and Jay Obernolte on a panel moderated by former Trump press secretary Sean Spicer at Saturday brunch, and a cruise on San Diego Bay with GOP state legislators on Friday evening.

A series of training sessions were held throughout the weekend covering such topics as use of artificial intelligence in campaigns, the new Vottiv campaign management system, and campaign crisis management.

The next CAGOP convention will be held February 26-28 in Sacramento where the party will elect new officers for the 2027-28 campaign cycle.

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BoE Candidate Bill Shireman Works to Bring Opponents Together

by Roger Riffenburgh

Bill Shireman is an entrepreneur and civic innovator who is running for state Board of Equalization in District 2.  He will work for tax administration to be honest and fair while defending the safeguards of Proposition 13.

In his official candidate statement, Shireman says, “On the Board of Equalization, I will be a fiscal conservative with a conscience: – Defending taxpayers from unfair assessments, – Promoting housing affordability and opportunity, – Ensuring taxes are administered competently and transparently, and – Fixing the system so we can cut and shift taxes to do more with less.”  He wants to see the tax system reformed so that instead of taxing good things like work and construction, it would tax bad things like pollution, speculation, and blight.

Bill Shireman’s career has been focused on getting disparate groups to work together towards policy improvements, mostly in the environmental area.  One of his prominent successes was his work on the “bottle bill” in 1986 setting up California’s system for recycling beverage containers.  An unlikely coalition of Coors, Safeway, and the Sierra Club joined forces to pass the legislation.  Bill Shireman says, “I resolve conflicts between groups that often love to hate each other:  conservatives, progressives, capitalists, and activists. I don’t ask them to compromise their ideals. I help them realize them, together.”

Bill Shireman is CEO and President of the company Solution Citizen, where he helps “donors, companies, causes, and campaigns advance pragmatic solutions to climate change and other intractable wedge issues.” Shireman is also Founder and President of the non-profit Future 500, which says “We find common ground for the common good”.  They try to depolarize stakeholders and work collaboratively to advance positive change. Shireman has also taught leadership and negotiations at the Haas Business School at UC Berkeley and written seven books.

The Republican Party has benefitted from Shireman’s energy and leadership. He serves as an officer of the Lincoln Club of Northern California and a member of his county central committee and has served as a delegate to the state GOP.

The California Board of Equalization (BoE) oversees property tax administration, ensures uniform assessments across counties, and acts as an appellate body for certain tax disputes.  It is the only publicly elected tax commission in the country, consisting of four members elected by district plus the State Controller.  BoE District 2 contains coastal and coastal-adjacent counties all the way south from the Oregon border to Ventura County.  It includes all Bay Area counties except Solano.

Bill Shireman grew up in Sunnyvale.  He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of California Berkeley in Journalism. He founded the Future 500 in 1996.  He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children. You can learn more about Bill Shireman on his campaign website, BillShiremanforCalifornia.com .

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BoE Candidate Bill Shireman Works to Bring Opponents Together

by Roger Riffenburgh

Bill Shireman is an entrepreneur and civic innovator who is running for state Board of Equalization in District 2.  He will work for tax administration to be honest and fair while defending the safeguards of Proposition 13.

In his official candidate statement, Shireman says, “On the Board of Equalization, I will be a fiscal conservative with a conscience: – Defending taxpayers from unfair assessments, – Promoting housing affordability and opportunity, – Ensuring taxes are administered competently and transparently, and – Fixing the system so we can cut and shift taxes to do more with less.”  He wants to see the tax system reformed so that instead of taxing good things like work and construction, it would tax bad things like pollution, speculation, and blight.

Bill Shireman’s career has been focused on getting disparate groups to work together towards policy improvements, mostly in the environmental area.  One of his prominent successes was his work on the “bottle bill” in 1986 setting up California’s system for recycling beverage containers.  An unlikely coalition of Coors, Safeway, and the Sierra Club joined forces to pass the legislation.  Bill Shireman says, “I resolve conflicts between groups that often love to hate each other:  conservatives, progressives, capitalists, and activists. I don’t ask them to compromise their ideals. I help them realize them, together.”

Bill Shireman is CEO and President of the company Solution Citizen, where he helps “donors, companies, causes, and campaigns advance pragmatic solutions to climate change and other intractable wedge issues.” Shireman is also Founder and President of the non-profit Future 500, which says “We find common ground for the common good”.  They try to depolarize stakeholders and work collaboratively to advance positive change. Shireman has also taught leadership and negotiations at the Haas Business School at UC Berkeley and written seven books.

The Republican Party has benefitted from Shireman’s energy and leadership. He serves as an officer of the Lincoln Club of Northern California and a member of his county central committee and has served as a delegate to the state GOP.

The California Board of Equalization (BoE) oversees property tax administration, ensures uniform assessments across counties, and acts as an appellate body for certain tax disputes.  It is the only publicly elected tax commission in the country, consisting of four members elected by district plus the State Controller.  BoE District 2 contains coastal and coastal-adjacent counties all the way south from the Oregon border to Ventura County.  It includes all Bay Area counties except Solano.

Bill Shireman grew up in Sunnyvale.  He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of California Berkeley in Journalism. He founded the Future 500 in 1996.  He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children. You can learn more about Bill Shireman on his campaign website, BillShiremanforCalifornia.com .

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LIST OF UPCOMING GOP EVENTS

View more details for events on the Calendar of Upcoming Events or view the Monthly Calendar of Events.

California Congressional Redistricting Maps: Current and Proposed Districts

Source: Statewide Database

View Interactive Map

California Citizens Redistricting Commission – District Viewer

The Commission has developed a district viewer that allows you to more easily navigate visualizations and zoom in and out of geographic areas while layering congressional, State Senate and Assembly boundaries.

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