Endorsements by Tony Thurmond

Endorsers by state

This page contains a list of political endorsements made by Tony Thurmond.

List of endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

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

Notable candidate endorsements by Tony Thurmond
Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Trinidad Arredondo ^source (Nonpartisan)	Coachella Valley Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 (2025)	General	–
Sandré Swanson ^source (D)	California State Senate District 7 (2024)	Primary	Lost Primary
Lateefah Simon ^source (D)	U.S. House California District 12 (2024)	Primary	Won General
Laura Friedman ^source (D)	U.S. House California District 30 (2024)	Primary	Won General
Dave Min ^source (D)	U.S. House California District 47 (2024)	Primary	Won General
Barbara Lee ^source (D)	U.S. Senate California (2024)	Primary	Lost Primary
Cheryl Cook-Kallio ^source (Nonpartisan)	Alameda County Board of Education Trustee Area 7 (2022)	Primary	Won Primary
Christy Smith ^source (D)	U.S. House California District 27 (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Kamala D. Harris ^source	President of the United States (2020)		Withdrew in Convention

Notable ballot measure endorsements by Tony Thurmond
Measure	Position	Outcome
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 22, App-Based Drivers as Contractors and Labor Policies Initiative (2020) ^source	Oppose	Approved
California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024) ^source	Support	Approved
California Proposition 32, $18 Minimum Wage Initiative (2024) ^source	Support	Defeated
California Proposition 35, Managed Care Organization Tax Authorization Initiative (2024) ^source	Support	Approved
California Proposition 50, Use of Legislative Congressional Redistricting Map Amendment (2025) ^source	Support	Approved
California Require Personal Finance Course for High School Graduation Initiative (2024) ^source	Support	Not on the ballot

Partisan composition of Tony Thurmond endorsees
Political party	# of endorsees
Democratic Party	7
Republican Party	0
Nonpartisan	2
Total	9