Election 2022 – 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 8, 2022!
If you need to register to vote, you can do it here: registertovote.ca.gov
Building Trades Families Endorse:*
Federal Candidates:
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla 49th Congressional District Mike Levin 50th Congressional District Scott Peters 51st Congressional District Sara Jacobs 52nd Congressional District Juan Vargas
State Candidates
Governor Gavin Newsom Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Secretary of State Shirley Weber Attorney General Rob Bonta Controller Malia Cohen Treasurer Fiona Ma Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond State Senate, 18th District Steve Padilla State Senate, 38th District Catherine Blakespear State Senate, 40th District Joseph Rocha State Assembly, 74th District Chris Duncan State Assembly, 76th District Brian Maienschein State Assembly, 77th District Tasha Boerner-Horvath State Assembly, 78th District Chris Ward State Assembly, 79th District Akilah Weber State Assembly, 80th District No recommendation
San Diego County Candidates
County Board of Supervisors, District 4 Nathan Fletcher County Board of Supervisors, District 5 Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson Assessor/Recorder/Clerk Barbara Bry Sheriff Kelly Anne Martinez County Superior Court, Office No. 35 Rebecca Kanter County Superior Court, Office No. 36 Pete Singer County Board of Education, 3rd District Alicia Munoz County Board of Education, 5th District Rick Shea Carlsbad Unified School District, Trustee Area No. 5 Kathy Rallings Chula Vista Elementary School District Seat 1 Francisco Tamayo Chula Vista Elementary School District Seat 3 Leslie Bunker Chula Vista Elementary School District Seat 5 Cesar Fernandez Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Board, Trustee Area 1 Desiree Klaar Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Board, Trustee Area 2 Debbie Justeson Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College Board, Trustee Area 5 Brad Monroe Oceanside Unified School District, Trustee Area No. 1 Nancy Licona Palomar Community College, Trustee Area 1 Judy Patacsil Palomar Community College, Trustee Area 4 Kartik Raju Palomar Community College, Trustee Area 5 Norma Miyamoto San Diego Community College District, District A Maria Nieto-Senour San Diego Community College District, District C Craig Milgrim San Diego Community College District, District E Geysil Arroyo San Diego Unified School District, District B Shana Hazan San Diego Unified School District, District C Cody Petterson South Bay Union School District, Area No. 1 Kelly Leiker South Bay Union School District, Area No. 2 Jose Lopez Euguino Southwestern Community College, District 4 Mae Case Southwestern Community College, District 5 Don Dumas Sweetwater Union High School District - Trustee Area No. 1 Arturo Solis Sweetwater Union High School District - Trustee Area No. 3 Elva Lopez-Zepeda Sweetwater Union High School District - Trustee Area No. 5 Marti Emerald Vista Unified School District, Trustee Area No. 2 Rena Marrocco Vista Unified School District, Trustee Area No. 3 Martha Alvarado City of Carlsbad - City Council, District 1 Sam Ward City of Carlsbad - City Council, District 3 Priya Bhat-Patel City of Chula Vista - Mayor Ammar Campa Najjar City of Chula Vista - City Council, District 1 Carolina Chavez City of Chula Vista - City Council, District 2 Jose Preciado City of Encinitas - Mayor Tony Kranz City of Escondido - Mayor Paul MacNamara City of Escondido - City Council, District 1 Consuelo Martinez City of Escondido - City Council, District 2 Jeff Griffith City of Imperial Beach - Mayor Paloma Aguirre ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! City of Imperial Beach - City Council, District 1 Jenn Crumley City of Imperial Beach - City Council, District 3 Anna Webb City of La Mesa - City Council (vote for two) Mejgan Afshan & Patricia Dillard City of Lemon Grove - City Council (vote for two) Jennifer Mendoza & Alysson Snow City of National City - Mayor Jose Rodriguez City of National City - City Council District 1 Luz Molina City of National City - City Council District 3 Ditas Yamane City of Oceanside - City Council, District 1 Eric Joyce City of Oceanside - City Council, District 2 Daniel Dominguez City of San Diego - City Council, District 2 Jennifer Campbell City of San Diego - City Council, District 4 Monica Montgomery Steppe City of San Diego - City Council, District 6 Kent Lee ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! DO NOT VOTE FOR Tommy Hough City of San Marcos - Mayor Randy Walton City of San Marcos - City Council, District 1 Maria Nuñez City of San Marcos -City Council, District 2 Jay Petrek City of Vista - Mayor Cipriano Vargas ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! City of Vista - City Council, District 4 Dan O'Donnell Helix Water District, Division 2 Andrea Beth Damsky Otay Water District, Division 3 Gary Croucher North County Fire Protection District Ross Pike Sweetwater Community Planning Shane Parmely Spring Valley Community Planning Chris Pearson
California State Propositions
**State Ballot Measure Endorsements Come From the CA Labor Federation. **Prop 1: Provides a state constitutional right to reproductive freedom, including the right to an abortion. YES **Prop 26: Legalizes sports betting at American Indian gaming casinos and licensed racetracks. No recommendation **Prop 27: Legalizes mobile sports betting. No recommendation **Prop 28: Provides additional funding for K-12 art and music education. YES Prop 30: Increases tax on income above $2 million for zero-emission vehicle projects & wildfire prevention programs YES **Prop 31: Upholds the ban on flavored tobacco sales. YES
Local Measures
Measure A: Cannabis Business Tax for County general fund purposes YES Measure B: Amends City of San Diego Municipal code to provide all city residents comparable waste management services YES Measure C: Removes 30-foot Height Limit in Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan Area YES Measure D: Preserves State infrastructure funding eligibility and allows PLAs for the City of San Diego YES ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN! Measure H: Allows for childcare services to be provided on dedicated parkland property No recommendation Measure U: San Diego Student Safety, Health, and School Repair Bond YES ⇐ KEY CAMPAIGN!
*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 & Construction Trades Council or the San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council.
**Double-asterisked endorsements are from the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO to which the San Diego Building & Construction Trades Council is affiliated, but are not direct endorsements of the Building Trades Council itself.
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