Endorsements
ENDC is not just a Democratic club, we firmly believe in the value of a robust democracy. We believe that only a government by the people and for the people can be a legitimate representation of our communal aspirations and the key to fulfilling our humanity. We have dedicated our club activities to engaging voters and increasing voter turnout in districts 3, 6, and 10. To ensure our members understand what's on their ballot and how that can affect our city, ENDC researches each candidate and ballot measure and comes up with a list of endorsements.
Tuesday, November 3rd
Midterm ElectionEndorsements
Federal Election Candidates
U.S. Representative, Congressional District 11
Scott Wiener
U.S. Representative, Congressional District 15
Kevin Mullin
State Election Candidates
Governor
Xavier Becerra
Lt. Governor
Fiona Ma
Secretary of State
Shirley Weber
Controller
Malia Cohen
Treasurer
Eleni Kounalakis
Attorney General
Rob Bonta
Insurance Commissioner
Ben Allen
Board of Equalization (District 2)
John Pimentel
Assembly District 17
Matt Haney
Assembly District 19
Catherine Stefani
San Francisco Election Candidates
Assessor-Recorder
Joaquin Torres
Public Defender
Mano Raju
Board of Supervisors District 6
Matt Dorsey (Sole Endorsement)
Board of Supervisors District 10
Theo Ellington (Sole Endorsement)
Board of Education
Phil Kim, Alida Fisher, and Tim Tung
City College Board of Trustees (3 Seats)
Elijah Ball, Monroe Lace, Erwin Tam
City College Board of Trustees (Partial Term)
Ruth Ferguson
BART Board - District 8
Sara Barz
Local San Francisco Ballot Measures
Prop A: Department, Board, Commission, and Advisory Body Updates - YES
Prop B: Municipal Finance Corporation and Public Bank - NO
Prop C: Housing Trust Fund - YES
Prop D: Changes to Ballot Measure Process - YES
Prop E: Changes to City Administrator’s Duties and City Contracting - YES
Prop F: Changes to Executive Branch Management -YES
Prop G: Allowing Private Vehicles on the Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park - *
Prop H: Parcel Tax to Fund Public Transit Operations - YES
Prop I: Changes to Real Property Transfer Tax - NO
Prop J: Real Property Transfer Tax Foreclosure Exemption - YES
Regional Ballot Measures
Prop RTM: Regional Transit Measure - YES
State Propositions
Proposition 1: Affordable housing bond - YES
Proposition 2: Rainy day fund - YES
Proposition 3: Make high-earner income tax permanent - YES
Proposition 4: Public campaign financing - YES
Proposition 5: Recall election reform - YES
Proposition 37: $25 billion homebuyers loan - YES
Proposition 38: Immunology research bond - *
Proposition 39: Voter ID - NO
Proposition 40: Billionaire tax - NO
Proposition 41: Audit new tax spending - NO
Proposition 42: Prohibit new personal property tax and retroactive taxes - NO
Proposition 43: Higher threshold for local special taxes - NO
Proposition 44: Clinic funding - NO
Proposition 45: Expedited environmental review - *
*No threshold was met for any endorsement position (A threshold of 55% must be reached to endorse a candidate or a proposition position)
* Endorsement Rules:
1. To endorse a candidate or a position on a proposition, our endorsement threshold is 55% of the qualified voting members. For contests with more than one open position, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the number of open positions will receive the endorsement.
2. For this election, to be a qualified voting member, you must be a registered
Democrat living in Districts 3, 6 or 10, paid your dues and attended three qualifying meetings in the past 12 months.
3. The Club shall take a position of “No Recommendation” if a candidate or measure fails to meet the requirements for endorsement.