Nonpartisan ballot line; the statement used here is about public-school spending

Richard Barrera

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Verified · Oct 3, 2026

The voter guide says he brought people together to cut bureaucracy and invest in students and the classroom, and that he would protect public education from what he calls Trump and MAGA attacks. The classroom line does not choose between direct public-school funding and money that follows the child.

The other superintendent candidate. His voter-guide statement talks about investing in public-school classrooms. It does not say whether public money should follow a child to a school the family picks, so it is not scored.

Sourced positions

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Should families be able to use public education funding at a school the family picks, including a private or religious school?

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His campaign priorities page says he would lead a statewide effort to increase education funding and reinvest California’s wealth into its public schools.

“That means leading a statewide effort to increase education funding and reinvest California’s wealth into its public schools”

Richard Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction 2026, Priorities page (undated; the site’s sitemap lists it as last modified July 30, 2026)2026-07-30Saved copy Verified · Oct 3, 2026

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When the state pays for something meant to last for decades, like housing or a research lab, how should it pay?
In a year when the state collects more money than expected, what should come first?
When the state needs more tax money, where should more of it come from?
How many voters should have to agree before a new local tax can pass?
Should public money be used to help pay for candidates' election campaigns?
When setting voting rules, which should come first?
When a new project such as housing, a road, a warehouse or a power line is proposed, which should come first?
Should the state borrow $11.25 billion for veterans and affordable housing, repaid over many years?
Should the state be required to keep larger budget reserves, and to keep making extra payments on its debts for more years?
A higher income-tax rate on high earners has been in place since 2012 and is set to end in 2031. What do you want?
Should state and local governments be allowed to create programs that use public money, within set limits, to help pay for candidates' campaigns?
After a recall removes a state official, how should the replacement be chosen?
Should the state create a new home-buying help program, paid for by up to $25 billion in bonds that homebuyers repay through their loan payments?
Should the state borrow $8.4 billion for medical research on the immune system (immunology and immunotherapy) at California universities and research institutes?
Should voters have to show government-issued identification in person, or write part of an ID number on a mail ballot envelope, to confirm who they are?
Should the state collect a one-time tax from billionaires equal to 5 percent of their wealth?
Should new state taxes be barred from exempting their revenue from the voter-approved state spending limit (cancelling any such tax passed after January 1, 2026), and should the State Auditor review programs paid for by new special taxes, both before a citizen-proposed one goes on the ballot and regularly afterward?
Should the state be barred from creating new taxes on owning financial assets or other personal property?
Should certain new local taxes need two-thirds of voters to pass, instead of more than half?
Should certain private nonprofit health clinics have to spend at least 90 percent of their yearly revenue on health care services?
For certain kinds of projects, including most housing, transportation, water and health projects, should applicants have the option of new procedures that tighten time limits, change parts of the environmental review process, and narrow what courts can consider in challenges?
If the state has to choose, which should it do?
How should California law treat abortion?
Should the state set firm deadlines for California to stop using oil and gas?
In girls' and women's school sports, who should be able to compete?
When home insurance costs rise because of wildfire risk, what should the state do first?

Richard Barrera

Sourced positions

Should families be able to use public education funding at a school the family picks, including a private or religious school?

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