California Federation of Labor Unions

Endorsed 46 candidates in 2026.

Who they are

The California Federation of Labor Unions (CFLU), formerly the California Labor Federation (CLF), is a federation of labor unions in the U.S. state of California. It is an affiliate of the AFL–CIO. Founded in 1901 as the California State Federation of Labor, the CLF has grown to encompass over 1,300 unions representing 2,300,000 workers.

From Wikipedia.

Where their endorsements fall

Of the 46 endorsed candidates on our ballots: 46 Democrats.

The 42 with a published academic score (Voteview, Shor–McCarty or DIME) average slightly left. This describes the candidates they endorsed, not California Federation of Labor Unions themselves.

Who they endorsed

California

  • Robert Garcia (Democrat) · California State Assembly District 50
  • Mike McGuire (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 1
  • Mark DeSaulnier (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 10
  • Connie Chan (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 11
  • Lateefah Simon (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 12
  • Adam Gray (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 13
  • Aisha Wahab (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 14
  • Kevin Mullin (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 15
  • Ro Khanna (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 17
  • Zoe Lofgren (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 18
  • Jimmy Panetta (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 19
  • Jared Huffman (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 2
  • Jim Costa (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 21
  • Salud Carbajal (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 24
  • Raul Ruiz (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 25
  • Jacqui Irwin (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 26
  • George Whitesides (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 27
  • Judy Chu (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 28
  • Luz Rivas (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 29
  • Laura Friedman (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 30
  • Gil Cisneros (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 31
  • Brad Sherman (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 32
  • Pete Aguilar (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 33
  • Jimmy Gomez (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 34
  • Norma Torres (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 35
  • Ted Lieu (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 36
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 37
  • Hilda Solis (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 38
  • Mark Takano (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 39
  • Mike Thompson (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 4
  • Linda Sánchez (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 41
  • Maxine Waters (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 43
  • Nanette Barragán (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 44
  • Derek Tran (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 45
  • Lou Correa (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 46
  • Dave Min (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 47
  • Marni von Wilpert (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 48
  • Mike Levin (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 49
  • Michael Masuda (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 5
  • Sara Jacobs (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 51
  • Juan Vargas (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 52
  • Richard Pan (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 6
  • Doris Matsui (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 7
  • Mai Vang (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 7
  • John Garamendi (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 8
  • Josh Harder (Democrat) · California U.S. House District 9

Endorsements as listed in the Endorsements sections of Wikipedia's 2026 race articles, each with its own citation there. Those lists cover federal and statewide races well and local races little, so an endorser may have endorsed others not shown here. All endorsers.

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