Below are our endorsements for the November 2020 General election. Congratulations to the candidates and campaigns who earned our endorsement!
If you didn’t meet the criteria to participate in this election’s endorsement process, you may be eligible next time! Just make sure that you are a registered Democrat living in San Francisco Districts 3, 6 or 10, become a dues-paying member, attend a total of three qualifying meetings, and you will be eligible!
National
President – Joe Biden
Vice President – Kamala Harris
House CD 12 – Nancy Pelosi
State
State Senate SD11 – Scott Wiener*
Assembly Seat AD17 – David Chiu*
Local
District 3 Supervisor
Danny Sauter* (Sole Endorsement)
SFUSD Board of Education
Jenny Lam*
Michelle Parker*
Community College Board
Aliya Chisti*
Victor Olivieri*
Jeanette Quick*
BART Board
District 7 – Lateefah Simon
District 9 – No Endorsement
Propositions
Local
Proposition A - YES*
Health and Homelessness, Parks, and Streets Bond
Proposition B - NO
Public Works Commission, Department of Sanitation and Streets, and Sanitation and Streets Commission
Proposition C - YES
Removing Citizenship Requirements for Members of City Bodies
Proposition D - NO
Sheriff Oversight Committee
Proposition E - YES Police Staffing Levels
Proposition F - YES* Business Tax Overhaul
Proposition G - YES Youth Voting in Local Elections
Proposition H - YES* Neighborhood Commercial Districts and City Permitting
Proposition I - NO* Real Estate Transfer Tax
Proposition J - YES* Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District
Proposition K - YES Affordable Housing Authorization
Proposition L - NO Business Tax Based on Comparison of Top Executives' Pay to Employees' Pay
Proposition RR - YES* Caltrain Sales Tax
Proposition 14 - YES
Stem Cell Funding Bond
Proposition 15 - YES Schools and Communities First
Proposition 16 - YES End the Ban on Affirmative Action
Proposition 17 - YES Parolee Voting
Proposition 18 - YES 17-Year-Old Voting Age
Proposition 19 - YES Property Tax Breaks and Wildfire
Proposition 20 - NO Tougher on Parole, Property Crimes
Proposition 21 - NO* Expands Rent Control
Proposition 22 - NO* Classifies App-Based Drivers as Self-Employed
Proposition 23 - NO POSITION Regulates Dialysis Clinics
Proposition 24 - NO POSITION Stronger Consumer Privacy Laws
Proposition 25 - YES End Cash Bail
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.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED BY SF Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club SMO, NOT AN OFFICIAL POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION. Appearance in this mailer does not necessarily imply endorsement of others appearing in this mailer, nor does it imply endorsement of, or opposition to, any issues set forth in this mailer. Appearance is paid for and authorized by each candidate and ballot measure which is designated by an *.
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