The San Mateo County Democratic Party is endorsing local candidates and ballot measures but is not endorsing any candidates for the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee.

Local Candidates

• Jackie Speier for San Mateo County Supervisor District 1
• Lisa Gauthier for San Mateo County Supervisor District 4

Ballot Measures

• Measure B: County Service Area No. 1 (Highlands): Special Tax Measure
• Measure C: Jefferson Elementary School District: Parcel Tax Measure
• Measure E: Woodside Elementary School: Bond Measure
• Measure G: Pacifica School District: Bond Measure
• Measure H: San Carlos School District: Bond Measure

The San Mateo County Democratic Party endorses the following local candidates and ballot measures in the Nov. 8, 2022 election.

Local Candidates

City Council:

• Atherton City Council - Rick Degolia, Stacy Miles Holland
• Belmont City Council, District 1 - Gina Latimerlo
• Belmont Mayor - Julia Mates
• Burlingame City Council, District 5 - Peter Stevenson
• Daly City Council - Manūfou Liaiga-Anoa'i, Pamela DiGiovanni, Ray Buenaventura
• East Palo City Council - Jeffrey Austin, Ruben Abrica
• Foster City Council - Evan Adams, Richa Awasthi
• Half Moon Bay City Council, District 4 - Debbie Ruddock
• Menlo Park City Council, District 4 - Betsy Nash
• Millbrae City Council, District 2 - Wayne Lee
• Pacifica City Council, District 2 - Robby Bancroft
• Portola Valley Town Council - Craig Hughes, Craig Taylor
• Redwood City Council, District 2 - Chris Sturken
• San Bruno City Council, District 4 - Auros Harman
• San Carlos City Council - Adam Rak, Pranita Venkatesh, Sara McDowell
• San Mateo City Council, District 1 - Lisa Nash
• San Mateo City Council, District 3 - Sarah Fields
• San Mateo City Council, District 5 - Adam Loraine
• South San Francisco City Council, District 1 - Mark Addiego
• South San Francisco City Council, District 5 - Eddie Flores
• Woodside Town Council, District 2 - Steve Lubin

School Board:

• Belmont-Redwood Shores School District - April Northrup
• Jefferson Elementary School District - Anthony Tsujisaka
• Ravenswood City School Board - Laura Nuñez, Mele Kasavu Latu, Tamara Sobomehin
• San Carlos School District, full - Ben Kornell, Neil A. Layton, Sarah Cassanago
• San Carlos School District, short - Sarah Johnson Kinahan, Tracy Park
• San Mateo Community College District, Area 2 - Michael Guingona
• San Mateo-Foster City School District, Area 1, full - Alison Proctor
• San Mateo-Foster City School District, At Large, short - Kenneth Chin 
• Sequoia Union High School District, Area A - Suvarna Bhopale
• Sequoia Union High School District, Area D - Sathvik Nori
• South San Francisco Unified School District, District D - Amanda Anthony

County Offices:

• Member Board of Supervisors, District 3 - Ray Mueller
• San Mateo County Harbor District, District 3 - Kathryn V. Slater-Carter

Local Legislative Representation:

• Member of the State Assembly, 19th District - Phil Ting
• Member of the State Assembly, 23rd District - Marc Berman 
• US Representative, 15th District - Kevin Mullin
• US Representative, 16th District - Anna Eshoo

Local Ballot Measures

City Ballot Measures - Support

• Measure K - City of Belmont: Transient Occupancy Tax Measure   
• Measure L - City of East Palo Alto: Residential Rental Property Business Tax Measure
• Measure N - City of Millbrae: Transient Occupancy Tax Measure
• Measure O - City of Brisbane: Hotel Business License Tax Measure
• Measure P - City of Redwood City: Mayoral Term Charter Amendment Measure
• Measure Q - City of Pacifica: Fireworks Advisory Measure
• Measure U - City of Brisbane: Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax Measure
• Measure X - City of Burlingame: Business Licensing Measure
• Measure Y - City of Pacifica: Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax Measure
• Measure Z - City of Redwood City: Election Procedure Charter Amendment Measure
• Measure AA - City of South San Francisco: Affordable Housing Authorization Initiative
• Measure BB - City of San Bruno: Mayor and City Council Term Limit Measure
• Measure CC - City of San Mateo: Transfer Tax on Property Sales of $10 Million or More
• Measure DD - City of South San Francisco: Citizen-Sponsored Parcel Tax Initiative for Preschool for All

City Ballot Measure - Oppose

• Measure V - City of Menlo Park: Citizen-Sponsored Initiative Measure

School Bonds - Support

• Measure M - Bayshore Elementary School District: Parcel Tax Measure
• Measure R - La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District: Bond Measure
• Measure S - Redwood City School District: Bond Measure
• Measure T - South San Francisco Unified School District: Bond Measure
• Measure W - Sequoia Union High School District: Bond Measure

The San Mateo County Democratic Party (SMCDems) invites Democrats running for city council, school district office, harbor district, or open space district in San Mateo County to apply for the Democratic Party endorsement for the November 2022 election.

All candidates who are considering an endorsement should first review the Endorsement Process document. You can register to attend an overview of the process on Thursday August 4th at 7 PM here.

To apply for the SMCDem Endorsement, please fill out the questionnaire here. The questionnaire cannot be changed or revised after submitted. It must be completed in one sitting.  Applications for most races are due on Monday, August 15th at 10 PM.  For races in which the filing date was extended until August 17th, the deadline submitting an application for the SMCDems endorsement is also extended to Saturday, August 20th at 10 PM.

You may want to download the questions, answer them during a couple of sittings in Word and then copy and paste into the online application after you have answered all questions. Please do not send additional documents, resumes, flyers or endorsement letters.

The San Mateo County Democratic Party endorses the following local candidates and ballot measures in the June 7, 2022 election.

Local Candidates

County Sheriff – Christina Corpus
County Superintendent of Schools – Nancy Magee
County Supervisor, District 3 – Ray Mueller
County Treasurer Tax Collector – Sandie Arnott

Local Ballot Measures

Measure C – Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Parcel Tax
Measure E – Millbrae Elementary School District Bond
Measure G – Brisbane School District Parcel Tax
Measure H – Hillsborough City School District Bond
Measure I – Ravenswood City School District Bond
Measure J - Jefferson Elementary School District Bond

The San Mateo County Democratic Party (also known as the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, or SMC DCC) invites Democrats running for county, city, or school district office in San Mateo County to apply for the Democratic Party endorsement for the November 2020 election.

San Mateo Democratic Party Announces Endorsements For March 2020 Election

Endorsement Information for Candidates—March 2020

The San Mateo County Democratic Party (also known as the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, or SMC DCC) invites Democrats running for county, city, or school district office in San Mateo County to apply for the Democratic Party endorsement for the March 2020 election.

All candidates who are considering an endorsement should first review the Endorsement Process document: Process Explanation

After reviewing the document candidates who seek the party’s endorsement must complete the online application form available here. The application must be submitted electronically by the deadline of 10:00 pm on December 16, 2019. Candidates may prepare their answers using this Word version of the form or this PDF version of the form. Submissions must still be made via the electronic form. The Word document is an aid to help in preparing answers only.

Eligible applicants will be scheduled for an interview on January 9th from 7:00 PM to 8:20 PM. Please keep this date open for your interview.  If you have not received an email confirming the date, time and location of your interview by January 3, 2020, email [email protected] with a CC to [email protected].

San Mateo Democratic Party Announces Endorsements For November 2019 Election

Endorsement Information for Candidates—November 2019

The San Mateo County Democratic Party (also known as the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, or SMC DCC) invites Democrats running for county, city, or school district office in San Mateo County to apply for the Democratic Party endorsement for the November 2019 election.

All candidates who are considering an endorsement should first review the Endorsement Process document:

Process Explanation

After reviewing the document candidates who seek the party’s endorsement must complete the online application form available here. The application must be submitted electronically by the deadline of 10:00 pm on August 14, 2019. Candidates may prepare their answers using this Word version of the form.  Submissions must still be made via the electronic form. The Word document is an aid to help in preparing answers only.

SMCDCC is holding a Candidate Orientation Program to review this process and answer questions on August 8. Specific time and place TBD.

Important Dates

• July 15- Aug. 9 - Candidates pull papers, gather signatures to qualify for the ballot
• July 22- Candidate application and questionnaire on web site
• August 8- Candidate Orientation Program
• August 9- Filing Deadline (Incumbents have until August 14 if no incumbents file)
• August 14– Candidate applications and written questionnaires are due by 10 PM
• August 28-29 – candidate interviews (other dates may be added)
• September 5 – Central Committee meets to vote on recommendations