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San Diego BTC Endorsements

Federal Candidates 

US Senator

Alex Padilla

US House

49th Congressional District

Mike Levin

50th Congressional District

Scott Peters

51st Congressional District

Sara Jacobs

52nd Congressional District

Juan Vargas

State Candidates

Governor 

Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor

Eleni Kounalakis 

Secretary of State

Shirley Weber

Attorney General

Rob Bonta

Controller 

Malia Cohen

Treasurer

Fiona Ma

Insurance Commissioner

Ricardo Lara

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Tony Thurmond

State Senate

State Senate, District 18

Steve Padilla

State Senate, District 38

Catherine Blakespear

State Senate, District 40

Joseph Rocha

State Assembly

State Assembly, District 74

Chris Duncan

State Assembly, District 76

Brian Maienschein

State Assembly, District 77

Tasha Boerner-Horvath

State Assembly, District 78

Chris Ward

State Assembly, District 79

Akilah Weber

State Assembly, District 80

No Recommendation

San Diego County Candidates

County Board of Supervisors, District 4

Nathan Fletcher

County Board of Supervisors, District 5

Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson

Assessor/Recorder/Clerk

Barbara Bry

Sheriff

Kelly Anne Martinez

County Superior Court, Office 35

Rebecca Kanter

County Superior Court, Office 36

Pete Singer

County Board of Education, District 3

Alicia Munoz

County Board of Education, District 5

Rick Shea

Carlsbad Unified School District, Trustee Area No. 5

Kathy Rallings

Chula Vista Elementary School District Seat 1

Francisco Tamayo

Chula Vista Elementary School District Seat 3

Leslie Bunker

Chula Vista Elementary School District Seat 5

Cesar Fernandez

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Board, Area 1

Desiree Klaar

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Board, Area 2

Debbie Justeson

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Board, Area 5

Brad Monroe

Oceanside Unified School District, Trustee Area No. 1

Nancy Licona

Palomar Community College, Trustee Area 1

Judy Patacsil

Palomar Community College, Trustee Area 4

Kartik Raju

Palomar Community College, Trustee Area 5

Norma Miyamoto

San Diego Community College District, District A

Maria Nieto-Senour

San Diego Community College District, District C

Craig Milgrim

San Diego Community College District, District E

Geysil Arroyo

San Diego Unified School District, District B

Shana Hazan

San Diego Unified School District, District C

Cody Petterson

South Bay Union School District, Area No. 1

Kelly Leiker

South Bay Union School District, Area No. 2

Jose Lopez Euguino

Southwestern Community College, District 4

Mae Case

Southwestern Community College, District 5

Don Dumas

Sweetwater Union High School District, Trustee Area 1

Arturo Solis

Sweetwater Union High School District – Trustee Area No. 3

Elva Lopez-Zepeda

Sweetwater Union High School District – Trustee Area No. 5

Marti Emerald

Vista Unified School District, Trustee Area No. 2

Rena Marrocco

Vista Unified School District, Trustee Area No. 3

Martha Alvarado

City of Carlsbad, City Council, District 1

Sam Ward

City of Carlsbad, City Council, District 3

Priya Bhat-Patel

City of Chula Vista – Mayor

Ammar Campa Najjar

City of Chula Vista, City Council, District 1

Carolina Chavez

City of Chula Vista, City Council, District 2

Jose Preciado

City of Encinitas – Mayor

Tony Kranz

City of Escondido – Mayor

Paul MacNamara

City of Escondido – City Council, District 1

Consuelo Martinez

City of Escondido – City Council, District 2

Jeff Griffith

City of Imperial Beach, Mayor

Paloma Aguirre

City of Imperial Beach – City Council, District 1

Jenn Crumley

City of Imperial Beach – City Council, District 3

Anna Webb

City of La Mesa – City Council (vote for two)

Mejgan Afshan & Patricia Dillard

City of Lemon Grove – City Council (vote for two)

Jennifer Mendoza & Alysson Snow

City of National City – Mayor

Jose Rodriguez

City of National City – City Council District 1

Luz Molina

City of National City – City Council District 3

Ditas Yamane

City of Oceanside, City Council, District 1

Eric Joyce

City of Oceanside – City Council, District 2

Daniel Dominguez

City of San Diego, City Council, District 2

Jennifer Campbell

City of San Diego, City Council, District 4

Monica Montgomery Steppe

City of San Diego, City Council, District 6

Kent Lee

City of San Marcos, Mayor

Randy Walton

City of San Marcos – City Council, District 1

Maria Nuñez

City of San Marcos -City Council, District 2

Jay Petrek

City of Vista, Mayor

Cipriano Vargas

City of Vista, City Council, District 4

Dan O’Donnell

Helix Water District, Division 2

Andrea Beth Damsky

Otay Water District, Division 3

Gary Croucher

North County Fire Protection District

Ross Pike

Sweetwater Community Planning

Shane Parmely

Spring Valley Community Planning

Chris Pearson

California State Propositions

**State Ballot Measure Endorsements Come From the CA Labor Federation.

**Prop 1: Provides a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, including the right to an abortion.

YES

**Prop 26: Legalizes sports betting at American Indian gaming casinos and licensed racetracks.

No recommendation

**Prop 27: Legalizes mobile sports betting.

No recommendation

**Prop 28: Provides additional funding for K-12 art and music education.

YES

Prop 30: Increases tax on income above $2 million for zero-emission vehicle projects & wildfire prevention programs

YES

**Prop 31: Upholds the ban on flavored tobacco sales.

YES

Local Measures

Measure A: Cannabis Business Tax for County general fund purposes

YES

Measure B: Amends City of San Diego Municipal code to provide all city residents comparable waste management services

YES

Measure C: Removes 30-foot Height Limit in Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan Area

YES

Measure D: Preserves State infrastructure funding eligibility and allows PLAs for the City of San Diego

YES

Measure H: Allows for childcare services to be provided on dedicated parkland property

No recommendation

Measure U: San Diego Student Safety, Health, and School Repair Bond

YES