Candidate briefing
Samuel Sukaton, a labor union organizer, is a Democratic candidate for California State Board of Equalization District 3. The Secretary of State certified him for the November 3 general alongside Assemblymember Mike Gipson. In the June 2 primary Sukaton finished second with 335,304 votes (18.2 percent); Gipson led with 513,973 (27.9 percent). Both advanced in an open seat. Progressives should back Sukaton, the labor organizer in the race, for a board that hears property-tax appeals across District 3.