Endorsements for the 2016 November Election
Below you'll find the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter endorsements for federal, state, and local candidates and ballot measures in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
For more information on U.S. Elections see the Sierra Club Voter Guide (for the Presidency and the U.S. House and Senate).
For more about local candidate endorsements in pdf format, see the Chapter's Election Insights Newsletter.
President
Vice President
U.S. Senate
U.S. Congress
- CA District 12 : Nancy Pelosi
- CA District 14 : Jackie Speier
- CA District 17 : Mike Honda
- CA District 18 : Anna Eshoo
- CA District 19 : Zoe Lofgren
State Propositions
- Proposition 56 (Cigarette Tax) : YES
- Proposition 58 (End Bilingual Restriction) : YES
- Proposition 59 (Resolution to Overturn Citizens United) : YES
- Proposition 67 (End Plastic Bags) : YES
California State Legislature
- Senate District 11 : Jane Kim
- Senate District 13 : Jerry Hill
- Senate District 15 : Jim Beall
- Senate District 17 : Bill Monning
- Assembly District 19 : Phil Ting
- Assembly District 22 : Kevin Mullin
- Assembly District 24 : Vicki Veenker
- Assembly District 25 : Kansen Chu
- Assembly District 27 : Ash Kalra
- Assembly District 29 : Mark Stone
Santa Clara County City Councils
- Campbell : Donald Young
- Cupertino : David Fung, Rod Sinks
- Gilroy : Tom Fisher, Dan Harvey, Fred Tovar
- Los Altos : Jan Pepper, Jeannie Bruins
- Los Altos Hills : Peter Evans, Roger Spreen
- Milpitas Mayor : Carmen Montano
- Milpitas : Gunawan Alisantosa, Mark Tiernan
- Morgan Hill : Rene Spring
- Mountain View : John McAlister, Chris Clark, Lisa Matichak, Margaret Abe-Koga
- Palo Alto : Arthur Keller, Lydia Kou, Liz Kniss, Greer Stone
- San Jose District 2 : Sergio Jimenez
- San Jose District 6 : Helen Chapman
- Santa Clara Seat 4 : Raj Chahal
- Santa Clara Seat 6 : Suds Jain
- Santa Clara Seat 7 : Teresa O'Neill
- Saratoga : Manny Cappello, Dede Smullen
- Sunnyvale Seat 6 : Nancy Smith
- Sunnyvale Seat 7 : Tara Martin-Milius
San Mateo County City Councils
- Daly City : Dana Smith, Glenn Sylvester
- Half Moon Bay : Adam Eisen, Harvey Rarback
- Menlo Park : Ray Mueller
- Pacifica : Dierdre Martin
County Ballot Measures
- Santa Clara County Measure A ($950 Million Affordable Housing Bonds): YES
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Measure B (30 year sales tax extension): NO
- San Mateo County Measure K (Sales tax extension benefiting Parks & Affordable Housing): YES
City Ballot Measures
- Pacifica Measure W (Quarry Development Entitlement) : NO
- Cupertino Measure D (Vallco Specific Plan) : NO
- Gilroy Measure H (Setting Urban Boundary) : YES
- Milpitas Measure I (Prolonging Urban Boundary Ordinance) : YES
- Milpitas Measure J (Prolonging Hillside Ordinance) : YES
- Milpitas Measure K (Require 2/3 Vote to Rezone Parks) : YES
- Santa Clara Measure R (Require 2/3 Vote to Sell or Lease Open Space & Parks) : YES
Special District Boards/Councils
- Santa Clara Open Space Authority District 4 : Dorsey Moore
- San Mateo County Harbor District 2 Year Term : Ed Larenas
- San Mateo County Harbor District 4 Year Term : Sabrina Brennan
- Montara Water and Sanitary District: Scott Boyd, Kathryn Slater-Carter
- Midcoast Community Council 2 Year Term : Barbra Mathewson
For more about local candidate endorsements in pdf format, see the Chapter's Election Insights Newsletter.
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Page Updated: Friday, October 7, 2016