Endorsements for the 2014 November General Election
EBWPC endorsed candidates* and measures won big on election night in 2014! All seven endorsed ballot measures passed, including the nation’s first ever tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Berkeley and the nation’s highest minimum wage in Oakland, which also mandates paid sick days. Our endorsed candidates ran great campaigns and were also incredibly successful. Twenty-one of our twenty-four endorsed candidates won. See the complete endorsement list below – those who won are bold.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA:
California Attorney General - Kamala Harris
California State Controller - Betty Yee
Board of Equalization - Fiona Ma
13th Congressional District - Barbara Lee
15th Assembly District – Elizabeth Echols
COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
Alameda County District Attorney - Nancy O'Malley**
Alameda County Board of Supervisors, District 3 – Wilma Chan**
Superintendent of Schools: Karen Monroe
Alameda County Measure BB (transportation sales tax): Yes
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
East Bay MUD, Ward 3: No Position
BART Board, Ward 4: Lena Tam
Peralta Trustee, Area 7: Julina Bonilla
CITY OF ALAMEDA
Mayor: Marie Gilmore
Alameda Unified School Board: Solana Henneberry
Alameda Healthcare District: Tracy Jensen
CITY OF BERKELEY
City Auditor: Ann Marie Hogan
City Council District 1: Linda Maio
City Council District 8: Lori Droste
Unified School District: Karen Hemphill and Julie Sinai
City of Berkeley Measure D (sugar-sweetened beverage tax): Yes
City of Berkeley Measure F (parks parcel tax): Yes
City of Berkeley Measure P (eliminate corporate personhood; advisory): Yes
City of Berkeley Measure Q (allow workers to request part-time work; advisory): Yes
CITY OF EMERYVILLE
City Council: Dianne Martinez
CITY OF OAKLAND
City Council District 2: No Endorsement
City Council District 4: Anne Campbell-Washington
City Council District 6: No Position
City Auditor: Brenda Roberts
Oakland Unified School District 2: Aimee Eng
Oakland Unified School District 4: Nina Senn
Oakland Unified School District 6: Shanthi Gonzales
City of Oakland Measure FF (minimum wage/paid sick days): Yes
City of Oakland Measure N (Oakland School District parcel tax): Yes
CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
Mayor: Pauline Cutter
City Council District 1: Deborah Cox
City Council District 5: Corina Lopez
* In order to be endorsed, a candidate must complete the EBWPC questionnaire and receive at least 60% of the vote of those members who attend the endorsement meeting. “No Endorsement” means that no candidate met the required threshold. “No Position” means that at least 60% of members selected this option over a candidate.
** Received endorsement in 2014 June Primary Election
*** Received endorsement in 2014 February election.