*Club endorsements are voted on by members of San Diego Democrats for Equality. They do not equal endorsements made by the county or state party. County and state party endorsements are made separately. “Qualified” ratings may be given to candidates who do not meet at least a 60% threshold of voting club members, however are deemed supportable by the club. “Unacceptable” ratings may be given in the event that the candidate has a poor position or record on one or more critical issues, and/or the candidate has demonstrated a lack of responsiveness or sensitivity to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
MARCH 3, 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION
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U.S. President
Bernie Sanders OR Elizabeth Warren | For this contest, these candidates have been rated “qualified.”
Also, for this contest, we have rated Donald Trump as UNACCEPTABLE
U.S. Congressional Districts
U.S. House, District 49: Mike Levin
U.S. House, District 50: Ammar Campa-Najjar
U.S. House, District 52: Scott Peters
U.S. House, District 53 (vote for 1): Georgette Gomez OR Sara Jacobs | For this contest, these candidates have been rated “qualified”
California State Senate
State Senate, District 39: Toni Atkins
California State Assembly
State Assembly, District 71: Elizabeth Lavertu
State Assembly, District 76: Tasha Boerner Horvath
State Assembly, District 77: Brian Maienschein
State Assembly, District 78: Chris Ward
State Assembly, District 79: Dr. Shirley Weber
State Assembly, District 80: Lorena Gonzalez
County Democratic Central Committee
(by Assembly District)
For these contests, six (6) candidates are elected from each Assembly District to serve on the San Diego County Democratic Party’s Central Committee. We have listed members of our club who are running. Some contests may have more club members running than the eligible seats available. You may only vote for up to six (6) candidates. Club officers and board members are in bold.
Assembly District 71: Ryan Darsey, James Elia, Robert Grand, Christina Perry, Marilyn Riley
Assembly District 75: Javier Alvarado, Theresa “Terry” Corrales, Gibhran Jiminez, Nicole Leeds, Val Macedo
Assembly District 76: Kyle Bright, Bill Fowler, Megan Ley, Val Macedo Jr.
Assembly District 77 (vote for up to 6): Ryan Trabuco, Melinda Vasquez, Indroneal Banerjee, Lauren Bier, Esther “Sunny” Escovedo, Terry Norwood, Ria Otero
Assembly District 78 (vote for up to 6): Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, Zach Bunshaft, Bernadette Butkiewicz, Chyann-Marie Cox, Sarah Davis, Kevin Lourens, Jonathan “Cody” Petterson, Huy “Jean-Huy” Tran, Codi Vierra
Assembly District 79 (vote for up to 6): Evlyn Andrade, Brandon Coopersmith, Jesus Cardenas, Nidia Casteneda, Temika Cook, Andrea Beth Damsky, Jehoan Espinoza, Kathryn Meyer, David Myers, Steve Padilla, Shane Parmely, Dan Shook-Castillo
Assembly District 80 (vote for up to 6): Angelica “Angel” Godinez, Genoveva Aguilar, Brenda Aguirre Arnold, David Alvarez, Victoria Barba, Kelvin Barrios, Kate Bishop, Andrea Cardenas, Nathan Fletcher, Cathie Hyatt, Sara Kent, Rafael Perez
Judicial Offices
Office 18: Roberta Winston
Office 22: Alana Wong Robinson
Office 30: Tim Nader
Office 36: Michelle Ialeggio | For this contest, we have rated Shawn McMillan as UNACCEPTABLE
San Diego County Offices
County Supervisor, District 1: Nora Vargas
County Supervisor, District 2: Kenya Taylor | For this contest, we have rated Manny Rodriguez as UNACCEPTABLE
County Supervisor, District 3 (vote for 1): Olga Diaz OR Terra Lawson-Remer | For this contest, these candidates have been rated “qualified”
Local Educational Offices
County Board of Education, District 1: Gregg Robinson
County Board of Education, District 2: Guadalupe Gonzalez
San Diego Community College Board, District B: Bernie Rhinerson
San Diego Community College Board, District D: Mary Graham
San Diego Unified, District A (vote for 1): Stephen Groce OR Sabrina Bazzo | For this contest, these candidates have been rated “qualified”
San Diego Unified, District D: Richard Barrera
Local Municipal Offices
San Diego Mayor: Todd Gloria
San Diego City Attorney: Mara Elliott
San Diego City Council, District 1 (vote for 1): Joe LaCava OR Will Moore | For this contest, these candidates have been rated “qualified”
San Diego City Council, District 3: Stephen Whitburn
San Diego City Council, District 5: Marni Von Wilpert
San Diego City Council, District 7: Raul Campillo
San Diego City Council, District 9: Kelvin Barrios
Chula Vista City Council, District 3: Steve Padilla
Chula Vista City Council, District 4: Andrea Cardenas
Carlsbad City Council, District 1: Cori Schumacher
State and Local Ballot Measures
Proposition 13: Support
Measure B (San Diego County): Oppose
Measure C (City of San Diego): Support
Measure D (City of San Diego): Support
Measure E (City of Chula Vista): Support