Endorsements by California Federation of Teachers

Endorsers by state

This page contains a list of political endorsements made by California Federation of Teachers.

List of endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Notable candidate endorsements by California Federation of Teachers
Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Lateefah Simon ^source (D)	U.S. House California District 12 (2024)	Primary	Won General
Anthony Portantino, Jr. ^source (D)	U.S. House California District 30 (2024)	Primary	Lost Primary
Dave Min ^source (D)	U.S. House California District 47 (2024)	Primary	Won General
Christy Smith ^source (D)	U.S. House California District 27 (2022)	Primary	Lost General

Notable ballot measure endorsements by California Federation of Teachers
Measure	Position	Outcome
California Proposition 11, Creation of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission Initiative (2008) ^source	Oppose	Approved
California Proposition 13, School and College Facilities Bond (March 2020) ^source	Support	Defeated
California Proposition 15, Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative (2020) ^source	Support	Defeated
California Proposition 16, Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action Amendment (2020) ^source	Support	Defeated
California Proposition 17, Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole Amendment (2020) ^source	Support	Approved
California Proposition 20, Criminal Sentencing, Parole, and DNA Collection Initiative (2020) ^source	Oppose	Defeated
California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024) ^source	Support	Approved
California Proposition 36, Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative (2024) ^source	Oppose	Approved
California Proposition 50, Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment (2025) ^source	Support	On the ballot
California Proposition 5, Lower Supermajority Requirement to 55% for Local Bond Measures to Fund Housing and Public Infrastructure Amendment (2024) ^source	Support	Defeated
California Vote Requirements for Initiatives Requiring Supermajority Votes Amendment (2026) ^source	Support	On the ballot

Partisan composition of California Federation of Teachers endorsees
Political party	# of endorsees
Democratic Party	4
Republican Party	0
Nonpartisan	0
Total	4