• Efren MartinezDemocrat, small business owner.

martinez He is a Marine Corps veteran and the executive director of the Florence Firestone/Walnut Park Chamber of Commerce. He credits his struggle with poverty growing up in South Los Angeles as his motivation for community activism.

If elected, Martinez vowed to prioritize “community policing,” which focuses on prevention and emphasizes positive interactions with law enforcement.

In 2020, Martinez won 42% of the vote in a close race against Jones-Sawyer, gaining support from California Correctional Peace Officers and others who oppose the incumbent's criminal justice reform efforts.

In this election, he has received support from Representatives Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) and Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach), as well as Democratic Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.

• Sade ElhawariDemocrat, educator, and community organizer.

El Hawary He helped create the curriculum at the Nelson Mandela School of Social Justice in Brooklyn, New York, and is an organization dedicated to the “exacerbating socio-economic inequalities” by race in South Los Angeles, founded by Mayor Karen Bass. I've worked at She also worked on the 2022 Bath mayoral race.

She has cited equity issues like universal health care, reproductive justice, equal pay and paid family leave as her priorities if elected.

In addition to Bass, her endorsements include U.S. Reps. Sidney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) and California Atty. A list of influential labor unions including General Rob Bonta and the California Teachers Union.

• Greg AkiliDemocratic Party, Nonprofit Director.

Akiri Long-time community organizer and co-founder. Trade union for domestic workers. He has made restorative justice and expanding “good-paying union jobs” a priority for his campaign.

He has received support from Labor leader Dolores Huerta and actor Danny Glover, who vowed to fight for the “working poor” if elected. In 2012, he lost a match against Jones-Sawyer.

• Dulce VasquezDemocratic Party, neighborhood council member.

Vasquez Educator, community activist, and Mexican immigrant. Ending gun violence, ensuring reproductive freedom and investing in climate change policies are all priorities of her campaign.

She is endorsed by Jones Sawyer and former Los Angeles Johnson. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

In 2022, she unsuccessfully ran for Los Angeles City Council.

• Tara PerryDemocratic Party, Reparations Advocate.

perry I'm an activist and community organizer. She founded Black Pact, an organization dedicated to opposing racism and securing reparations for descendants of enslaved African Americans.

Her campaign platform includes a promise to “address historical injustices.”

In 2020, she ran unsuccessfully for Los Angeles City Council.