Key Facts
Background
Karina Talamantes graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Regional Development [3]. She became an intern for the U.S. Department of Education, specifically for the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics [3]. In 2018, she became the Chief of Staff for Sacramento’s Mayor Pro Tem Angelique Ashby, helping plan and execute community projects [3, 4]. She has also been the Vice President of the Sacramento County Board of Education since 2018. In addition, Karina Talamantes is a small business owner of a company called Frutazo Stands [3].
Key Issues
Community
Karina Talamantes supports economic investment into low-income neighborhoods, working with neighborhood associations, faith based leaders, non-profits, and community leaders to bring activities and events to District 3, and working with Sacramento’s Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment division, libraries, and schools in order to bring more activities to the area [1].
Homelessness
Karina Talamantes supports expanding mental health and prevention services [1].
Housing
Karina Talamantes supports increasing housing supply for all income and affordability levels [1].
Public Safety
Karina Talamantes supports better traffic safety measures, safe streets projects, and safe bike routes. She also supports working on improving air quality, safe drinking water and completing our levees [1].
Endorsements
The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board, Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte (PPAMM), Sacramento Area Local 522 Fire Fighters, Democratic Party of Sacramento County, National Women’s Political Caucus, Sacramento County Young Democrats, California Young Democrats, Sacramento Central Labor Council, SMART, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local 104, Laborers Union Local 185, SEIU 1021, SEIU 2015, SEIU 1000, SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), United Domestic Workers/AFSCME Local 3930, Amalgamated Transit Union Local #265, Sacramento Police Officers Association, Operating Engineers Local 3, Los Rios Federation of Teachers, Local 2279, Teamsters Local 150, Carpenters Local Union No. 46, Iron Workers Local 118, Sacramento County Labor Dems, Sacramento County Latino Democratic Club, Sacramento County Latinx Democrats, Sacramento Truman Club, Sacramento FemDems, Latino Economic Council of Sacramento, Sunrise Movement of Sacramento, Women Democrats of Sacramento County, Cement Masons Local 400, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee, California Nurses Association, AFSCME Local 146, Sacramento Teachers Associations, Natomas Democrats of Sacramento County, Davis College Democrats, Town & County Democratic Club, Latinas Lead California, Cruz Reynoso Bar Association (CRBA), SHATTER PAC, National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce PAC, IBEW 1245, Anthony Rendon, State Assembly Speaker; Dr. Richard Pan, State Senator; Susan Eggman Talamantes, State Senator; Kevin McCarty, State Assembly Member; Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento; Angelique Ashby, Sacramento Vice Mayor; Phil Serna, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors; Mai Vang, City of Sacramento Councilmember; Katie Valenzuela, City of Sacramento Councilmember; Eric Guerra, City of Sacramento Councilmember; Heather Fargo, fmr. Mayor of Sacramento; Lauren Hammond, fmr. Sacramento Councilmember; Rick Jennings, Sacramento Councilmember; Sean LoLoee, Sacramento Councilmember; Patrick Kennedy, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors; Martha Guerrero, West Sacramento Mayor; Quirina Orozco, West Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem; Norma Alcala, West Sacramento Councilmember; Porsche Middleton, Citrus Heights Mayor; Bobbie Singh Allen, Elk Grove Mayor; Donald Terry, Rancho Cordova Mayor; Bina Lefkowitz, Sacramento County Board of Education Trustee; Al Brown, Sacramento County Board of Education Trustee; Harold Fong, Sacramento County Board of Education Trustee; Joanne Ahola, Sacramento County Board of Education Trustee; Paul Keefer, Sacramento County Board of Education President; Heather Davis, Sacramento County Board of Education Vice President; Mariana Corona Sabeniano, Sacramento County Board of Education Trustee; Dr. Susan Heredia, Natomas Unified School District President; Basim Elkarra, Twin Rivers Unified School District Trustee; Christine Jefferson, Twin Rivers Unified School Trustee; Michael Baker, Twin Rivers Unified School District Trustee; Leticia Garcia, Sacramento City Unified School District Trustee; Tony Perez, Elk Grove Unified School District Trustee; Gina Geck Jamerson, Elk Grove Unified School District; Paula Villescaz, San Juan Unified School District Trustee; Zima Creason, San Juan Unified School District Trustee; Deborah Ortiz, Los Rios Community College District Trustee; Dustin Johnson, Los Rios Community College District Trustee; Rae Vander Werf, American River Flood Control Trustee; Heidi Sanborn, SMUD Board of Directors; Rosanna Herber, SMUD Board of Directors; Brandon Rose, SMUD Board of Directors; Rob Kerth, SMUD Board of Directors; Dave Tamayo, SMUD Board of Directors; Greg Fishman, SMUD Board of Directors; Jaclyn Moreno, Cosumnes Community Services District Director; Orlando Fuentes, Cosumnes Community Services District Director; Roger Dickinson, fmr. Assemblymember; Karen Humphrey, fmr. Fresno Mayor; Xotchil Rodriguez, fmr. Woodland Councilmember; Larry Carr, fmr. Sacramento Councilmember; Allen Warren, fmr. Sacramento Councilmember; Ray Tretheway, fmr. Sacramento Councilmember; Babs Sandeen, fmr. West Sacramento Councilmember; Annette Emery, fmr. Twin Rivers School District Trustee; Diana Rodriguez, fmr. Sacramento City Unified School District Trustee; Scott Dosick, fmr. Natomas Unified School District Trustee; Jules Tran, fmr. Natomas Unified School District Trustee; Terri Burns, fmr. Natomas Unified School District Trustee; Bruce Pomer, fmr. Los Rios Community College District Trustee; Genevieve Shiroma, fmr. SMUD Director Ward 4; Dolores Huerta, American Labor Leader; Adrian Perez, Vida de Oro Foundation; Adrianne Gonzales, Gardenland Community Leader; Alicia Lewis, Natomas Community Leader; Alex Rooker, fmr. California Democratic Party Vice Chair; Andy Russell, Community Leader; Amie Tokuhama, Natomas Garden & Arts Club Director; Amy Kocher Adams, Community Leader; Anthony de Marto, Educator; Ashley Nicole Johnston, Community Leader; Bobbie Brown, Business Leader; Brandon Black, Community Leader; Caity Maple, Community Leader; Carolina Rojas, Community Leader; Cathy Rodriguez, President & CEO, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Chris Shannon, Sacramento State Professor; Cicely Garnett, Community Leader; Cruz Naranjo, City of Sacramento Arts Commissioner; Danny Savala, Del Paso Blvd Partnership Executive Director; David Brady, Community Leader, River Oaks; David Bugatto, Business Leader; David Guerrero, Sacramento Parks & Community Enrichment Commissioner; David Kawada, Chair, Natomas Unified Bond Oversight Committee; Deb Wurgler, Board Member, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep (NP3) Schools; Dustin Romero, ROCA Neighborhood Leader; Dustin Romero, ROCA Neighborhood Leader; Dick Mayberry, Retired Firefighter; Don Gibson, Community Leader; Elena Quintero, Community Leader; Eric Sunderland, California Democratic Party Region 3 Director; Flavio Huizar, Community Leader; Frances Huizar, UC Health Latino Staff & Faculty Association; Gabriel Vivas, Attorney; Georga Raya, Community Leader; George Azar, Business Owner; Gina LaPlaca, Business Leader; Guy Winfrow, Community Leader; Howard Lawrence, Faith-based Community Leader; Jason Dillard, Natomas Community Leader; Jason Sample, Deputy Superintendent of Gateway Community Charters; Jenny Bach, fmr. Secretary of the Democratic Party of California; Jesse Rodriguez, UC Davis Alumni Association; Jim Martinez, South Natomas Community Leader; Joe Contreras, Northgate Gardenland Community Leader; Joe Flores, Sacramento Parks & Community Enrichment Commissioner; Jofil Borja, Sacramento County Planning Commissioner and Director, Heritage Community Credit Union; John Eick, Westlake School Executive Director; Jorge Martinez, South Natomas Community Leader; Julio Lamas, South Natomas Community Leader; Judy Mayberry, Community Leader; Kiki Kong Vasquez, President of Neighborhood Association; Kim Lundquist, Retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Katie Hanzlik, Sacramento County Democratic Vice Chair; Krissy Goetz, Teacher; Kristopher Lewis, Small Business Owner; Leslie Rubalcava, Community Leader; Linn Hom, Community Leader; Lydia Ramirez, SVP, COO and Chief DEI Officer, Five Star Bank; Marbella Sala, Community Leader of Measure U Commissioner; Maggy Krell, Attorney and Community Leader; Marcus Gomez, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Member; Marisol Gomez Martinez, South Natomas Community Leader; Matt Robbins, Owner of Pacific Pipes Plumbing Company; Matt Canty, Community Leader; Maureen Craft, Community Leader; Melinda Guzman, Trustee Emeritus; Michelle Smira, Business Owner and Community Leader; Mina Perez, Vida de Oro Foundation; Joe Flores, Commissioner for City of Sacramento Parks and Community Enrichment Commission; Mike Fluke, ROCA Neighborhood Leader; Nancy Kong Vasquez, Community Leader; Nena de Marto, Educator; Nate Pelzcar, Community Leader; Kevin Brown, Pastor; Patrick Mulvaney, Owner of Mulvaney’s B&L; Phil Pluckebaum, Planning Commissioner District 3; Reyna Lamas, South Natomas Community Leader; Ricardo Arriaga-Heredia, Community Leader; Richard Falcon, Teatro Nagual; Ritu Sethi Mengi, Business Owner; Rivkah Sass, fmr. Executive Director of Sacramento Public Libraries; Robert Abelon, fmr. Deputy Secretary of State; Robert Robbins, Community Leader; Ruth Ibarra, Community Leader; Sabina Nussipov, President, Sacramento Young Dems; Satty Rai, Community Leader; Salvador Arriaga, Education Program Consultant for CA Department of Education; Scott Moak, Community Leader; Sergio Aguilar Gaxiola, Professor of Internal Medicine; Sharon Wright, Community Leader; Sharon Jennings, South Natomas Community Leader; Sonia Mercado, Natomas Schools Foundation Board Member; Sumiti Mehta, Commissioner, City of Sacramento Parks and Community Enrichment Commission; Tamara Torlakson, SheShares Organizer; Terrance Coach T Leonard, Nonprofit Leader and Coach; Tia Gemmell, Community Leader; Tiffani Fink, Transportation Executive and Appointee to Citywide Commission; Tiffini Sharp Esq., Advocate for Immigrants and Women of Color; Walter Kawalmoto, Community Leader; William Cho, Retired Police Officer and Sacramento County Mental Health Board Member; Z. Wayne Johnson, Community Leader
Sources
3 LinkedIn
4 KCRA