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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyLiberal Democrat
Age46 years old (Jul 21, 1979)
GenderMale
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LocationCalifornia
BackgroundPolitician
EducationSonoma State University — B.A., Political Science (2002)
Notable personal detailsMike McGuire is a California State Senator representing Senate District 2 (North Coast), first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022. He served as Senate Majority Leader starting in 2022 and later served as President pro Tempore of the California State Senate. Before the State Senate, he served in local government including the Healdsburg School Board, Healdsburg City Council, and the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from Sonoma State University.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports public investments in education, small-business recovery, rural county payments, housing, homelessness, and wildfire safety while emphasizing balanced budgets and strengthening the rainy day fund; backing economic stimulus and targeted spending rather than advocating across-the-board tax cuts.
Healthcare
Supports expanding government-led healthcare: has co-authored California single-payer legislation, defended the Affordable Care Act, and campaigned on protecting and expanding access to care including rural hospitals and reproductive health. Advocates for guaranteed health care and investments to preserve and expand public health services in California.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrants and asylum access, opposes family separations and deportation-focused federal actions, and backed state measures to limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement while calling for accountability for federal agents.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports broad access to abortion and actions to protect and expand reproductive healthcare access, including measures to allow out-of-state providers to deliver abortion care in California. Has publicly framed California as a sanctuary for reproductive freedom and opposed restrictive laws in other states.
Climate & Energy
Supports accelerating deployment of renewable energy (including offshore wind), strengthening California’s climate programs and investments in clean energy and energy affordability, and advancing wildfire resilience and environmental protections tied to the state’s climate goals.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded firearm regulations including measures to restrict ghost guns, require dealer surveillance and other state gun-control measures while also working with local law enforcement and first responders on public safety. Voting record and campaign materials show consistent votes for state gun-safety legislation.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.5M
$1.1M
$733.8K
$366.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$1.5M
$217.2K
$1.3M
$73.6K
Source: FEC
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