Betty T. Yee

Candidate for Governor in Alameda, CA

Betty T. Yee is a candidate for California Gubernatorial Election in Statewide, California — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: Jesse Alberti, James Jr., Christopher Bailey, Carolina Buhler, Jong Choi, Phillip Jr., Elaine Culotti, Sophia Edum-A-Sam, Serge Fiankan, Lewis Herms, Steve Hilton, Mark Iles, Tralaunie Jenkins, Duane Jr., Amanda Martin, Daniel Mercuri, Mauro Orozco, Carter Pope, Reza Safarnejad, Sam Sandak, Frederic Schultz, George Slivka, Nicholas Thompson, Margaret Trowe, Scott Vineberg, Butch Ware, David Zickefoose, Christine Sarmiento, Anne Komarovsk, Mohammad Arif, Gheorghe Teofil Golea, Carmenlina Minasyan, Ethan Penner, Akinyemi Agbede, Khaled Fattal, Max Fomin, Leo Zacky, Ramsey Robinson, Carla Rather, Antonio Villaraigosa, Ché Ahn, Joel Jacob, Raji Rab, Leonard Jackson, Larry Azevedo, Xavier Becerra, Louis A. De Barraicua, Derek Grasty, Joel E. Jacob, Gary Howard Kidgell, Matthew Chase Levy, Matt Mahan, Barack D. Obama Shaw, Thunder Parley, Katie Porter, Satish Rao, Scott P Shields, Tom Steyer, Eric Swalwell, Tony K. Thurmond, Erin "zez" Zezulak, Chad Bianco, Patricia De Luca Basualdo, Randeep S. Dhillon, Rafael M. Hernandez, Alicia Olivia Lapp, Leo Naranjo Iv, Tim Nelson, Gretha Solórzano, Tom Woodard, Naomi Bar-Lev, Joseph Cabrera, Livingforgod Andcountry Demott, Lukasz Adam Filinski, Don J. Grundmann, Jon Henderson, Dawit Kellel, Duane Terrence Loynes Jr., Brent Maupin, Mauro Alberto Orozco, Christine R. Sarmiento, Frederic C. Schultz, Nancy D. Young.

Betty T. Yee is an American politician who served as the California State Controller from 2015 to 2023 and on the California State Board of Equalization from 2004 to 2015. She previously worked as the chief deputy director for budget under Governor Gray Davis. A member of the Democratic Party, Yee also serves as Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party. She announced her candidacy for the 2026 California gubernatorial election, though she suspended her campaign in April 2026.