2018 Primary Election Endorsements – Updated 29 May 2018

Feel free to offer suggested changes. Here is how I plan to vote:

First, the State and Federal positions:

Governor: Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor: Jeff Bleich – Sierra Club Endorsement

Secretary of State: Alex Padilla

Controller: Betty T Yee

Treasurer: Fiona Ma

Attorney General: Xavier Becerra

Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara

Board of Equalization: Malia Cohen or Cathleen Galgiani

United States Senator: Diane Feinstein

US Representative: Salud Carbajal

State Assembly: Monique Limon

Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
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State Propositions:
68 YES – Parks Bond
69 YES – Transportation Revenues Used for Transportation
70 NO – Cap and Trade Supermajority Vote Needed – Opposed by Environmental Groups
71 YES – Sets Effective Date for Ballot Measures
72 YES – Rain Capture Systems Exemption from Property Tax Assessment

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County:

Auditor-Controller: Betsy Schaffer

Clerk/Recorder/Assessor: Baz Donald Ofiaeli

Santa Barbara County Sheriff: Eddie Hsueh

T-2018 YES – Cannabis Tax