Hey listeners/viewers! We’re discussing California and local elections, using the Sac Sister Circle/BWOPA Voter Guide as our cornerstone. We’ll go from national to state to local. Enjoy:
“They Already Won” Speed Round (national and statewide)
National
– US Senate – Alex Padilla (Loser: Mark Meuser – GOP)
– US Rep D6 – Ami Bera (Loser: Tamika Hamilton – GOP)
– US Rep D7 – Doris Matsui (Loser: Max Semenenko – GOP)
One national race worth discussing
– US Reps D3 (D-33.28%, R-38.09%, NPP-19.57%)
DEM – Kermit Jones (underdog)
GOP – Kevin Kiley
Statewide
– Governor – Gavin Newsom (Loser: Brian Dahle – GOP)
– Lt Governor – Eleni Kounalakis (Loser: Angela Underwood Jacobs – GOP)
– Secretary of State – Dr Shirley Weber (Loser: Rob Bernosky – GOP)
– Treasurer – Fiona Ma (Loser: Jack Guerrero – GOP)
– Insurance Commissioner – Ricardo Lara (Loser: Robert Howell – GOP)
– State Superintendent of Schools – Tony Thurmond (Loser – Lance Ray Christensen)
Maybe close, maybe not?
– Controller
DEM – Malia Cohen
GOP – Lanhee Chen
(Chen, oddly, has a bunch of endorsements from papers, such as the Los Angeles Times, The Sacramento Bee, and the San Jose Mercury News)
STATE PROPOSITIONS
1 – Reproductive Rights
26 – Sports wagering on tribal lands
27 – Sports betting for homeless revenue
28 – Additional funding for arts and music ed in schools
29 – On-site professionals at kidney dialysis clinics
30 – Tax the rich (making over $2 million/year) for programs to reduce air pollution/wildfires
31 – Flavored tobacco/menthol ban
State Senate/Assembly
Senate
D6 (D-35.65%, R-35.84%, NPP-20.35%)
DEM – Paula Villescaz
GOP – Roger Niello
D8
DEM – Dave Jones
DEM – Angelique Ashby
Assembly
D6 (D-50.68%, R-20.37%)
DEM – Kevin McCarty
GOP – Cathy Cook
D7 (D-38.00%, R-32.48%, NPP-21.05%)
DEM – Ken Cooley
GOP – Josh Hoover
D10
DEM – Eric Guerra
DEM – Stephanie Nguyen
SACRAMENTO COUNTY/CITY OF SACRAMENTO
MEASURES
COUNTY
A – Sales tax for roads
B – Pot tax for homeless services
D – Low income housing, a la SHRA
CITY
L – Pot tax for schools
M – Unmixing redistricting mix-up
N – Easing tourism tax for community use
O – Terrorizing unhoused community
ELECTIONS
COUNTY
Sac County Board of Supes District 5 (D-43.95%, R-27.00%, NPP-21.76%)
DEM – Jaclyn Moreno
GOP – Patrick Hume
CITY
Sacramento City Council
D1
Lisa Kaplan
Alyssa Lozano
D3
Michael Lynch
Karina Talamantes
D5
Caity Maple
Tamiko Heim
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