Endorsements

The Santa Clara County Democratic Party endorses candidates in local non-partisan races (city councils, school boards, etc). The Santa Clara County Democratic Party recommends voting for the following candidates and measures.

• November 2018 County and City Elections
  • Sheriff: John Hirokawa 
  • Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4: Susan Ellenberg, Don Rocha 
  • Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, District 6: Mike Potter 
  • San Jose City Council District 7: Maya Esparza 
  • San Jose City Council District 9: Kalen Gallagher 
  • Campbell City Council: Anne Ososkie Souza 
  • Cupertino City Council: Tara Sreekrishnan, Savita Vaidhyanathan, Darcy Paul 
  • Gilroy City Council: Peter Leroe-Munoz, Tom Fischer, Reid Lerner 
  • Los Altos City Council: Jean Mordo, Neysa Fligor 
  • Los Altos Hills Town Council: George Tyson, Kavita Tankha 
  • Los Gatos Town Council: Rob Rennie, Marico Sayoc
  • Milpitas Mayor: No Recommendation
  • Milpitas-City Council: Marsha Grilli, Karina Dominquez
  • Monte Sereno City Council: Javed Ellahie
  • Morgan Hill Mayor: Greg Sellers, Rich Constantine
  • Morgan Hill City Council District B: Yvonne Martinez Beltran
  • Morgan Hill City Council District D: Julie Makrai Hutcheson
  • Mountain View City Council: Lucas Ramirez, Pat Showalter, Ellen Kamei
  • Palo Alto City Council: Cory Wolbach, Alison Cormack
  • Santa Clara Mayor: Lisa Gillmor
  • Santa Clara City Council District 2: Nancy Biagini
  • Santa Clara City Council District 3: Srinivasan Sambathkumar (Sam Kumar)
  • Saratoga City Council: Anjali Kauser, Yan Zhao
  • Sunnyvale City Council Seat 1: Gustav Larsen
  • Sunnyvale City Council Seat 2: Josh Grossman
  • Sunnyvale City Council Seat 3: Mason Fong
• November 2018 School District Elections
  • Santa Clara County Board of Education:
    • Trustee Area 2: Kathleen King
    • Trustee Area 6: Peter Ortiz
    • Trustee Area 7: Claudia Rossi
  • San Jose Evergreen Community College District
    • Trustee Area 2: Paula Quintero
    • Trustee Area 4: Huong NguyenMilpitas Unified School District: No RecommendationMorgan Hill Unified School District
    • Trustee Area 4: No Recommendation
    • Trustee Area 5-Short Term: Angelica Diaz
  • Palo Alto Unified School District: Stacey Ashlund, Ken Dauber, Shounak Dharap
  • San Jose Unified School District
    • Trustee Area 2 (1 seat): Peter Allen, Helen Chapman, Jose Magana
    • Trustee Area 4: Brian Wheatley
  • Santa Clara Unified School District: Vickie Fairchild, Jodi Muirhead
  • Campbell Union High School District: Kristiina Arrasmith, Basil Saleh
  • East Side Union High School: Frank Biehl, Lorena Chavez, Kristin Rivers
  • Fremont Union High School District: Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Bill Wilson
  • Mountain View Los Altos High School District: Fiona Walter
  • Alum Rock Unified School District: Bruce Huynh, Ray Mueller, Andres Quintero
  • Berryessa Union School District: Thelma Boac, David Cohen, Hugo Jimenez
  • Cambrian Union School District: Jarod Middleton
  • Cupertino Union School District: Lori Cunningham, Jerry Liu
  • Evergreen School District: Patti Andrade, Marisa Hanson
  • Franklin-Mckinley School Board – short term: Maimona Afzal Berta
  • Los Altos Union School District: Vladimir Ivanovic, Bryan Johnson, Vaishali Sirkay
  • MV-Whisman School District: Devon Conley, Ellen Wheeler
  • Oak Grove School District
    • Trustee Area 2: Diego Martinez
    • Trustee Area 3: Jorge Pacheco
    • Trustee Area 5: No Recommendation
  • Sunnyvale School District: Jeff Arnett, Bridget
  • Watson Union School District: Steve Stout
• November 2018 Local Ballot Measures
  • Measure A (Santa Clara County) Continue existing 1/8 cent Sales tax — YES
  • Measure C (Los Altos) General Plan Amendment – NO
  • Measure F (Palo Alto) Healthcare Measure – YES
  • Measure T (San Jose) Disaster Preparedness, Public Safety and Infrastructure Bond — YES
  • Measure V (San Jose) Affordable Housing Bond — YES
  • Measure W (West Valley-Mission Community College) School Bond — YES
  • Measure X (Gavilan Joint Community College District) School Bond — YES
  • Measure Z (Palo Alto Unified School District) School Bond — YES
  • Measure AA (Milpitas Unified School District) School Bond — YES
  • Measure CC (Fremont Union High School District) School Bond — YES
  • Measure EE (Evergreen Elementary School District) Parcel Tax — YES
  • Measure GG (Sunnyvale School District) School Bond — YES
  • Measure HH (Luther Burbank School District) School Bond — YES
  • Measure JJ (Mt. Pleasant School District) School Bond — YES
• June 2018 Primary Election
  • Sheriff: John Hirokawa 
  • Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 4: Susan Ellenberg, Don Rocha 
  • San Jose City Council District 3: Raul Peralez 
  • San Jose City Council District 5: Magdalena Carrasco 
  • San Jose City Council District 7: Maya Esparza 
  • San Jose City Council District 9: Shay Franco-Clausen 
  • Measure B (San Jose Evergreen Senior Homes): NO 
  • Measure C (San Jose Protect Zoning): YES 
  • Measure E (Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Bond): YES 
  • Measure G (East Side Union High School District Parcel Tax): YES 
  • Measure H (Cambrian School District Parcel Tax): YES 
  • Measure R (Loma Prieta Joint Union School District Bond): YES 
  • Measure V (Patterson Joint Unified School District Bond): YES
  • Regional Measure 3: YES