Brian Goldsmith
Brian is a lawyer, business owner, and former journalist who began his career at age 18 when he deferred college to work on Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign in New York. He lives in Beverly Hills with his family. His priorities are affordability for families and small businesses, housing production, public safety and the full funding of Proposition 36, homelessness, wildfire recovery and resilience in the wake of the January 2025 Los Angeles fires, and climate action. He has been direct that California's growing budget has not translated into the quality-of-life results Californians deserve and that Sacramento needs to focus on outcomes rather than announcements.
Why We Endorsed: Brian Goldsmith is a lawyer, former journalist, and business owner whose campaign is built around affordability, public safety, and the kind of practical, results-focused governance the Westside and South Bay need in Sacramento.
Alignment With NCC Priorities: Brian has made affordability for families and small businesses the center of his campaign, which lines up with NCC's diagnosis of the pressure driving so many Californians out of the state. His housing platform calls for building more affordable housing so families can afford to live in the district, which is the practical delivery side of NCC's pro-housing agenda. His position on Proposition 36 funding and expanded mental health and treatment capacity aligns directly with NCC's homelessness task force work. He has been endorsed by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and a number of state and local elected officials.
Learn More: briangoldsmith.com
State Senate, District
24
The Race
District 24 covers much of the Westside and South Bay of Los Angeles County, including Santa Monica, Malibu, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Hollywood, Pacific Palisades, Torrance, and communities along the Santa Monica Mountains and Palos Verdes Peninsula. The seat is open because Senator Ben Allen is termed out. Goldsmith advanced from a ten-candidate June primary field.
A New California Starts With This Slate
Together, these fourteen candidates are the slate NCC believes can move California forward in 2026. They come from cities and counties up and down the state, from different backgrounds and different parties, and from different chapters of California's story. What they share is a commitment to getting things done: finding solutions to homelessness, building the housing, securing the water and energy, and growing the middle class jobs that working Californians need now. NCC stands behind each of them, and we are asking voters in their districts to join us. The California Dream is worth fighting for, and these are the leaders who will help us bring it back within reach.
June 2026 NCC Races: the map highlights Senate Districts 12, 14, 22, 26, and 34, and Assembly Districts 12, 31, 34, 35, 47, 65, 66, 67, and 68