Guillermo Gonzalez for State Senate

The Valley Promise — Gonzalez for Senate

Everyday life. Affordable again.

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Guillermo's practical plan to lower the cost of groceries, gas, housing, and medical care while cutting the taxes and fees that squeeze working families.

Together, we can make everyday life affordable again and rebuild an economy that works for the Valley.

The plan, in five parts.

Valley Energy

Illustration: a pickup on a Valley highway running between blossoming orchards and a canal, mountains and a rising sun behind it.

What's in a gallon.

California's state gas tax is 63.4¢ a gallon, and under current law it goes up automatically every July. In mid-2017 it was 29.7¢. The Valley Promise ends it.

$6.10a gallon

  • 63.4¢ state gas tax
  • Everything else in the price

A 15-gallon fill-up: $91.50

Valley average for regular, Sept. 19, 2026.

Feed the Valley

Illustration: crates of tomatoes, grapes, citrus, and carrots in front of orchard rows, a canal, and a farm stand.

Valley Homes

Illustration: a Valley neighborhood with a SOLD sign, a couple on their new porch, kids on bikes, and a paleta cart.

From the delivery room to the front door.

How a Guillermo Savings Account works, start to finish.

  1. Day one

    $1,000

    Every newborn gets a first-home account, opened with $1,000 from the state.

  2. Every year

    Up to $6,000

    Parents can add up to $6,000 a year, and deduct every dollar of it from state taxable income.

  3. While they grow up

    Invested

    The money is invested in the market, in the same kind of stock and bond funds a 529 college plan uses, and the growth is tax-free. Add $100 a month and at 5% a year there's about $36,000 by age 18.

  4. The big day

    Keys

    The account pays for an FHA-backed down payment and other qualified homebuying costs.

Family First Care

Illustration: a Valley medical center with nurses, new parents leaving with a baby, and patients of every age.

Cut Taxes, Vote Guiller-NO on new fees

$150,000

of income, free from state income tax. Every household, every year.

What the state takes today. And what it would take.

Household Today Valley Promise
Single earning $60,000 $1,640 $0
Married earning $85,000 $1,365 $0
Married earning $100,000 $2,079 $0
Married earning $150,000 $5,549 $0

State income tax for a full year, using the standard deduction. Earn more than $150,000? You still save on the first $150,000. Get your exact number.

Illustration: pumpjacks, a barn, blossoming orchards, a canal, and a Valley home beneath the mountains.

The Guiller-NO pledge

  • New taxes.
  • New fees.
  • New surcharges.
  • Hidden charges.
Guiller-NO

Guillermo will oppose every new state tax, fee, surcharge, and hidden government charge. Sacramento must cut waste before asking Valley families, workers, and small businesses for another dollar.

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