This election, cast your vote for strong Democrats and Democratic values, up and down the ballot!
Below are the official voter recommendations of the Sonoma County Democratic Party.
Don’t be misled by “Democratic” slates that can include Republicans.
If a candidate or measure is not listed, SCDP has not taken a position.
* indicates an incumbent
President of the United States
Joe Biden
Vice President of the United States
Kamala Harris
U.S. Congress – CA02
Jared Huffman *
U.S. Congress – CA 05
Mike Thompson *
State Senate District 3
Bill Dodd *
State Assembly District 2
Jim Wood *
State Assembly District 4
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry *
State Assembly District 10
Marc Levine *
Cloverdale City Council
Melanie Bagby
Cloverdale City Council
Jenny Candelaria-Orr
Cloverdale Unified School District
Gabriela Mendoza-Torres
Cotati City Council
Ben Ford
Cotati City Council
Brittany Murphy
Cotati City Council
Laura Sparks
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified Schl. Dist.-Area 5
Tim Nonn
Healdsburg City Council
Ariel Kelley
Healdsburg City Council
Skylaer Palacios
Petaluma City Council
Dennis Pocekay
Petaluma City Council
Brian Barnacle
Petaluma Unified School District
Sheldon Gen
Petaluma Unified School District
Ellen Webster
Rohnert Park City Council – Area 1
Willy Linares
Rohnert Park City Council – Area 3
Gerard Guidice
Rohnert Park City Council – Area 4
Jackie Elward
Santa Rosa City Council – Area 1
Eddie Alvarez
Santa Rosa City Council – Area 5
Chris Rogers
Santa Rosa City Council – Area 7
Natalie Rogers
Santa Rosa City School Board – Area 1
Ever Flores
Santa Rosa City School Board – Area 3
Alegría De La Cruz
Santa Rosa City School Board – Area 5
Ed Sheffield
Santa Rosa Junior College Board of Trustees
Mariana Martinez
Santa Rosa Junior College Board of Trustees
Caroline Bañuelos
Sebastopol City Council
Neysa Hinton
Sebastopol City Council
Evert Fernandez
Sonoma City Council
Jack Ding
Sonoma County Board of Education – Area 1
Dianna MacDonald
Sonoma Valley Unified – Area 3
John Kelly
Sonoma Valley Unified – Area 4
Troy Knox
Sonoma Valley Unified – Area 5
Britta Johnson
West County Unified School District
Julie Aiello
West County Unified School District
Laurie Fadave
Windsor Town Council – Area 3
Deb Fudge
YES on 14
Borrowing for STEM Cell Research
YES on 15
Schools and Communities First
YES on 16
Repeals Proposition 209, ending the ban on affirmative action
YES on 17
Free the Vote, grants the right to vote to people on parole.
YES on 18
Allows 17-year-olds to vote, if they turn 18 by the general election.
YES on 19
Property Tax Breaks and Wildfire Fund.
NO on 20
Tougher on parole, property crimes.
YES on 21
Rent Control.
NO on 22
Repeals AB 5, classifies ride-hail, other app-drivers as self-employed.
YES on 23
Regulates dialysis clinics.
NEUTRAL on 24
Stronger consumer privacy laws.
YES on 25
End Cash Bail.
YES on L
Shoreline Unified School District, Parcel Tax Renewal.
YES on M
Fort Ross School District, Parcel Tax Renewal
YES on N
Sebastopol Union School District, Parcel Tax Renewal.
YES on O
County of Sonoma, Mental Health, Addiction and Homeless Services Measure Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance.
YES on P
County of Sonoma, The Evelyn Cheatham Effective IOLERO Ordinance.
YES on Q
City of Santa Rosa, Sales Tax Extension.
YES on R
City of Cloverdale, Utility Users Tax Extension.
YES on S
City of Cotati, Transactions and Use Tax Extension.
YES on T
City of Healdsburg, Transactions and Use Tax Extension.
NEUTRAL on U
City of Petaluma, Transactions and Use Tax.
YES on V
City of Sonoma, Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax Extension and Appropriations Limit Increase.
YES on W
City of Sonoma, Urban Growth Boundary Extension.
YES on X
City of Sonoma, Cannabis Business Tax.
YES on Y
City of Sonoma, Personal Cannabis Cultivation Initiative.
YES on Z
Kenwood Fire Protection District, Appropriations Limit Extension.
YES on AA
Timber Cove Fire Protection District, Parcel Tax.
YES on BB
North Sonoma County Healthcare District, Sale Agreement
YES on CC
Petaluma Health Care District, Sale Agreement
YES on DD
Sonoma County Transportation Authority, Go Sonoma Act.