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State of California · Statewide General Election

State Board of Equalization, District 2

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

On the ballot

This person is one of four elected members of the board overseeing property-tax assessment equalization.

Financial info

Sally J. Lieber

$352,865raised
  • Small donors$813<1%
  • Individuals$5,3001%
  • PACs & committees$46,50210%
  • Party$250<1%
  • Self-funding$400,00088%

John Pimentel

$325,250raised
  • Small donors$245<1%
  • Individuals$71,60022%
  • PACs & committees$2,0001%
  • Businesses & other orgs$1,100<1%
  • Self-funding$250,00077%

Figures are CA Form 460 filings through June 30, 2026 by committees controlled by each candidate, and can include transfers from a candidate's earlier committees. Semi-annual reports covering January–June 2026 were due July 31, 2026, so some totals lag a period behind. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Sally J. Lieber (Democratic)56.8% · 1,336,379 votes
John Pimentel (Democratic)15.8% · 371,920 votes
Bill Shireman (Republican)11.0% · 259,336 votes
J Brett Marymee (Republican)8.8% · 208,311 votes
Mark McComas (Republican)4.6% · 108,318 votes
John W. Zaruka (Republican)3.0% · 70,379 votes
Source review: Mixed (74/100) · 2 cited sources

Only procedural records are cited (candidate lists, results, finance filings); no source describes the candidates, so the score is capped.

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Last updated August 3, 2026.