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Fiona Ma Democratic

Running for Lieutenant Governor

Official statement

Self-written ballot statement from the CA Secretary of State voter guide.

Personal storyMy mother was a public school teacher.
Unusual phrasingI will fight Trump's plan to reopen offshore drilling , while defending universities and protecting academic freedom.
Unusual phrasingJoin us, California Professional Firefighters, California Federation of Teachers, National Union of Healthcare Workers, Building Trades, Carpenters, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and more than 30 labor unions in our campaign at www.fionama.com .
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California stands at a crossroads in America's history. We need clear-eyed, proven leaders willing to stand tall and fight on behalf of every Californian. Defending California's values and people—especially women and immigrants—will be my top priority as your Lieutenant Governor. I'm the daughter of immigrants and there's no place for fear or intimidation in our state. I'll protect birthright citizenship from Trump's attacks, and hold ICE accountable for excessive violence. I've spent my life in public service standing up for women. As California State Treasurer, I funded reproductive health, birth control, and cancer screenings when Trump cut Title X funding. As Assemblywoman, I chaired the Select Committee on Domestic Violence to protect survivors . The Lieutenant Governor serves on the Coastal Commission and Boards of UC and CSU. I will fight Trump's plan to reopen offshore drilling , while defending universities and protecting academic freedom. I'll vote to freeze tuition so middle-class families can afford college . My mother was a public school teacher. That's why I'm committed to delivering a quality education to every California student. We live in an unprecedented moment—and California must chart the path forward—a future that embraces a shared belief in a better California for all. Join us, California Professional Firefighters, California Federation of Teachers, National Union of Healthcare Workers, Building Trades, Carpenters, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and more than 30 labor unions in our campaign at www.fionama.com . I love California and I humbly ask for your vote for Lieutenant Governor.

Career fundraising

Lifetime political fundraising across all campaigns where Ballotpedia / OpenSecrets has data. Current 2026 cycle numbers are not yet published for state-office candidates.

$4.2M
Lifetime contributions raised
$2.7M
Lifetime expenditures

Election history

Appears in 7 prior elections.

2026
Withdrew
See also: California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 top-two primary) General election The primary will occur on …
2022
Won
vs Jack Guerrero
2018
Won
vs Greg Conlon · 100.00%
2014
Ran
68.7%
2012
Ran
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012 Ma was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
2010
Won
vs Republican Alfonso Faustino
2008
Won
In 2008, Ma was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 12.
Full notes (markdown source)

Fiona Ma

Office sought: Lieutenant Governor
Party: Democratic
Ballot designation: State treasurer

Background

Biography. Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography. Ma earned a bachelor’s in accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in taxation from Golden Gate University, and an MBA from Pepperdine University. [1] Ma’s career experience includes working for the accounting firm Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young), running her own accounting firm, and acting as the president of California’s Asian Business Association. Ma has held memberships with the Vatican’s Council for Inclusive Capitalism, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, the board of California Women Lead, the CalCPA society, and the Screen Actors Guild. [2]

Prior offices and election history

2026

See also: California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 top-two primary) General election The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of California The following candidates are running in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of California on June 2, 2026. Candidate Submit photo Rakesh Christian (No party preference) David Collenberg (R) Sean Collinson (No party preference) David Fennell (R) Josh Fryday (D) Janelle Kellman (D) Jeyson Lopez (D) Ebie Lynch (R) Fiona Ma (D) Oliver Ma (D) Tim Myers (D) Gloria J. Romero (R) Submit photo Skip Shelton (R) Abdur Sikder (D) Alice Stek (Peace and Freedom Party) Michael Tubbs (D) Submit photo James Cameron (R) (Write-in) There are no incumbents in this race. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Withdrawn or disqualified candidates Toni Atkins (D) Steven Bradford (D) Mike Schaefer (D) Brian Jones (R)

2026 — Endorsements

Ma received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here . San Bernadino Young Democrats Alice B Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Alice B Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club) BAYMEC’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by BAYMEC) CalMatters Voter Guide (Sway voting group by CalMatters) California Federation of Teachers’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Federation of Teachers) California Labor Federation’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Labor Federation) California Nurses Association / National Nurses United’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Nurses Association / National Nurses United) California Professional Firefighters’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Professional Firefighters) California State Building and Construction Trades Council’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California State Building and Construction Trades Council) California YIMBY’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California YIMBY) Chinese American Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Chinese American Democratic Club) Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club) Equality California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Equality California) Fullerton Observer’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Fullerton Observer) Mercury News’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by Mercury News) National Union of Healthcare Workers’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by National Union of Healthcare Workers) Northern California Carpenters Regional Council’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Northern California Carpenters Regional Council) San Diego Democrats for Equality’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Diego Democrats for Equality) San Francisco Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club) San Francisco Women’s Political Committee’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Women’s Political Committee) San Francisco Young Democrats’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Young Democrats) Teamsters Joint Council 7’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Teamsters Joint Council 7) Thrive LA’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Thrive LA) UAW California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by UAW California) UAW’s Endorsements (Sway voting group by UAW) UFCW Western States Council’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by UFCW Western States Council) UNITE HERE Local 11’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by UNITE HERE Local 11) Union Yes San Diego’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Union Yes San Diego)

2022

See also: California Treasurer election, 2022 General election General election for California Treasurer Incumbent Fiona Ma defeated Jack Guerrero in the general election for California Treasurer on November 8, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Fiona Ma (D) 58.8 6,287,076 Jack Guerrero (R) 41.2 4,405,781 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 10,692,857 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California Treasurer Incumbent Fiona Ma and Jack Guerrero defeated Andrew Do and Meghann Adams in the primary for California Treasurer on June 7, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Fiona Ma (D) 57.4 3,903,967 ✔ Jack Guerrero (R) 21.9 1,489,533 Submit photo Andrew Do (R) 17.0 1,157,620 Meghann Adams (Peace and Freedom Party) 3.6 245,369 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 6,796,489 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2018

See also: California Treasurer election, 2018 General election General election for California Treasurer Fiona Ma defeated Greg Conlon in the general election for California Treasurer on November 6, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Fiona Ma (D) 64.1 7,825,587 Greg Conlon (R) 35.9 4,376,816 There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 12,202,403 (100.00% precincts reporting) = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Nonpartisan primary election Nonpartisan primary for California Treasurer Fiona Ma and Greg Conlon defeated Jack Guerrero , Vivek Viswanathan , and Kevin Akin in the primary for California Treasurer on June 5, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Fiona Ma (D) 44.5 2,900,606 ✔ Greg Conlon (R) 20.8 1,357,635 Jack Guerrero (R) 19.3 1,257,315 Vivek Viswanathan (D) 13.0 848,026 Kevin Akin (Peace and Freedom Party) 2.3 148,282 There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Total votes: 6,511,864 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2014

California Board of Equalization, District 2, General Election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Fiona Ma 68.7% 1,448,657 Republican James E. Theis 31.3% 660,973 Total Votes 2,109,630

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012 Ma was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

2010

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2010 Ma won re-election to the 12th District seat in 2010. She had no opposition in the June 8 primary. She defeated Republican Alfonso Faustino, Jr. in the November 2 general election. [5] California State Assembly, District 12 General Election (2010) Candidates Votes Fiona Ma (D) 90,388 Alfonso Faustino, Jr. (R) 21,540

2008

In 2008, Ma was re-elected to the California State Assembly District 12. Ma (D) finished with 131,231 votes while her opponent Conchita Applegate (R) finished with 26,380 votes. Ma raised $1,313,892 for her campaign fund. [6] California State Assembly District 12 Candidates Votes Fiona Ma (D) 131,231 Conchita Applegate (R) 26,380

Issue positions (campaign themes)

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses See also: Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Fiona Ma has not yet completed Ballotpedia’s 2026 Candidate Connection survey. Send a message to Fiona Ma asking her to fill out the survey . If you are Fiona Ma, click here to fill out Ballotpedia’s 2026 Candidate Connection survey . Who fills out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey? Any candidate running for elected office, at any level, can complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Survey. Completing the survey will update the candidate’s Ballotpedia profile, letting voters know who they are and what they stand for. More than 28,000 candidates have taken Ballotpedia’s candidate survey since we launched it in 2015. Learn more about the survey here . You can ask Fiona Ma to fill out this survey by using the buttons below or emailing fiona@fionama.com.

2022

Fiona Ma did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Committee assignments

Committee assignments — 2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ma served on these committees: Agriculture Committee, California General Assembly Business, Professions and Consumer Protection Committee, California General Assembly Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee, California Legislature Governmental Organization Committee, California General Assembly Protection of Lake Tahoe Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee, California General Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly

Committee assignments — 2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ma served on these committees: Agriculture Committee, California General Assembly Select Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Higher Education Committee, California General Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, California General Assembly Labor and Employment Committee, California General Assembly Select Committee on the Preservation of California’s Entertainment Industry Public Safety Committee, California General Assembly Select Committee on Rail Transportation Revenue and Taxation Committee, California General Assembly

Endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope . Notable candidate endorsements by Fiona Ma Endorsee Election Stage Outcome Lena Tam source (Nonpartisan) Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 3 (2026) – Vivian Malauulu source (Nonpartisan) Long Beach City Council District 7 (2026) – Ahmad Anderson source (Nonpartisan) Mayor of Richmond (2026) – Cesar Zepeda source (Nonpartisan) Richmond City Council District 2 (2026) – Maliha Williamson source (Nonpartisan) Riverside County Board of Education Trustee Area 1 (2026) – Stephen Sherrill source (Nonpartisan) San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 2 (2026) – Alan Wong source (Nonpartisan) San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 4 (2026) – Ray Mueller source (Nonpartisan) San Mateo County Board of Supervisors District 3 (2026) – Chelsea Bonini source (Nonpartisan) San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools (2026) – Sandré Swanson source (D) California State Senate District 7 (2024) Primary Lost Primary Parag Gupta source (Nonpartisan) San Francisco Unified Board of Education (2024) General Won General Supryia Marie Ray source (Nonpartisan) San Francisco Unified Board of Education (2024) General Won General George Whitesides source (D) U.S. House California District 27 (2024) Primary Won General Judy Chu source (D) U.S. House California District 28 (2024) Primary Won General Laura Friedman source (D) U.S. House California District 30 (2024) Primary Won General Dave Min source (D) U.S. House California District 47 (2024) Primary Won General Barbara Lee source (D) U.S. Senate California (2024) Primary Lost Primary Christy Smith source (D) U.S. House California District 27 (2022) Primary Lost General Joe Biden source (D, Working Families Party) President of the United States (2020) Won General Michael Bloomberg source President of the United States (2020) Primary Withdrew in Convention Kamala D. Harris source President of the United States (2020) Withdrew in Convention Notable ballot measure endorsements by Fiona Ma Measure Position Outcome California Proposition 19, Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment (2020) source Support Approved California Proposition 2, Public Education Facilities Bond Measure (2024) source Support Approved California Require Personal Finance Course for High School Graduation Initiative (2024) source Support Not on the ballot California Second Mortgage Homebuyer Program and Revenue Bond Initiative (2026) source Support Qualified for the ballot San Francisco, California, Proposition D, Create an Office of Victim and Witness Rights Measure (June 2022) source Support Approved

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