Each election, SEIU 1021 members endorse candidates who will stand with us as we fight to win strong contracts and protect working standards.

Winning for our members is important. We do this by volunteering in elections and contributing to our Committee on Political Education (COPE) funds.

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 3, 2026 election, and see our upcoming volunteer opportunities here.

STATEWIDE

• Governor – Xavier Becerra

• Lt. Governor - Fiona Ma

• Attorney General - Rob Bonta

• Insurance Commissioner - Jane Kim

• Secretary of State - Dr. Shirley Weber

• State Controller - Malia Cohen

• Superintendent of Public Instruction - Richard Barrera

• Treasurer - Eleni Kounalakis

• Board of Equalization

  • Nelson Esparza - District 1
  • Sally Lieber - District 2

STATE BALLOT MEASURES

• Proposition 2 - State spending limit changes – Vote YES
• Proposition 3 – Renew High-Earner Income Tax for Education Funding – Vote YES
• Proposition 4 - Allow Public Financing of Election Campaigns – Vote YES
• Proposition 5 – Recall Reform of State Officers – Vote YES
• Proposition 39 – Voter Identification, Citizenship Verification Initiative - Vote NO
• Proposition 40 – One Time Wealth Tax for Healthcare Initiative – NEUTRAL
• Proposition 41 – Prohibit Excluding New Taxes on from Spending Limits – NEUTRAL
• Proposition 42 – Prohibit New Taxes on Retirement Holdings & Savings – NEUTRAL
• Proposition 43 – 2/3 Vote Requirement for Local Special Tax Initiatives – Vote NO
• Proposition 44 – Spending Requirements for Federally Qualified Clinics – NEUTRAL

SAN FRANCISCO

• ​U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  • Connie Chan – Congressional District 11

• STATE ASSEMBLY

  • Matt Haney – District 17

• PUBLIC DEFENDER

  • ​Manohar Raju

• SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

  • #1 Gary McCoy | #2 Michael T. Nguyen – District 8
  • #1 DJ Brookter | #2 JR Eppler – District 10

• SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF Trustees

  • Slate: Leah LaCroix, Jeremy Lee, Bunny McFadden

• SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF EDUCATION

  • Slate: Virginia Cheung, Ryan Hazelton, Reina Tello

• LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES

  • Proposition A – Charter Changes Affecting Various City Departments and Commissions - Vote NO

  • Proposition B – Establishing a Municipal Finance Corporation and a Public Bank - Vote YES

  • Proposition C – Contributions to the Housing Fund - Vote YES

  • Proposition D – Changes to Ballot Measure Process - Vote NO

  • Proposition E – City Administrator’s Authority and Changes to City Contracting - Vote NO

  • Proposition F – Changes to Executive Branch Management - Vote NO

  • Proposition G – Allowing Private Vehicles on the Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park - Vote NO

  • Proposition H – Parcel Tax to Fund Public Muni Operations - Vote YES

  • Proposition I – Changes to Real Property Transfer Tax - Vote YES

  • Proposition J – Removal of Foreclosure Exemption for Real Property Transfer Tax - Vote YES

  • Prop RTM – Regional Transit Measure - Vote YES

EAST BAY

• U.s House of representatives
  • ​Aisha Wahab - Congressional District 14

• State ASSEMBLY

  • Buffy Wicks - District 14
  • Mia Bonta – District 18
  • Liz Ortega – District 20

• state senate

  • Scott Sakakihara – District 10

alameda county

• ALBANY CITY COUNCIL

  • ​Robin Lopez - At large
  • Aaron Tiedeman - At large

• Berkeley city council

  • Daria Wrubel - District 1
  • Igor Tregub - District 4
  • Syrak Micael - District 7

• Berkeley Rent Board 

  • Avery Arbaugh - At large
  • Ida Martinac - At large
  • Nathan Mizell - At large
  • Vylma Ortiz - At large
  • Derek Rodriguez - At large

• EMERYVILLE CITY COUNCIL

  • Corry Friedlowycz - At large

• Hayward city council

  • George Syrop - District 1

• Oakland city council

  • Barbara Lee - Mayor
  • Janani Ramachandran - District 4
  • Kevin Jenkins - District 6

• UNion city city council

  • Jaime Patino or Victor Lopez - District 2
  • Cheris Crocker-Root - District 3

• Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

  • • Linda Grainger - Area 2
    • Harris Mojadedi - Area 3
    • Hal Gin - Area 6

• Peralta Community College District

  • • Sandra Weese - Area 5

• hayward unified school District

  • • Joann Guzman - Area 2
    • Michelle Fernelius – Area 4

• oakland unified school District

  • • Jennifer Brouhard - District 2
    • Valarie Bachelor – District 6

• Local Ballot Measures

  • City of Berkeley
    • ​ Measure U – $300 million bond to retrofit city owned buildings – Vote YES
    • Measure V - 1/4 cent sales tax increase to raise $9-10 million/year - Vote YES
    • Measure W – Charter Amendment Measure to Amend Multiple Administrative Provisions - Vote YES
    • Measure X – Amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance - Vote YES
    • Measure Y – Initiative creating a Parcel Tax to Fund Arts Institutions and Programs - Vote YES
    • Measure Z – Iniative creating a Parcel Tax to Fund a Public Bank - Vote YES
    • Measure AA – Tax on sugar-sweetened beverages - Vote YES
  • City of Hayward
    • ​ Measure CC – Business license tax modernization to raise $13-16 million/year – Vote YES
  • City of Oakland 
    • ​Measure FF – Close foreclosure transfer tax loophole to raise $12-25 million/year – Vote YES
  • City of Union City
    • Measure II – Utility users tax increase to raise $6-7 million - Vote YES
  • City of Emeryville
    • ​Measure BB - Business license tax modernization to collect $12-13 million - Vote YES

contra costa county

• state assembly

  • Buffy Wicks  – District 14

  • Rebecca Bauer-Kahan – District 16

• RICHMOND MAYOR

  • Claudia Jimenez  

• El cerrito CITY COUNCIL

  • Carolyn Wisinger  – At large
  • Gabriel Quinto - At large

• antioch CITY COUNCIL

  • Tamisha Torres Walker  – District 1
  • Monica Wilson - District 4

• antioch school board

  • Brandon Dawkins  – Trustee Area 5

• concord CITY COUNCIL

  • DUAL: Robyn Kuslits & Dena Acosta Beere  – District 3
  • Laura Nakamura - District 5

• pinole city council

  • Tina Latham-Brown  – At large

• San pablo city council

  • Caden Cotton-Blake  – At large

• san ramon CITY COUNCIL

  • Marisol Rubio  – District 4

• Contra Costa Community College Board

  • Rebecca Barrett  – Ward 3
  • Cameron Sasai - Ward 1

• Local BALLOT MEASURE​

  • City of San Pablo 
    • Measure S- Rent stabilization and tenant protection - Vote YES

PENINSULA & SOUTH BAY

• state assembly

  • Marc Berman – District 23
  • Alex Lee – District 24
  • Ash Kalra – District 25
  • Patrick Ahrens – District 26

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

• ​SAN JOSE CITY COUNCIL​

  • Peter Ortiz – District 5
  • Gordon Chester - District 9

• mountain view CITY COUNCIL​

  • Eric Poicon - At large

• milpitas CITY COUNCIL​

  • Seema Kanani - At large

NORTH CENTRAL

• ​U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  • Ami Berra - Congressional District 3
  • Mike Thompson - Congressional District 4
  • Dr. Richard Pan – Congressional District 6
  • Mai Vang - Congressional District 7

• state assembly

  • Cecilia Aguiar-Curry - District 4
  • Maggy Krell - District 6
  • Amy Slavensky – District 7
  • Lori Wilson – District 11

• state senate

  • Angelique Ashby – District 8

NAPA COUNTY

• Napa City council

  • Mary Luros - District 3

SACRAMENTO COUNTY

• Board of Supervisors

  • Dr. Flojaune Cofer - District 1

• ​Los rios community college district

  • ​Devon Graves - TA 1
  • Oranit Limmaneeprasert - TA 2
  • DUAL: Deborah Ortiz and Zima Creason – TA 6

SOLANO COUNTY

• Board of Supervisors

  • Michael Silva – District 4

• ​Fairfield CITY COUNCIL​

  • Scott Tonneson- Mayor
  • K. Patrice Williams - District 1
  • Doug Carr – District 3
  • Doriss Panduro – District 5

• suisun city CITY COUNCIL​

  • Alma Hernandez- Mayor
  • Jenalee Dawson - At large
  • Princess Washington – At large

• vallejo CITY COUNCIL​

  • Brianna Rogers- District 4
  • Rebekah Truemper - District 5

• Napa valley community college district​

  • Eddy Ruiz – TA2
  • Emily Pastula - TA3
  • Cindy Johnson – TA4

• local ballot measure

  • City of Fairfield
    • Measure P - Vote YES

NORTH COAST

• House of Representatives

  • Mike McGuire – District 1
  • Mike Thompson – District 4

• State assembly

  • Chris Rogers - District 2
  • Jackie Elward – District 12

• State Senate

  • Damon Connolly- District 2

MARIN COUNTY

• Novato City Council

  • Rachel Farac – District 2
  • Dan Christian – District 4

• local BALLOT MEASURES

  • Marin County

    • Measure P- Vote YES

  • City of San Rafael

    • Measure W - Real Estate Transfer Tax for City Services - Vote YES

MENDOCINO COUNTY

• MENDOCINO COUNTY board of supervisors

  • Buffy Bourassa- District 3​

SONOMA COUNTY

• SONOMA COUNTY Board of Supervisors

  • Joanna Paun – District 2
  • Melanie Bagby – District 4

• SONOMA COUNTY Board of education

  • Caitlin Quinn - District 2​

• santa rosa city council

  • Mark Stapp – District 2
  • Melanie Jones-Carter – District 4

• rohnert park city council

  • Susan Hollingsworth Adams – District 5

• petaluma city council

  • Janice Cader Thompson – District 1
  • Brent Newell – District 2
  • Eric Vazquez – District 3

• healdsburg city council

  • Chris Herrod – District 4

• Local ballot measures

  • ​Measure H - Parks for All – Sales Tax Renewl for County Parks - Vote YES
  • Measure K - Vote YES
  • Measure L - Vote YES

CENTRAL VALLEY

• state assembly

  • Rhodesia Ransom - District 13

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

• Tracy city council

  • Dan Arriola - Mayor
  • Robin Cole - District 1
  • Ametrius Sidney - District 3

• Lathrop CITY COUNCIL

  • Minnie Cotton-Diallo - Mayor
  • Shelita Jefferson - At large

• STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL

  • Tamica Small - District 1
  • Michael Blower - District 3