2025 CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL GUBERNATORIAL FORUM

Join us for the 2025 California Educational Gubernatorial Forum on September 8, 2025. This statewide forum is an inclusive, nonpartisan event advancing civic engagement, uplifting the next generation of leaders, and strengthening our state’s democratic process. Major California gubernatorial candidates from all parties are invited.

Held at California State University, Sacramento, this unique forum will bring together California’s gubernatorial candidates, community leaders, student advocates, and elected officials in one dynamic space.

Join us for this historic event led by a steering committee of local APAPA interns, high school and undergraduate students, to brainstorm, inspire, and spearhead the overarching objectives and goals of the forum, down to the granular details of questions to be asked of the candidates, communications with co-hosts, media plans and more! APAPA’s interns, having had local, state, and federal legislative and grassroots training and field experience, are excited and prepared for the statewide stage as aspiring changemakers. We encourage our youth to take an active leadership role at their campus, in their neighborhood, within the state capitol, and now a steering committee as the final decisionmakers on the program of this statewide event. Inspiring, Engaging, and Empowering our next generation!

This is a high-visibility event to join community leaders and supporters from 100+ diverse organizations, including representatives from the CA AANHPI Advocacy Coalition, African-American, Hispanic, and LGBTQ+ communities.