Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/994766
Ricardo Lara will face Steve Poizner for insurance commissioner. Ed Hernandez will face Eleni Kounalakis for lieutenant governor. Alex Padilla will face Mark Meuser for secretary of state. Betty Yee will face Konstantinos Roditis for state controller. Fiona Ma will face Greg Conlon for state treasurer. Xavier Becerra will face Steven Bailey for attorney general. Thurmond makes the grade Heins says Tony Thurmond also shares educators' values in ensuring all students have the quality public schools and colleges they need and deserve. " Thurmond knows firsthand the power of public education in transforming the lives of students," Heins says. "His personal experience shapes his legislative record of advocacy on issues like the teacher short- age, school-based mental health programs, affordable housing for educators, and keeping kids in school and out of the criminal justice system." Other CTA-recommended candidates (names in bold) did well in statewide races and move on to the November election: For election and voter information, and updates on CTA-recommended candidates, see cta.org/campaign. CTA Vice President Theresa Montaño celebrates with Tony Thurmond on primary election night. Photo: Mike Myslinski According to Capital & Main, a handful of billionaires and other deep-pocketed charter school backers spent an unprecedented $22.3 million in the primary to elect Antonio Villaraigosa for governor, and an additional $8.5 million to elect Marshall Tuck as state superintendent of public instruction. 34 cta.org Campaign 2018 E L E C T I O N W R A P