Below are our endorsements for the November 2018 election. Congratulations to the candidates and campaigns who have earned our endorsement! Our next step is to share how we will volunteer to “Get Out The Vote (GOTV)” on behalf of our endorsed candidates and propositions. Over the next several weeks we will send follow-up e-mails outlining opportunities to participate in these activities.
If you didn’t meet the criteria to participate in this election’s endorsement process (listed below) you may be eligible next time. Just make sure you are a registered Democrat living in Districts 3, 6 or 10, become a dues paying member, attend a total of three qualifying meetings, and you will be good to go!
National
US Senate - Dianne Feinstein (Incumbent) House CD 12 - Nancy Pelosi (Incumbent)
State
Governor - Gavin Newsom Lt. Governor - Eleni Kounalakis Attorney General - Xavier Becerra (Incumbent)
Insurance Commissioner - Ricardo Lara Secretary of State - Alex Padilla (Incumbent) Controller - Betty Yee (Incumbent) Treasurer - Fiona Ma
Board of Equalization, District 2 - Malia Cohen Supt of Public Instruction - Tony Thurmond Assembly Seat 17 - David Chiu (Incumbent)
Local Elections
District 6 Supervisor
Rank 1 Sonja Trauss Rank 2 Christine Johnson
District 10 Supervisor
Rank 1 Shamann Walton Rank 2 Theo Ellington
Assessor Recorder
Carmen Chu (Incumbent)
Public Defender
No Endorsement
Board of Education
Michelle Parker Phil Kim Monica Chinchilla
Community College Board
Victor Olivieri Thea Selby (Incumbent) Brigitte Davila (Incumbent)
BART Board District 8
Melanie Nutter
Local Propositions
Prop A Yes Prop B No
Prop C Yes Prop D No Recommendation*
Prop E Yes
State Propositions
Prop 1 Yes Prop 2 Yes Prop 3 Yes Prop 4 Yes Prop 5 No Prop 6 No Prop 7 Yes Prop 8 No Prop 10 No recommendation* Prop 11 No Prop 12 Yes
To endorse a candidate or a position on a proposition, our endorsement threshold is 55% of the qualified voting members.
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.