Sonoma County's only progressive voter guide.
Our recommendations are below. For a detailed version with explanations, please click here.- Measure A: Twin Hills Union School District Bond: Yes
- Measure B: Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District Sales Tax Extension: Yes
- Measure C: Bellevue Union School District Parcel Tax: Yes
- Governor: Xavier Becerra
- Lieutenant Governor: Michael Tubbs
- Secretary of State: Shirley N. Weber
- Controller: Meghann Adams
- Treasurer: Anna M. Caballero
- Attorney General: Rob Bonta
- Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
- Member, State Board of Equalization, 2nd District: Sally Lieber
- State Senator, 2nd District: No Recommendation
- Member of the State Assembly, 2nd District: Chris Rogers
- Member of the State Assembly, 4th District: No Recommendation
- Member of the State Assembly, 12th District: Jackie Elward
- Judge of the Superior Court, Office #10: David Kim
- State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera
- County Superintendent of Schools: Amie Carter
- County Supervisor, 2nd District: Joanna Paun
- County Supervisor, 4th District: Melanie Bagby
- Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector: Amanda Ruch
- County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor: Deva Marie Proto
In our voter guides you will find recommendations for local elections---candidates and measures---as well as state propositions. Local elections involve smaller constituencies and thus our vote goes further and has more impact. We research these elections so we can help empower our communities.
should meet the following criteria in order to receive our recommendation:1. Democracy
We recommend policies that increase individual access to voting and the democratic process.2. Equity and Equality
We recommend policies that support increased equity and equality across all intersectional lines (race, gender, orientation, status, etc).3. Empowerment
We recommend policies that facilitate community empowerment, giving everyday people more individual and collective control over their lives.
should meet the following criteria in order to receive our recommendation:1. Politics
We prioritize progressive candidates: those who acknowledge climate change, housing insecurity and inequity, racial justice, and law enforcement reform as fundamental issues for Sonoma County.2. Representation
We prioritize Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and LGBTQ+ candidates, and if none are available candidates who have pledged to increase said representation.3. Honesty
We prioritize candidates who are beholden to their constituents, the voters, and not to corporations, business associations, or entrenched interests who leverage money to buy political change.
Founded in early 2020, we have issued progressive political analysis and recommendations through free, publicly-available, voter guides every election since.We are a nonpartisan and unaffiliated political research body whose mission is to engage critically with local politics in the interest of the working class, marginalized, and otherwise excluded from the conventional political system. We do not accept financial contributions of any sort and do not engage in lobbying.
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