candidate_id: tony-k-thurmond

candidate_name: Tony K. Thurmond

claim_type: assertion

event_title: CalMatters Governor Q&A Transcripts

party: Democratic

text: Thurmond argues California’s tax structure is unbalanced because it relies heavily on income and sales taxes and says closing Proposition 13 loopholes could help create a more stable revenue system.

theme_id: taxes

theme_label: Taxes


claim_type: recommendation

text: Thurmond says California should build about 2 million housing units using surplus school district property and argues that working and middle-class Californians should receive a tax credit funded by taxing billionaires to help cover rising costs.

theme_id: housing

theme_label: Housing


event_title: California official voter guide candidate statements

text: Tax billionaires and use state policy to provide tax credits or relief for gas, groceries, housing, health care, schools, and working-class costs.

theme_id: taxes-affordability

theme_label: Taxes Affordability


text: Get weapons of war off California streets while protecting abortion care and democracy.

theme_id: public-safety-gun-policy

theme_label: Public Safety Gun Policy


text: Advance health care for all while keeping hospitals and public health services funded.

theme_id: health-care

theme_label: Health Care


text: Abolish ICE and keep immigration enforcement out of California schools.

theme_id: immigration-education

theme_label: Immigration Education


event_title: Thurmond campaign in-the-news policy archive

text: Thurmond says that as governor he would provide Californians a tax credit to help cover costs like gas, housing, and groceries while broader cost-reduction measures are developed.


event_title: Thurmond campaign priorities

text: Thurmond’s campaign priorities include establishing comprehensive regulations for data center development focused on environmental and occupational safety.

theme_id: ai

theme_label: Ai


text: Provide tax credits or direct relief to help Californians with gas, groceries, and housing costs.

theme_id: affordability

theme_label: Affordability


text: Tax billionaires and centimillionaires while regulating AI companies and data-center development to protect workers, consumers, the environment, and workplace safety.

theme_id: ai-corporate-accountability

theme_label: Ai Corporate Accountability


text: Build 2 million affordable housing units using surplus school-district land, redevelopment funding, down-payment grants, a housing bond, and fees on large speculators.


text: Tax companies that operate ICE detention centers, protect sanctuary-state laws, fight to abolish ICE, and support a pathway to citizenship.

theme_id: immigration-civil-rights

theme_label: Immigration Civil Rights


text: Lead a five-year plan for every California student to read by third grade while expanding preschool, school meals, counselors, and youth support.

theme_id: education

theme_label: Education


text: Create universal child care, pilot free four-year UC or CSU degrees, and use low-cost loans and job programs to help small businesses and workers.

theme_id: education-affordability

theme_label: Education Affordability


claim_type: observation

text: Highlighted personal finance education rollout ahead of schedule: CDE said implementation of AB 2927, supported by Thurmond, was ahead of schedule after State Board adoption of the curriculum guide.

theme_id: financial-education

theme_label: Financial Education


event_title: CBS California / Pomona College Governor's Debate

text: Thurmond argues that taxing billionaires is necessary to generate revenue to keep hospitals open and support a single-payer health care system.


text: Thurmond says that as governor he would offer down payment assistance grants to help people buy homes and would use surplus school district property to build millions of housing units by 2030.


event_title: CBS News California Governor's Race Candidate Guide

text: Thurmond says he would give Californians a meaningful tax credit to help offset higher costs including gas, groceries, and housing.


text: Thurmond says California should keep environmental protections while avoiding policies that drive refineries and related jobs out of the state before the transition away from gasoline is ready.

theme_id: energy

theme_label: Energy


text: Announced TK-12 education healthcare cost workgroup: CDE announced a workgroup to develop policy solutions around rising healthcare costs for California school districts.

theme_id: education-workforce-costs

theme_label: Education Workforce Costs


event_title: KQED Political Breakdown: Tony Thurmond Makes His Case for Governor of California

text: Thurmond says he has passed legislation aimed at keeping ICE out of California schools and hospitals and at taxing companies that operate ICE detention centers.

theme_id: immigration

theme_label: Immigration


text: Thurmond argues California must address homelessness by building housing and says he is working on legislation focused on homeless teens.

theme_id: homelessness

theme_label: Homelessness


text: Announced high school redesign work aligned with XQ Institute report: CDE announced engagement with state and education partners to redesign high school around personalized supports, deeper learning, and experiential opportunities.

theme_id: high-school-redesign

theme_label: High School Redesign


event_title: Black Action Alliance / KTVU / KTTV California gubernatorial debate

text: Thurmond says that as governor he would restore universal health care for all Californians, including undocumented immigrants.


text: Thurmond says California should create a pathway to citizenship and that he supports abolishing ICE.


text: Issued statement tying proposed budget investments to education priorities: CDE published Thurmond's statement supporting proposed investments in community schools, expanded learning, transitional kindergarten, literacy coaches, and reading-difficulty screening.

theme_id: education-budget

theme_label: Education Budget


text: Announced a five-year Literacy Moonshot plan: CDE announced Thurmond's five-year plan to close the third-grade literacy gap, including dyslexia screening, tutoring, family engagement, and teacher training.

theme_id: literacy

theme_label: Literacy


text: Launched or promoted statewide education initiatives through CDE: CDE lists Superintendent initiatives including literacy, housing, and other K-12 policy priorities.