EnviroVoters on State Electoral Wins

OAKLAND, CA — Today, California Environmental Voters (EnviroVoters) released the following statement on near final election results and the overwhelming call to action from voters for corporate accountability and change.

Statement from Mary Creasman, Chief Executive Officer, California Environmental Voters:

“The monumental change mandate we saw sweep the nation also swept California. The trickle-down economics California Democrats have embraced over the last two years has been broadly rejected. Progressive, climate justice candidates won across the state. In head-to-head races against Big Oil and Big Tech, our state legislative candidates won in all but one race. Big Oil and Big Tech racked up historic spending and lost colossally. Beyond instances where Big Money saturated air waves with lies about propositions, California voters created a clarion call for change both federally and here in California. The days of catering to corporations in hopes that doing so will solve the economic crisis in our state are over. The defeat of Prop 45 is harsh judgement on the policy direction so many in Sacramento have embraced the last two years. The message could not be more clear: Cost reduction should come from corporate accountability and cleaner, safer policies that work for all.”

Some Highlights

• • Overall, EnviroVoters’ endorsed candidates had a 94% win rate, and in competitive races across the state they won 87% of the time.  
    
    • We are adding two, if not three, progressive Democrats to the State Senate  

• • • We are on track to win 100% of our Assembly races, with 8-10 projected progressive pickups in the Assembly 
    • Women have achieved representation parity for the first time in the state legislature 

• • Local Races
    
    • Our Local League PACs won 83% of their races 
    • Orange County Board of Supervisors flipped green for the first time 
    • A climate justice champion has been elected Mayor of Los Angeles

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