Endorsements

 

2024 Endorsements

 

Contact: Milk PAC Team at [email protected]

 

**Round 2**

Round 2 included the following races:

  • DCCC (Democratic County Central Committee)
  • San Francisco Superior Court Judge Seat 1
  • Congressional District 12 (East Bay; primary)
  • State and local measures

 

Thank you to the candidates who participated in the Round 2 endorsement process, and congratulations to those who received endorsements at our 11/21 General Membership meeting, and PAC recommendations at our 11/14 PAC meeting, as follows:

  • DCCC (Democratic County Central Committee)
    • Assembly District 17
      • Labor and Working Families (LWF) Slate
        • John Avalos
        • Patrick Bell
        • Gloria Berry
        • Vick Chung
        • Peter Gallotta
        • Kristin Hardy
        • Jane Kim
        • Jeremy Lee
        • Anita Martinez
        • Michael Nguyen
        • Joshua Rudy Ochoa
        • Sal Rosselli
        • Sydney Simpson
        • Adolfo Velasquez
    • Assembly District 19
      • Labor and Working Families (LWF) Slate
        • Connie Chan
        • Queena Chen
        • Sandra Lee Fewer
        • Natalie Gee
        • Greg Hardeman
        • Frances Hsieh
        • Hene Kelly
        • Leah LaCroix
        • Gordon Mar
        • Mano Raju
  • San Francisco Superior Court Judge Seat 1: Michael Begert
  • Congressional District 12 (East Bay; primary): Lateefah Simon
  • State measures
    • CA Prop 1: No Recommendation
  • Local measures
    • Election of Members of the Board of Supervisors: Vote No
    • Gift Prohibitions and Reporting, Bribery, Ethics, Training, Incompatible Activities, and Amendment Process: No Position (no answer reached 60%)
    • Eighth Grade Algebra and SFUSD Math Curriculum: Vote No
    • Police Department Policies and Procedures and Use of Technology: Vote No
    • Substance Abuse Screening, Evaluation, and Treatment Requirements for CAAP Assistance: Vote No
    • Transfer Tax Exemption Conversion to Residential Use; Office Development Allocations: Vote No
    • Affordable Housing Bond: Vote Yes

 

Candidate interviews were held Sunday, November 12th, 12:30 - 4:30pm, at the Main Library of San Francisco, Mary Louise Stong Conference Room (Floor 1), 100 Larkin St (Facebook event). Here's a recording of the interviews (there are no interviews for the first few minutes of the recording, which was during setup, and there’s a few breaks later on between interviews). Interview schedule and submitted candidate questionnaires are posted below.

 

Candidate / Measure representative Office / Measure Interview Time Questionnaire
       
Luis Zamora DCCC (Assembly District 17) 12:30 - 12:40 Questionnaire
       
Michael Begert San Francisco Superior Court Judge Seat 1 12:45 - 12:55 Questionnaire
       
Aaron Peskin Measure: Affordable Housing Bond 1 - 1:10 Questionnaire
       
Cyrus Hall Measure: Opposition to SFMTA Budget Charter Amendment 1:30 - 1:40 n/a
       
Labor and Working Families Slate DCCC (Assembly Districts 17 and 19) 2 - 2:25 *See below table*
       
Joe Sangirardi DCCC (Assembly District 17) 3 - 3:10 Questionnaire
       
Lateefah Simon (proxy: Bevan Dufty) Congressional District 12 (East Bay; primary) 3:15 - 3:25 Questionnaire
       
Denard Ingram
Congressional District 12 (East Bay; primary) 3:30 - 3:40 Questionnaire
       
ACLU NorCal Measure: Opposition to Police Department Policies and Procedures and Use of Technology November PAC n/a
       
Michael Chen Measure: More Housing & Revitalized Downtown (Transfer Tax Exemption Conversion to Residential Use; Office Development Allocations) November PAC Questionnaire

 

Labor and Working Families Slate (DCCC) Questionnaires

Slate questionnaire

Assembly District 17:

John Avalos

Patrick Bell

Gloria Berry

Vick Chung

Peter Gallotta

Kristin Hardy

Jane Kim

Jeremy Lee

Anita Martinez

Michael Nguyen

Joshua Rudy Ochoa

Sal Rosselli

Sydney Simpson

Adolfo Velasquez

 

Assembly District 19:

Connie Chan

Queena Chen

Sandra Lee Fewer

Natalie Gee

Greg Hardeman

Frances Hsieh

Hene Kelly

Leah LaCroix

Gordon Mar

Mano Raju

 

 

**Round 1**

Round 1 included the following races:

  • US President
  • US Senate (one CA seat)
  • Congressional Districts 11 and 15
  • CA Senate Districts 7 (East Bay) and 11
  • CA Assembly Districts 17 and 19
  • San Francisco Board of Supervisors Districts 1 and 5
  • Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 4

 

Thank you to the candidates who participated in the Round 1 endorsement process, and congratulations to those who received endorsements at our 10/17 General Membership meeting, and PAC recommendations at our 10/10 PAC meeting, as follows:


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There was no endorsement or recommendation for CA Assembly District 19.

 

Candidate interviews were held Sunday, October 8th, 12:30 - 4:30pm, at the Main Library of San Francisco, Mary Louise Stong Conference Room (Floor 1), 100 Larkin St (Facebook event). Here's a recording of the interviews (there are no interviews for the first few minutes of the recording, which was during setup, and there’s a half-hour break toward the end). Interview schedule and submitted candidate questionnaires are posted below.

 

Candidate (Proxy) Office (Election Month--all March races are primaries) Interview Time Questionnaire
       
Dean Preston San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 5 (November '24) 12:30 - 12:40 Questionnaire
       
Connie Chan San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 1 (November '24) 12:45 - 12:55 Questionnaire
       
Jesse Arreguin CA Senate District 7 (East Bay; March '24) 1 - 1:10 Questionnaire
       
David Lee CA Assembly District 19 (March '24) 1:15 - 1:25 Questionnaire
       
Scott Wiener (Erik Mebust) CA Senate District 11 (March '24) 1:30 - 1:40 Questionnaire
       
Barbara Lee US Senate (March '24) 1:45 - 1:55 Questionnaire
       
Jennifer Esteen Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 4 (March '24) 2 - 2:10 Questionnaire
       
Kevin Mullin (Daniel Vainish) Congressional District 15  (March '24) 2:15 - 2:25 Questionnaire
       
Adam Schiff US Senate (March '24) 2:30 - 2:40 Questionnaire
       
Jovanka Beckles CA Senate District 7 (East Bay; March '24) 2:45 - 2:55 Questionnaire
       
Jen Nossokoff San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 1 (November '24) 3 - 3:10 Questionnaire
       
Catherine Stefani CA Assembly District 19  (March '24) 3:45 - 3:55 Questionnaire
       
Bianca Von Krieg Congressional District 11  (March '24) 4 - 4:10 Questionnaire
       
Matt Haney CA Assembly District 17  (March '24)   Questionnaire

 

Oakland School Board District 5 November 2023 special election candidate questionnaires:

Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez (endorsed by Club at September General Membership Meeting)

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