Our Voter Guide.

See below for our official endorsement recommendations.

If a race is not listed, the Democratic Party has not taken a position in that race.

DEMOCRATIC ENDORSED CANDIDATES

Federal

Vice President 

Gov. Tim Walz

 

U.S. Senate

Rep. Adam Schiff

U.S. House of Representatives

Linda Sánchez – District 38
Joe Kerr – District 40
Derek Tran – District 45
Lou Correa – District 46
Dave Min – District 47
Mike Levin – District 49

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State

CA Senate

Josh Newman – District 37

CA Assembly

David Obrand – District 59

Blanca Pacheco – District 64

Sharon Quirk-Silva – District 67

Avelino Valencia – District 68

Jimmy Pham – District 70

Gary Kephart – District 71

Dom Jones – District 72

Cottie Petrie-Norris – District 73

Chris Duncan – District 74

Statewide Propositions

Prop. 2 – YES

Repair and upgrade local public schools

Prop. 3 – YES

Uphold California principles of equality and justice

Prop. 4 – YES

Protects drinking water, prevents wildfires

Prop. 5 – YES

Creates more affordable housing for families

Prop. 6 – YES

Involuntary servitude is slavery

Prop. 32 – YES

Raises minimum wage

Prop. 33 – YES 

Allows expanded rent control in California

Prop. 34 – No recommendation

Restricts political spending of drug revenue

Prop. 35  – YES

Protects patient access to health care

Prop. 36 – NO

Restarts failed costly war on drugs

Orange County – Board of Supervisors

Frances Marquez – District 1

Municipal Mayors

Costa Mesa

John Stephens – Mayor

Garden Grove

Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen – Mayor

Irvine

Tammy Kim – Mayor

Santa Ana

Valerie Amezcua – Mayor

Municipal City Council

Aliso Viejo

Jennifer Engle – City Council, District 1

Richard Hurt – City Council, District 3

Ross Chun – City Council, District 5

Anaheim

No Endorsement – City Council, District 1

Norma Campos Kurtz – City Council, District 4

Buena Park

Carlos Franco – City Council, District 2

Susan Sonne – City Council, District 3

Lamiya Hoque – City Council, District 4

Costa Mesa

Adam Ereth – City Council, District 1

Loren Gameros – City Council, District 2

Jeff Harlan – City Council, District 6

Cypress

Kyle Chang – City Council, District 3

Blaze Bhence – City Council, District 4

Fountain Valley

Glenn Grandis – City Council

Rudy Huebner – City Council

Fullerton

Jan Flory – City Council, District 2

Kitty Jaramillo – City Council, District 4

Garden Grove

Phillip Nguyen – City Council, District 2

Yesenia Muneton – City Council, District 5

Ariana Arestegui – City Council, District 6

Huntington Beach

Rhonda Bolton – City Council

Dan Kalmick – City Council

Natalie Moser – City Council

Regina Blankenhorn – City Clerk

Irvine

Melinda Liu – City Council, District 1

William Go – City Council, District 2

Jing Sun – City Council, District 3

Ayn Craciun– City Council, District 4

La Habra

Daren Nigsarian – City Council

Rose Espinoza – City Council

Carrie Surich – City Council

Newport Beach

Miles Patricola – City Council, District 7

Orange

Eugene Fields – City Treasurer

Placentia

Kenneth Stevenson – City Council, District 3

San Clemente

Angela Watts– City Council, District 3

Santa Ana

Thai Viet Phan – City Council, Ward 1

Jessie Lopez – City Council, Ward 3

Johnathan Ryan Hernandez – City Council, Ward 5

Stanton

Alyce Van – City Council, District 2

Tustin

Lee Fink – City Council, District 1

No Endorsement – City Council, District 2

Westminster

Carlos Manzo – City Council, District 2

Education Boards

Anaheim Union High School District

Dr. Jose Magcalas – Trustee, Area 3

Steve Blount – Trustee, Area 5

Capistrano Unified School District

Dr. Sherine Smith – Trustee – Area 3

Krista Castellanos – Trustee – Area 5

Centralia Elementary School District

Thomas Barraza – Trustee – Area 3

Fountain Valley School District

Steve Schultz – Trustee

Fullerton School District

James Cho – Trustee – Area 2

Vanesa Estrella – Trustee – Area 5

Fullerton Joint Unified High School District

Joanne Fawley – Trustee – Area 2

Garden Grove Unified School District

Teri Rocco – Trustee – Area 1

Walter Muneton – Trustee – Area 3

Irvine Unified School District

Cyril Yu – Trustee – Area 3

Connie Stone – Trustee – Area 5

Laguna Beach Unified School District

Jan Vickers – Trustee

La Habra School District

Minerva Gomez – Trustee

Justin Rodgers – Trustee

Newport-Mesa Unified School District

Leah Ersoylu – Trustee – Area 1

Carol Crane – Trustee – Area 3

Chris Kretzu – Trustee – Area 6

Ocean View School District

Gina Clayton-Tarvin – Trustee

Orange Unified School District

Ana Page – Trustee – Area 3

Sara Pelly – Trustee – Area 4

Stephen Glass, Ed.D. – Trustee – Area 7

Santa Ana Unified School District

No Endorsement – Trustee – Area 1

No Endorsement – Trustee – Area 3

Savana School District

Chris Brown – Trustee

Tustin Unified School District

Allyson M. Damikolas – Trustee – Area 1

Jonathan Stone – Trustee -Area 4

Westminster School District

David Johnson – Trustee – Area 1

Coast Community College District

Phu Nguyen – Trustee – Area 2

North Orange County Community College District

Kyle Miller – Trustee – Area 7

Rancho Santiago Community College District

Andrew Linares – Trustee – Area 3

David Crockett – Trustee – Area 5

Tina Arias Miller – Trustee – Area 7

South OC Community College District

Carolyn Inmon – Trustee – Area 1

Dr. Rocky Cifone – Trustee – Area 3

Ryan Dack – Trustee – Area 6

Propositions and Ballot Measures

Anaheim Union High School District

No Endorsement – Measure K Classroom Repair/Safety/Quality Education Measure

Buena Park School District

Support – Measure M School Safety, Renovation and  Construction Measure

Fullerton Joint Union HS District

Support – Measure L –  Local High School Improvement Measure

Fullerton School District

Support – Measure N – Repair, Upgrade and Safe Educational Facilities

Huntington Beach

Support – Amend Municipal Code re: Parent Guardian Book Review Board and Selection and Use of Library Materials.

Oppose – Charter Amendment Measure U, Environmental Protection

Irvine

Oppose – Recall of Tammy Kim (Irvine City Council)

La Habra

Support – Measure V, Emergency Services/Neighborhood Safety/Community Protection

Orange

Support Measure Z, Public Safety and City Services

Tustin

Oppose – Measure II, Term Limit Revisions

Rancho Santiago Community College District

Support – Measure G, Affordable Education, Career, Repair, Safety Measure

Water Boards & Special Districts

Buena Park Library District

Christian Quintero – Trustee – Area 4

Costa Mesa Sanitary Board

Nicole Wiltshire – Director – District 2

Rossmoor Community Services District

Mary Ann Remnet – Director
Nathan Searles – Director

 

Irvine Ranch Water District

Steve Allison – Trustee – Division 4

Orange County Water District

Nile Morgan – Trustee – Area 6

Municipal Water District of Orange County 

Dr. Frank Gomez – Division 6

Robert Ooten – Division 7

Santa Margarita Water District

Betty Olson – Trustee – Division 3

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