Vote Socialist 2026: Meet the Candidates!

​Every day, we face growing crises in society: climate change, jobs being replaced with AI, ICE agents kidnapping our neighbors, an ever-growing war budget while so many people live in or near poverty. Everything from SNAP to Medicaid is on the chopping block. What if it didn't have to be this way? What if we didn't have to rely on the Democrats, who have no ability or desire to solve these problems?

​That's where a people's movement comes in! Join us for an evening where we'll envision a California for the people, not the billionaires!

​It's time to build a California for us. We really can win affordable housing and food, free healthcare, and high-quality public education if we fight for it together as a movement — and that's what our Vote Socialist 2026 campaigns are about.

​⭐ Ramsey Robinson is a social worker, activist, and socialist running for Governor to guarantee a living wage, affordable housing, and healthcare for everyone in California.

​⭐ Lalo Vargas is a teacher, organizer and former firefighter running for Insurance Commissioner to end the stranglehold that private insurance has over the working class, to investigate and hold corporate executives accountable for their crimes against consumers and to fight for a California that provides free and high quality coverage for all. 

​Come hear more about the Vote Socialist vision for what could be done to serve working people and families in our state, the 4th largest economy in the world. We'll envision together how we can achieve higher wages, expanded public services, stronger worker protections, and justice for our neighbors at home and abroad.

​We'll also hear from Alexander Kraft, a labor organizer and former educator born and raised in El Cajon running for local mayor, along with other community organizers and union leaders committed to a just and dignified future for all. You'll meet leaders within your own community as we all start to get organized and fight for the future we know is possible!