Tony Rodriguez
Candidate for State Senate District 20
Tony Rodriguez is a Republican candidate. He is running for California State Senate District 20. The general election is in November 2026. His opponent is Democratic incumbent Caroline Menjivar. Rodriguez advanced from the June 2026 top-two primary. He got about 27.8% of the vote there. Public information about this Senate campaign is limited. A Republican candidate with the same name ran for a different office in 2024. That race was California State Assembly District 44. That district is near Los Angeles. He lost that race to Democrat Nick Schultz. That candidate's Ballotpedia profile describes him further. It says he is a U.S. Army veteran. He served from 1980 to 2005. It says he is originally from New York. It says he works as an operations director. It says he has been involved with a neighborhood council. It also says he has been involved with a local chamber of commerce. It says he belongs to American Legion Post 377. It is not confirmed whether this is the same person. No source directly links that profile to the 2026 Senate race. Occupation: Operations director. This comes from a same-named 2024 Assembly candidate's profile. It is not independently confirmed for the 2026 Senate candidate. Prior office: None found. There is no evidence of him holding elected office. If this is the same person, he lost a 2024 race for CA Assembly District 44. He may have also run in 2022 for U.S. House CA-30.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Wants to fully fund the LAPD and LAFD with more officers and firefighters, and to equip officers with the tools he says they need to do their jobs safely.
“Public safety must be a priority, and to do this, we must fully fund the LAPD and LAFD. More cops, more firefighters, fewer excuses.”
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Wants clear consequences for crime and a rethinking of the state's penal system.
“There must be consequences for criminals and a well-thought-out revision of our penal system.”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Wants to eliminate overregulation on small businesses so they can thrive, alongside protecting them from crime.
“Protect our small businesses and allow them to thrive by eliminating overregulation, protecting them from criminals”
Source → - Education & Schools
Says schools should focus on teaching while parents retain the right to raise their own children.
“California schools are for teaching our children. Their parents must retain the right to raise them.”
Source → - Immigration & Border
Describes immigration as requiring nuanced solutions rather than a black-and-white approach, and calls for collaboration between local, state, and federal agencies.
“not a black and white issue”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wants to audit state government to root out waste, inefficiency, and what he calls nonprofit scams, and to reduce a culture of career politicians.
“Clean up Sacramento! Audit and root out waste, inefficiency, nonprofit scams, and career politicians”
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