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. 

Candidate Endorsements

United States Representative, District 11

Connie Chan 

United States Representative, District 15

Kevin Mullin (Incumbent)

Governor 

Xavier Becerra

Lt. Governor

Fiona Ma

Secretary of State

Shirley N. Weber (Incumbent)

Controller

Malia Cohen (Incumbent)

Treasurer

Eleni Kounalakis

Attorney General

Rob Bonta (Incumbent)

Insurance Commissioner

Jane Kim 

Board of Equalization Member, District 2

Sally J. Lieber (Incumbent)

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Richard Barrera

State Assembly Member, District 17

Matt Haney (Incumbent)

State Assembly Member, District 19

No Position 

Member, Board of Education (Vote 3)

Alida Fisher (Incumbent, D11 Resident)

Reina Tello (D11 Resident)

Virginia Cheung (D11 Resident)

Trustee, Community College Board

 (Full term - Vote 3)

Leah LaCroix (D11 Resident)

Jeremy Lee 

Dr. Bunny McFadden 

Trustee, Community College Board

(Partial Term)

Ruth Ferguson (Appointed Incumbent)

Assessor-Recorder

Joaquin Torres (Incumbent)

Public Defender

Mano Raju (Incumbent)

BART Board, District 8

No Position

 

Ballot Measure Endorsements

Prop 1: Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs

Yes

Prop 2: Increases State’s Rainy Day Fund

Yes

Prop 3: Provides Permanent Funding for Schools and Health Care by Extending Existing Tax on High Incomes

Yes

Prop 4: Repeals Prohibition Against Public Funding of Election Campaigns

Yes

Prop 5: Changes Recall Election Process for Statewide Officers

Yes

Prop 37: Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes

No Endorsement

Prop 38: Authorizes Bonds for Immunology Medical Research

No Endorsement

Prop 39: Prohibits Citizens from Voting Unless They Present Government-Issued Identification

No 

Prop 40: Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers

Yes 

Prop 41: Prohibits New State Taxes that Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit. Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes

No 

Prop 42: Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes

No

Prop 43: Limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services

No 

Prop 44: Requires Community Health Clinics Spend 90% of Revenue on Program Services

No 

Prop 45: Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects

No

RTM: Regional Transit Measure

Yes

Prop A: Charter Changes Affecting Various City Departments and Commissions

No

Prop B: Establishing a Municipal Finance Corporation and a Public Bank

Yes

Prop C: Contributions to the Housing Trust Fund

Yes

Prop D: Changes to Ballot Measure Process

No 

Prop E: City Administrator’s Authority and Changes to City Contracting

No

Prop F: Changes to Executive Branch Management

No 

Prop G: Allowing Private Vehicles on the Upper Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park

No Endorsement

Prop H: Parcel Tax to Fund Muni Operations

Yes

Prop I: Changes to Real Property Transfer Tax

Yes

Prop J: Removal of Foreclosure Exemption for Real Property Transfer Tax

Yes 

 


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) 

  • Prop 4 - California Clean Money Campaign/Fair Election Act

  • Mano Raju - Public Defender

  • 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.

 


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