November 2020 Election – San Diego County
The San Diego Building & Construction Trades Council and its delegates have met with, interviewed, discussed, and endorsed key candidates and ballot initiatives for the next election. You can be certain that these candidates and ballot initiatives are important to the success of our unions, and the work we are able to do here in San Diego County. Please remember to VOTE on November 3, 2020!
If you need to register to vote, you can do it here: registertovote.ca.gov
Building Trades Families Endorse:*
Federal Candidates:
State Candidates
San Diego County Candidates
| County Board of Supervisors, District 3 |
Terra Lawson-Remer ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| County Superior Court, Office No. 30 |
Tim Nader |
| County Board of Education, 1st District |
Gregg Robinson |
| County Board of Education, 2nd District |
Guadalupe Gonzalez |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Board, Trustee Area 3 |
Julie Schorr |
| Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Board, Trustee Area 4 |
Elena Adams |
| Grossmont Union High School, Area 1 |
Chris Fite |
| Grossmont Union High School, Area 2 |
Elva Salinas |
| Palomar College Governing Board, District 2 |
Nina Deerfield |
| Palomar College Governing Board, District 3 |
Roberto Rodriguez |
| Palomar College Governing Board, District 4 |
Lee Dulgeroff |
| San Diego Community College District, District B |
Bernie Rhinerson |
| San Diego Community College District, District D |
Mary Graham |
| Southwestern Community College District, Seat No. 1 |
Griselda Delgado |
| Southwestern Community College District, Seat No. 3 |
Roberto Alcantar |
| San Diego Unified School District, District A |
Sabrina Bazzo |
| San Diego Unified School District, District E |
Sharon Whitehurst-Payne |
| Vista Unified School District - Trustee Area No. 1 |
Rosemary Smithfield |
| Vista Unified School District - Trustee Area No. 4 |
Cipriano Vargas |
| Vista Unified School District - Trustee Area No. 5 |
Julie Kelly |
| Grossmont Union High School District - Trustee Area No. 1 |
Chris Fite |
| Grossmont Union High School District - Trustee Area No. 2 |
Elva Salinas |
| Sweetwater Union High School District - Trustee Area No. 2 |
Adrian Aranciba |
| Sweetwater Union High School District - Trustee Area No. 4 |
Nicholas Segura Jr. |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District 2 |
Lucy Ugarte |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District 4 |
Kate Bishop |
| National School District (vote for 2) |
Michelle Gates & Rocina Lizarraga |
| City of Carlsbad - City Council, District 4 |
Teresa Acosta |
| City of Chula Vista - City Council, District 3 |
Steve Padilla |
| City of Chula Vista - City Council, District 4 |
Andrea Cardenas |
| City of El Cajon - City Council, District 2 |
Stephanie Harper |
| City of El Cajon - City Council, District 4 |
Estela De Los Rios |
| City of Encinitas - City Council, District 2 |
Kellie Hinze |
| City of Encinitas - Mayor |
Catherine Blakespear |
| City of Escondido - City Council, District 3 |
Don Greene |
| City of Imperial Beach - City Council, District 2 |
Mark West |
| City of Imperial Beach - City Council, District 4 |
Matthew Leyba-Gonzalez |
| City of La Mesa - City Council (vote for 2) |
Colin Parent & Jack Shu |
| City of Lemon Grove - City Council (vote for 2) |
David Arambula & George Gastil |
| City of Lemon Grove - Mayor |
Racquel Vasquez |
| City of National City - City Council (vote for 2) |
Marcus Bush & Jose Rodriguez |
| City of Oceanside - Mayor |
Rob Howard |
| City of Oceanside - City Council, District 4 |
Michelle Gomez |
| City of San Diego - Mayor |
Todd Gloria ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| City of San Diego - City Attorney |
Mara Elliott |
| City of San Diego - City Council, District 1 |
Will Moore ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| City of San Diego - City Council, District 3 |
Stephen Whitburn |
| City of San Diego - City Council, District 5 |
Marni Von Wilpert ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| City of San Diego - City Council, District 7 |
Raul Campillo ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| City of San Diego - City Council, District 9 |
Sean Elo |
| City of San Marcos - Mayor |
Chris Orlando |
| City of San Marcos - City Council, District 3 |
Alan Geraci |
| City of San Marcos - City Council, District 4 |
Neil Kramer |
| City of Vista - City Council, District 2 |
Liz Perez ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| City of Vista - City Council, District 3 |
Katie Melendez ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| Helix Water District - Division No. 3 |
Mark Gracyk |
| Helix Water District - Division No. 5 |
Vickie Butcher |
| Otay Water District - Division No. 4 |
Jose Lopez |
| Padre Dam Muni Water - Division No. 2 |
Suzanne Till |
| South Bay Irrigation - Division No. 2 |
Jose Cerda |
| South Bay Irrigation - Division No. 3 |
Jose Preciado |
| Vallecitos Water - Division No. 5 |
Tiffany Boyd Hodgson |
| Palomar Health - Division No. 6 |
Jeff Griffith |
California State Propositions
| Prop 15: Changes tax assessment of commercial & industrial property for public schools & local government services |
Vote YES ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| Prop 16: Authorizes California repeal of affirmative action (Proposition 209) |
Vote YES |
| Prop 17: Authorizes California voting rights restoration for persons on parole |
Vote YES |
| Prop 18: California voting for 17-year-olds |
Vote YES |
| Prop 19: Property Tax transfers, exemptions, and revenue for wildfire agencies and counties |
Vote YES |
| Prop 20: Restricts parole for non-violent offenders. Authorizes felony sentences for certain offenses currently treated as misdemeanors |
Vote NO |
| Prop 21: Expands local government's authority to enact rent control on residential property |
Vote NO |
| Prop 22: Changes employment classification rules for app-based transportation and delivery drivers |
Vote NO ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! |
| Prop 23: Authorizes state regulation of kidney dialysis clinics. Establishes minimum staffing and other requirements |
Vote YES |
| Prop 24: Authorizes consumer privacy laws |
No recommendation |
| Prop 25: Referendum to overturn 2018 law that replaced money bail system with a system based on public safety risk |
Vote YES |
Local Measures
| Measure A: San Diego Housing Bond |
Vote YES |
| Measure B: Citizens Review Board for Police Practices |
Vote YES |
| Measure E: Raise the Height Limit for Midway District |
Vote YES |
| Measure I: Imperial Beach Emergency Response and Vital Services Bond |
Vote YES |
*If there is a race or issue that does not appear on this webpage but is on your ballot, it means that the candidates or advocates for the issue did not seek or receive an endorsement from the San Diego Building Trades Council or the San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council.
Paid for by San Diego Building and Construction Trades Council Independent Expenditure PAC, 3737 Camino Del Rio South Ste. 202, San Diego, CA 92108. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office, or by any federal, state, or local candidate or candidate’s committee.