Rob Bonta

Office sought: Attorney General
Party: Democratic
Ballot designation: Attorney general
Incumbent.

Background

Biography. Rob Bonta’s career experience includes working as a deputy city attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. [3] Bonta was appointed to the Alameda Healthcare District Board in November 2007. [4]

Personal. Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. Bonta became the first Filipino-American legislator in the State of California. [25] He also became the first Filipino-American to serve as attorney general of California . [2]

Prior offices and election history

2026

See also: California Attorney General election, 2026 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. The candidate list in this election may not be complete. Nonpartisan primary Nonpartisan primary election for Attorney General of California Incumbent Rob Bonta (D), Michael Gates (R), and Marjorie Mikels (G) are running in the primary for Attorney General of California on June 2, 2026. Candidate Rob Bonta (D) Michael Gates (R) Marjorie Mikels (G) Incumbents are bolded and underlined . = 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.

2026 — Endorsements

Bonta received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here . AROC Action’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by AROC Action) Alameda County Democratic Party’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Alameda County Democratic Party) 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) Barak’s voter guide (Sway voting group by Barak Gila) Barak’s voter guide (Sway voting group by barak) CALIFORNIA LIBERAL DEMOCRATS (Sway voting group by JCP YOU KNOW ME) CalMatters Voter Guide (Sway voting group by CalMatters) California Environmental Voters’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Environmental Voters) California Faculty Association’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Faculty Association) 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 School Employees Association’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California School Employees Association) California State Building and Construction Trades Council’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California State Building and Construction Trades Council) California Teachers Association’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Teachers Association) California YIMBY’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by California YIMBY) California Young Democrats’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by California Young Democrats) Center Action Fund’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Center Action Fund) Chinese American Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Chinese American Democratic Club) City of Alameda Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by City of Alameda Democratic Club) Courage California Courage California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Courage California) CrowdSourceCarrie Voting Group (Sway voting group by CrowdSourceCarrie) East Bay YIMBY’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by East Bay YIMBY) Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club) Election Day is Every Tuesday (Sway voting group by Ariella Elm) EllieSO - Valley Girl Vote (Sway voting group by EllieSO) Equality California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Equality California) Fullerton Observer’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Fullerton Observer) GrowSF’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by GrowSF) Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club) IFPTE Local 21’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by IFPTE Local 21) KPBS Endorsement Guide (Sway voting group by KPBS) KQED Voter Guide (Sway voting group by KQED) KaitlynDoesPolitics (Sway voting group by Kaitlyn Hennessy) La Defensa’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by La Defensa) Legalmiga’s Legit Picks (Sway voting group by Taylor Tieman (@legalmiga)) Los Angeles County Democratic Party’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Los Angeles County Democratic Party) Northern California Carpenters Regional Council’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Northern California Carpenters Regional Council) One Vote at Time (Sway voting group by Derek Padilla-Ravega) Potrero Hill Democratic Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Potrero Hill Democratic Club) Pro-Filipino Candidates for California (Sway voting group by Alan Wang) Reproductive Freedom for All California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Reproductive Freedom for All California) Rick’s Picks (Sway voting group by Rick Raushenbush) SEIU California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU California) SEIU Local 1021’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU Local 1021) SEIU Local 521’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU Local 521) SEIU Local 99’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU Local 99) SEIU-UHW’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by SEIU-UHW) San Diego County Democratic Party’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Diego County Democratic Party) San Diego Democrats for Equality’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Diego Democrats for Equality) San Francisco Democratic Party’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by San Francisco Democratic Party) 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) Sierra Club Angeles Chapter’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Sierra Club Angeles Chapter) Sierra Club California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Sierra Club California) Sierra Club San Francisco Bay’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Sierra Club San Francisco Bay) Stonewall Democratic Club Los Angeles’ Voting Group (Sway voting group by Stonewall Democratic Club Los Angeles) The Kitchen Voter Guide (Sway voting group by Michelle Glogovac) The Overwhelmed San Franciscan’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by The Overwhelmed San Franciscan) UAW California’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by UAW California) 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) Vote For Peace’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Vote For Peace) Voting is a Team Sport | Katie Grossbard (Sway voting group by Katie Grossbard) Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club’s Voting Group (Sway voting group by Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club) YIMBY Action’s Voting Group (Sway voting group b

2022

See also: California Attorney General election, 2022 General election General election for Attorney General of California Incumbent Rob Bonta defeated Nathan Hochman in the general election for Attorney General of California on November 8, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Rob Bonta (D) 59.1 6,339,441 Nathan Hochman (R) 40.9 4,390,428 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 10,729,869 = 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 Attorney General of California Incumbent Rob Bonta and Nathan Hochman defeated Eric Early , Anne Marie Schubert , and Daniel Kapelovitz in the primary for Attorney General of California on June 7, 2022. Candidate % Votes ✔ Rob Bonta (D) 54.3 3,756,486 ✔ Nathan Hochman (R) 18.2 1,256,465 Eric Early (R) 16.5 1,142,747 Anne Marie Schubert (Independent) 7.8 539,746 Daniel Kapelovitz (G) 3.2 219,912 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 6,915,356 = 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.

2020

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020 General election General election for California State Assembly District 18 Incumbent Rob Bonta defeated Stephen Slauson in the general election for California State Assembly District 18 on November 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Rob Bonta (D) 87.6 190,168 Submit photo Stephen Slauson (R) 12.4 26,942 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 217,110 = 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 State Assembly District 18 Incumbent Rob Bonta and Stephen Slauson advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 18 on March 3, 2020. Candidate % Votes ✔ Rob Bonta (D) 89.3 118,300 ✔ Submit photo Stephen Slauson (R) 10.7 14,158 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 132,458 = 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 State Assembly elections, 2018 General election General election for California State Assembly District 18 Incumbent Rob Bonta defeated Stephen Slauson in the general election for California State Assembly District 18 on November 6, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Rob Bonta (D) 88.9 150,862 Submit photo Stephen Slauson (R) 11.1 18,894 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Source Total votes: 169,756 = 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 State Assembly District 18 Incumbent Rob Bonta and Stephen Slauson advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 18 on June 5, 2018. Candidate % Votes ✔ Rob Bonta (D) 89.0 85,354 ✔ Submit photo Stephen Slauson (R) 11.0 10,549 Incumbents are bolded and underlined . The results have been certified. Total votes: 95,903 = 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.

2016

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2016 Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016. [5] Incumbent Rob Bonta defeated Roseann Slonsky-Breault in the California State Assembly District 18 general election. [6] [7] California State Assembly, District 18 General Election, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Rob Bonta Incumbent 87.03% 156,163 Republican Roseann Slonsky-Breault 12.97% 23,273 Total Votes 179,436 Source: California Secretary of State Incumbent Rob Bonta and Roseann Slonsky-Breault were unopposed in the California State Assembly District 18 blanket primary. [8] [9] California State Assembly, District 18 Blanket Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Democratic Rob Bonta Incumbent Republican Roseann Slonsky-Breault

2014

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2014 Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014 . The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Rob Bonta (D) and David Erlich (R) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Bonta defeated Erlich in the general election. [10] [11] [12] California State Assembly, District 18, General Election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Rob Bonta Incumbent 86.7% 88,243 Republican David Erlich 13.3% 13,537 Total Votes 101,780

2014 — Endorsements

In 2014, Bonta’s endorsements included the following: [13] Congressmember Barbara Lee Assemblymember Chris Holden Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley Thomas Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley Lance James, San Leandro School Board President California Labor Federation California Professional Firefighters California Nurses Association California School Employees Association California Teachers Association United Farm Workers Peace Officers Research Association of California California Association of Highway Patrolmen Association of California State Supervisors California Teamsters Public Affairs Council California State Retirees Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO Building & Construction Trades Council of Alameda County, AFL-CIO

2012

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2012 Bonta won election in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 18. He advanced past the June 5, 2012 blanket primary , defeating Joel Young (D), and Rhonda Weber (R). Bonta defeated Abel Guillen (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012. [14] [15] [16] California State Assembly, District 18, General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Rob Bonta 50.5% 75,865 Democratic Abel Guillen 49.5% 74,422 Total Votes 150,287 California State Assembly, District 18 Blanket Primary, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes Democratic Rob Bonta 36.9% 23,007 Democratic Abel Guillen 29.7% 18,521 Democratic Joel Young 18.8% 11,680 Republican Rhonda Weber 14.6% 9,082 Total Votes 62,290

2012 — Endorsements

In 2012, Bonta’s endorsements included the following: [17] The San Francisco Chronicle The Oakland Tribune / Bay Area News Group U.S. Representative Judy Chu U.S. Representative Mike Honda State Controller John Chiang State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson Former Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata State senator Leland Yee State senator Ted Lieu Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Fiona Ma Assemblymember Sandré Swanson Assemblymember Mike Eng Assemblymember Paul Fong Assemblymember Warren Furutani Assemblymember Jerry Hill Assemblymember Richard Pan Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski Assemblymember Das Williams Assemblymember Mariko Yamada California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus

2010

In March of 2010, Bonta announced that he would run for Alameda City Council. [18] He was elected to the council on November 2, 2010. [19]

Issue positions (campaign themes)

2026

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2022

Rob Bonta did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Rob Bonta did not complete Ballotpedia’s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Bonta’s website highlighted the following campaign themes: [20] “ Since his election, Assemblymember Bonta has been working to improve the lives of people in the East Bay, focusing on making schools better, streets safer and communities more prosperous. [21] ”

Committee assignments

Committee assignments

2021-2022 Bonta was assigned to the following committees: Appropriations Committee Communications and Conveyance Committee Governmental Organization Committee Health Committee 2019-2020 Bonta was assigned to the following committees: Appropriations Committee Health Committee Communications and Conveyance Committee Governmental Organization Committee

Committee assignments — 2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees: California committee assignments, 2017 • Appropriations • Communications and Conveyance • Governmental Organization • Health

Committee assignments — 2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bonta served on the following committees: California committee assignments, 2015 • Appropriations • Budget • Health , Chair • Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security , Chair

Committee assignments — 2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bonta served on the following committees: California committee assignments, 2013 • Banking and Finance • Elections and Redistricting • Health • Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security , Chair • Transportation

Enrichment source: Ballotpedia — https://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Bonta

Sources

• CalMatters 2026 Voter Guide
• Ballotpedia (enrichment, when available)