Dozens of middle-aged women dashing into the cold surf. Post 6 of my Campaign Diary series is live.

🎥 We released our first ad — please watch & share! I’ve spent my life fighting for my community. When our neighborhood didn’t have a voice, I stepped up and co-founded a Neighborhood Association. Now, I’m stepping up again to fight for all of us in the State Senate. Join us: ellen4senate.com! #SD24

Post 5 is live. I’ve been thinking a lot about why we struggle to get results in California. This is the clearest way I know how to explain it. ellen4senate.substack.com/p/where-we-w...

Post 4 is live. The officials were always very sorry they couldn't help. This is what California's execution problem looks like at street level.

Post 3 is live. In June 1987, I sat down in the street in front of the White House to demand the Reagan administration respond to the AIDS crisis. They arrested 64 of us. substack.com/@ellen4senat... vs

Launched.

Honored to earn the endorsement of the CA Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus, leaders who fight every day to expand opportunity and protect the rights of women and families across our state. Grateful for the trust and ready to get to work.

We should be able to walk down the street, to gather, to protest, and to engage in civil disobedience without fear for our safety.

A solemn and moving ceremony in the Palisades today. Remembering what was lost — and staying focused on what still needs to be done. #Palisades #Community #California #Resilience

In Senate District 24, we are proud to dual-endorse pro-equality champions John Erickson and Ellen Evans.

I’m grateful to the CA Legislative Jewish Caucus for their support and for their leadership in the fight to counter antisemitism and advance equity and justice. Together, we will strengthen protections for vulnerable communities and stand firmly against threats of antisemitism and extremism.

Honored to earn the endorsement of @teamlpac.bsky.social, which has led the way in electing leaders who stand up for LGBTQ+ people, protect reproductive freedom, and push back against extremism. I’ll fight every day to keep California a leader in equality, inclusion, justice, and opportunity.

So honored to have the support of my friend @asmrickzbur.bsky.social, whose decades of service as an environmental attorney, at @eqca.bsky.social & now in the Assembly have strengthened communities across CA. I look forward to partnering to advance our shared values & ensure every family can thrive.

Love wins again. For our family and millions of loving, committed couples across the country, this is personal. And it's an important part of our ongoing struggle to achieve full, lived equality for all. Until the work is done. #LGBTQ+ #marriageequality #lovewins

Wildfires are growing more intense as our climate gets hotter and drier. California must fight climate change head-on by accelerating our clean-energy future and investing in resilience before disaster strikes.

Wildfire safety is a shared mission—and it starts with community action and smart state policy. In Sacramento, I’ll fight to modernize the grid and to ensure firefighters have the resources they need. #WildfirePrevention #BePrepared #Ellen4Senate

Yesterday we hosted a debate between four candidates running for SD-24: @ellen4senate.bsky.social, @johnericksonwh.bsky.social, @newhouse4senate.bsky.social, and Sion Roy Topics included PCH, ATP funding, Caltrans, highway widening, congestion pricing, & the Coastal Commission youtu.be/GfEXMf5xkwI

Today, unjust charges were filed against SEIU USWW President David Huerta, arrested while peacefully exercising his constitutional rights at an LA ICE raid. SEIU members will not be silenced when our communities and rights are under attack. Our statement: www.seiu.org/2025/10/char...

Join us on Thursday, October 23rd at 5:00 PM for a virtual Mobility Debate with candidates running for State Senate District 24! Bring your questions for Ellen Evans, Mike Newhouse, John Erickson, and Sion Roy. RSVP here: https://www.streetsforall.org/events/senatedistrict24-debate

Residential construction workers in LA earn a median wage of just $18/hour — and many lack health & safety protections. That’s not right & it’s not sustainable. I support the Construction Worker Minimum Wage because it’s good for workers, families & the future of LA. @whobuildsla.bsky.social

Accountability is critical & I’m grateful to law enforcement for their tireless work investigating the #PalisadesFire & making this arrest. We must secure justice for families, small businesses & workers who lost everything AND take critical steps to ensure this devastation never happens again.

I’ll be in Malibu this Saturday morning getting out the vote for #Prop50. Come join me! Let’s take back our democracy together. @lademocrats.bsky.social @cademocrats.bsky.social @grassrootsdemhq.bsky.social

I’ll be in Manhattan Beach this Sunday afternoon getting out the vote for #Prop50. Come join me! Let’s take back our democracy together.! www.mobilize.us/cadems/event... @beachcitiesdems.bsky.social

Laura & I were honored to join so many friends and allies at @eqca.bsky.social’s LA #EqualityAwards this weekend as we celebrated @chirla-org.bsky.social’s fight for immigrant justice and @frandrescher.bsky.social’s lifelong commitment to workers' rights and #LGBTQ+ equality. #SD24

I am so honored to have earned the support of Democrats for Israel-LA and look forward to working with them to keep our communities safe and expand education and prevention efforts to combat antisemitism. G'mar chatimah tova — Laura and I wish everyone a meaningful Yom Kippur and an easy fast.

I had a great time at the Westside Young Dems’ Westies Awards on Saturday, celebrating my friend Councilmember Yaroslavsky and Eli Lipmen and all of the incredible honorees. Thank you, Senator @adamschiff.com & @mayor.lacity.gov, for joining us!

When our daughter was born, I had to sign a document saying I was giving up my baby girl so my wife Laura & I could re-adopt her back as her legal parents. No family should endure that. That’s why I'm asking Gov. Newsom to sign Sen. @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social’s #SB450. #SD24

Disagreements should be settled with debate and democracy — not bullets. Today’s attack on Charlie Kirk is a tragic reminder of the work we must do to rid our society of political violence and gun violence.

Today’s #SCOTUS ruling is as outrageous as it is offensive — giving Trump’s ICE agents the green light to profile people for the color of their skin, the language they speak, or where they work. (1/2)

Devastated by this morning’s horrific explosion that killed at least 3 LA County Sheriffs at a training facility in East LA. While we’re still gathering information, I send my deepest condolences to the families of the sheriff deputies, the department, and to all those whose lives they’ve touched.

This is SO important for all communities in very high fire hazard severity zones to be aware of.

It’s an honor to earn the support of my friend @dleger.bsky.social in our campaign for #SD24. I’m continuously inspired by her courageous leadership and advocacy for our LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities. Let’s keep the momentum going! Join our team at Ellen4Senate.com

The Supreme Court upheld a law criminalizing gender-affirming health care for trans youth. This can lead to incarceration of parents & doctors & parents losing custody. CA won’t allow these laws to be enforced here. We’ll do everything we can to protect trans youth & their families. My statement:

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

Federal agents just forcibly removed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla from a public press conference hosted by Secretary Kristi Noem and detained him. No threats. No disruption. Just his presence and his voice. This is not democracy. This is political suppression, plain and simple.

I stand with the people of this district, with immigrant families, and with all who will not look away from the federal abuse of power unfolding in our communities.

As we celebrated Pride in West Hollywood yesterday, a man violently attacked a group of Jews in Colorado peacefully calling for the release of the Israeli hostages — part of a terrifying surge of antisemitic hate and violence across our country.

Today (er, yesterday) on Volts: "community choice aggregation" allows towns or cities to opt out of their utility & procure their own power -- often cleaner & cheaper -- directly. I talk to the head of the oldest, biggest CCA about the challenges & opportunities.

Happy Mother’s Day! Today I’m thinking about the moms who raised us, taught us to care, to work hard, and to speak up. Sacramento could use a little more mom energy—compassionate, tough, and relentlessly practical. Let’s bring it. 💐💪 #MothersDay #MomEnergy #EllenForSenate

Honored to have the support of Kathy Spillar, a trailblazer for gender justice and equality. From reproductive freedom to equal pay, Kathy has led with vision and courage—and I’m proud to have her in my corner. 💪🌈 #CALeg #SD24 #FeministMajority #EllenForSenate

As a former union member, I’m proud to stand in solidarity members of @uptecwa.bsky.social and @afscme3299.bsky.social, who power UCLA and our entire UC system. #MayDay #1u @californialabor.bsky.social

Rain or shine, we show up for our city! 🌧️ I'm grateful to have been part of my amazing group working hard through the rain at Shine LA! #ShineLA #EllenForSenate✨ #ShineLA #CommunityFirst #EllenForSenate

In my neighborhood, fires from power lines aren’t a rare event — we’ve had transformer explosions, arcing during wind, and avian interaction. Utilities have long known the risks. I’d rather face a longer outage than see homes burn. It’s time to modernize our infrastructure. #EllenForSenate

I am honored to have the early endorsement of so many neighborhood leaders throughout LA County. I’m deeply thankful for their support of our campaign, and I’m excited to work tirelessly in the months ahead to earn support and build a far-reaching and inclusive coalition the 24th District.

Proud to be serving on the 26th. Join me?

Earning a union paycheck. Thanks to my friend David Eligator for this blast from the past.

Wishing everyone a joyful and meaningful Passover. May your Seder table be full, your heart open, and your journey toward freedom and renewal continue with hope. ✨🍷🍞 #ChagSameach #Passover

Key news for the district. Thank you @padilla.senate.gov

Thank you for covering our campaign launch, @politico.com! I’m running because I believe California must be a model of what’s possible—where we lead on affordability, safety, and prosperity, and show that Democrats can, in fact, deliver. #SD24

I’m excited to launch our campaign for California State Senate in #SD24! Join us today at ellen4senate.com.