Candidate for California Lieutenant Governor in 2026 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedOliver’s platform will fund Planned Parenthood, ensure access to comprehensive reproductive health care, and protect abortion access throughout pregnancy – because these decisions belong to patients and medical providers, not politicians. Learn more
California should be a safe haven for trans people. Oliver believes everyone deserves the freedom to live their life without government interference. He supports protecting access to gender-affirming care, ensuring trans youth can participate in school programs that match who they are, and defending the mental and physical safety of trans people in every community across California. Learn more
Oliver will fight to dismantle the prison-industrial complex, an industry that profits from incarceration and the exploitation of incarcerated people. Oliver believes California should move away from punishment-first policies and toward prevention, accountability, and dignity. Learn more
Right now, people across California are working hard and still falling behind. Wages have not kept pace with rising costs, and families are stretching every paycheck just to cover rent, food, and gas. Meanwhile, Washington keeps pushing policies that make things worse, including raids that disrupt the farm and day-labor workforce and tariffs that raise prices. If we want to keep housing and food affordable, we have to resist policies that drive up costs and punish the people our economy relies on. Learn more
Childcare in California costs more than 20,000 annually. Families can’t keep up. Oliver will fight for free, high-quality childcare and preschool for every family, and ensure childcare workers earn wages on par with public school teachers. Universal childcare pays for itself—boosting the economy by keeping parents in the workforce and giving kids better long-term outcomes. Learn more
Every Californian has breathed smoke-filled air or worried about drought. Last year alone, wildfires cost the state over 11 billion in damages and health impacts. Oliver will champion a Green New Deal for California: ending new fossil fuel wells, expanding clean energy jobs, and investing in wildfire prevention, water security, and sustainable agriculture. Every 1 invested in prevention saves at least 6 in avoided disaster costs. Climate action is not only moral—it’s fiscally responsible. Learn more
The UC schools alone hold more than 32 billion in assets tied to the apartheid in Palestine. Oliver believes California’s investments should reflect its values. That means divesting from those that profit from oppression — including the genocide in Gaza. Those dollars should work for you — funding schools, keeping clinics open, and making sure no one lives one paycheck away from losing their home. Learn more
No Californian should have to ration insulin, skip a dentist visit, or go into debt over a medical bill. Oliver will fight to implement single payer healthcare in California, guaranteeing free, high-quality care—including mental health and dental—for everyone. California already spends more per person on healthcare than most countries with universal care—the difference is we let insurers and middlemen pocket the profits. Oliver will put patients before profits. Learn more
The median rent in California is over 2,800 a month—more than half the average paycheck. That’s not sustainable. Oliver will prevent corporate slumlords from buying up entire neighborhoods, fight to expand rent control statewide, and protect tenants from unjust evictions. Housing should be affordable, stable, and safe for every Californian. Learn more
California is home to more immigrants than any state in the country. Oliver has spent his career taking ICE to court and defending families against deportation. As Lt. Governor, he’ll hold ICE accountable for illegal raids, shut down for profit detention centers, and support community rapid response networks. Families belong together, and California must lead in protecting them. Learn more
Oliver also believes we need to break corporate control of politics. The so-called “Big Bad Bill” is another example of the same playbook: cutting support for communities while delivering tax breaks to billionaires and large corporations. California deserves leaders who will make corporations pay their fair share, stop polluting our neighborhoods, and stop rigging the system at everyone else’s expense. Learn more
Limits on workplace AI to prevent companies from using data and algorithms to monitor, profile, or automate disciplinary and firing decisions. Learn more
AB 288 and a California alternative to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), so workers aren’t left waiting on a broken federal system. Learn more
Statewide fair scheduling laws, including overtime penalties when employers force workers to return with less than 10 hours of rest between shifts. Learn more
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