Need Some Help Voting? Here's My Voter Guide!

Info for San Diego Voters From A Progressive Viewpoint

Counties in California have mailed 2022 general election ballots to 22 million registered California voters. It’s time to start making some decisions. I beg you not to procrastinate; let’s get this over with.

The midterm cycle began on January 6, 2021 with the practice coup attempt aimed at overturning the presidential election. 

Since then, ideologues and theocrats have fanned out around the country planting the seeds of distrust in democracy, organizing volunteers to gum up the mechanisms necessary to count and verify votes, and inferring falsehoods designed to portray themselves as victims of evildoing at the hands of anybody who doesn’t share their views..

The Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion and the subsequent displays of of misogyny by a broad swath of Republicans have made the importance of this election clear to a broad swath of voters  

In California, Republican voter registrations have continued shrinking to under 24% of the electorate. The $200 million attempted recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom failed in a landslide. And the party has maybe one chance at electing a statewide official.

The big picture is what’s important now. It’s not enough to simply defeat reactionary candidates; they’ve got to lose by margins large enough to send an affirmative message about the resolve of Americans to keep and improve upon our system of democracy. Not voting is the same as voting for bad people.

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Below are my suggestions for voters. Follow the (green) links to relevant websites, legacy media, and social media for details on candidates and ballot measures.

I expect people will have disagreements with some choices, and that’s okay by me. I’m not perfect, but have tried hard to research and write up information to make your task of voting easier.

Thank you for reading. 

California’s DC Delegation

• U.S. Senate - Alex Padilla

House of Representatives

• District 48 Stephen Houlahan

• District 49 Mike Levin

• District 50 Scott Peters

• District 51 Sara Jacobs

• District 52 Juan Vargas

California State Officials

• Governor –Gavin Newsom

• Lt Governor - Eleni Kounalakis

• Secretary of State - Shirley Weber

• Controller - Malia Cohen

• Treasurer - Fiona Ma

• Attorney General - Rob Bonta

• Superintendent of Public Instruction - Tony Thurmond

• Insurance Commissioner - Ricardo Lara

State Assembly Races

• District 74 - Chris Duncan

• District 75 - No Good Choice

• District 76 - Brian Maienschein

• District 77 - Tasha Boerner Horvath

• District 78 - Chris Ward

• District 79 - Akilah Weber

• District 80 - David Alvarez*

(* Georgette Gomez has suspended her campaign)

State Senate Races

• District 18 - Steve Padilla

• District 32 - Brian Nash

• District 38 - Catherine Blakespear

• District 40 - Joseph Rocha

Board of Equalization 

• David Dodson

Judicial

• Seat 35  Rebecca Kanter

• Seat 36  Peter Singer

Statewide Ballot Propositions

• Proposition 1: It’s About More Than Abortion YES

• Propositions 26 & 27: Betcha Can’t Pick Just One YES/NO

• Proposition 28: Arts & Music for a Sane Future YES

• Proposition 29: Regulating Dialysis Clinics and the Definition of Insanity YES

• Proposition 30: A Poison Pill Concealed by Sweet Promises NO

• Proposition 31: Tobacco Company Lawyers Are Scum YES

SD County Supervisors

• District 4 - Nathan Fletcher

• District 5 - Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson

County Sheriff, Assessor, and Treasurer Races

• Sheriff -  No Good Choice

• Assessor - ​Barbara Bry

• Treasurer - ​Greg Hodosevich

SD County Ballot Measure

• Measure A - Marijuana Is On the Ballot - YES

San Diego City Council 

• District Two -  Dr. Jenn Campbell

• District Four -  Monica Montgomery-Stepp

• District Six -  Kent Lee

• District Eight - Vivian Moreno

City Of San Diego Ballot Measures

• Measure B: Cash Meets Trash YES

• Measure C: Reach for the Sky! Or Else? YES

• Measure D: Righting a Wrong to Build a Future YES

• Measure H: It’s for the Children (And Their Parents) YES

San Diego Unified Ballot Measure

• Measure U: More Bonds, More Safety, No New Taxes - YES

Boards of Education Contests

The County Board 

• District Three - Alicia Muñoz.

• District Four - Richard Shea

San Diego Unified 

• Area B - Godwin Higa

• Area C - Cody Peterson

Sweetwater Union

• Area One - Arturo Solis

• Area Three - Elva Lopez-Zapeda

• Area Five - Marti Emerald

Poway Unified 

• Area B - Frita Brunzell

• Area C - Heather Plotzke

• Area D - Michelle O’Connor Ratcliff

Chula Vista 

• Seat One - Francisco Tamayo

• Seat Three - Leslie Bunker

• Seat Five - Cesar Fernandez

San Marcos 

• Area C - Andres Ramos Martin

• Area E - Stacy Carlson

Vista 

• Area Two - Debbie Morton

• Area Three - Martha Alvarado

Grossmont 

• Area Three - Jo Hart Lloyd

• Area Four - Jeanie Tyler

• Area Five - Terry Kohlenberg

Oceanside

• Area One - Nancy Licona

• Area Three - Stacy Begin

• Area Four - Raquel Alvarez

Escondido 

• Area One - Bob Weller

• Area Two - Bill Durney (Unopposed)

• Area Five - Jon Petersen

San Dieguito 

• Area One - Rimga Viskanta

• Area Three - Jane Lea Smith

• Area Five - Julie Bronstein

Coronado

• Full Term (Vote for 3) - Helen Anderson-Cruz; Alexia Palacios-Peters; Malachie Denis

• Short Term -  Renee Cavanaugh

Carlsbad 

• Area One - Michele Tsutagawa-Ward

• Area Four - Jennifer Fornal

• Area Five - Kathleen Hope Rallings

Escondido Union 

• Area Two - Elizabeth Shulok

• Area Four - Georgine Tomasi

• Area Five - Frank Huston (Unopposed)

Encinitas Union Elementary  -

• Vote for 3 - Emily Andrade, Raquel Pfeifer, Marla Strich

Palomar Community College

• Area 1: Judy Patacsil

• Area 4: Kartik Raju

• Area 5: Nora Miyamoto

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