At our September meeting, the Sonoma County Democratic Party voted to support the following candidates who sought our endorsement and went through our rigorous interview process. Congratulations to all!
| RACE | SCDP ENDORSED CANDIDATES |
| Cloverdale City Council | Melanie Bagby, Jenny Candelaria |
| Cloverdale Unified School District | Gabriela Mendoza-Torres |
| Cotati City Council | Brittany Murphy, Laura Sparks, and Ben Ford |
| Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District- Area 5 | Tim Nonn |
| Healdsburg City Council | Ariel Kelly, Skylaer Palacios |
| Petaluma City Council | Dennis Pocekay, Brian Barnacle |
| Petaluma Unified School District | Sheldon Gen and 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 |
| Sebastopol City Council | Neysa Hinton and 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 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Board of Trustees – Santa Rosa | Mariana Martinez and Caroline Bañuelos |
| West County Unified School District | Julie Aiello and Laurie Fadave |
| Windsor Town Council – Area 3 | Deb Fudge |
| Windsor Mayor | No Endorsement |
June 12, 2025 Press Release
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