Nov 2026 - General Election Endorsements
On September 23, 2026, the San Francisco District 11 Democratic Club held our endorsement meeting for the November 2026 General Elections. Below are the results of our membership vote.
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Candidate Endorsements |
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United States Representative, District 11 |
Connie Chan |
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United States Representative, District 15 |
Kevin Mullin (Incumbent) |
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Governor |
Xavier Becerra |
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Lt. Governor |
Fiona Ma |
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Secretary of State |
Shirley N. Weber (Incumbent) |
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Controller |
Malia Cohen (Incumbent) |
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Treasurer |
Eleni Kounalakis |
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Attorney General |
Rob Bonta (Incumbent) |
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Insurance Commissioner |
Jane Kim |
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Board of Equalization Member, District 2 |
Sally J. Lieber (Incumbent) |
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction |
Richard Barrera |
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State Assembly Member, District 17 |
Matt Haney (Incumbent) |
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State Assembly Member, District 19 |
No Position |
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Member, Board of Education (Vote 3) |
Alida Fisher (Incumbent, D11 Resident) Reina Tello (D11 Resident) Virginia Cheung (D11 Resident) |
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Trustee, Community College Board (Full term - Vote 3) |
Leah LaCroix (D11 Resident) Jeremy Lee Dr. Bunny McFadden |
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Trustee, Community College Board (Partial Term) |
Ruth Ferguson (Appointed Incumbent) |
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Assessor-Recorder |
Joaquin Torres (Incumbent) |
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Public Defender |
Mano Raju (Incumbent) |
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BART Board, District 8 |
No Position |
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Ballot Measure Endorsements |
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Prop 1: Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs |
Yes |
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Prop 2: Increases State’s Rainy Day Fund |
Yes |
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Prop 3: Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes |
Yes |
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Prop 4: Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns |
Yes |
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Prop 5: Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers |
Yes |
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Prop 37: Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes |
No Endorsement |
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Prop 38: Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research |
No Endorsement |
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Prop 39: Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification |
No |
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Prop 40: Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers |
Yes |
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Prop 41: Prohibits New State Taxes that Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes |
No |
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Prop 42: Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes |
No |
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Prop 43: Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services |
No |
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Prop 44: Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% of Revenue on Program Services |
No |
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Prop 45: Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects |
No |
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RTM: Regional Transit Measure |
Yes |
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Prop A: Charter Changes Affecting Various City Departments and Commissions |
No |
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Prop B: Establishing a Municipal Finance Corporation and a Public Bank |
Yes |
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Prop C: Contributions to the Housing Trust Fund |
Yes |
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Prop D: Changes to Ballot Measure Process |
No |
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Prop E: City Administrator’s Authority and Changes to City Contracting |
No |
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Prop F: Changes to Executive Branch Management |
No |
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Prop G: Allowing Private Vehicles on the Upper Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park |
No Endorsement |
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Prop H: Parcel Tax to Fund Muni Operations |
Yes |
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Prop I: Changes to Real Property Transfer Tax |
Yes |
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Prop J: Removal of Foreclosure Exemption for Real Property Transfer Tax |
Yes |
October 02, 2026
Nov 3, 2026 District 11 General Election - Endorsement Meeting 9/23
Nov 3, 2026 District 11 Democratic Club General Election - Endorsement Meeting
We are excited to hold our endorsement meeting this Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 6pm. Below you will find the Zoom link, agenda, link to questionnaires, and important endorsement process information. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Rosario and myself - [email protected] and [email protected]
We look forward to having this important discussion with you!
In community,
Leah LaCroix & Rosario Cervantes
President & Vice President
San Francisco District 11 Democratic Club
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Zoom link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/aCyL24SoRfGles3kMpQI0A
Agenda:
6pm - Welcome
6:05pm - Presentations* (15 min)
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Prop 4 - California Clean Money Campaign/Fair Election Act
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Mano Raju - Public Defender
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Additional candidates and/or ballot measures
6:20pm - Overview and discussion of local ballot measures (15 min)
6:35pm - Overview and discussion of state ballot measures (15min)
6:50pm - Overview and discussion of candidates (15min)
7:05pm - Overview of voting procedures (10min)
7:15pm - membership and attendance verification, and Election Runner ballots sent
(*presentations are only those who were not present at our Aug 19, 2026 membership meeting)
Questionnaires: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O_ORMVqwxT8AX_O9d4LsFcptBvi0K8gk?usp=drive_link
Important Endorsement Process information:
Please note - in order to receive an endorsement ballot and have your vote be counted, club members must attend the endorsement meeting (be logged into zoom and confirm attendance), and be in good standing.
If you are a continuing member, please be sure to renew club dues prior to the meeting, no later than Tuesday, September 22nd at Noon, if you have not already done so. Pay your club membership dues here!
New members must have paid their club dues not later that 30 days prior to the endorsement meeting (i.e., August 23rd or before)
Per Article 4 Section 6 of our bylaws a candidate must receive 60% of votes cast in order to earn an endorsement, and ballot measures must receive 50%+1 of votes cast. If the prescribed threshold is not reached then "No Position" will be identified.
Our club bylaw can be viewed here.
September 17, 2026