Dear Colleagues,
Please find below our election recommendations from either our local, the Statewide CFT, or the San Diego and
Imperial Counties Labor Council.
If a race is not listed here it means we have not taken a position on it and therefore cannot provide you with
direction. This really is the entire list. Really.
OUR TOP PRIORITY RACES
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District
▪ District 3: Julie Schorr
▪ District 4: Elena Adams (AFT Guild Member)
San Diego Community College District
▪ District B: Bernie Rhinerson
▪ District D: Mary Graham (AFT Guild Member)
San Diego County Board of Education
▪ District 1: Gregg Robinson (AFT Guild Member)
▪ District 2: Guadalupe Gonzalez (AFT Guild Member)
OTHER EDUCATION BOARD RACES
Chula Vista Elementary School
▪ District 2: Lucy Ugarte
▪ District 4: Kate Bishop
Grossmont Union High School District
▪ Area 1: Chris Fite
▪ Area 2: Elva Salinas (AFT Guild Member)
National School District
▪ Michelle Gates
▪ Rocina Lizarraga
Palomar College Governing Board District
▪ District 2: Nina Deerfield
▪ District 3: Roberto Rodriguez
▪ District 4: Lee Dulgeroff
San Diego Unified School District
▪ District A: Sabrina Bazzo
▪ District D: Richard Barrera
▪ District E: Sharon Whitehurst-Payne
Southwestern Community College District
▪ Area 1: Griselda Delgado
▪ Area 3: Roberto Alcantar
Sweetwater Union High School District
▪ District 2: Adrian Arancibia (AFT Guild Member)
▪ District 4: Nicholas Segura
Vista Unified School District
▪ Seat 4: Cipriano Vargas
AFT Guild, Local 1931 2 of 4 2020 Endorsements
STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
Proposition 15 – YES: Schools and Communities First
Proposition 16 – YES: Affirmative Action
Proposition 17 – YES: Allows parolees to vote
Proposition 18 – YES: 17-year-olds can vote in primaries if they are 18 by the general
Proposition 20 – NO: Avoids a rollback of criminal justice reforms
Proposition 21 – YES: Allows for local rent control
Proposition 22 – NO: Uber/Lyft challenge to AB 5
Proposition 25 – YES: Replaces cash bail with risk assessment
STATEWIDE RACES
Senate District 39: Toni Atkins
Assembly District 56: Eduardo Garcia
Assembly District 76: Tasha Boerner-Horvath
Assembly District 77: Brian Maienschein
Assembly District 78: Chris Ward
Assembly District 80: Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher
LOCAL CITY RACES
Carlsbad City Council
▪ District 4: Teresa Acosta
Chula Vista City Council
▪ District 3: Steve Padilla
▪ District 4: Andrea Cardenas
Encinitas
▪ Mayor: Catherine Blakespear
▪ City Council District 2: Kellie Hinze
Escondido City Council
▪ District 3: Don Greene
Imperial Beach
▪ City Council District 2: Mark West
▪ City Council District 4: Matthew Leyba-Gonzalez
▪ Measure I – YES: IB Emergency Response & Vital Services
La Mesa City Council
▪ At-Large: Colin Parent
▪ At-Large: Jack Shu
Lemon Grove
▪ Mayor: Racquel Vasquez
▪ City Council: George Gastil (AFT Guild Member)
▪ City Counci: David Arambula
AFT Guild, Local 1931 3 of 4 2020 Endorsements
LOCAL CITY RACES CONT’D
National City – City Council
▪ At-Large: Marcus Bush
▪ At-Large: Jose Rodriguez
Oceanside
▪ Mayor: Rob Howard
▪ City Council District 4: Michelle Gomez
San Diego City
▪ Mayor: Todd Gloria
▪ City Attorney: Mara Elliott
▪ City Council District 1: Will Moore
▪ City Council District 3: Stephen Whitburn
▪ City Council District 5: Marni Von Wilpert
▪ City Council District 7: Raul Campillo
▪ Measure A – YES: Homelessness Affordable & Housing Bond
▪ Measure B – YES: Establishment of an Independent Commission on Police Practices
▪ Measure E – YES: Exclude the Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan Area from Coastal Zone
San Marcos City Council
▪ District 3: Alan Geraci
▪ District 4: Neil Kramer
Vista City Council
▪ District 3 – Katie Melendez
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO RACES
Board of Supervisor
▪ District 1: Nora Vargas
▪ District 3: Terra Lawson-Remer
Superior Court Judge
▪ Seat 30: Tim Nader
IMPERIAL COUNTY, CITY OF CALEXICO, & CITY OF EL CENTRO RACES
Imperial Irrigation District
▪ Division 2: Ryan Childers
▪ Division 4: Erik Ortega
Calexico City Council
▪ At-Large: Camilo Garcia
▪ At-Large: Morris Reisin (2 year term)
El Centro City Council
▪ At-Large: Martha Cardenas-Singh
▪ At-Large: Edgard Garcia
▪ At-Large: Jason Jackson
OTHER LOCAL RACES
Helix Water District
▪ Division 3: Mark Gracyk
▪ Division 5: Vickie Butcher
AFT Guild, Local 1931 4 of 4 2020 Endorsements
OTHER LOCAL RACES CONT’D
Otay Water District
▪ Division 4: Jose Lopez
Padre Dam Water District
▪ Division 2: Suzanne Till
Palomar Health Board
▪ Jeff Griffith
South Bay Irrigation District
▪ Seat 2: Jose Cerda
▪ Seat 3: Jose Preciado
Vallecitos Water District
▪ Division 5: Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson
FEDERAL RACES
President of the United States: Joe Biden
Congressional District 49: Mike Levin
Congressional District 50: Ammar Campa-Najjar
Congressional District 51: Juan Vargas
Congressional District 52: Scott Peters
Congressional District 53: Georgette Gomez