YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“East Bay YIMBY and YIMBY Action support Assemblymember Mia Bonta because she has consistently voted for the major housing bills that matter most, and she's been a reliable partner for Oakland, Alameda and Emeryville.”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Mia Bonta
California State Assembly, District 18 · California
Backed byYIMBY ActionCalifornia YIMBYHousing Action Coalition
What the Guides Said
YIMBY Action✓ Endorses
California YIMBY✓ Endorses
Housing Action Coalition✓ EndorsesAbout Mia Bonta
Mia Bonta knows what instability feels like. Growing up, she moved 13 times in 16 years. With every move, she carried what was most precious to her: a crate of books. Education became her anchor and the reason she believes every child deserves a fair shot, no matter their zip code.
That conviction drove her to lead Oakland Promise, a cradle-to-college initiative serving thousands of Oakland public school students, and to serve as President of the Alameda Unified School Board. Seeing firsthand how systems fail working families fueled a simple belief: California can do better, and it needs fighters willing to make it happen.
Since joining the Assembly in August 2021, Mia has delivered. She secured $35 million to expand universal preschool and $10 million for domestic violence survivors. She passed landmark legislation cracking down on prescription drug price gouging and protecting minors facing deportation. She fought for a Democratic House majority through Prop 50. When the Trump administration moved to gut Medi-Cal, she was already drafting bills to fight back and ensure California doesn't surrender the healthcare protections we've spent decades building.
From miabonta.com
Mia Bonta on Housing and Abundance
“The housing crisis is pushing East Bay families out of the communities they built.”