The LA Progressive encourages everyone who is eligible to vote. The California Statewide Direct Primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. The Official Sample Ballot, prepared by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk was mailed out weeks ago but for those seeking information about where to vote or who is on their ballot, go to LAVote.net.
Following is the LA Progressive voter guide for the California June 5, 2018 Primary election.
June 5, 2018 California Primary Election
STATE GOVERNOR
Gavin Newsom
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Ed Hernandez
SECRETARY OF STATE
Alex Padilla
CONTROLLER
Betty Yee
TREASURER
Fiona Ma
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Xavier Becerra
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Ricardo Lara
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Scott Svonkin
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Kevin De Leon
UNITED STATES CONGRESS (in Los Angeles County)
CD 23 – Tatiana Matta
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 – Jimmy Gomez*
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 – Nanette Barragin*
CD 47 – Alan Lowenthal*
Click here learn about funding for all 53 Congressional Districts and the two Senate Seats
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
SD 18 – Bob Hertzberg”
SD 20 – Connie Leyv*
SD 22 – Michael Eng
SD 24 – Maria Elena Durazo
SD 26 – Ben Allen
SD 29 – Oppose Recall of Josh Newman
SD 30 – Holly Mitchell*
SD 32 – Vivian Romero
SD 34 –
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
AD 36 –
AD 37 – Monique Limon
AD 38 – Christy Smith
AD 39 – Luz Rivas
AD 41 – Chris Holden*
AD 43 – Laura Friedman*
AD 44 – Jacqui Irwin*
AD 45 – Jesse Gabriel
AD 46 – Adrin Nazarian*
AD 48 – Blanca Rubio*
AD 49 – Edwin ‘Ed’ Chau*
AD 50 – Richard Bloom*
AD 51– Wendy Carillo*
AD 52–
AD 53– Miguel Santiago*
AD 54– Sydney Kamlager*
AD 55– Gregg Fritchle
AD 56– Eduardo Garcia*
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 65– Sharon Quirk-Silva*
AD 66– Al Muratsuchi*
AD 70– Patrick O’Donnell*
*Incumbent
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Tony K. Thurmond
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Office #1: Tom Hallinan
Office #3: Nancy Pearlman
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF
Alex Villanueva
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, JUDGE OF SUPERIOR COURT
Office 4 – A. Veronica Sauceda
Office 16 – Sydney Michel
Office 20 – Mary Ann Escalante or Wendy Segall
Office 60 – Holly L. Hancock
Office 63 – Malcolm H. Mackey
Office 67 – Onica Valle Cole
Office 71 – Danielle R.A. Gibbons
Office 113 – Javier Perez
Office 118 – David Diamond
Office 126 – Rene Caldwell Gilbertson
Office 146 – Armondo Duron
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
District 1 – Hilda Solis*
District 3 – Sheila Kuehl*
STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES
| Proposition | Proposition | Recommendation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LBM | Proposition 68 | Yes | Issues $4 billion in bonds for parks, environmental protection, and water infrastructure |
| LRCA | Proposition 69 | Yes | Requires certain tax and fee revenue related to transportation be used for transportation purposes |
| LRCA | Proposition 70 | No | Requires a one-time two-thirds vote to use revenue from the cap-and-trade program |
| LRCA | Proposition 71 | Yes | Changes the date for when voter-approved ballot measures take effect |
| LRCA | Proposition 72 | Yes | Excludes rainwater capture systems from property tax assessments |
Cindy Johnson says
Thanks to everyone for these comments. I also want to add that the PDA (Progressive Democrats of America) have endorsed Kevin De Leon for US Senator in California, and they have strict “progressive” criteria before endorsing anyone!
Edward Chavez says
You listed a non-existent candidate for CA-39 Rep.
Wes says
Respectfully…but emphatically…many these endorsements are TERRIBLE! NOT PROGRESSIVE!
If LA Progressive is truly Progressive…then a number of these endorsements are way off the mark!
Just the few that grab me most pointedly.
SOS – Alex Padilla = awful!.
True Progressive…and champion of election integrity is RUBEN MAJOR.
Padilla has not supported election integrity. If we can’t count on that…then all political action is “useless”.
Ruben Major is the correct choice!
Lt. Governor – GAYLE MCLAUGHLIN is the true Progressive.
Others aren’t even close. What Gayle did in Richmnond, CA is nothing short of amazing.
Bold, authentic, Progressive. Case closed.
AD 63. This one is truly mind-bobbling. Anthony Rendon directly scuttled CA Single Payer healthcare, CA SB 562 (Healthy California Act). He is an anathema now to those pushing for truly progressive (and equitable) healthcare for all Californians. The true Progressive for AD 63 is MARIA ESTRADA.
There are a few others worthy of comment, but in scanning the list briefly…these three stick out like a “sore thumb”.
Again, emphatic here with an opinion and passionately so. Expressing my strong views.
(Everyone is entitled to their own view.)
Daniel R Torres says
KDL is not a true progressive. Support a true progressive for US Senate, Alison Hartman. Alison takes NO corporate funding. She will be beholden to the citizens of California, not the corporations special interests. She cannot be bought like corporate candidates, KDL and DF.
r says
YES I agree.
I am sick of being apart of the Corporate Weak Democratic Party.
After TRUMP., and his swamp of extreme right wing candidates I know the DNC is just more of the same. They only support corporate candidates. Even on this Progressive site it’s very sad you ignore Alison Harston. I hope she kicks A*!
No longer will I pay attention to the noise from the DNC that Progressives can’t win!or even this site that a REAL Progressive can’t win.
I am voting for Alison Hartson, even if she doesn’t place, I will sleep better knowing that I voted with my conscience for more inclusive, stronger California.
MEDICARE FOR ALL!!!!!!
STOP school shootings!
CLEAN AIR AND WATER
A Concerned California says
I echo the previous comment. I am horrified that the LA “Progressive” is endorsing Alex Padilla for Secretary of State. Padilla has been sued by the ACLU for discarding thousands of vote-by-mail ballots. Padilla has also been sued by Asian Americans Advancing Justice / Asian Law Caucus for depriving thousands of Californians with language assistance in their ballots. And of course, there’s the 2016 Democratic Party primary fiasco in California.
WHY ARE YOU ENDORSING THIS UNETHICAL AND NEGLIGENT DISASTER OF A SECRETARY OF STATE (AT BEST), OR A WILFUL ELECTORAL CRIMINAL AND VOTER SUPPRESSOR (AT WORST)?!?!?!? WHATABOUT RUBEN MAJOR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY? (OR ERIK RYDBERG OF THE GREEN PARTY)?????
Also, why not endorse Gayle McLaughlin for Lieutenant Governor? She is the perfect example of an anti-Establishment candidate with an extraordinary record as former mayor of Richmond, California. She was also endorsed by Our Revolution.
I’m relieved that Dianne Feinstein is not being endorsed and am glad Kevin de Leon is being endorsed for US senator, but I’m still horrified that Alex Padilla is getting endorsed by any “progressive” group. What on Earth is happening?????
Heather A Nesbitt says
Why not Delaine Eastin for governor? Isn’t she the more progressive choice?
Stuart Foxx says
No.
Alison Hartson is.
Heather A Nesbitt says
She is running for Senate not govenor!
Jason Ackerman says
Alison Hartson is running for SENATE, not Governor,
Vote Eastin for Goevernor!
https://votersedge.org/ca/en/ballot/election/69-de1049/address/null/zip/91401/section/candidates?date=2018-06-05
Linda Carpenter says
What happened to LA Progressive?! I am so stunned by your endorsements, at first I thought it was a joke. Seriously. For our June 5th Primary, we have AMAZING noncorporate progressives running. Since moving to California in 1984, I have NEVER witnessed such an impressive slate of progressives willing to fight for progressive issues as I do in this election, & you overlooked ALL of them. I think I am most knocked over by your endorsement of Alex Padilla, the SoS who, under the pretense of running a fair & impartial election, orchestrated the mess involving No Party Preference voters in the 2016 Primary which resulted in the disenfranchisement of an untold number of votes, while actively campaigning for one of the candidates. I guess we have to go back & re-establish what it actually means to be a progressive. I thought that progressives strongly supported the following issues: Income & wealth inequality is the
great moral, economic, & political issue. It’s time for tuition & debt free college. Getting big money out of politics must happen. Our economy desperately needs decent paying jobs. No full-time worker should live in poverty. Put people before polluters in combating climate change. A nation of immigrants needs a fair & humane immigration policy. We must pursue racial justice to affirm the value of people of color. We need to address the affordable housing crisis. We have got to go forward when it comes to women’s rights, LGBTQ equality, empowering tribal nations, caring for our veterans, a single-payer national healthcare program, strengthening & expanding Social Security, lowering prescription drug prices, disability rights, & more. What about all the outstanding candidates who are running on this very platform?! Pat Harris, Alison Hartson, David Hildebrand, Christopher Carlson, Delaine Eastin, Josh Jones, Gayle McLaughlin, Michael Feinstein, Ruben Major, Erik Rydberg. Sure, you can attribute a couple of these issues to any one of your endorsements, but the candidates I named are actually running on that platform & aren’t taking corporate money because they know that to take that money is to serve the interests of the donors. I’m just so stunned by your endorsements.
John Thompson Parker says
There is a crisis in the “progressive” movement. It stems from a lack of confidence in the working class so folks think that the only way forward is to maintain the status quo with those who enable a system that must be changed. I and other folks who do not accept the unacceptable will continue to fight for real change, and continue to gain support from those who are serious about humanity’s progress.
John Thompson Parker, Socialist Candidate on the ballot on the Peace & Freedom Party Ticket
Leslie Kaufmann Chin says
I whole heartedy agree with Linda Carpenter and John Thompson Parker! The endorsements of the California Pregessive make me fear that they have been hacked by the criminal organiation known as the DNC. #DNCFraud Lawsuit
A Concerned California says
I completely agree with Linda Carpenter. I DO NOT understand this endorsement of the voter suppressor Alex Padilla for Secretary of State. 🙁
Michael Hertz says
Good thing to publish. Next time, please publish earlier, since those of us with mail in ballots need guidance earlier.
ra says
EXACTALLY!!!!!
And then we might also get more clarity & discussion in the comments too…
I mailed my ballot days ago…
and was dismayed how much effort it took to get progressive recommendations, articles or read discussions over this (& every!) election.. really lame.
Cindy Johnson says
Gavin for Governor, really? Is that the best we got?
James Cauldron says
What’s wrong with Gavin? He’s been a progressive leader for a long time as far as I can tell. Please inform me if I’m mistaken.