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 |
Local Endorsements for the June Primary
The Sonoma County Democratic Party has issued the following endorsements for local offices and ballot measures in the upcoming June Primary. These endorsements reflect the party’s review process and consideration of candidates and issues impacting [...]
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