Brian Goldsmith
Candidate for State Senate District 24
Brian Goldsmith is a Democrat. He is running for a state Senate seat. That seat is California State Senate District 24. The seat is open. It is open because Ben Allen is term-limited. The district covers several areas. These include Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Malibu. The district also covers South Bay areas. Those areas are in Los Angeles County. Goldsmith ran in a large primary field. That primary had both Democrats and Republicans. It was held on June 2, 2026. Goldsmith advanced from that primary. He finished behind another candidate. That candidate is John Erickson. Erickson is a West Hollywood City Councilmember. Goldsmith will now face Erickson. That race is the general election. It is set for November 3, 2026. Wikipedia and Ballotpedia list his job. They call him a small business owner. More detail on that business is not known. His age is also not known. His home within the district is not known either. Goldsmith had not filled out a survey. That survey is Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection form. His campaign website could not be reached. So his own words could not be checked. This applies to any issue statements too. Not much else about him could be confirmed. Occupation: A small business owner, per Wikipedia and Ballotpedia. The type of business is not named. Prior office: None found in available sources. This is an open-seat race. The prior senator, Ben Allen, is term-limited.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Wants to prioritize workforce housing, provide down-payment assistance to first-time buyers, and speed up permitting so building can start faster once financing is secured.
“Prioritize workforce housing–we can better recruit and retain public servants by offering them a good deal on housing”
Source → - Health & Health Care
Wants to work toward universal health care through a public option, referred to as "CalCare for All," and opposes federal Medicaid cuts.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Wants a dedicated funding stream for universal child care starting at six months old.
“Create a dedicated funding stream to fund universal child care, starting at six months”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Supports adequately staffed and funded law enforcement alongside community-based policing and early-intervention programs, plus full funding for Proposition 36.
“Work to ensure both high standards and adequate staffing and funding for law enforcement agencies”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Wants to scale up nonprofits that effectively and transparently address homelessness and evaluate homelessness programs using transparent metrics.
“Scale up community nonprofits that are effectively and transparently taking on homelessness, crime prevention, and antirecidivism”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Wants a dedicated community liaison for the Palisades/Malibu rebuild, clear remediation standards, waived permitting fees, low-interest home-hardening loans, and a lead role in insurance reform.
“Hire and designate one staff person, ideally from the community, solely focused on the Palisades and Malibu rebuilding”
Source → - Environment, Energy & Climate
Wants climate spending prioritized in the state budget with support for lower- and middle-income Californians, an EV tax credit for first-time buyers, and siting clean-energy projects on already-developed land.
“Make climate change a budget priority, including support for lower and middle income Californians”
Source → - Water & Natural Resources
Wants to modernize water systems to reduce leakage and protect coastal waters, including opposing offshore oil drilling.
“Protect our coastal waters and use every tool to stop the Trump administration from drilling off our coast”
Source → - Guns & Gun Safety
Wants stronger firearm licensing and training requirements, a ban on weapons convertible into machine guns, closed sales and gun-show loopholes, disarming domestic abusers, and funded community violence-intervention programs.
“Ban the sale of any weapon that CAN BE converted into a machine gun”
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Wants to defend and fully fund K-12 legislation against antisemitism and stand against anti-Asian, anti-Black, and anti-Muslim hate.
“Defend and fully fund landmark legislation against antisemitism in K-12 schools”
Source → - Immigration & Border
Opposes what he calls unconstitutional ICE raids targeting Latino communities.
“unconstitutional ICE raids”
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