2026 Primary Election
Voter Guide
Burbank Republican Party
A snapshot of the Burbank GOP's recommendations for the June 2, 2026 primary.
Notes for voters
Seven core principles
- Individual freedom
- Limited government
- The Rule of Law
- Peace through strength
- Fiscal responsibility
- Free markets
- Human dignity
Races without a recommendation
- If we have not made a recommendation in a particular race, it does not mean the office is unimportant. It means we have not identified enough reliable information to make a responsible endorsement.
- If you do not know anything about the candidates in a particular race, it is perfectly acceptable to leave that race blank.
- We encourage voters to do their own research, contact the candidates directly, review their public statements, and decide whether a candidate reflects their values before voting.
- Candidate contact information may be reviewed through the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's candidate information page and the California Secretary of State's official candidate contact list.
Disclaimer regarding organization endorsements
Endorsement information is provided for transparency only. We respect the right of all Americans to organize freely. Our Republican values are based on equal treatment, individual dignity, and service to all people, not the elevation of any subgroup based on ethnicity or identity.
Statewide and legislative offices
Governor
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Assembly
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Chad Bianco (R)Lieutenant Governor
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Party
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Gloria Romero (R)Secretary of State
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Party
California Republican Assembly
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Don Wagner (R)Controller
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Party
California Republican Assembly
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Herb Morgan (R)Treasurer
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Party
California Republican Assembly
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Jennifer Hawks (R)Attorney General
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Party
California Republican Assembly
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Michael Gates (R)Insurance Commissioner
No confirmed Republican organization endorsements found for this selected candidate.
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Merritt Farren (R)Member, State Board of Equalization, 3rd District
Republican organization endorsements:
Reform California
California Congress of Republicans
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Carlo Basail (R)United States Representative, 29th District
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Assembly
Republican Party of Los Angeles County
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Rudy Melendez (R)United States Representative, 30th District
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Party
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Scott Meyers (R)State Senator, 20th District
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Party
California Republican Assembly
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Tony Rodriguez (R)Member of the State Assembly, 44th District
No confirmed Republican organization endorsements found for this selected candidate.
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Carolyn Daniels (R)Judicial, education, county, and measure
Judicial offices
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Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 2 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 14 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 39 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 60 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 64 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 65 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 66 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 81 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 87 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 116 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 131 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 141 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 176 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 181 Leave blank unless personally researched -
Judge of the Superior Court,
Office No. 196 Leave blank unless personally researched
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Party
California Republican Assembly
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Sonja Shaw (R)Los Angeles County Assessor
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Leave blank unless personally researchedLos Angeles County Sheriff
Republican organization endorsements:
California Republican Assembly
San Fernando Valley Republican Assembly
Los Angeles Hispanic Republican Club
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
Oscar Antonio Martinez (R)Los Angeles County Measure ER
Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County General Sales Tax Measure
Burbank Republican Party recommendation:
No. We always oppose all measures to increase taxes without exception.How to ballot harvest in California
California law explicitly allows you to return another voter's sealed ballot for them. We want every Republican voter you know to vote, and we want their ballot to be counted. Here is how to do it correctly.
Why it is legal
California Elections Code section 3017 allows any person, designated by the voter, to return that voter's sealed vote-by-mail ballot. There is no limit on how many ballots a single person can return, the person returning them does not have to be a relative, and the practice has been the law since Assembly Bill 1921 took effect in 2017.
How to do it, step by step
- The voter fills out their own ballot. You may not mark it for them. They make their own choices, in their own hand.
- The voter signs and seals their own envelope. The signature on the envelope must be the voter's, not yours. The county compares it to the signature on file.
- You sign the authorization box on the envelope. Most California vote-by-mail envelopes have a small box on the back asking the person returning the ballot to print their name, sign, and note their relationship to the voter. Fill it in. This is the "required information" and it is the step most people forget.
- Return it on time. Drop it in any official ballot drop box, hand it to a poll worker at any vote center in California, or put it in the mail. Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the county within seven days.
- Do not get paid per ballot. It is legal to be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, but paying or being paid based on the number of ballots collected is not allowed.
Quick rules to remember
- You can return ballots for friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, fellow congregants, anyone you know.
- The ballot must already be sealed by the voter when you take it.
- Always fill out the authorization box, or the ballot may be challenged.
- Get the ballot returned on time. Late ballots are not counted.
- Keep it simple. Pick up. Sign the box. Drop off.
Source: California Elections Code section 3017 (added by AB 1921, 2016, in force since January 1, 2017). Always defer to the official ballot envelope instructions and the Los Angeles County Registrar's guidance for the current election.