State Senator, District 22

Susan Rubio taught public school for 20 years in Baldwin Park and Monrovia. She then served 13 years on the Baldwin Park City Council. Voters elected her to the State Senate in 2018 and again in 2022. She now leads the Senate Insurance Committee. She has written bills on domestic violence, housing and insurance.

In 2016 she asked a court for a restraining order against her then husband, Assemblymember Roger Hernandez. She said he hit and choked her during their marriage. She said he later shouted in her face after a divorce hearing. A judge granted the order. She later wrote a law giving prosecutors more time to charge domestic violence cases when new evidence appears. She says hundreds of women told her their own stories after her account became public.

Rubio promises to keep working on domestic violence protections. She also wants more affordable housing and better health care access for the district. Her campaign points to the San Gabriel Valley Regional Housing Trust. She helped start it to fund homes for seniors, veterans and low income families.

Mike Netter owns a small business in the San Gabriel Valley. This is his first run for office. In 2021 he helped lead the campaign to recall Governor Gavin Newsom. That campaign collected enough signatures for a statewide recall vote. He has never held elected office.

He says he is running because he does not like corruption. He says he will not stay quiet, even when it is hard. He says lawmakers avoid tough choices because they fear losing reelection. Outside of the recall campaign, few news stories cover his background.

Netter promises to cut state income taxes for lower and middle earners. He wants fewer new business rules each year. He promises more fentanyl enforcement and better wildfire preparedness. He also wants tighter rules for mail ballots and voter checks.