California State Senate District 24

Current seat holder: Ben Allen.

John M. Erickson

John Erickson On the official California Secretary of State certified ballot, John M. Erickson's occupation/ballot designation is listed as "Councilmember." John Erickson earned a high school diploma from Ripon High School and an M.D. and Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University in 2011.

· Ballotpedia

Campaign site

“As a renter myself, I know what’s at stake. I will push for stronger protections and close the loopholes that let landlords abuse the Ellis Act and Costa-Hawkins.” (Beverly Press & Park Labrea News Candidate Interview (Oct. 2026))
“Cities should have modern tools to solve crimes, but those tools need to maintain privacy and transparency. But data collected by cities should never become a pipeline to ICE, and I work every day in my day job at Alliance for a Better Community to protect immigrant families.” (Beverly Press & Park Labrea News Candidate Interview (Oct. 2026))
“Voters are really looking for someone who will fight the special interests that are making California less affordable. I’m the candidate in this race with a track record of delivering the experience to drive change in Sacramento.” (Beverly Press & Park Labrea News Candidate Interview (Oct. 2026))

Brian Goldsmith

Brian Goldsmith On the official California Secretary of State certified ballot, Brian Goldsmith's occupation/ballot designation is listed as "Small Business Owner." Brian Goldsmith earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 2005 and a law degree from the Stanford in 2012.

Campaign site

“We need to make it easier and more affordable to live here. Easier to find an affordable place to live, easier to operate a small business, easier to build the clean energy infrastructure we need, and easier to get access to high quality health care.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“We must take on crime and homelessness. We can’t go back to mass incarceration.but we shouldn’t tolerate smash and grabs, property crime, and violent assaults.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))