Progressive Voter Guide November 2016
Flex Your Vote -- Sharon Kyle
Click here or the June 2018 California Primary Voter Guide
This LA Progressive voter guide for national and California state elections contains recommendations for the November 8, 2016 election. As many of you know, the LA Progressive endorsed Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Primary. But now, in the General Election, we believe Donald Trump as president would be a threat to the republic, and yet we have reservations about Hillary Clinton as well. Click here to read our full discussion on the Trump v. Clinton race.
The second highest office on this November ballot is for the United States Senate. In California the seat being vacated by Senator Barbara Boxer is being sought by State Attorney General Kamala Harris and Congressional Representative Loretta Sanchez. We are endorsing A.G. Kamala Harris. The candidates participated in a debate that we've posted at the bottom of this page just below the endorsements.
November 8, 2016 Statewide General Elections
UNITED STATES PRESIDENT
Hillary Clinton
UNITED STATES SENATE
Kamala Harris
UNITED STATES CONGRESS
CD 23 – Wendy Reed
CD 25 – Bryan Caforio
CD 26 – Julia Brownley*
CD 27 – Judy Chu*
CD 28 – Adam Schiff*
CD 29 – Tony Cárdenas*
CD 30 – Brad Sherman*
CD 32 – Grace Napolitano*
CD 33 – Ted Lieu*
CD 34 – Xavier Becerra*
CD 35 – Norma Torres*
CD 37 – Karen Bass*
CD 38 – Linda Sanchez*
CD 39 – Brett Murdock
CD 40 – Lucille Roybal-Allard*
CD 43 – Maxine Waters*
CD 44 – Isadore Hall, III
CD 47 – Alan Lowenthal*
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
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SD 21 – Johnathon Ervin
SD 25 – Anthony Portantino
SD 27 – Henry Stern
SD 29 – Josh Newman
SD 33 – Ricardo Lara*
SD 35 – Steven Bradford
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
AD 36 – Steve Fox
AD 38 – Christy Smith
AD 39 – Raul Bocanegra
AD 41 – Chris Holden*
AD 43 – No Endorsement
AD 44 – Jacqui Irwin*
AD 45 – Matt Dababneh*
AD 46 – Adrin Nazarian*
AD 48 – Blanca Rubio
AD 49 – Edwin ‘Ed’ Chau*
AD 50 – Richard Bloom*
AD 51 – Jimmy Gomez*
AD 52 – Freddie Rodriguez*
AD 53 – Miguel Santiago*
AD 54 – Sebastian Ridley-Thomas*
AD 55 – Gregg Fritchle
AD 57 – Ian Calderon*
AD 58 – Cristina Garcia*
AD 59 – Reggie Jones-Sawyer*
AD 62 – Autumn Burke*
AD 63 – Anthony Rendon*
AD 64 – Mike Gipson*
AD 66 – Al Muratsuchi
AD 70 – Patrick O’Donnell*
*Incumbent
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, JUDGE OF SUPERIOR COURT
Seat #11– Debra R. Archuleta
Seat #42 – E. Matthew Aceves
Seat #84 – Susan Jung Townsend
Seat #158 – Kim L. Nguyen
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
District 4 – Janice Hahn
District 5 –Darrell Park
STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
Proposition | Subject | Description | Recommendation |
$9 billion in bonds for education and schools | YES | ||
Voter approval of changes to the hospital fee program | YES | ||
Projects that cost more than $2 billion | NO | ||
Conditions under which legislative bills can be passed | YES | ||
Personal income tax increases on incomes over $250,000 | YES | ||
Increase the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack | YES | ||
Felons convicted of non-violent crimes | YES | ||
Bilingual education in public schools | YES | ||
State's position on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission | YES | ||
Require the use of condoms in pornographic films | YES | ||
Prescription drug price regulations | YES | ||
Repeal the death penalty | YES | ||
Background checks for ammunition purchases | YES | ||
Legalization of marijuana and hemp | YES | ||
Grocery and retail carry-out bags | NO | ||
Death penalty procedures | NO | ||
Prohibition on plastic single-use carryout bags | YES |
Click here for more information about the statewide ballot measures.
