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The Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club is proud to announce our endorsements for November 6, 2018 election!
National Candidate Endorsements
- U.S. Senator – Dianne Feinstein (incumbent)
- Congresswoman, CD 12 – Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)
- Congresswoman, CD 14 – Jackie Speier (incumbent)
State Candidate Endorsements
- Governor – Gavin Newsom
- Lieutenant Governor – Eleni Kounalakis
- Attorney General – Xavier Becerra (incumbent)
- State Controller – Betty Yee (incumbent)
- State Treasurer – Fiona Ma
- Secretary of State – Alex Padilla (incumbent)
- Insurance Commissioner – Ricardo Lara
- Superintendent of Public Instruction – Tony Thurmond
- Board of Equalization, District 2 – Malia Cohen
- State Assemblyman, AD 17 – David Chiu (incumbent)
- State Assemblyman. AD 19 – Phil Ting (incumbent)
Local Candidate Endorsements
- Assessor-Recorder – Carmen Chu
- Public Defender – Jeff Adachi
- Board of Supervisors
- District 2 – Catherine Stefani
- District 4 (Dual Endorsement): Jessica Ho & Trevor McNeil
- District 6 (Dual Endorsement): Christine Johnson & Sonja Trauss
- District 8 – Rafael Mandelman
- District 10 (Dual Endorsement): Theodore Ellington & Shamann Walton
- Board of Education – 3 seats
- Community College Board – 3 seats
- Thea Selby (incumbent)
- Victor Olivieri
- No Endorsement for 3rd seat
- BART Board, District 8 – Melanie Nutter
State Ballot Measures
- Prop 1 – Authorizes bonds to fund specified housing assistance programs. – Yes
- Prop 2 – Authorizes bonds to fund existing housing program for the mentally ill. – Yes
- Prop 3 – Authorizes bonds to fund projects for water supply and quality, wildlife, and groundwater sustainability and storage. – Yes
- Prop 4 – Authorizes bonds funding construction at hospitals providing children’s health care. – Yes
- Prop 5 – Changes requirements for certain property owners to transfer their property tax base to replacement property. – No
- Prop 6 – Eliminates certain road repair and transportation funding. Requires certain fuel taxes and vehicle fees be approved by the electorate. – No
- Prop 7 – Conforms CA Daylight Saving Time to federal law. – Yes
- Prop 8 – Regulates amounts outpatient kidney dialysis clinics charge for dialysis treatment. – Yes
- Prop 9 – Removed from ballot July 18, 2018 by CA Supreme Court. – N/A
- Prop 10 – Expands local governments’ authority to enact rent control on residential property. – No
- Prop 11 – Requires private-sector emergency ambulance employees to remain on-call during work breaks. – No Position
- Prop 12 – Establishes new standards for confinement of specified farm animals. – Yes
Local Ballot Measures
- Prop A – Embarcadero Seawall Earthquake Safety Bond – Yes
- Prop B – City Privacy Guidelines – No
- Prop C – Additional Business Taxes to Fund Homeless Services – No
- Prop D – Additional Tax on Cannabis Businesses – No
- Prop E – Partial Allocation of Hotel Tax for Arts and Cultural Purposes – Yes