William Brown Jr.

William Brown Jr. is the Libertarian candidate for California State Senate District 12 in the November 3, 2026 general election against Republican Nathan Magsig.[1] A Marine Corps veteran and clinical social worker, he said in a Ballotpedia survey that he entered the race because he is tired of the two-party system.[1][2]

William Brown Jr. was born in Florida and graduated from W.J. Woodham High School.[1] He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2000 to 2013.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he worked as an F/A-18 avionics technician at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar and completed six deployments, four of them to combat zones supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.[2]

Brown earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in 2014, a graduate degree from the University of Southern California in 2016 and a graduate degree from West Texas A&M in 2020.[1] He said he now works as a contract clinical social worker providing mental health treatment and assessments for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and has a private practice in the Central Valley.[2] He advanced from the June 2, 2026 primary in second place with 26.5% of the vote.[1] In the survey he proposed eliminating state income tax for teachers, health care workers, first responders and military personnel, and exempting overtime earnings from state income tax.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.