The San Mateo County Democratic Party endorses the following local candidates and ballot measures in the November 5, 2024 election

Local Candidates

City Council:

• Belmont City Council, District 2 - Cathy Jordan
• Belmont City Council, District 4 - Davina Hurt
• Brisbane City Council - Cliff Lentz
• Burlingame City Council, District 2  - Desiree Thayer
• Burlingame City Council, District 4 - Donna Colson
• Daly City City Council, full term - Glenn Sylvester
• Daly City City Council, full term - Juslyn Manalo
• Daly City City Council, short term - Teresa Proaño
• East Palo Alto City Council - Ravneel Chaudary
• East Palo Alto City Council - Deborah Lewis-Virges
• Foster City City Council - Patrick Sullivan
• Foster City City Council - Phoebe Venkat    
• Half Moon Bay, District 2 - Harvey Rarback
• Half Moon Bay, District 3 - Joaquin Jimenez
• Menlo Park City Council, District 5 - Jennifer Wise
• Millbrae City Council, District 1 - Ghassan Shamieh
• Pacifica City Council, District 1 - Mayra Espinosa
• Pacifica City Council, District 4 - Greg Wright
• Portola Valley City Council - Helen Wolter
• Portola Valley City Council - Rebecca Flynn
• Redwood City City Council, District 7 - Diana Reddy
• San Bruno City Council, District 2 - Tom Hamilton
• San Bruno, Mayor  - Rico Medina
• San Mateo City Council, District 2 - Nicole Fernandez
• South San Francisco, District 2 - Mark Nagales
• South San Francisco, District 5 - James Coleman

School Boards:

• Brisbane School District - Nancy E Lacsamana
• Cabrillo School District, Area D - Sophia Layne
• Jefferson Elementary School District - Andrea Jordan
• Jefferson Elementary School District - Cheryll Cuasay-Catuar
• Las Lomitas Elementary School District, full term - Jason Morimoto
• Las Lomitas Elementary School District, full term - Kimberly Legg
• Las Lomitas Elementary School District, short term - Paige Winikoff
• San Mateo County Board of Education, District 4  - Chelsea Bonini
• San Mateo County Board of Education, District 5  - Mike O’Neil
• San Mateo County Board of Education, District 6 - Patricia Love
• San Mateo County Community College, District 1 - Lisa Petrides
• South San Francisco Unified, District A - Patricia "Pat" Murray
• Woodside School District - Zackary Simkover  

County Office:

• Member Board of Supervisors, District 4 – Lisa Gauthier

Local Legislative Representation:

• Member of the State Assembly, 19th District – Catherine Stephani
• Member of the State Assembly, 21^st District – Diane Papan
• Member of the State Assembly, 23rd District - Marc Berman 
• Member of the State Senate, 11^th District – Scott Wiener
• Member of the State Seante, 13^th District – Josh Becker
• US Representative, 15th District - Kevin Mullin
• US Representative, 16th District – Evan Low

Has taken positions on local ballot measures.

School District Measures SMCDems Endorses

• Measure HH – Bayshore Elementary School District: Bond Measure
• Measure P – Belmont-Redwood Shores School District: Bond Measure
• Measure GG – Burlingame School District: Parcel Tax Measure
• Measure K– Cabrillo Unified School District: Bond Measure
• Measure N – Cabrillo Unified School District: Parcel Tax Measure
• Measure Z – Jefferson Union High School District: Parcel Tax Measure
• Measure U – Menlo Park City School District: Bond Measure
• Measure J – Millbrae Elementary School District: Bond Measure
• Measure EE – Pacifica School District: Parcel Tax Measure
• Measure S – Ravenswood City School District: Parcel Tax Measure
• Measure X – San Bruno Park School District: Parcel Tax Measure
• Measure O – San Bruno Park School District: Term Limits Measure
• Measure Y – Woodside Elementary School District: Parcel Tax Measure

City Measures SMCDems Endorses

• Measure DD – City of Belmont: Business License Tax Measure
• Measure AA – Town of Colma: Use Tax Measure 
• Measure JJ – East Palo Alto: Citizen Initiative to Amend Parcel Tax Ordinance
• Measure V – City of Foster City: Business License Tax Measure
• Measure R – City of Half Moon Bay: Sales Tax Measure 
• Measure CC – City of Menlo Park: Transient Occupancy Tax Measure
• Measure M – City of Pacifica: Transient Occupancy Tax Measure
• Measure BB – City of Redwood City: Business License Tax Measure
• Measure Q – City of San Bruno: Bond Measure 
• Measure L – City of San Carlos: Appointed Treasurer Measure
• Measure T – City of San Mateo: City General Plan Amendment Measure
• Measure W – City of South San Francisco: Business License Tax Measure

Special District Measures with varied positions

• Measure I – Broadmoor Police Protection District: Parcel Tax Measure  OPPOSE
• Measure II – Pescadero Municipal Advisory: Council Size Reduction Measure  ENDORSE
• Measure FF – City of Millbrae: Term Limits Measure NEUTRAL

The San Mateo County Democratic Party (SMCDems) invites Democrats running for city council, school district office, community college board, or open space district in San Mateo County to apply for the Democratic Party endorsement for the November 2024 election. SMCDems will also consider endorsements for ballot measures. 

Candidate Endorsements

The requirements for endorsement are:

1. Be a registered Democrat. To make sure, check here.
2. Take the Fossil Fuel Pledge , that is included in the application process.

Here is the endorsement schedule:

• 7/23 SMCDems Candidate application online here
• 8/4 Candidate Endorsement Training
• 8/15 Candidate applications due
• 8/24 - 25 Candidate interviews
• 9/5 Candidate and ballot measure endorsement decisions made 

To apply for the SMCDem Endorsement, please fill out our questionnaire. If you are logged into your Google account when you start the questionnaire, Google Forms should save your progress in the questionnaire as you go.  However, we cannot guarantee that it will do so if you attempt to complete the questionnaire over multiple sessions.  Therefore, we strongly recommend that you download the text (Google Doc/Word) version of the questionnaire and enter your answers to the narrative questions into the document.  When you have finished entering your answers to the relevant questions, copy your answers from the document into the online Google Form and submit it.  Please do not send additional documents, resumes, flyers or endorsement letters.

Applications are due on Thursday, August 15th at 10 PM.  For races in which the filing date is extended, the application deadline will also be extended to Saturday, August 17th at 10 PM.

Eligible applicants will be scheduled for an interview on August 24th or August 25th from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM via Zoom. Please keep these dates open for your interview. 

To find out more about the SMCDems endorsement process:

• Review the Endorsement Process document. 
• Register for candidate training on Monday August 5th at 7 PM here.  

You may want to watch the San Mateo and Santa Clara Democratic Party County's Candidate Training recordings.

Ballot Measure Endorsements

SMCDems will consider endorsing all local ballot measures.  If you want our endorsement or don’t want our endorsement, contact the co-chairs.

It is our job to recruit, mentor, support, and elect good Democrats. We take great pride in the large numbers of our endorsed candidates that are elected and measures passed. In addition, we like to get to know and build relationships with the people who  serve in these important elected positions. It is the backbone of why we exist as a County Democratic Party.

If you have any questions during this process, please contact the Endorsements Committee leadership:

Karen Maki, Endorsement Committee co-chair, SMCDCC Chair: [email protected]

Heather Zimmerman, Endorsement Committee co-chair, [email protected] 

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].