Joaquin Jimenez
Democrat
Long-time coastside community organizer and farmworker advocate; founder of Rancho San Benito (helping farmworkers become independent farm operators), former program director for ALAS (coastside social services), and former farmworker liaison for Puente de la Costa Sur. Served as Mayor of Half Moon Bay during the 2023 mass shooting at coastside farms. Platform centers on affordable housing for farmworkers, homelessness, public safety, and transportation.