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Anna Caballero

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Anna Caballero
Democratic Party
Candidate, California Treasurer
California State Senate District 14
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Melissa Hurtado (D)
Prior offices:
California State Senate District 12
Years in office: 2018 - 2022
Predecessor: Anthony Cannella (R)
Successor: Shannon Grove (R)
California State Assembly District 30
Years in office: 2016 - 2018
California State Assembly District 28
Years in office: 2006 - 2010
Compensation
Base salary
$132,703/year
Per diem
$236/day
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 2, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
University of California, San Diego
Law
UCLA School of Law
Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact
Official website
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Anna Caballero (Democratic Party) is a member of the California State Senate, representing District 14. She assumed office on December 5, 2022. Her current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Caballero (Democratic Party) is running for election for California Treasurer. She declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on June 2, 2026.[source]

Caballero is a former Democratic member of the California State Assembly, representing District 30 from 2016 to 2018. Caballero was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the California State Assembly because of term limits. Caballero also served in the California 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 in Salinas, California. Caballero earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego, and a J.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:

2023-2024

Caballero was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Caballero was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Caballero was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

California committee assignments, 2017
• Aging and Long-Term Care
• Agriculture, Chair
• Budget
• Insurance
• Local Government
• Fairs, Allocation, and Classification

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: California Treasurer election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California Treasurer

Anna Caballero, Eleni Kounalakis, and Tony Vazquez are running in the primary for California Treasurer on June 2, 2026.

Candidate
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Anna Caballero (D)
Image of Eleni Kounalakis
Eleni Kounalakis (D)
Image of Tony Vazquez
Tony Vazquez (D)

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2022

See also: California State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Senate District 14

Incumbent Anna Caballero defeated Amnon Shor in the general election for California State Senate District 14 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Anna Caballero
Anna Caballero (D)
 
56.3
 
90,016
Image of Amnon Shor
Amnon Shor (R) Candidate Connection
 
43.7
 
69,970

Incumbents are bolded 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

Incumbent Anna Caballero and Amnon Shor defeated Paulina Miranda in the primary for California State Senate District 14 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Anna Caballero
Anna Caballero (D)
 
52.0
 
47,488
✔
Image of Amnon Shor
Amnon Shor (R) Candidate Connection
 
41.9
 
38,244
Image of Paulina Miranda
Paulina Miranda (D)
 
6.1
 
5,530

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 91,262
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: California State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for California State Senate District 12

Anna Caballero defeated Rob Poythress in the general election for California State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Anna Caballero
Anna Caballero (D)
 
54.4
 
110,386
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Rob Poythress (R)
 
45.6
 
92,691

There were no incumbents 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 and Rob Poythress defeated Johnny Tacherra and Daniel Parra in the primary for California State Senate District 12 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Anna Caballero
Anna Caballero (D)
 
43.4
 
46,970
✔
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Rob Poythress (R)
 
26.3
 
28,512
Image of Johnny Tacherra
Johnny Tacherra (R)
 
22.2
 
24,088
Image of Daniel Parra
Daniel Parra (D)
 
8.1
 
8,740

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 108,310
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2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the California 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] Incumbent Luis Alejo (D) did not seek re-election.

Anna Caballero defeated Karina Cervantez Alejo in the California State Assembly District 30 general election.[4][5]

California State Assembly, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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 and Karina Cervantez Alejo defeated Georgia Acosta and John M. Nevill in the California State Assembly District 30 Blanket primary.[6][7]

California State Assembly, District 30 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anna Caballero 46.15% 37,505
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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

See also: California State Senate elections, 2010

Caballero was eligible but did not seek re-election in 2010. She instead sought election to the district 12 seat of the California State Senate. She was defeated by Republican Anthony Cannella in the November 2 general election.[8]

California State Senate, District 12 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Cannella (R) 92,270
Anna Caballero (D) 86,963

2008

See also: California State Assembly elections, 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
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Anna Caballero (D) 90,012

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Anna Caballero campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022California State Senate District 14Won general$1,870,104 $1,796,909
2018California State Senate District 12Won general$4,462,824 N/A**
2016California State Assembly, District 30Won $639,868 N/A**
2010California State Senate, District 12Lost $3,082,336 N/A**
2008California State Assembly, District 28Won $359,716 N/A**
2006California State Assembly, District 28Won $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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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 9, 2014
    2. ↑ Anna Caballero, "Biography," accessed January 15, 2023
    3. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
    4. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
    5. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
    6. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
    7. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
    8. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
    9. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014

    Political offices
    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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