Nov 5, 2024, General Election Endorsements

We are excited to announce the Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club’s (ELDC) official endorsements for the November 5, 2024 election! The ELDC PAC and Board interviewed candidates and reviewed the SF Democratic Party questionnaires. Members voted to approve the PAC’s recommendations, and we are excited to share our finalized endorsements below.

For questions, please contact Selina Sun, President info@edleedems.org

Updated Sept 9, 2024

🏛️ CA State Offices:

• CA State Senator (SD-11) – Scott Wiener
• CA State Assembly (AD-17) – Matt Haney
• CA State Assembly (AD-19) – Catherine Stefani

📜 CA State Ballot Measure:

• ✅ Yes on Proposition 2: Authorizes Bonds for Public School and Community College Facilities
• ✅ Yes on Proposition 3: Constitutional Right to Marriage
• ✅ Yes on Proposition 4: Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate Risks
• ❌ No on Proposition 5: Allows Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval
• ✅ Yes on Proposition 6: Eliminates Constitutional Provision Allowing Involuntary Servitude for Incarcerated Persons
• ⚪ No Endorsement on Proposition 32: Raises Minimum Wage
• ❌ No on Proposition 33: Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
• ✅ Yes on Proposition 34: Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers
• ✅ Yes on Proposition 35: Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal Health Care Services
• ✅ Yes on Proposition 36: Allows Felony Charges and Increases Sentences for Certain Drug and Theft Crimes

🏙️ SF Local Offices:

• Mayor:
  • #1 choice: London Breed
  • #2 choice: Mark Farrell
• District Attorney: Brooke Jenkins
• City Attorney: David Chiu
• Sheriff: Paul Miyamoto
• Treasurer: Jose Cisneros
• District 1 Supervisor: Marjan Philhour
• District 3 Supervisor: Danny Sauter
• District 5 Supervisor: Bilal Mahmood
• District 7 Supervisor: Matt Boschetto
• District 9 Supervisor:
  • #1 choice: Trevor Chandler
  • #2 choice: Roberto Hernandez
• District 11 Supervisor: Michael Lai
• Board of Education (vote for all 4):
  • Parag Gupta, Jamie Huling, John Jersin, Supriya Ray
• Community College Board (vote for all 4):
  • Ruth Ferguson, Heather McCarty, Luis Zamora, Aliya Chisti
• BART District 7: No Endorsement
• BART District 9: Joe Sangirardi

📋 SF Local Ballot Measures:

• ✅ Yes on Proposition A: Schools Improvement and Safety Bond
• ✅ Yes on Proposition B: Community Health and Medical Facilities, Street Safety, Public Spaces, and Shelter to Reduce Homelessness Bond
• ❌ No on Proposition C: Inspector General
• ✅ Yes on Proposition D: City Commissions and Mayoral Authority
• ❌ No on Proposition E: Creating a Task Force to Recommend Changing, Eliminating, or Combining City Commissions
• ✅ Yes on Proposition F: Police Staffing and Deferred Retirement
• ❌ No on Proposition G: Funding Rental Subsidies for Affordable Housing Developments Serving Low Income Seniors, Families, and Persons with Disabilities
• ✅ Yes on Proposition H: Retirement Benefits for Firefighters
• ⚪ No Endorsement on Proposition I: Retirement Benefits for Nurses and 911 Operators
• ✅ Yes on Proposition J: Funding Programs Serving Children, Youth, and Families
• ❌ No on Proposition K: Permanently Closing the Upper Great Highway to Private Vehicles to Establish a Public Open Recreation Space
• ❌ No on Proposition L: Additional Business Tax on Transportation Network Companies and Autonomous Vehicle Businesses to Fund Public Transportation
• ✅ Yes on Proposition M: Changes to Business Taxes
• ❌ No on Proposition N: First Responder Student Loan and Training Reimbursement Fund
• ✅ Yes on Proposition O: Supporting Reproductive Rights