Recommendations are not endorsements. Endorsements are highlighted in red.

Statewide

U.S. Senate: Mark Meuser

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Mark Meuser. Meuser has travelled up and down the state suing Gavin Newsom as a constitutional attorney. Meuser will be on the ballot twice: to serve the remainder of former Senator Kamala Harris’ term that ends January 2023 and a separate election for a full 6-year term. Make sure to vote twice!

Governor: Brian Dahle

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Brian Dahle. According to a Berkeley IGS poll, Dahle placed first amongst Republicans garnering 26% of the vote. Dahle is well-placed to have a good showing in the primary and move on to the general election.

Lt. Governor: David Fennell

  • Fennell is the lone Republican candidate running for this position.

Secretary of State: Rachel Hamm

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Rachel Hamm. Hamm is an America First candidate, is the lone Republican running for Secretary of State and has amassed a sizable warchest.

Comptroller: Lanhee Chen

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Lanhee Chen. Chen is the lone Republican running for Comptroller.

Treasurer: Jack Guerrero

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Jack Guerrero. Guererro is the lone Republican running for Treasurer.

Attorney General: Nathan Hochman

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Nathan Hochman. Hochman is one of two Republicans running but is the substantially better-funded candidate and therefore has better prospects of victory.

Insurance Commissioner: Robert Howell

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Robert Howell. Howell is one of two Republicans running, but is the better-funded candidate with a stronger prospect of victory.

Superintendent of Public Instruction: George Yang

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends George Yang. Yang wants to “empower parents, invigorate students,…keep schools open.”

Congressional districts

1st district: Doug LaMalfa

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends incumbent Rep. Doug LaMalfa. LaMalfa stood with President Trump and voted AGAINST impeachment. He has also spoken out against the irregularites in the 2020 Election and backed the objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes.

2nd district: Chris Columbe

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Chris Columbe. Endorsed by the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Coulumbe has the skills as a veteran and small business owner, to represent CD 2 with honor and distinction.

3rd district: Scott Jones

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Scott Jones. An anti-establishment conservative, Jones has an illustrious background in law enforcement and is particularly strong on immigration.

4th district: Matt Brock

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Matt Brock as the most viable Republican candidate in this safe Democrat district. Brock is a true patriot who wants to secure the southern border, shift the military away from wokeness, supports election integrity.

5th district: Tom McClintock

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends incumbent Rep. Tom McClintock. McClintock has a strong record on key issue areas such as immigration, and has generally advocated a more responsible foreign policy. Given this record, he is worthy of re-election.

6th district: Tamika Hamilton

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Tamika Hamilton as the most credible candidate in this race. Hamilton is an advocate of the 2nd Amendment, middle-class tax cuts, and increased border security.

7th district: Max Semenenko

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Max Semeneko, the only Republican candidate in this safe Democrat district. Semenenko is a patriot and advocates for the 2nd amendment, immigration control, and big pharma reform.

8th district: Rudy Recile

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Rudy Recile. Recile is the only Republican running in this crowded primary and is Republicans for National Renewal’s pick for most viable candidate in this safe Democrat district.

9th district: Tom Patti

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Tom Patti. Patti is the most viable Republican candidate in the race with the most funds raised and is the most viable to beat the Democratic candidate in the general.

10th district: No Republican candidate

  • There is no Republican candidate running in this primary.

11th district: John Dennis

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends John Dennis as the most viable Republican candidate in this safe Democrat district, running against House Majority Leader incumbent Nancy Pelosi.

12th district: No recommendation

  • There are no credible Republican candidates running in this safe Democrat district.

13th district: David Giglio

  • Republicans for National Renewal has endorsed David Giglio. Giglio’s impressive endorsement list – from various Republican organizations to elected officials to ordinary citizens – and strongly populist policy stances make him the natural vote for any America First patriot in CD 13.

14th district: Tom Wong

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Tom Wong, the strongest fundraising candidate in this safe Democrat district.

15th district: Gus Mattamal

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Gus Mattammal as he is the most credible Republican candidate in this safe Democrat district.

16th district: Nathan Brown

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Nathan Brown as he is the most credible Republican candidate in this safe Democrat district.

17th district: Ritesh Tandon

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Ritesh Tandon as he is the only Republican candidate running in this district.

18th district: Peter Hernández

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Peter Hernández as he is the most credible Republican candidate in this safe Democrat district.

19th district: Jeff Gorman

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Jeff Gorman. Both Gorman and his GOP rival Dalila Epperson are excellent America First candidates with a wide array of endorsements, and Republicans should feel pretty good with either candidate facing the Democrat in incumbent in the general. However, Gorman has a longer record of experience within party office, making him more likely to be an effective campaigner.

20th district: Any Republican but McCarthy

  • Republicans for National Renewal will not be supporting America Last incumbent Kevin McCarthy in this race. However, there is no credible Republican challenger in this race. We encourage voting for any other Republican candidate on the ballot as a protest vote against McCarthy.

21st district: Matthew Stoll

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Matthew Stoll in this safe Democrat district. Stoll is a veteran, small business owner, and a defender of law enforcement.

22nd district: Chris Mathys

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Chris Mathys as the strongest Republican challenger to pro-impeachment RINO incumbent David Valadao. Mathys is running an anti-establishment, firmly pro-Trump campaign.

23rd district: Jay Obernolte

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends incumbent Rep. Jay Obernolte. Rep. Obernolte supported election objections, opposed impeachment, and is the only Republican in the race.

24th district: No Republican candidate

  • There is no Republican candidate running in this primary.

25th district: Brian Hawkins

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Brian Hawkins. A champion of family values, Pastor Hawkins is exactly the kind of outsider candidate the GOP needs to make ground in the House.

26th district: Matt Jacobs

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Matt Jacobs. Jacobs is the only Republican candidate in this race with the funds to beat the Democrat incumbent, forcing the Democrats to spend $3.7 million dollars in the race.

27th district: Mike Garcia

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia. Garcia voted against President Trump’s impeachment, voted against certifying the fraudulent 2020 Election, and supports building a wall on the southern border.

29th district: No recommendation

  • There are no credible Republican candidates running in this safe Democrat district.

33rd district: No Republican candidate

  • There is no Republican candidate running in this primary.

34th district: No Republican candidate

  • There is no Republican candidate running in this primary.

35th district: Mike Cargile

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Mike Cargile in this strongly Democrat district. Cargile is an explicitly America First candidate who supports the police and building the border wall.

36th district: Joe Collins

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Joe Collins. Boasting a substantial campaign warchest, Collins is the strongest fundraising Republican candidate in this strongly Democrat district.

37th district: No recommendation

  • There are no credible Republican candidates running in this safe Democrat district.

38th district: Eric Ching

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Eric Ching. Ching is the only Republican running in this race and has raised an impressive amount of funds in his bid against Democratic incumbent Lisa Sánchez.

39th district: Bill Spinney

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Eric Spinney as the only viable Republican candidate in this race.

40th district: Greg Raths

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Greg Raths as a protest vote against the centrist record of incumbent Republican Young Kim, in a bid to push her to the right in her next term.

41st district: Ken Calvert

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert. Rep. Calvert is the original author of E-Verify and voted with other Republicans to reject the certification of Arizona and Pennsylvania’s electoral votes in the 2020 Election. Although his record has been mixed, there is no viable challenger to his candidacy.

42nd district: John Briscoe

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends John Briscoe. Briscoe is the only Republican running in the race and is expected to face off against the Democratic Party’s eventual nominee for the seat.

43rd district: Omar Navarro

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Omar Navarro in this strongly Democrat district. Navarro is the perennial opponent of Rep. Maxine Waters, who has run on a strongly populist, pro-MAGA platform. There is no other Republican running in this race.

44th district: No Republican candidate

  • There is no Republican candidate running in this primary.

45th district: Michelle Steel

  • Though incumbent Republican Michelle Steel’s record has been centrist in this Democrat-leaning district, there is no viable alternative, even as a purely protest vote. She is opposed to abortion and generally supportive of President Trump.

46th district: Christopher Gonzales

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Christopher Gonzales, the sole Republican in this race. Gonzales will face off against the Democratic Party’s nominee for the seat, most likely incumbent Lou Correa.

47th district: Scott Baugh

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Scott Baugh. As the strongest fundraiser in the race, he is the only viable candidate running in this district.

48th district: Darrell Issa

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends incumbent Rep. Darrell Issa. Issa has a strongly pro-Trump and conservative voting record, and is well known for his strident defense of the President in committee hearings.

49th district: Christopher Rodriguez

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Christopher Rodriguez. Rodriguez is committed to controlled borders and election integrity.

50th district: Corey Gustafson

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Corey Gustafson. Gustafson is the best-funded out of all of the current Republican candidates and seems best-placed to challenge Democratic incumbent Scott Peters.

51st district: Stan Caplan

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Stan Caplan, the only Republican running in this strongly Democrat district.

52nd district: Richard Bailey

  • Republicans for National Renewal recommends Richard Bailey, as he is the most viable Republican running in this strongly Democrat district.