The filing period begins Monday for all state and federal and most county offices in Los Angeles County for the June 2 primary ballot, including the open First District seat on the Board of Supervisors.
With Supervisor Hilda Solis barred from running for re-election because of term limits, state Sen. María Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, is the favorite to replace her in the district that stretches from Hollywood to Pomona, north to Azusa and south to Diamond Bar.
Others who have declared for the race include Elaine Alaniz, who lost races for the Assembly and Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees in 2024, community organizer Noel Almario, and James Aldana, who did not immediately respond to an email sent Sunday seeking more information about himself.
The other Board of Supervisors race on the ballot is for the Third District, where Supervisor Lindsey Horvath is seeking a second term representing large portions of the San Fernando Valley and Westside.
Tonia Arey describes herself as “unknown challenger” and “a lifelong community member committed to responsible leadership and real accountability.”
“The Pacific Palisades fire and its aftermath were a breaking point for me, not just because of the devastation, but because of the irresponsible and negligent way it was handled,” Arey wrote on her website. “There was no
real accountability. No plan for the surrounding communities. And no urgency from those in power.”
No elected supervisor has been defeated for re-election since Baxter Ward in 1980, the year Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, who had been appointed to the board a year earlier, also lost her bid for a full four-year term.
In other races, former Sheriff Alex Villanueva is among the challengers to Sheriff Robert Luna. Other challengers include sheriff’s Lt. Eric Strong, who finished third behind Villanueva and Luna in the 2022 primary, retired Assistant Sheriff Brendan Corbett, sheriff’s Lt. Oscar Martinez, sheriff’s gang detective Andre White, retired sheriff’s Capt. Mike Bornman and Sonia Montejano, who served as a bailiff for the “Judge Joe Brown” and
“Judge Judy” courtroom shows after being a senior deputy with the sheriff’s Court Services Division.
Assessor Jeff Prang is seeking a fourth term and is being challenged by appraiser/housing economist Rob Newland.
Solis is running for the open 38th Congressional District seat in Southeast Los Angeles County created by the passage of Proposition 50 in November.
There will be no incumbent running in the 26th Congressional District, which straddles the Los Angeles-Ventura county border, due to the retirement of 73-year-old Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Thousand Oaks, who was first elected to the House in 2012.
Brownley has endorsed Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, D-Thousand Oaks, to succeed her.
The June 2 ballot will include primaries for governor, seven other statewide offices, four seats on the Board of Equalization, all of California’s 52 congressional seats, 20 of the 40 state Senate seats and all 80 seats in the Assembly.
The filing period will close March 6, but will be extended to March 11 for offices where no incumbent files, except for those where the incumbent cannot seek re-election because of term limits.
The top two candidates in all state and federal races will advance to the November general election, regardless of party. If no candidate receives a majority in the county races, which are all nonpartisan, the top two will meet in the general election.
The filing period to run for Superior Court judge was Jan. 26 through Wednesday, which was extended to Monday for judgeships where the incumbent did not file to run for re-election.