Herb W Morgan
Republican · CA
Morgan is a retired chief investment officer who founded the San Diego exchange-traded-fund firm Efficient Market Advisors and who formerly chaired the San Diego city employees' pension board. He campaigns on exposing government fraud and on financial transparency.
Where Herb W Morgan stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Publicly demanded an audit and full disclosure of a $6 million state budget grant to a Moreno Valley nonprofit that Assemblyman Corey Jackson had founded.
August 25, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: californiaglobe.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Joined Mayor Bob Filner in publicly urging the City Attorney to drop the city's lawsuit against its own pension system. He called it a frivolous case that had cost taxpayers about $3.2 million in legal bills.
April 12, 2013Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: sdcers.gov
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Received the endorsement of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association's political action committee for state controller in the June 2026 primary.
May 4, 2026
Source: hjta.org
Sold the business of Efficient Market Advisors, the San Diego investment firm he founded, to Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors. He stayed on to lead it as chief investment officer.
March 21, 2017
Source: cantor.com
Was reappointed to the pension board and confirmed in June 2013, but Mayor Bob Filner vetoed the confirmation on July 18, 2013. Morgan stayed on as a holdover until a replacement was confirmed.
July 18, 2013
Source: sdcers.gov
Was unanimously re-elected president of the San Diego city employee pension board by his fellow trustees.
August 11, 2012
Source: sdcers.gov
Became president of the board that runs San Diego's city employee pension system after the prior president resigned. He had served on the board since a 2009 mayoral appointment.
December 16, 2011
Source: sdcers.gov
Past race Herb W Morgan ran in:
- Controller · November 3, 2026 · California