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Mike McGuire

DCalifornia State Senator, District 2 (since 2014); former Senate President pro Tempore (2024-2025)

Placed second in the June 2, 2026 top-two primary

Mike McGuire is a California State Senator representing District 2, first elected to the Healdsburg School Board at 19 and later to the Healdsburg City Council and Sonoma County Board of Supervisors before winning a State Senate seat in 2014.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • actionServes as Chair of the Senate Rules Committee and Chair of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee in the 2025-2026 session.[3]
  • actionElected to the California State Senate representing District 2 in 2014.[3]

Background

  • Born in Healdsburg, California, in 1979; earned a B.A. in political science from Sonoma State University in 2002.[3]
  • Worked in the radio and television industries before entering politics.[3]
  • Elected to the Healdsburg School Board at age 19, then to the Healdsburg City Council in 2004 and the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in 2010.[3]
  • Has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $1.8M · spent $1.7M · $153K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: James Gallagher · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Mike McGuire · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference