Californians have the opportunity to support housing champions in the primary up and down the state to our Legislature to address our state-wide housing shortage. YIMBY Action and our California chapters are excited to announce our endorsements for the following pro-housing candidates in the primary election
Explanations for endorsements are below.
✅ Alex Lee
California State Assembly District 4
California State Assembly District 19
California State Assembly District 23
California State Senate District 24
YIMBY Los Angeles proudly endorses John Erickson for State Senate because he brings a clear, actionable housing agenda backed by a proven record of pro-housing leadership. As a West Hollywood City Councilmember, John cut permitting delays, championed mixed-use and infill housing, and supported new affordable homes that strengthened walkability and transit access. He knows what it takes to move housing from idea to approval to built.
John is running on statewide reforms that matter to YIMBYs, including:
• Removing red tape that blocks new housing
• Scaling affordable and workforce housing across thriving job centers
• Ensuring mixed-income, transit-oriented growth rather than sprawl
• Investing in infrastructure that supports dense, sustainable communities
While he also advocates for climate resilience and economic equity, housing is central to his vision: California must build more homes in the places where people want and need to live. John has already shown he can deliver results locally, and he’s ready to do the same at the state level to make housing abundance and affordability real.
California State Senate District 26
YIMBY Los Angeles proudly endorses Sara Hernandez for State Senate because she has the hands-on housing expertise and coalition-building experience California needs right now. As a land-use and housing attorney and LACCD trustee, Sara helped secure approvals for transit-oriented developments and delivered more than 300 homes for formerly unhoused Angelenos — demonstrating that she not only supports housing, she gets it built.
Sara’s platform directly advances core YIMBY priorities:
• Streamlining approvals to end endless delays
• Legalizing duplexes and fourplexes in high-opportunity neighborhoods
• Expanding social housing and community land trusts to ensure affordability long-term
• Converting existing buildings into housing rather than leaving them vacant
• Creating walkable, transit-connected neighborhoods where people can live near jobs and schools
Her lived experience, immigrant roots, and career in public service show she understands why housing stability is foundational to economic opportunity. Sara has the policy depth and political courage to deliver housing at scale, prevent displacement, and build the equitable, abundant Los Angeles we know is possible.
US Congress California District 11
SF YIMBY is proud to endorse Scott Wiener in his historic Congressional bid. The YIMBY movement would not be anywhere near where it is today if not for the work and influence of Scott Wiener. In his nine years as a State Senator, he has worked tirelessly on impactful legislation that has ignited the YIMBY movement nationwide and inspired countless other legislators throughout the country. We have no doubt he can have the same impact in Congress.
Highlights of his long legislative record include:
SB 35: one of his first bills, removed needless roadblocks and sped up the production thousands of affordable homes across California and over 3,400 in just San Francisco alone.
SB 828: reformed state planning law and actually provided a real path to require San Francisco to produce the homes it desperately needs
SB 423: permanently codified SB 35 and added provisions to make it stronger
SB 79: his most recent achievement, legalized multi-family housing near major transit hubs throughout the state
Scott has been unwavering in his commitment to building more housing, even when it was politically difficult. He has been the YIMBY movement's most important champion in elected office, and we stand with the leader who has stood with us from the beginning. As the YIMBY movement goes nationwide, we can't think of a better champion to represent us in Washington.
