Josh Fryday, candidate for California Lieutenant Governor, today spent Election Day helping build a tiny home to serve as transitional housing for homeless.
As a member of Governor Newsom’s Cabinet and Chief Service Officer for California, Fryday’s campaign has been centered on the theme of service. One of his campaign’s stated goals is to continue growing the California Service Corps, now larger than the U.S. Peace Corps, to create service opportunities for all young Californians.
“We’re ending the primary campaign with the spirit we started it—in service to others,” said Fryday. “We’re building a tiny home to provide transitional housing for someone coming off the streets. Elections matter, but what happens the day after elections and in-between elections matters even more. Democracy is about community and showing up and serving one another other.”
A social media video is available here.
Photos and b-roll is available here.
Fryday Campaign Highlights:
- The Fryday campaign earned endorsements from:
- Governor Gavin Newsom
- Senator Barbara Boxer
- Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
- Former State Controller Betty Yee
- California Teachers Association
- California Federation of Teachers
- California School Employees Association
- California Environmental Voters
- VoteVets
- The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
- The San Francisco Examiner Editorial Board
- A full list of endorsements is available here.
- The Fryday campaign raised $4 million dollars, the most of any candidate since he joined the race in March 2025, from nearly 2,500 individuals.
Background:
Fryday is a father to three, husband to a public school teacher, Navy veteran, former mayor and member of the Governor’s cabinet. As California’s Chief Service Officer, Fryday has grown the California Service Corps to be larger than the entire Peace Corps. He also led California’s COVID-19 Task Force to support food insecure communities and food banks across the state.
Previously, Fryday served as President of Golden State Opportunity helping expand the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), and as Chief Operating Officer of NextGen Climate, a leading national organization focused on fighting climate change. He also served as Mayor and on the City Council in his hometown of Novato. From 2009 to 2013, Josh served as an Officer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG). He worked on the Military Commissions in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba and testified before the U.S. Senate standing up for the rule of law. He also served in Japan, where he assisted the Navy’s 7th Fleet’s Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief efforts during Operation Tomodachi following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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