NUHW endorses candidates who support our members’ top policy goals: workers’ rights, health care for all, mental health parity, and equal rights for all people.
Dear NUHW Member:
Over the past several months NUHW members across California have interviewed candidates for local, state, and federal races and made endorements that were then ratified by member-elected Executive Board.
We can count on the endorsed candidates listed here to support us — and all working people — in fighting for fair contracts and better working conditions.
We’re excited to help elect our endorsed candidates to further our movement and protect our democracy.
Please be sure to fill out, sign, and return your ballot before November 5.
Sophia Mendoza, President and Vanessa Coe, Secretary-Treasurer
Our endorsement is based on two decades of experience working hand-in-hand with Vice President Harris to improve the lives of California’s working families and reflects her leadership, integrity, and unwavering commitment to defending democracy.
CD04 – Mike Thompson
CD07 – Doris Matsui
CD08 – John Garamendi
CD09 – Josh Harder
CD10 – Mark DeSaulnier
CD11 – Nancy Pelosi
CD12 – Lateefah Simon
CD13 – Adam Gray
CD14 – Eric Swalwell
CD15 – Kevin Mullin
CD17 – Ro Khanna
CD18 – Zoe Lofgren
CD19 – Jimmy Panetta
CD21 – Jim Costa
CD22 – Rudy Salas
CD23 – Derek Marshall
CD24 – Salud Carbajal
CD25 – Raul Ruiz
CD26 – Julia Brownley
CD27 – George Whitesides
CD28 – Judy Chu
CD30 – Laura Friedman
CD30 – Gil Cisneros
CD33 – Peter Aguilar
CD35 – Norma Torres
CD36 – Ted Lieu
CD37 – Sydney Kamlager
CD38 – Linda Sánchez
CD39 – Mark Takano
CD40 – Joe Kerr
CD41 – Will Rollins
CD42 – Robert Garcia
CD43 – Maxine Waters
CD44 – Nanette Diaz-Barragán
CD45 – Derek Tran
CD46 – Lou Correa
CD47 – Dave Min
CD49 – Mike Levin
CD51 – Sara Jacobs
CD52 – Juan Vargas
SD03 – Christopher Cabaldon
SD05 – Jerry McNerney
SD07 – Jovanka Beckles
SD09 – Marisol Rubio
SD11 – Scott Wiener
SD13 – Josh Becker
SD15 – Dave Cortese
SD17 – John Laird
SD19 – Lisa Middleton
SD21 – Monique Limón
SD23 – Kipp Mueller
SD25 – Sasha Renée Pérez
SD27 – Henry Stern
SD29 – Eloise Reyes
SD31 – Sabrina Cervantes
SD33 – Lena Gonzalez
SD35 – Michelle Chambers
SD37– Josh Newman
SD39 – Dr. Akilah Weber
AD02 – Chris Rogers
AD04 – Cecilia Aguiar-Curry
AD06 – Maggy Krell
AD07 – Porsche Middleton
AD11 – Lori Wilson
AD12 – Damon Connolly
AD13 – Rhodesia Ransom
AD14 – Buffy Wicks
AD15 – Anamarie Avila Farias
AD16 – Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
AD17 – Matt Haney
AD18 – Mia Bonta
AD19 – Catherine Stefani
AD20 – Liz Ortega
AD23 – Marc Berman
AD24 – Alex Lee
AD26 – Patrick Ahrens and Tara Sreekrishnan (dual endorsement)
AD28 – Gail Pellerin
AD29 – Robert Rivas
AD30 – Dawn Addis
AD31 – Dr. Joaquin Arambula
AD34 – Ricardo Ortega
AD35 – Dr. Jasmeet Bains
AD37 – Gregg Hart
AD38 – Steve Bennett
AD39 – Juan Carrillo
AD40 – Pilar Schiavo
AD41 – John Harabedian
AD42 – Jacqui Irwin
AD43 – Celeste Rodriguez
AD44 – Nick Schultz
AD45 – James Ramos
AD46 – Jesse Gabriel
AD47 – Christy Holstege
AD49 – Mike Fong
AD50 – Robert Garcia
AD51 – Rick Chavez Zbur
AD52 – Jessica Caloza
AD53 – Michelle Rodriguez
AD54 – Mark Gonzalez
AD55 – Isaac Bryan
AD56 – Lisa Calderon
AD57 – Sade Elhawary
AD58 – Clarissa Cervantes
AD60 – Dr. Corey A. Jackson
AD61 – Tina McKinnor
AD62 – José Luis Solache
AD64 – Blanca Pacheco
AD65 – Mike Gipson
AD66 – Al Muratsuchi
AD67 – Sharon Quirk-Silva
AD68 – Avelino Valencia
AD69 – Josh Lowenthal
AD73 – Cottie Petrie-Norris
AD74 – Chris Duncan
AD76 – Dr. Darshana Patel
AD77 – Tasha Boerner
AD78 – Christopher Ward
AD80 – David Alvarez
Alameda County Board of Supervisors:
D5: Nikki Fortunato-Bas
Berkeley Mayor: Kate Harrison
Oakland City Council:
D1: Zac Unger
D3: Carroll Fife
D5: Erin Armstrong
At large: Rowena Brown, LeRonne Armstrong (dual endorsement)
Concord City Council:
D4: Pablo Benavente
Richmond City Council:
D1: Melvin Willis
D5: Sue Wilson
D6: Claudia Jimenez
Eureka City Council:
D2: Kati Moulton
D4: Scott Bauer
City of Eureka
Measure F: A Citizen led Initiative to Amend the City of Eureka’s General Plan as the Plan Affects City-owned ParkingLots and Eureka City Schools-owned Jacobs Site: NO
Bakersfield City Council Ward 6:
Imelda Ceja
LA District Attorney: George Gascón
LA City Council:
D2: Jillian Burgos
D10: Heather Hutt
D14: Ysabel Jurado
Baldwin Park City Council: Emmanuel Estrada
Long Beach City Council:
D4: Herlinda Chico
Lynwood Mayor: Lorraine Avila-Moore
Pomona City Council:
D6: Miranda Sheffield
West Covina City Council:
D4: Brian Calderón-Tabatabai
West Hollywood City Council:
John M. Erickson, Danny Hang
LAUSD School Board:
D3: Scott Schmerelson
D5: Karla Griego
Long Beach City College District Board of Trustees:
D4: Dr. Ennette Morton
Measure A (Affordable housing): YES
Measure G (Expand Board of Supervisors): YES
Town of Fairfax
Measure I: Repeal Local Just Cause Evictions and Rent Sabilization Ordinances: No
City of Larkspur
Measure K: Limit Rent Increases for and Evictions of Tenants of Some Rental Units: Yes
Town of San Anselmo
Measure N: Rent Stabilization Regulations: Yes
Measure O: Just Cause Eviction & Tenant Protections: Yes
Napa Mayor: Scott Sedgley
Napa City Council:
D2: Beth Painter
D4: Bernie Narvaez
Orange County Board of Supervisors:
D1: Frances Marquez
Buena Park City Council:
D2: Carlos Franco
D3: Susan Sonne
D4: Lamiya Hoque
Fountain Valley City Council: Glenn Grandis
Fullerton City Council:
D4: Kitty Jaramillo
Garden Grove City Council:
D5: Yesenia Muneton
Huntington Beach City Council:
Dan Kalmick
Natalie Moser
Rhonda Bolton
Irvine Mayor: Tammy Kim
Irvine City Council:
D2: William Go
D3: Jing Sun
D4: Ayn Craciun
Santa Ana Mayor: Valerie Amezcua
Santa Ana City Council:
D3: Jessie Lopez
D5: Johnathan Hernandez
Tustin City Council:
D1: Lee Fink
Westminster City Council:
D2: Carlos Manzo
Garden Grove Mayor: Diedre Nguyen
North Orange County Community College Board, Area 7: Kyle Miller
County Board of Supervisors:
D1: Richard Roth
Moreno Valley Mayor: Ulises Cabrera
Sacramento Mayor: Kevin McCarty, Dr. Flo Cofer (dual endorsement)
Sacramento City Council:
D2: Roger Dickinson
Measure X: To lease Hazel Hawkins Hospital to a Michigan-based healthcare company: No
Colton City Clerk: John Mitchell
San Diego County Board of Supervisors:
D1: Norah Vargas
D3: Terra Lawson-Remer
Chula Vista City Council:
D4: Cesar Fernandez
La Mesa City Council: Genevieve Suzuki
Oceanside City Council:
D3: Jimmy Figueroa
D4: Amber Kae Niuatoa
San Diego City Council:
D3: Stephen Whitburn
D9: Sean Elo-Rivera
Vista City Council:
D3: Katie Melendez
Lemon Grove Mayor: Alysson Snow
San Diego Mayor: Todd Gloria
Vista School Board:
D4: Cipriano Vargas
San Francisco Mayor:
Aaron Peskin (Choice 1)
Ahsha Safaí (Choice 2)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors:
D1: Connie Chan
D3: Sharon Lai, Moe Jamil
D5: Dean Preston
D7: Myrna Melgar
D9: Jackie Fielder (Choice 1)
Stephen Torres (Choice 2)
Roberto Hernandez (Choice 3)
D11: Chyanne Chen, Ernest Jones
SF District Attorney: Ryan Khojasteh
SF Board of Education: Matt Alexander
SF City College Board: Alan Wong
BART Board of Directors:
D9: Edward Wright
San Francisco:
Proposition C: Inspector General: Yes
Proposition D: City Commissions and Mayoral Authority: No
Proposition E: Creating a Task Force to Recommend Changing, Eliminating, or Combining City Commissions: Yes
Proposition G: Funding Rental Subsidies for Affordable Housing Developments Serving Low Income Seniors, Families, and Persons with Disabilities: Yes
Proposition I: Retirement Benefits for Nurses and 911 Operators: Yes
Proposition L: Additional Business Tax on Transportation Network Companies and Autonomous Vehicle Businesses to Fund Public Transportation: Yes
Proposition O: Supporting Reproductive Rights: Yes
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors:
D4: Lisa Gauthier
Daly City City Council:
Juslyn Manalo
Teresa Proaño
San Mateo City Council:
D2: Nicole Fernandez
South San Francisco City Council:
D2: Mark Nagales
D5: James Coleman
Santa Rosa City Council:
D1: Eddie Alvarez
D3: Dianna MacDonald
D5: Caroline Bañuelos
D7: Natalie Rogers
Petaluma City Council:
D4: Frank Quint
D5: Blake Hooper
D6: Brian Barnacle
Rohnert Park City Council:
D4: Jackie Elward
Sonoma City Council: Sandra Lowe
Oxnard City Council:
D6: Arthur Valenzuela
Ventura City Council:
D3: Ryyn Schumacher
Issues $10 billion in bonds to fund construction and modernization of public education facilities. |
Currently the California Constitution provides that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California, and federal law permanently enjoins the state from enforcing this constitutional provision. This measure would repeal this unenforceable provision and provide that the right to marry is a fundamental right. |
Issues $10 billion in bonds to fund state and local parks, environmental protection projects, water infrastructure projects, energy projects, and flood protection projects. |
A “yes” vote supports lowering the vote threshold from 66.67% to 55% for local special taxes and bond measures to fund housing projects and public infrastructure. |
The California Constitution prohibits slavery and prohibits involuntary servitude, except as punishment to a crime. This measure would instead prohibit slavery in any form, including forced labor compelled by the use or threat of physical or legal coercion. |
A “yes” vote supports increasing the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026 for all employers and thereafter adjusting the rate annually by increases to the cost of living. |
A “yes” vote supports lowering the vote threshold from 66.67% to 55% for local special taxes and bond measures to fund housing projects and public infrastructure. |
A “yes” vote supports making changes to Prop. 47, approved in 2014, including:1) classifying certain drug offenses as treatment-mandated felonies; 2) increasing penalties for certain drug crimes; 3) requiring courts to warn individuals convicted of distributing illegal drugs of their potential future criminal liability if they distribute deadly drugs (e.g., fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine); and 4) increasing sentences for theft based on value of property stolen. |
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