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 Bruno Park Elementary School District, District 1 - Kingsley Ma
• 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

Get Involved with SMCDems, Join a Committee

San Mateo County Democratic Party is looking for Democrats to help with the work. Many hands lighten the load — or something like that. See a complete list of our committees here.

•  Climate Committee – educates members on climate change and encourages local entities to take action
•  Events and Fundraising Committee – plans luncheons, picnics, and other get togethers for the SMCDems community
•  Farmworker Affairs Committee – advocates for equity and access to resources and representation 
•  Program and Education Committee – finds speakers for the half hour before the business meeting
•  Sheriff Oversight - works with Fixin’ San Mateo to implement oversight of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office
•  School to Prison Pipeline - work to end
•  Voter Registration - registers new voters in San Mateo County

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