November 8, 2022, Endorsements
Let’s elect pro-labor candidates and pass measures that help our communities!
To protect our rights, improve our working conditions and quality of life, and better our communities, the candidates we elect and the ballot measures we pass–or reject–matter. That’s especially true when it comes to local and state races. The 2022 statewide and midterm elections are our opportunity to showcase worker power at the ballot box. We have made significant progress over the last two years. Now, we must build upon our advancements.
We know that the fight for economic, racial, environmental, and immigrant justice is one that we cannot sit out. That is why we, as a union, actively participate in the political process. Across Northern California, we will vote for our endorsed candidates and ballot measures and mobilize our communities to vote to achieve the kind of justice we deserve.
We organize good trouble on the streets, in our workplaces, and now at the ballot box.
We urge members to participate in phone banking, canvassing, and other outreach initiatives to help us elect candidates who will fight for us and pass measures that will benefit workers across Northern California.
Click the links below to see what candidates and measures SEIU 1021 members have endorsed for the November 8, 2022 election, and see our upcoming volunteer opportunities here.
UNITED STATES SENATE
- Alex Padilla – United States Senator
STATEWIDE
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Gavin Newsom - Governor
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Eleni Kounalakis - Lieutenant Governor
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Shirley Weber - Secretary of State
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Rob Bonta - Attorney General
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Fiona Ma - State Treasurer
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Malia Cohen - State Controller
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Tony Thurmond - State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Ricardo Lara - Insurance Commissioner
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Sally Lieber - California State Board of Equalization, District 2
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Antonio Vazquez – California State Board of Equalization, District 3
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David Dodson – California State Board of Equalization, District 4
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Proposition 1 – Enshrines the right to abortions and contraception in the constitution – Vote YES
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Proposition 26 – Expands tribal gambling – NO POSITION
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Proposition 27 - Online and sports gambling – NO POSITION
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Proposition 28 – Arts & Music Education – Vote YES
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Proposition 29 - Dialysis - Vote YES
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Proposition 30 – Zero Emission Vehicles (Lyft Measure) – NO ENDORSEMENT
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Proposition 31 – Referendum on legislation to prohibit flavored tobacco – Vote YES (TO UPHOLD THE LEGISLATION)
SAN FRANCISCO
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SAN FRANCISCO:
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Nancy Pelosi - Congressional District 11
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Kevin Mullin - Congressional District 15
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STATE ASSEMBLY
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Matt Haney – District 17
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Phil Ting - District 19
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district attorney – dual endorsement
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PUBLIC DEFENDER
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- Gordon Mar – District 4
- Honey Mahogany – District 6
- Shamann Walton – District 10
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board of education
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CITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES
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Proposition A: Retiree Benefits for Public Employees – Vote YES
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Proposition D: Affordable Homes Now – Vote NO
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Proposition E: Affordable Housing Production Act – Vote YES
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Proposition F: Renewal of Library Preservation Fund - Vote YES
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Proposition G: Student Success Fund – Vote YES
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Proposition H: Move City Elections to Even-Numbered Years – Vote YES
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Proposition L: Sales Tax for Transportation Projects - Vote YES
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Proposition M: Tax on Vacant Properties – Vote YES
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Proposition N: Golden Gate Park Underground Parking Facility – Vote YES
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Proposition O: Invest in City College – Vote YES
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EAST BAY
ALAMEDA COUNTY
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Barbara Lee – Congressional District 12
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Eric Swalwell – Congressional District 14 (pending)
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Ro Khanna – Congressional District 17
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STATE SENATE
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Aisha Wahab – District 10
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STATE ASSEMBLY
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Buffy Wicks - District 14
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Rebecca Bauer-Kahan – District 16
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Mia Bonta – District 18
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Liz Ortega - District 20
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Alameda County board of supervisors
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Rebecca Kaplan – District 3
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Alameda County DISTRICT ATTORNEY
- Pamela Price - at-large
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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors
- Lance Nishihira - District 6
Alameda county boards of education
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CHABOT-LAS POSITAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
- Harris Mojadedi - Area 3
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PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
- Cindi Reiss - Area 5 – DUAL ENDORSEMENT
- Saleem Gilmore – Area 5 – DUAL ENDORSEMENT
- Seth Steward – Area 7 – DUAL ENDORSEMENT
- Sheweet Yohannes – Area 7 – DUAL ENDORSEMENT
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FREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD
- Dianne Jones - Area 3
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Hayward unified school board
- George Drapeau – Short-term
- Ken Rawdon – Long-term
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OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD
- David Kakishiba - District 2
- Mike Hutchinson - District 4
- Joel Velasquez & Valarie Bachelor - District 6 – DUEL ENDORSEMENT
ALAMEDA COUNTY CITY RACES
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BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL
- Kate Harrison – District 4
- Mari Mendonca – District 8
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Berkeley rent board
- Soli Alpert
- Vanessa Danielle Marrero
- Ida Martinac
- Nathan Mizell
- Negeene Mosaed
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Hayward city council
- Julie Roche - At-Large
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OAKLAND MAYOR
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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
- Nikki Fortunato Bas - District 2
- Janani Ramachandran - District 4
- Kevin Jenkins – District 6
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union city council
- Chuck Kennedy – District 2
- Lee Guio – District 3
- Scott Sakakihara - District 4
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BALLOT MEASURES
- Measure H: Oakland Unified School District – Vote YES
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Measure M: Berkeley Vacancy Tax – Vote YES
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Measure O: Emeryville Transfer Tax - Vote YES
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Measure Q: Oakland Social Housing – Vote YES
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Measure R: Oakland Gender Neutral Language – Vote YES
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Measure S: Oakland Non-Citizen Voting in School Board Races – Vote YES
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Measure T: Oakland Business Tax – Vote YES
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Measure U: Oakland Affordable Housing – Vote YES
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Measure V: Oakland Just Cause Protections – Vote YES
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Measure W: Oakland Public Financing – Vote YES
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Measure Z: Union City Sales Tax – Vote YES
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
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CONTRA COSTA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- Ken Carlson – District 4
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RICHMOND MAYOR
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RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
- Cesar Zepeda - District 2
- Doria Robinson – District 3
- Jamin Pursell – District 4
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SAN RAMON CITY COUNCIL
- Marisol Rubio – District 4
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PITTSBURG SCHOOL BOARD
- Yesenia Roman
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antioch city council
- Tamisha Torres-Walker - District 1
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concord city council
- Laura Nakamura – District 5
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EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL
PENINSULA & SOUTH BAY
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Kevin Mullin - Congressional District 15
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Anna Eshoo - Congressional District 16
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Zoe Lofgren - Congressional District 18
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State Assembly
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Diane Papan - District 21
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Alex Lee – District 24
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Ash Kalra – District 25
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Evan Low – District 26
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San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
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Charles Stone and Noelia Corzo – District 2 – DUAL ENDORSEMENT
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Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
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Sylvia Arenas - District 1
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San Jose Mayor
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Cindy Chavez – at-large
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NORTH CENTRAL
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Dr. Kermit Jones - Congressional District 3
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John Garamendi - Congressional District 8
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STATE SENATE
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Paula Villescaz – District 6
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Dave Jones – District 8
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STATE ASSEMBLY
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Eric Guerra – District 10
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Butte County
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Measure H: Chico Sales Tax for Public Services - Vote YES
NAPA COUNTY
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NAPA County Board of Supervisors
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Joelle Gallagher – District 1
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Anne Cottrell - District 3
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY
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Sacramento County Board of Supervisors
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Jaclyn Moreno – District 5
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Sacramento City Council
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Lisa Kaplan - District 1
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Karina Talamantes - District 3
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Caity Maple - District 5
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SACRAMENTO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD
- Tara Jeane – District 1
- Jasjit Singh – District 2
- Taylor Kayatta – District 6
SOLANO COUNTY
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Solano County Board of Supervisors
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Wanda Williams - District 3
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DIXON UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD
- Ian Arnold
- Julian Cuevas
- Lloyd McCabe
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FAIRFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- K Patrice Williams - District 1
- Doug Carr - District 3
- Doriss Panduro – District 5
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suisun city council
- Princess Washington
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VACAVILLE UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD
- Nancy Dunn - Area 1
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VALLEJO CITY COUNCIL
- Cassandra James - District 2
- Tara Beasley-Stansberry - District 5
NORTH COAST
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State Senate
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Mike McGuire – District 2
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State assembly
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Jim Wood – District 2
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Sara Aminzadeh - District 12 - DUAL ENDORSEMENT
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Damon Connolly - District 12 - DUAL ENDORSEMENT
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DEL NORTE COUNTY
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Del Norte County Board of Supervisors
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Susan Masten - District 5
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DEL NORTE COUNTY BALLOT MEASURES
- Measure U: Sales Tax Referendum – Vote NO
MARIN COUNTY
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Corte Madera Town Council
- Eli Beckman - at-large
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Corte Madera Town Council
- Steve Burdo - at-large
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San Rafael City Council
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Eli Hill – District 2
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novato city council
- Rachel Farac - District 2
- Pat Eklund – District 4
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MARIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
- Matt Sampson - Division 1
- Larry Bragman – Division 3
- Jed Smith – Division 4
MENDOCINO COUNTY
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MENDOCINO COUNTY BALLOT MEASURES
- Measure O: Library Sales Tax – Vote YES
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Ukiah Town Council
- Susan Sher – at-large
- Susan Sher – at-large
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FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL
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Lindy Peters
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Willits School Board
- Jennifer Sookne
SONOMA COUNTY
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HEALDSBURG CITY COUNCIL
- Chris Herrod - at-large
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ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
- Samantha Rodriguez - District 1
- Emily Sanborn – District 2
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santa rosa city council
- Mark Stepp - District 2
- Victoria Fleming – District 4
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SANTA ROSA BALLOT MEASURES
- Measure C: School Bond – Vote YES
- Measure G: School Bond – Vote YES
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SONOMA TOWN COUNCIL
- Thomas Deegan
- Patricia Farrar-Rivas
CENTRAL VALLEY
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Josh Harder – Congressional District 9
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State Senate
- Tim Robertson -District 4
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San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors
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Paul Canepa - District 2
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Stockton city council
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Sol Jobrak – District 1
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Tracy Mayor
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Nancy Young – at-large
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Tracy City Council
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Dan Arriola – at-large
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William Muetzenberg – at-large
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