Vote June 7!
Local 21 Recommendations for the June 7, 2016 Election
Who we elect to local public office and which ballot measures win or lose has a direct impact on our jobs and our ability to provide the public with the top-quality services. Below you will find the official endorsement recommendations of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21. The endorsement process is democratic, nonpartisan and member-driven.
You can find additional endorsements at the California Labor Federation, San Francisco, South Bay, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin and San Mateo and other local Labor Council web sites.
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
Re-elect Hon. Candace Andersen, District 2
Elect Hon. Diane Burgis, District 3
Elect Hon. Anamarie Avila Farias, District 5
Alameda County, 18th Assembly District
Re-elect Sharon Ball* for the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
Hayward
City Council
Re-elect Elisa Marquez*
Elect Matt McGrath
Support: Measure C: Hayward Votes Together, increases voter turnout and saves the city money!
Support: Measure D: Maintain vital city services, extends current utility tax, no tax increase
South Bay
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Re-elect Supervisor Cindy Chavez
Re-elect Supervisor Dave Cortese
Re-elect Supervisor Joe Simitian
San Jose City Council
Elect Sergio Jimenez, District 2
Elect Helen Chapman and Erik Fong, District 6
Elect Josh Barousse, District 8
Support: Measure B – Maintain quality services for San Jose residents, ¼ cent sales tax call
San Francisco
Elect Hon. Jane Kim for CA State Senate, District 11
Elect Jo Elias Jackson* and Francis Hseih* for SF Democratic Central Committee
Elect Supervisors Mark Farrell, Malia Cohen and London Breed for SF Democratic Central Committee
Elect Reform the Democratic Party – Slate of candidates for the SF Democratic Central Committee
(List below)
Support: Proposition A: Public Health and Safety Bond
Oppose: Proposition B: Ballot box budgeting
Support: Proposition C: 25% of new housing must be affordable
Support: Proposition D: Civilian Investigation of all Police involved shootings
Support: Proposition E: Paid Sick Leave, technical changes
San Francisco Democratic Party
Elect Reform Candidates for SF Democratic County Central Committee, Assembly District 19
· Hon. Brigitte Davila – SF City College Trustee, SFSU professor in La Raza studies, AFT Local 2121 (brigittedavila.com)
· Hon. Sandra Fewer-SF School Board member (sandrafewer.com)
· Hene Kelly- incumbent, retired teacher (
· Leah LaCroix
· Hon. Eric Mar-Incumbent, District 1 Supervisor
· Myrna Melgar- Building Inspection Commissioner
· Hon. Norman Yee-District 7 Supervisor, former School Board member
Elect Reform Candidates for SF Democratic County Central Committee, Assembly District 17
· Alysabeth Alexander- VP of Politics for SEIU 1021
· Hon. Tom Ammiano-Former State Assemblymember, former Supervisor
· Hon. David Campos-Incumbent, District 9 Supervisor
· Petra DeJesus – incumbent, Police Commissioner, civil rights attorney
· Hon. Bevan Dufty- Incumbent, former District 8 Supervisor
· Jon Golinger-attorney, waterfront & land use activist,
· Dr. Pratima Gupta-OB/GYN, medical director
· Frances Hsieh*, former Aide to Carole Migden & Fiona Ma, IFPTE Local 21 member
· Hon. Jane Kim-District 6 Supervisor
· Hon. Rafael Mandelman*-Incumbent, City College Trustee, IFPTE Local 21 member
· Hon. Sophie Maxwell-former District 10 Supervisor
· Hon. Aaron Peskin-District 3 Supervisor
· Wade Woods-former editor of SF Post, African-American community activist
· Cindy Wu-Planning Commissioner
· Hon. John Burton, Chair, CA Democratic Party, former Assemblyman and Senator
Titles for identification purposes only.
If you have any questions or want to volunteer please contact Rachel Richman, Policy and Political Director at rrichman@ifpte21.org For more information visit www.ifpte21.org/content/political-action
*Current or former Local 21 members
5/23/16
