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Teamsters Joint Council 42 Voter Guide November 4 Presidential Election Barack Obama U.S. House of Representatives 22 No Endorsement 23 *Lois Capps (D) 24 No Endorsement 25 No Endorsement 26 Russell Warner (D) 27 *Brad Sherman (D) 28 *Howard Berman (D) 29 *Adam Schiff (D) 30 *Henry Waxman (D) 31 *Xavier Becerra (D) 32 *Hilda Solis (D) 33 *Diane Watson (D) 34 *Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) 35 *Maxine Waters (D) 36 *Jane Harman (D) 37 *Laura Richardson (D) 38 *Grace Napolitano (D) 39 *Linda Sanchez (D) 40 Christine Avalos (D) 41 No Endorsement 42 Edwin Chau (D) 43 *Joe Baca (D) 44 Bill Hedrick (D) 45 No Endorsement 46 No Endorsement 47 *Loretta Sanchez (D) 48 Steve Young (D) 49 No Endorsement 50 Nicholas Leibham (D) 51 *Bob Filner (D) 52 Mike Lumpkin (D) 53 No Endorsement California State Senate 15 No Endorsement 17 No Endorsement 19 Hannah-Beth Jackson (D) 21 Carol Liu (D) 23 Fran Pavley (D) 25 Rod Wright (D) 27 *Alan Lowenthal (D) 29 Joseph Lyons (D) 31 No Endorsement 33 Gary Pritchard (D) 35 No Endorsement 37 No Endorsement 39 *Christine Kehoe (D) California State Assembly 32 No Endorsement 33 Robert Evan Cuthbert (D) 34 No Endorsement 35 *Pedro Nava (D) 36 Linda Jones (D) 37 Ferial Masry (D) 38 No Endorsement 39 *Felipe Fuentes (D) 40 Robert Blumenfield (D) 41 *Julia Brownley (D) 42 *Michael Feuer (D) 43 *Paul Krekorian (D) 44 *Anthony Portantino (D) 45 *Kevin DeLeon (D) 46 John Perez (D) 47 *Karen Bass (D) 48 *Mike Davis (D) 49 *Mike Eng (D) 50 *Hector De La Torre (D) 51 *Curren Price, Jr. (D) 52 Isadore Hall (D) 53 *Ted Lieu (D) 54 Bonnie Lowenthal (D) 55 *Warren Furutani (D) 56 *Tony Mendoza (D) 57 *Ed Hernandez (D) 58 *Charles Calderon (D) 59 No Endorsement 60 Diane Singer (D) 61 Norma Torres (D) 62 *Wilmer Amina Carter (D) 63 No Endorsement 64 No Endorsement 65 Carl Wood (D) 66 Grey Frandsen (D) 67 *Jim Silva (R) 68 Kenneth Arnold (D) 69 *Jose Solorio (D) 70 Michael George Glover (D) 71 No Endorsement 72 John MacMurray (D) 73 No Endorsement 74 No Endorsement 75 No Endorsement 76 *Lori Saldana (D) 77 *Joel Anderson (R) 78 Marty Block (D) 79 *Mary Salas (D) 80 Manuel Perez (D) Los Angeles County Santa Monica, Malibu Unified School District Ralph Mechur Maria Leon-Vasquez Ben Allen Alhambra Unified School District Adele Andrade-Stradler Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District 2 Charles Trevino District 4 Andrew McIntyre Central Basin Municipal Water District 4 Rudy Montalvo Leticia Vasquez District 5 Mason Buchanan Inocentes Water Replenishment District of Southern California Division 2 Rob Katherman Division 5 Albert Robles Gardena City Council Shannon Lawrence Alhambra City Council Efren Moreno, Jr. Pomona City Council District #4 Primo Castro El Monte Measure: City Services Preservation Recommendation: YES Inglewood Measure: Community Users Tax Rate Reduction Recommendation: YES Maywood Measure: Transactions & Use Tax Recommendation: YES Pico Rivera Measure: Services Protection Recommendation: YES MTA Measure R Recommendation: YES Los Angeles Community College District Bond Recommendation: YES Los Angeles Unified School District Bond Recommendation: YES Pasadena Unified School District Bond Recommendation: YES Carson City Council - Recall Jim Dear Recommendation: NO Long Beach Measure I: Infrastructure Initiative Recommendation: YES Orange County Garden Grove City Council Linh Ho Paul Lucas Anaheim City Council Lori Galloway Kostas “Gus” Roditis Buena Park City Council Greg Ferguson Costa Mesa City Council Katrina Foley Huntington Beach City Council Dan Kalmick Keith Bohr City of Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang City Council Larry Agran Beth Krom Tustin City Council Deborah Gavelli City of Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido City Council Ward 1 Vincent Sarmiento Ward 5 Claudia Alvarez Fullerton City Council Karen Haluza Sharon Quirk Capistrano Unified School District Trustee Area 5 Ken Maddox Garden Grove Unified School District Linda Zamora Kim Oanh Nguyen-Lam Santa Ana Unified School District Irene Ibarra Valerie Amezcua Gloria Alvarado Anaheim Unified School District Ann Marie Randle Trejo Coast Community College Trustee Area 2 Jerry Patterson Area 3 Lorraine Prinsky Area 4 Charlotte Pirch Orange Unified School District Trustee Area 3 Florice Hoffman North Orange County Community College District Trustee Michael Matsuda Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee Area 1 Brian Conley Westminster Unified School District Sergio Contreras San Bernardino County Chino Valley Unified School Board Silver Aguilar John Pruitt Colton City Council District 3 Jeremy Baca District 6 Issac Suchil Apple Valley Town Council Rick Roelle San Diego County San Diego City Council District 1 Sherri Lightner District 3 Todd Gloria Stephen Whitburn District 7 Marti Emerald San Diego Community College District Area B Bill Schwandt Area D Dwayyne Crenshaw Mary Graham San Diego School Board Richard Barrera John Lee Evans Sheila Jackson Chula Vista City Council Seat 3 Pamela Bensoussan Seat 4 Steve Castaneda Imperial County Measure D: Safe Roads and Streets Recommendation: YES California State Propositions Proposition 1A. "Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century." Authorizes issuance of $9.95 billion of general obligation bonds to create a high-speed passenger train network beginning with a line between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Recommendation: YES Proposition 2 – Treatment of Farm Animals. Initiative Statute "California Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act." Prohibits confinement of farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, or fully extend their limbs. Recommendation: NO Proposition 3 - Children's Hospital Bond Act. Authorizes issuance of $980 million in bonds to build, renovate and equip children's hospitals. Recommendation: YES Proposition 4 – Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy. Constitutional Amendment. "Sarah's Law: the Child and Teen Safety and Stop Predators Act." Requires parental notification prior to minors' abortions. Recommendation: NO RECOMMENDATION Proposition 5 – Nonviolent Offenders. Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation. Statute. "Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act of 2008." Establishes a California secretary of rehabilitation and parole and other departments, offices and programs intended to provide rehabilitation and alternative sentencing for drug defendants. Recommendation: NO RECOMMENDATION Proposition 6 – Criminal Penalties and Laws. Public Safety Funding. Statute. “Safe Neighborhoods Act." Establishes an Office of Public Safety Education and Information and appropriates $12.5 million annually to pay for it and other programs; establishes a California Early Intervention, Rehabilitation and Accountability Commission to evaluate publicly funded anti-crime programs and sets standards for such programs; appropriates $92.5 million annually to help counties house juvenile offenders; appropriates $50 million for a Juvenile Probation Facility and Supervision Fund; broadens the admissibility of hearsay evidence; establishes a Crimestopper Reward Reimbursement Fund and appropriates $10 million annually to fund it. Recommendation: NO RECOMMENDATION Proposition 7 – Renewable Energy. Statute. "The Solar and Clean Energy Act of 2008." Establishes mandatory renewable energy threshold for the L.A. Department of Water and Power and other government utilities. Recommendation: NO Proposition 8 – Limit on Marriage. Constitutional Amendment. "California Marriage Protection Act." Outlaws same-sex marriage by adding the following words to the state Constitution: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Recommendation: NO RECOMMENDATION Proposition 9 – Criminal Justice System. Victims’ Rights. Parole. Constitutional Amendment and Statute. "Marsy's Law: the Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008." Broadens role of victims and victims' families in parole hearings and restricts frequency of hearing. Recommendation: NO RECOMMENDATION Proposition 10 – Bonds. Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Statute. "The California Renewable Energy and Clean Alternative Fuel Act." Authorizes $5 billion in bonds ($9.8 billion with interest), much of which would provide rebates to buyers of hybrids and other alternative-fuel cars and fund research. Recommendation: NO Proposition 11 – Redistricting Constitutional Amendment and Statute. "Voters FIRST Act." Would transfer the power to re-draw Assembly, state Senate, and Board of Equalization district lines, once every 10 years after census data come in, from the political parties and elected officials to a 14-member citizens' commission. Recommendation: NO Proposition 12 – Veteran’s Bond Act of 2008 Provides for a bond issue of nine hundred million dollars ($900,000,000) to provide farm and home aid for California veterans. Would replenish the Cal-Vet fund and help meet an expected increase in demand, this measure would authorize the state to issue up to $900 million of bonds for use in the Cal-Vet program. Recommendation: YES NEVADA TEAMSTER ENDORSEMENTS Dist. 1 Representative In Congress Shelley Berkley Democrat Dist. 2 Representative In Congress Jill Derby Democrat Dist. 3 Representative In Congress Dina Titus Democrat Dist. 1 State Senate John Lee Democrat Dist. 3 State Senate Valerie Wiener Democrat Dist. 4 State Senate Steven A. Horsford Democrat Dist. 5 (Seat A) State Senate Shirley Breeden Democrat Dist. 6 State Senate Allison Copening Democrat Dist. 7 (Seat A) State Senate David Parks Democrat Northern Nevada Senatorial Dist. Northern Nevada Senatorial Dist. Dean A. Rhoads Republican Dist. 11 State Senate Mike Schneider Democrat Dist. 1 State Assembly Marilyn Kirkpatrick Democrat Dist. 2 State Assembly Carlos Blumberg Democrat Dist. 3 State Assembly Peggy Pierce Democrat Dist. 4 State Assembly No Endorsement Dist. 5 State Assembly Marilyn Dondero Loop Democrat Dist. 6 State Assembly Harvey J. Munford Democrat Dist. 7 State Assembly Morse Arberry Jr. Democrat Dist. 8 State Assembly Barbara Buckley Democrat Dist. 9 State Assembly “Tick" Segerblom Democrat Dist. 10 State Assembly Joe Hogan Democrat Dist. 11 State Assembly Ruben Kihuen Democrat Dist. 12 State Assembly James Ohrenschall Democrat Dist. 13 State Assembly Andrew Martin Democrat Dist. 14 State Assembly Ellen M. Koivisto Democrat Dist. 15 State Assembly Kathy Mcclain Democrat Dist. 16 State Assembly John Oceguera Democrat Dist. 17 State Assembly Kelvin Atkinson Democrat Dist. 18 State Assembly Mark Manendo Democrat Dist. 19 State Assembly Jerry D. Claborn Democrat Dist. 20 State Assembly No Endorsement Dist. 21 State Assembly Ellen Spiegel Democrat Dist. 22 State Assembly No Endorsement Dist. 34 State Assembly William Horne Democrat Dist. 37 State Assembly Marcus Conklin Democrat Dist. 41 State Assembly Paul Aizley Democrat Dist. 42 State Assembly Harry Mortenson Democrat Dist. A Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak Democrat Dist. B Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins Democrat Dist. C Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown Democrat Dist. D Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly Democrat Constable, Goodsprings Township Harry "Frank" Marden Non-Partisan Dept. 1 Dist. Court Judge Ken Cory Non-Partisan Dept. 2 Dist. Court Judge Valorie J. Vega Non-Partisan Dept. 3 Dist. Court Judge Douglas W. Herndon Non-Partisan Dept. 4 Dist. Court Judge Kathy A. Hardcastle Non-Partisan Dept. 5 Dist. Court Judge Jackie Glass Non-Partisan Dept. 6 Dist. Court Judge Elissa Cadish Non-Partisan Dept. 7 Dist. Court Judge Linda Marie Bell Non-Partisan Dept. 8 Dist. Court Judge Doug Smith Non-Partisan Dept. 9 Dist. Court Judge Jennifer P. Togliatti Non-Partisan Dept. 10 Dist. Court Judge William Kephart Non-Partisan Dept. 11 Dist. Court Judge Betsy Gonzalez Non-Partisan Dept. 12 Dist. Court Judge Michelle Leavitt Non-Partisan Dept. 13 Dist. Court Judge Mark Ralph Denton Non-Partisan Dept. 14 Dist. Court Judge Donald M. Mosley Non-Partisan Dept. 15 Dist. Court Judge Abbi Silver Non-Partisan Dept. 16 Dist. Court Judge Tim Williams Non-Partisan Dept. 17 Dist. Court Judge Michael Villani Non-Partisan Dept. 18 Dist. Court Judge David Barker Non-Partisan Dept. 19 Dist. Court Judge Allan R. Earl Non-Partisan Dept. 20 Dist. Court Judge David T. Wall Non-Partisan Dept. 21 Dist. Court Judge Valerie Adair Non-Partisan Dept. 22 Dist. Court Judge Susan Johnson Non-Partisan Dept. 23 Dist. Court Judge Stefany Miley Non-Partisan Dept. 24 Dist. Court Judge James M. Bixler Non-Partisan Dept. 25 Dist. Court Judge Suzan Scann Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. G Dist. Court Judge Cynthia 'Dianne' Steel Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. H Dist. Court Judge Art Ritchie Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. I Dist. Court Judge Cheryl Moss Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. J Dist. Court Judge Kenneth E. Pollock Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. K Dist. Court Judge Cynthia N. Giuliani Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. L Dist. Court Judge Jennifer L. Elliott Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. M Dist. Court Judge William Potter Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. N Dist. Court Judge John Jensen Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. O Dist. Court Judge Frank P. Sullivan Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. P Dist. Court Judge Sandra L. Pomrenze Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. Q Dist. Court Judge Bryce C. Duckworth Non-Partisan Family Div Dept. R Dist. Court Judge Brigid Duffy Non-Partisan Henderson Twnsh Dept. 2 Justice Of The Peace No Endorsement Henderson Twnsh Dept. 3 Justice Of The Peace David Gibson, Sr. Non-Partisan Las Vegas Twnsh Dept. 4 Justice Of The Peace Melissa A. Saragosa Non-Partisan Las Vegas Twnsh Dept. 11 Justice Of The Peace No Endorsement Las Vegas Twnsh Dept. 12 Justice Of The Peace Diana L. Sullivan Non-Partisan North Las Vegas Twnsh Dept. 3 Justice Of The Peace Chris Lee Non-Partisan Seat B Justice Of The Supreme Court Deborah Schumacher Non-Partisan Seat D Justice Of The Supreme Court Mark Gibbons Non-Partisan Dist. 5, Dept. 1 (Tonopah) Dist. Court Judge John P. Davis Non-Partisan Dist. 5, Dept. 2 (Pahrump) Dist. Court Judge Robert W. Lane Non-Partisan Dist. 1 Member, State Board Of Education Sharon Frederick Non-Partisan Dist. 3 Member, State Board Of Education No Endorsement Dist. 4 Member, State Board Of Education No Endorsement Dist. 7 Member, State Board Of Education Chris Wallace Non-Partisan Dist. 2 Regent, State University Robert Blakely Non-Partisan Dist. 3 Regent, State University No Endorsement Dist. 5 Regent, State University Jack Schofield Non-Partisan Dist. A Trustee, Clark County School Edward E. Goldman Non-Partisan Dist. B Trustee, Clark County School Chris Garvey Non-Partisan Dist. C Trustee, Clark County School Ronan Matthew Non-Partisan Dist. E Trustee, Clark County School Terri Janison Non-Partisan Dist. 3 (Moapa) Trustee, Overton Power Gary L. Leavitt Non-Partisan Dist. 5 (Mesquite) Trustee, Overton Power David Jay Anderson Non-Partisan Dist. 5 (Mesquite) Trustee, Overton Power Tracy Verl Lee Non-Partisan Trustee, Moapa Valley Tv Maintenance Dist. Craig Fabbi Non-Partisan Trustee, Moapa Valley Tv Maintenance Dist. Daniel Huse Pray Non-Partisan Member, Virgin Valley Water Dist., Mesquite Joe Macias Non-Partisan. Member, Virgin Valley Water Dist., Mesquite Ted Miller Non-Partisan |
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