Endorsements

November 5th, 2024 General Election

U.S. Presidency

KAMALA HARRIS for President & TIM WALZ for Vice President 

 

U.S. Senate

ADAM SCHIFF

 

U.S. House of Representatives

Member of Congress, District 34: DAVID KIM, with 73 percent of members’ votes.

Member of Congress, District 27: GEORGE WHITESIDES.

Member of Congress, District 28: JUDY CHU.

Member of Congress, District 30: LAURA FRIEDMAN.

Member of Congress, District 31: GIL CISNEROS.

 

State of California

Assemblymember, District 52: JESSICA CALOZA, with 69 percent of members’ votes.

Assemblymember, District 54: JOHN YI.

Assemblymember, District 41: JOHN HARABEDIAN.

State Senator, District 25: SASHA RENEE PÉREZ.

YES on Prop 2 for a $10 billion bond for K-12 schools & community colleges. 

YES on Prop 3 for reaffirming the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. 

YES on Prop 4 for drinking water, wildfire prevention, & climate adaptation.

YES on Prop 5 for a lower threshold for voter approval of some local taxes for projects, including housing, to 55 percent (down from 67 percent). 

YES on Prop 6 for ending forced labor & indentured servitude.  

YES on Prop 32 for raising the overall state minimum wage to $18. 

YES on Prop 33 for allowing cities that choose to enact rent control. 

NO on Prop 34 against a measure that targets health providers to restrict their policy advocacy. 

YES on Prop 35 for making permanent the tax on managed-care health plans. 

NO on Prop 36 against increased penalties on theft and some drug-related misdemeanors.

 

L.A. County

District Attorney: GEORGE GASCÓN, with 66 percent of members’ votes. 

Superior Court, Seat #39: GEORGE TURNER.

Superior Court, Seat #48: ERICKA WILEY.

Superior Court, Seat #97: SHARON RANSOM.

Superior Court, Seat #135: GEORGIA HUERTA.

Superior Court, Seat #137: LUZ HERRERA.

YES on Measure A, to renew & boost sales tax by 1/2-cent for veterans & homeless services. 

YES on Measure G for governance reform in L.A. County.

 

L.A. Community College District (LACCD)

Trustee: NICHELLE HUNTER HENDERSON.

Trustee: ANDRA HOFFMAN.

Trustee: KELSEY IINO, with 82 percent of members’ votes.

 

L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD)

Board, District 1: SHERLETT HENDY NEWBILL.

Board, District 3: SCOTT SCHMERELSON.

Board, District 5: KARLA GRIEGO, with 87 percent of members’ votes.

 

L.A. City

Councilmember, District 14: YSABEL JURADO, with 81 percent of members’ votes.

Councilmember, District 10: GRACE YOO.

Councilmember, District 2: ADRIN NAZARIAN.

YES on Measure DD for an independent redistricting commission for L.A. City Council. 

YES on Measure LL for an independent redistricting commission for LAUSD school board. 

YES on Measure ER for ethics reform to provide resources, independence, & teeth to the ethics commission. 

YES on Measure II for adding gender identity to nondiscrimination protections & various clarifications to the city charter. 

YES on Measure HH for requiring disclosure by city commissions & other changes, including 2 harbor commissioners from the area.

YES on Measure FF for allowing airport police to shift their pension to a larger system. 

 

Burbank (2 seats)

Councilmember: MIKE VANGORDER, with 62 percent of members’ votes.

Councilmember: KONSTANTINE ANTHONY, with 62 percent of members’ votes.

 

Pasadena Public Schools (PUSD)

YES on Measure R for a $900 million bond for public school facilities, to be paid by property owners, must achieve 55 percent for approval.

 

West Hollywood (2 seats)

Councilmember: JOHN ERICKSON, with 69 percent of members’ votes.

Councilmember: DANNY HANG, with 62 percent of members’ votes.

 

March 5th, 2024 Primary Election

Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate, with 78 percent of members' votes.

George Whitesides for Congress, District 27 with 83 percent of members' votes.

Anthony Portantino for Congress, District 30 with 64 percent of members' votes.

Mary Ann Lutz for Congress, District 31 with 76 percent of members' votes.

Sasha Renee Pérez for State Senate, District 25: with 86 percent of members' votes.

Elen Asatryan for Assembly, District 44: with 63 percent of members' votes.

John Yi for Assembly, District 54: with 70 percent of members' votes.

YES on state Proposition 1, the “Treatment Not Tents” ballot measure; it authorizes $6.4 billion in bonds to build housing for mental-health treatment and homeless veterans.

Holly Mitchell for Supervisor District 2, L.A. County.

Janice Hahn for Supervisor District 4, L.A. County with 96 percent of members’ votes.

Adrin Nazarian for Council District 2, Los Angeles.

Nithya Raman for Council District 4, Los Angeles: with 71 percent of members' votes.

Imelda Padilla for Council District 6, Los Angeles.

Grace Yoo for Council District 10, Los Angeles.

Sherlett Hendy Newbill for School Board, District 1, LAUSD.

Scott Mark Schmerelson for School Board, District 3, LAUSD.

Fidencio Gallardo for School Board, District 5, LAUSD: with 84 percent of members' votes.

Ardy Kassakhian for Glendale City Council.

Denise Miller for Glendale City Council, with 91 percent of members’ votes. 

Telly Tse for Glendale School Board, Area A.

Neda Farid for Glendale School Board, Area E with 92 percent of members’ votes.

Ryan Liu for Pasadena City College, Trustee, Area 6: with 84 percent of members’ votes.

Yes on Measure HLA, the “Healthy Streets L.A.” citywide ballot measure to reduce traffic, make streets safer, and increase options for transit.

Rhonda Haymon for Superior Court, Seat 12

Ericka Wiley for Superior Court, Seat 48.

Sharon Ransom for Superior Court, Seat 97.

Kimberly Repecka for Superior Court, Seat 124.

Leslie Gutierrez for Superior Court, Seat 130.

Georgia Huerta for Superior Court, Seat 135.

Luz Herrera for Superior Court, Seat 137.

 

April 4, 2023 Special Election

Imelda Padilla, L.A. City Councilmember, District 6.  With 76 percent of votes.

 

2022 General Election 

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2022 Endorsements:

U.S. Senate 

Full 6-year term: ALEX PADILLA, by acclamation. 


House of Representatives

Member of Congress, District 28: JUDY CHU, by acclamation.

Member of Congress, District 30: ADAM SCHIFF, by acclamation.

Member of Congress, District 34: DAVID KIM, with 78 percent of votes.

Member of Congress, District 37: JAN PERRY, with 79 percent of votes.

Member of Congress, District 40: DR. ASIF MAHMOOD, by acclamation.

Member of Congress, District 42: ROBERT GARCÍA, with 77 percent of votes.

Member of Congress, District 45: JAY CHEN, by unanimous vote of members.


State of California

Assemblymember, District 52: MIA LIVAS PORTER, with 94 percent of votes. 

State Senator, District 20: CAROLINE MENJIVAR, with 91 percent of votes.

State Controller: MALIA COHEN, with 61 percent of votes.


L.A. County

Sheriff: ROBERT LUNA, with 63 percent of votes.

Supervisor, District 3: LINDSEY HORVATH, with 82 percent of votes.

Superior Court, Seat #60: ANNA SLOTKY REITANO, with 79 percent of votes.

Superior Court, Seat #67: FERNANDA BARRETO, with 60 percent of votes.

Superior Court, Seat #70: HOLLY HANCOCK, with 91 percent of votes.

Superior Court, Seat #90: MELISSA LYONS, with 68 percent of votes.

Superior Court, Seat #118: CAROLYN JIYOUNG PARK, with 73 percent of votes.

Superior Court, Seat #151: PATRICK HARE, with 89 percent of votes.


L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD)

Board, District 2: DR. ROCÍO RIVAS.


L.A. City

Mayor: KAREN BASS, with 86 percent of votes.

City Attorney: HYDEE FELDSTEIN SOTO, with 63 percent of votes.

City Controller: PAUL KORETZ, with 61 percent of votes.

Councilmember, District 13: MITCH O’FARRELL.

Councilmember, District 15: DANIELLE SANDOVAL, with 72 percent of votes. 


Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD)

Board, District 5: PATRICE MARSHALL McKENZIE, with 88 percent of votes.


Burbank

City Council: TAMALA TAKAHASHI, with 92 percent of votes, for 1 of 3 positions.


West Hollywood

City Council: 
ZEKIAH WRIGHT, with 84 percent of votes, for 1 of 3 positions.

ROBERT OLIVER, with 64 percent of votes, for 1 of 3 positions.


Monterey Park

City Council: THOMAS WONG, with 90 percent of votes.


Montebello Unified School District (MUSD) 

Board: NELLY NIEBLAS, with 83 percent of votes, for 1 of 3 positions.


Ballot Measures 

Prop 1: YES, with 98 percent of votes.

Prop 26: NO, with 90 percent of votes.

Prop 27: NO, with 95 percent of votes.

Prop 28: YES, with 95 percent of votes.

Prop 29: NO, with 72 percent of votes.

Prop 30: YES, with 84 percent of votes.

Prop 31: YES, with 96 percent of votes.

L.A. County Measure A: YES, with 91 percent of votes.

L.A. County Measure A: YES, with 91 percent of votes.

L.A. City Prop LH: YES, with 93 percent of votes.

L.A. City Prop SP: YES, with 87 percent of votes.

L.A. City Initiative Ordinance ULA: YES, with 94 percent of votes.

 

June 7, 2022 Primary Elections

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More endorsements will be posted as each stage of voting by eligible members concludes.

U.S. House of Representatives

Member of Congress, District 34: DAVID KIM, with 78 percent of votes.

Member of Congress, District 37: JAN PERRY, with 79 percent of votes.

Member of Congress, District 40: DR. ASIF MAHMOOD

Member of Congress, District 42: ROBERT GARCÍA, with 77 percent of votes.

Member of Congress, District 45: JAY CHEN, by unanimous vote of members.

 

State of California

State Controller: MALIA COHEN, with 61 percent of votes.

Insurance Commissioner: MARC LEVINE, with 60 percent of votes.

Assemblymember, District 52: MIA LIVAS PORTER, with 94 percent of votes. 

 

L.A. County
Sheriff: ROBERT LUNA, with 63 percent of votes.

Supervisor, District 1: HILDA SOLIS

Supervisor, District 3: LINDSEY HORVATH, with 82 percent of votes.

Superior Court, Seat #90: MELISSA LYONS, with 68 percent of votes.

Superior Court, Seat #151: PATRICK HARE, with 89 percent of votes.

 

L.A. City

Mayor: KAREN BASS, with 86 percent of votes.

City Attorney: HYDEE FELDSTEIN SOTO, with 63 percent of votes.

City Controller: PAUL KORETZ, with 61 percent of votes.

Councilmember, District 9: DULCE VASQUEZ, with 76 percent of votes.

Councilmember, District 15: DANIELLE SANDOVAL, with 72 percent of votes.

Councilmember, District 13: MITCH O’FARRELL

 

L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD)
Board, District 2: DR. ROCÍO RIVAS

 

L.A. Community College District

Board Member: SARA HERNANDEZ, with 90 percent of votes.

 

Glendale City Council (3 spots, all at-large)
DAN BROTMAN

ELEN ASATRYAN

ANITA QUIÑÓNEZ GABRIELIAN, with 70 percent of votes. 

 

Glendale City Clerk

SUZIE ABAJIAN, by acclamation.

 

Glendale Public Schools
Board, District D: SHANT SAHAKIAN
Board, District B: INGRID GUNNELL

 

November 3, 2020 General Elections

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Los Angeles County

Supervisor, District 2: Holly J. Mitchell with 90% of the vote from our June 29th club endorsement meeting.

District Attorney: George Gascón with 87% of the vote from our June 29th club endorsement meeting.

Measure J: YES Alternatives to incarceration, 10 percent minimum budget allocation (NOT a tax hike) for community and mental-health investment.

 

L.A. Community College District
District 1: Andra Hoffman
District 3: No Endorsement (with candidate Anthony Danna earning 55 percent of the vote)
District 5: Nichelle Henderson with 78 percent of members’ votes after the August 25 meeting.
District 7: Nancy Pearlman with 61 percent of members’ votes after the August 25 meeting.

 

L.A. Unified School District
District 3: Scott Schmerelson
District 7: Patricia Castellanos
Measure RR: YES Facilities modernization, technology upgrades and safety; $7 billion raised, NOT a tax hike.

*Plus: vote for our endorsed candidates from the March 3rd Primary Election below.

 

March 3, 2020 Primary Elections

 

Los Angeles County Supervisors:

District 2: JAN PERRY, with 74 percent of members’ votes. 
District 5: DARRELL PARK, with 61 percent of members’ votes.

 

Los Angeles County District Attorney

No Endorsement (with candidate George Gascón earning 51 percent of votes).

 

Los Angeles City Council

District 4: No Endorsement (and no candidate earned a majority of votes). 
District 10: GRACE YOO, with 67 percent of members’ votes. 
District 12: LORAINE LUNDQUIST
District 14: No Endorsement (with candidate Cyndi Otteson earning 56 percent of votes).
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Glendale City Council (at-large)
ARDY KASSAKHIAN
DAN BROTMAN 
LEONARD MANOUKIAN
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Los Angeles Unified School District Board
District 1: DR. GEORGE McKENNA
District 3: SCOTT SCHMERELSON
District 5: JACKIE GOLDBERG 
District 7: PATRICIA CASTELLANOS, with 74 percent of members’ votes. 
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Glendale Unified School District
Area E: NAYIRI NAHABEDIAN
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Pasadena Community College District 
Area 2: KENNY ROTTER
L.A. Community College District 
ANDRA HOFFMAN 
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Los Angeles County Superior Court
Seat 42: LINDA LIU SUN
Seat 72: MYANNA DELLINGER 
Seat 76: EMILY J. COLE
Seat 97: SHERRY POWELL
Seat 129: KEN FULLER
Seat 150: TOM PARSEKIAN 
Seat 162: CAREE HARPER 
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Democratic County Central Committee 
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Assembly District 41
Ken Armstrong 
Kevin Cordova-Brookey 
John Harabedian
Karen Suarez
Vickere Murphy 
Kathy Patterson 
Mitchell Tsai 
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Assembly District 43
Elen Asatryan 
Steve Fisher
Renee Nahum
Paul Neuman 
Juliet Minassian 
Malcolm Johnson 
Linda Pérez 
Ingrid Gunnell 
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Assembly District 51
Rocio Rivas 
Jessica Craven 
Koreen Cea 
Michael Lee 
Luis López 
Mia Livas Porter 
Vicky Martínez 
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Assembly District 53 
Rafael Chagoya 
Linda McShan
Lara Morrison 
Godfrey Santos Plata 
Dulce Vasquez 
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Measures
YES on Measure R (More information on Measure R is HERE)
YES on Prop 13 (More information on Proposition 13 is HERE)
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Loraine Lundquist for L.A. City Council, District 12, in the runoff election August 13, 2019. 

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On the June 4, 2019, special election ballot for voters throughout LAUSD, members of EAPD voted overwhelmingly (79 percent) on April 23 to endorse voting YES on Measure EE. It would enact a 16-cent per square foot parcel tax on dwellings for 12 years, with exemptions for homeowners who are seniors or people with disabilities, in order to fund our local public schools. Angelenos fund our public schools at just 60 percent of levels in other major U.S. cities. Parcel taxes are the unique vehicle open to school districts to increase local investment and require a two-thirds approval from voters to pass. 

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LAUSD Board District 5 Primary Election - March 5, 2019

Members met and questioned  13 candidates who are Democrats on Nov. 27, 2018. Nearly 100 EAPD members voted to endorse one candidate, teacher Jackie Goldberg. 

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November 6, 2018 General Election

Based on members’ votes throughout the prior year of EAPD meetings:
 
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June 5, 2018 Primary Election

Based on members’ votes at the November 2017, January 2018, and March 2018 EAPD meetings: 
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U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein (63% of members’ votes) 
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California Governor: No endorsement 
Lt. Governor: No endorsement 
Attorney General: Xavier Becerra (67% of members’ votes) 
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla 
State Controller: Betty Yee 
Treasurer: No endorsement 
Superintendent of Public Instruction: No endorsement 
Insurance Commissioner: Dr. Asif Mahmood (63% of members’ votes)
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Board of Equalization, District 3: No endorsement 
State Senate District 24: No endorsement 
L.A. County Assessor: Jeffrey Prang (97% of members’ votes) 
L.A. County Sheriff: Alex Villanueva (88% of members’ votes)
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Superior Court Seat #4: A. Veronica Sauceda (97% of members’ votes)
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Superior Court Seat #20: Wendy Segall (94% of members’ votes)
 
Superior Court Seat #60: Tony Cho (100% of members’ votes)
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Superior Court Seat #67: Lucy Armendariz (74% of members’ votes)
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Superior Court Seat #71: Danielle Gibbons (100% of members’ votes)
 
Superior Court Seat #113: Javier Perez (by unanimous vote of members)
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Superior Court Seat #118: David Diamond (95% of members’ votes)
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Superior Court Seat #126: Rene Gilbertson (92% of members’ votes)
 
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Superior Court Seat #146: Armando Duron (95% of members’ votes)
Prop 68 YES
State and local parks' creation and maintenance via $4 billion in bonds.
Prop 69 YES
Transportation funds for only that purpose, including public transit. 
Prop 70 NO
Starting in 2024, cap-&-trade reserve funds can only be used with 2/3 legislative vote.
Prop 71 YES
Ballot measures that win a majority of voter support take effect 5 days after certification. 
Prop 72 YES
Rain-capture improvements not subject to property-tax reassessment. 

  


   

   

Assembly District 51, Special Election: October 3, 2017.

LUIS LOPEZ 

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June 27, 2017 Endorsement Considerations for the 51st Assembly District Special Election

Click on links to view candidate questionnaire responses.

2017 ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 51 SPECIAL ELECTION 

  1.  RON BIRNBAUM

  2.  FRANKY CARRILLO

  3.  WENDY CARRILLO

  4.  ALEX DE OCAMPO

  5.  MIKE FONG  (invited to participate, questionnaire not submitted)

  6.  LUIS LOPEZ

  7.  GABRIEL SANDOVAL  (invited to participate, questionnaire not submitted)

  8.  MARK VARGAS  (invited to participate, questionnaire not submitted)

  9.  DAVID VELA  (invited to participate, questionnaire not submitted)

 

 

 

EAPD made the following endorsements for the March 7, 2017, municipal election:

LA County:
Measure H (services on homelessness: 1/4-cent sales tax, 10 years): YES
LA City:
Mayor: Eric Garcetti, by a vote of 69 percent 
Council District 1: Joe Bray-Ali, by a vote of 69 percent Endorsement rescinded April 27, 2017
Council District 13: Mitch O'Farrell, pre-endorsed for re-election 
Measure M (marijuana licensing, city regulations): YES
Measure N (marijuana licensing, city regulations): NO
Measure S (restrictions on development; moratorium on spot-zoning): NO, by a vote of 65 percent 
LA Unified School District:
District 2: Lisa Alva, by a vote of 71 percent
LA Community College District: 
Seat 4: Dallas Fowler 
Seat 2: Steve Veres, by a vote of 75 percent 
Seat 6: Nancy Pearlman, pre-endorsed for re-election 

On the April 4, 2017, ballot:

Congressional District 34: No endorsement 
Glendale Unified School District:
District D: Shant Sahakian, by a vote of 67 percent
Glendale City Council:
Zareh Sinanyan, by a vote of 62 percent 
Mike VanGorder, by a vote of 74 percent 
Glendale Community College District 4:
Victor Garcia

On the May 16, 2017, ballot:

L.A. City, Charter Amendment C (police discipline): NO, by a vote of 82 percent 
Voting threshold for an endorsement is 60 percent of ballots cast with a selection in that contest. 

 

CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES FOR OUR MARCH 2017 ELECTIONS ENDORSEMENTS MEETING

Alphabetical listing

 

34TH CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

ROBERT AHN 

JIMMY GOMEZ

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VANESSA ARAMAYO

MARIA CABILDO

ARTURO CARMONA

WENDY CARRILLO

SARA HERNANDEZ

STEVEN MAC

SANDRA MENDOZA

RAYMOND MEZA

ALEXANDER POULTON

TENAYA WALLACE

  

1ST LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT

LUCA BARTON

JOE BRAY-ALI

GIL CEDILLO

JESSE ROSAS

 

SEAT 2 LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

THOMAS J. NORMAN
STEVE VERES

 

2ND LOS ANGELS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

LISA ALVA

MONICA GARCIA

CARL J. PETERSON

 

DISTRICT D GLENDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Shant Sahakian

Joal Ryan

 

EAPD 2016 ENDORSEMENTS:

At a regularly scheduled EAPD meeting, to which various candidates were invited to participate, the voting members of the EAPD voted to endorse the following candidates:

U.S. Senate (Boxer's seat): With 82 percent of votes cast, Kamala Harris.

CA State Senate, 25th District: With 66 percent of votes cast, Anthony Portantino.

CA State Assembly, 43rd District: With 71 percent of votes cast, Ardy Kassakhian.

L.A. County Supervisor, District 5: With 72 percent of votes cast, Darrell Park

These Democrats running countywide and seeking open seats for LA Superior Court also earned the endorsement of EAPD members ...

 

In seat #11: Debra Archuleta 

In seat #42 (primary): Cyndy Zuzga 

In seat #42 (run off): Efrain Matthew Aceves

In seat #84: Javier Perez 

 

Download our November 2016 Ballot Guide for Statewide and Local Measures.

 

A special message from Dolores Huerta about California's Landmark Plastic Bag Ban

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Prop 51: YES
Prop 52: YES
Prop 53: NO
Prop 54: NO
Prop 55: YES
Prop 56: YES
Prop 57: YES
Prop 58: YES
Prop 59: YES
Prop 60: NO
Prop 61: YES
Prop 62: YES
Prop 63: YES
Prop 64: YES
Prop 65: NO
Prop 66: NO
Prop 67: YES
L.A. County Measure A: YES
L.A. County Measure M: YES
L.A. City propositions: 
Measure HHH: YES 
Measure JJJ: NO
Measure RRR: NO
Measure SSS: Position Not Taken
Community College District Proposition: 
Measure CC: YES 
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