November 2018 Endorsements

*Updated with preliminary election results on November 7, 2018*

The following are the Sierra Club's endorsements for candidates and measures on the ballot in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Franscico Counties in the November 6, 2018 election.

Read more about our endorsement process here.

Federal Races:

U.S. Congress

• Jared Huffman, District 2 – WON
• Mike Thompson, District 5 – WON
• Jerry McNerney, District 9 – WON
• Mark DeSaulnier, District 11 – WON
• Nancy Pelosi, District 12 – WON
• Barbara Lee, District 13 – WON
• Jackie Speier, District 14 – WON
• Eric Swalwell, District 15 – WON
• Ro Khanna, District 17 – WON

State Races:

State Ballot Measures

• YES on Proposition 1: Affordable housing bond – PASSED
• NO on Proposition 3: A fiscally irresponsible approach to California's water problems – FAILED
• NO on Proposition 6: To roll back transportation and transit funding – FAILED
• YES on Proposition 10: Rent control initiative – FAILED
• YES on Proposition 12: Phase out extreme methods of farm animal confinement – PASSED

Statewide Offices

• Governor: Gavin Newsom – WON
• Attorney General: Xavier Becerra – WON
• Secretary of State: Alex Padilla – WON
• Controller: Betty Yee – WON
• Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara – WON
• Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond – WON

State Assembly

See Sierra Club California for State Assembly endorsements outside the SF Bay Chapter area.

• Marc Levine, District 10 – WON
• Jovanka Beckles, District 15 – LOST
• Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, District 16 – WON
• David Chiu, District 17 – WON
• Rob Bonta, District 18 – WON
• Phil Ting, District 19 – – WON
• Kansen Chu, District 25 – WON

State Senate

See Sierra Club California for State Senate endorsements outside the SF Bay Chapter area.

• Mike McGuire, District 2 – WON
• Bob Wieckowski, District 10 – WON

Regional and County Races:

Regional Ballot Measure:

• Measure FF: funding for Regional Parks in western Alameda and Contra Costa counties — without increasing taxes – PASSED

Marin County District Attorney

• Anna Pletcher – LOST

City Races:

Alameda Mayor

• Frank Matarrese – LOST

Alameda City Council

• John Knox White – WON
• Jim Oddie – LOST

Albany City Council

• Rochelle Nason – WON

Berkeley Ballot Measures

• YES on Prop O: Affordable Housing Bond – PASSED
• YES on Prop P: Property Transfer Tax for Homeless Services – PASSED
• YES on Prop R: Vision 2050 for a Safe, Vibrant, and Resilient Berkeley – PASSED

Berkeley City Council

• Igor Tregub, District 1 – LOST
• Kate Harrison, District 4 – WON
• Lori Droste, District 8 – WON

Dublin Mayor

• Arun Goel – LOST

Dublin City Council

• Bobby Khullar – LOST

El Cerrito City Council

• Gabriel Quinto – WON
• Janet Abelson – WON

Emeryville City Council

• Scott Donahue – WON
• Dianne Martinez – WON

Fremont City Council

• Jenny Kassan – WON

Hayward City Council

• Sara Lamnin – WON
• Didacus Ramos – LOST

Hayward Mayor

• Barbara Halliday – WON

Livermore City Council

• Bob Woerner – WON

Moraga Town Council

• Michael McCluer – LOST
• David Trotter – WON

Oakland City Council

• Abel Guillen, District 2 – LOST
• Sheng Thao, District 4 – WON
• Pamela Harris, District 4 – LOST

Oakland Mayor

• Libby Schaaf – WON

Richmond City Council

• Eduardo Martinez – WON
• Ada Recinos – LOST
• Cesar Zepeda – LOST

San Franciso Ballot Measures

• YES on Prop A: Embarcadero Seawall Earthquake Safety Bond – PASSED
• YES on Prop C: Additional Business Taxes to Fund Homeless Services – PASSED
• YES on Prop E: Partial Allocation of Hotel Tax for Arts and Cultural Purposes – PASSED

San Francisco Board of Supervisors

• Gordon Mar, District 4 – WON
• Matt Haney, District 6 – WON
• Rafael Mandelman, District 8 – WON
• Tony Kelly, District 10 – LOST

San Francisco Community College Board

• Brigitte Davila – WON
• John Rizzo – WON
• Thea Selby – WON

San Leandro City Council

• Lee Thomas, District 3 – LOST
• Corina Lopez, District 5 – WON

San Leandro Mayor

• Pauline Cutter – WON

San Ramon City Council

• Sabina Zafar – WON

Sausalito Town Council

• Susan Cleveland-Knowles – WON

Union City Council

• Harris Mojadedi – LOST

Special District Races:

AC Transit

• Elsa Ortiz, Ward 3 – WON

BART Board

• Robert Raburn, District 4 – WON
• Anu Natarajan, District 6 – LOST
• Janice Li, District 8 – WON

Diablo Water District Board

• Paul Seger – WON
• Kenneth Crockett – WON
• Howard Hobbs – BEHIND IN CLOSE RACE

East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors

• Marguerite Young, Ward 3 – WON
• Andy Katz, Ward 4 – WON

East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors

• Dennis Waespi, Ward 3 – WON
• Colin Coffey, Ward 7 – WON

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District Board of Directors

• Megan Clark – WON
• Crystal Yezman – WON

Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors

• Larry Bragman – WON
• Jack Gibson – WON
• Cynthia Koehler – WON

North Marin Water District Board of Directors

• Rick Fraites – WON
• Tina McMillan – LOST

Oro Loma Sanitary District

• Timothy Becker – LOST
• Rita Duncan – WON
• Fred Simon – WON

West County Wastewater District

• Leonard McNeil – WON
• Cheryl Sudduth – WON

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