2026 Voter Guide: My Picks for California and Texas
If you followed my California guides, you know my family now lives in McKinney, Texas.
If you followed my California guides, you know my family now lives in McKinney, Texas.
GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA THE RACE With Governor Gavin Newsom term-limited, California faces its most wide-open gubernatorial primary since 1998. There are 61 candidates on the ballot. * Steve Hilton (R) — Former
California’s housing crisis is no accident. Sacramento rigs the rules to keep homes scarce and prices high, then turns “affordability” programs like Dream For All into a way to skim your equity while staying financially dependent on inflated values.
A labor union's proposed wealth tax hasn't even made the ballot—but it's already triggered a $1T billionaire exodus from CA. The math shows every remaining household could absorb $576–$1,742/yr in higher taxes and cuts. The Laffer Curve isn't theory. It's happening in real time.
California: $24B on homelessness, 53% increase. $15B on rail, zero miles built. Wealth tax triggered $1T billionaire exodus. Top 1% pay 50% of income taxes—when they leave, you pay. Demand a forensic audit before California gets another dollar.
California and New York are betting they can tax and scold tech and finance without losing them. David Sacks argues they’re wrong—and that Austin and Miami are where capital, innovation, and the future of American prosperity are already moving.
I will preface this guide with an assertion of my bias and an insight into my governing political philosophy to be clear about where and how the votes are decided.
Preface: I would like to start off this voter guide with an insight to my governing philosophy.
Prop 30-Temporary Taxes to Fund Education (Jerry Brown’s Tax Plan)
1. Lost jobs because even as fast as some people are going solar it isnt enough to change the dependence on regular electricity.