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This Election 2018 Los Angeles County Voter Guide will help you cut through the rhetoric, election propaganda and biased media coverage of the campaigns. This guide ranks every aspect of a candidate’s record according to experience, integrity, and commitment to community.
Here you’ll find recommendations for:
- Governor
- Statewide Offices
- Legislatures
- Judges
- Propositions and More!
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Ratings:
Every candidate is considered after thorough research; we also have a questionnaire for candidates to complete.
Here is our rating system:
: The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement.- : Very good.
- : Acceptable.
- : Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning.
: Terrible. Do Not Vote. All your other votes will count.
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Results:
: Our endorsed candidate won.
: Our endorsed candidate lost.
General Election Recommendations
November 6th, 2018
Statewide Offices
Governor
- John Cox (R)
- Gavin Newsom (D)
Lt. Governor
- Ed Hernandez (D)
- Eleni Kounalakis (D)
Important voting note:
Many are recommending Ed Hernandez to “strategically limit” evil. Why? Eleni Kounalakis is a socialist and probable governor/presidential candidate in the future. She is a powerful, more appealing Bernie Sanders. It would be best to defeat her now. Ed will never advance to a higher office.
Secretary of State
- Mark Meuser (R)
- Alex Padilla (D)
State Controller
- Konstantinos Roditis (R)
- Betty Yee (D)
Treasurer; California
- Fiona Ma (D)
- Greg Conlon (R)
Attorney General; California
- Steven Bailey (R)
- Xavier Becerra (D)
Insurance Commissioner
- Ricardo Lara (D)
- Steve Poizner (I)
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Tony Thurmond (D)
- Marshall Tuck (D)
U.S. Senator
- Dianne Feinstein (D)
- Kevin de Leon (D)
Important voting note:
Many recommend Dianne Feinstein over Kevin de Leon to “strategically limit” evil. They dislike the thought of voting for her, but de Leon is a socialist anti-family candidate. If elected, he could run another one or two terms. Feinstein will never run again. In addition, de Leon could be a vice presidential candidate – our first total socialist. He must be defeated and stopped from being senator for the next 18 years.
Judges (For Judicial Rating Explanation Click Here)
Superior Court Judge; County of Los Angeles
County of Los Angeles; Office 4
- Alfred A. Coletta: 7 (JI: 7, Q: 7)
- A. Veronica Sauceda: 5 (JI: 5, Q: 6)
County of Los Angeles; Office 16
- Sydne Jane Michel: 7 (JI: 7, Q: 8)
- Patricia (Patti) Hunter: 5 (JI: 5, Q: 6)
County of Los Angeles; Office 60
- Tony J. Cho: 6 (JI: 6, Q: 7)
- Holly Hancock: 3 (JI: 1, Q: 5)
County of Los Angeles; Office 113
- Javier Perez: 5 (JI: 4, Q: 7)
- Michael P. Ribons: 6 (JI: 6, Q: 6)
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court (Vote Yes/No)
- Carol Corrigan: 7 (JI: 7, Q: 8) Yes
- Leondra Kruger: 3 (JI: 3, Q: 3) No
California State Court of Appeal
Justice, California State Court of Appeal; Second District (Vote Yes/No)
Division 1
- Helen Bendix: 6 (JI: 3, Q: 9) Yes
- Victoria G. Chaney: 7 (JI: 6, Q:8) Yes
Division 2
- Elwood G. Lui: 5 (JI: 3, Q: 8) No
- Victoria Chavez: 7 (JI: 6, Q: 8) Yes
Division 3
- Luis A. Lavin: 4 (JI: 1, Q: 7) No
- Hamlin Dhandina: 5 (JI:1, Q:9) No
- Anne Egerton: 5 (JI: 1, Q:9) No
Division 4
- Thomas Willhite: 7 (JI: 6, Q: 8) Yes
- Nora Manella: 6 (JI: 3, Q:9) Yes
Division 5
- Lamar W. Baker: 3 (JI: 1, Q: 6) No
- Carl Moor: 5 (JI: 1, Q:9) No
- Dorothy Kim: 4 (JI: 1, Q: 8) No
Division 6
- Arthur Gilbert: 5 (JI: 2, Q: 8) No
- Martin J. Tangeman: 5 (JI: 3, Q: 7) No
Division 7
- John Segal: 4 (JI: 2, Q: 8) No
- Gail Feuer: 4 (JI: 1, Q: 8) No
Division 8
- Tricia Bigelow: 6 (JI: 5, Q: 7) Yes
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Representative, 23rd District
- Kevin McCarthy (R)
- Tatiana Matta (D)
U.S. Representative, 25th District
- Steve Knight (R)
- Katie Hill (D)
U.S. Representative, 26th District
- Julia Brownley (D)
- Antonio Sabato Jr. (R)
U.S. Representative, 27th District
- Judy Chu (D)
- Bryan Witt (D)
U.S. Representative, 28th District
- Johnny J. Nalbandian (R)
- Adam Schiff (D)
U.S. Representative, 29th District
- Tony Cardenas – Incumbent (D)
- Benito Bernal (R)
U.S. Representative, 30th District
- Mark Reed (R)
- Brad Sherman (D)
U.S. Representative, 32nd District
- Grace Napolitano– Incumbent (D)
- Joshua M. Scott (R)
U.S. Representative, 33rd District
- Kenneth Weston Wright (R)
- Ted W. Lieu (D)
U.S. Representative, 34th District
- Jimmy Gomez (D)
- Kenneth Mejia (G)
U.S. Representative, 35th District
- Christian Leonel Valiente (R)
- Norma J. Torres (D)
U.S. Representative, 37th District
- Ron J. Bassilian (R)
- Karen Bass (D)
U.S. Representative, 38th District
- Ryan Downing (R)
- Linda T. Sanchez (D)
U.S. Representative, 39th District
- Gil Cisneros (D)
- Young Kim (R)
U.S. Representative, 40th District
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
- Rodolfo Cortes Barragan (G)
U.S. Representative, 43rd District
- Omar Navarro (R)
- Maxine Waters (D)
U.S. Representative, 44th District
- Nanette Diaz Barragan (D)
- Aja I. Brown (D)
U.S. Representative, 47th District
- John Briscoe (R)
- Alan Lowenthal (D)
U.S. Representative, 48th District
- Hans Keirstead (D)
- Dana Rohrabacher (R)
California State Senator
State Senator, 18th District
- Bob Hertzberg (D)
- Rudy Melendez (R)
State Senator, 20th District
- Connie Leyva (D)
- Matthew Munson (R)
State Senator, 22nd District
- Mike Eng (D)
- Susan Rubio (D)
State Senator, 24th District
- Peter Choi (D)
- Maria Elena Durazo (D)
State Senator, 26th District
- Ben Allen (D)
- Baron Bruno (None)
State Senator, 29th District
- Joseph Cho (D)
- Ling Ling Chang (R)
State Senator, 30th District
- Holly Mitchell (D)
State Senator, 32nd District
- Bob J. Archuleta (D)
- Rita Topalian (R)
State Senator, 34th District
- Janet Nguyen (R)
- Tom Umberg (D)
California State Assembly
State Assembly, 36th District
- Steve Fox (D)
- Tom Lackey (R)
State Assembly, 38th District
- Dante Acosta (R)
- Christy Smith (D)
State Assembly, 39th District
- Ricardo Antonio Benitez (R)
- Luz Maria Rivas (D)
State Assembly, 40th District
- James C. Ramos (D)
- Henry Gomez Nickel (R)
State Assembly, 41th District
- Alan S. Reynolds (None)
- Chris Holden (D)
State Assembly, 44th District
- Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy (R)
- Jacqui Irwin (D)
State Assembly, 45th District
- Justin M. Clark (R)
- Jesse Gabriel (D)
State Assembly, 46th District
- Adrin Nazarian (D)
- Roxanne Beckford Hoge (R)
State Assembly, 48th District
- Blanca E. Rubio
State Assembly, 49th District
- Burton Brink (R)
- Ed Chau (D)
State Assembly, 50th District
- Richard Bloom
State Assembly, 51st District
- Wendy Carrillo (D)
- Christopher Stare (L)
State Assembly, 52nd District
- Toni Holle (R)
- Freddie Rodriguez (D)
State Assembly, 53rd District
- Kevin Hee Young Jang (D)
- Miguel Santiago (D)
State Assembly, 54th District
- Sydney K. Kamlager (D)
- Tepring Michelle Piquado (D)
State Assembly, 55th District
- Phillip Chen (R)
- Gregg D. Fritchle (D)
State Assembly, 57th District
- Jessica Martinez (R)
- Ian C. Calderon (D)
State Assembly, 58th District
- Mike Simpfenderfer (R)
- Christina Garcia (D)
State Assembly, 59th District
- Leslie Hagan-Morgan (D)
- Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D)
State Assembly, 62nd District
- Al L. Hernandez (R)
- Autumn Burke (D)
State Assembly, 63rd District
- Anthony Rendon (D)
- Maria Estrada (D)
State Assembly, 64th District
- Theresa Sanford (R)
- Mike A. Gipson (D)
State Assembly, 66th District
- Frank A. Scotto (R)
- Al Muratsuchi (D)
State Assembly, 70th District
- Honor “Mimi” Robson (L)
- Patrick O’Donnell (D)
California Board of Equalization
California Board of Equalization, Member, District 1
- Tom Hallinan (D)
- Ted Gaines (R)
California Board of Equalization, Member, District 3
- Rick Marshall (R)
- Tony Vazquez (D)
County Offices
Sheriff; Los Angeles County
- Jim McDonnell
- Alex Villanueva
Assessor; County of Los Angeles
- John “Lower Taxes” Loew
- Jeffrey Prang
Local Offices
Beach Cities Healthcare District, Board of Directors
- Noel Chun
- Michelle Bholat
- David Mintz
Beach Cities Healthcare District, Board of Directors (Short Term)
- Andrea Giancoli
- Vish Chatterji
Carson City Council
- Lula Davis-Holmes
- Sharma Henderson
- Ramona “Mona” Pimentel
- Elito M. Santarina
- Louie Diaz
- Nafis Muhammad
- Lori Noflin
- Osmond “Oz” Buendia
- Jim Dear
Compton Community College District Governing Board, Area 1
- Audrey Kitty Casas
Compton Community College District Governing Board, Area 2
- Nicole J. Jones
Cudahy City Council
- Jack Guerrero
- Maria Jimenez
- Blanca Lozoya
- Patricia Covarrubias
El Camino Community College Board, Area 2
- James T. Law
El Segundo Unified School District, School Board
- Tracy Miller-Zarneke
- Michael Zarneke
- Paulette Caudill
- Emilee Layne
- Scott Layne
Hawthorne City Council
- Alex Monteiro
- Olivia Valentine
Hawthorne City Clerk
- Paul Jimenez
Hawthorne Treasure
- Ryan Richard
Lawndale City Council
- Bernadette Suarez
Lomita City Council
- Cindy Segawa
- Mark Waronek
- Jim Gazeley
- Nick Pisano
Torrance Unified School District, Governing Board Member
- Jeremy L. Gerson
- James Han
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Board Member
- Jeannie Hahn
- Matthew Brach
- Rick Phillips
- Megan Crawford
West Covina City Council, District 2
- Mike Spence
West Basin Municipal Water District – Board of Directors, Division 1
- Harold Williams
- Rudolfo “Val” Brillantes
West Basin Municipal Water District – Board of Directors, Division 4
- Scott Houston
- Joseph F. Lococo
Propositions
Proposition 1
Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act
- A Yes Vote: The state will sell $4 (8) billion in bonds for affordable housing.
- A No Vote: The state will not sell bonds.
Recommendation: Vote No
Proposition 2
No Place Like Home Act
- A Yes Vote: The state can use mental health funds for housing for the homeless.
- A No Vote: The state cannot use the funds.
Recommendation: Vote No
(The Biggest Taxpayer Rip Off Award 2018)
Proposition 3
Bonds for Water
- A Yes Vote: The state can sell $8.9 (17 billion) in bonds to fund water and environmental projects.
- A No Vote: The state cannot sell bonds.
Recommendation: Vote No
Proposition 4
Bonds for Construction at Hospitals Providing Children’s Health Care
- A Yes Vote: The state can sell $1.5 (3 billion) in bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of certain hospitals that treat children.
- A No Vote: The state cannot sell bonds.
Recommendation: Vote No
Proposition 5
Homeowners Tax Base Replacement Initiative (Prop 13)
- A Yes Vote: All homeowners who are over 55 (or who meet other qualifications) would be eligible for property tax savings when they move to a different house.
- A No Vote: Homeowners who are over 55 would not see a continuation of Proposition 13 benefits if they move to a different home.
Recommendation: Vote Yes
Proposition 6
Gas Tax
- A Yes Vote: Gas and vehicle taxes recently passed by the Legislature would be eliminated.
- A No Vote: Gas and vehicle taxes recently passed by the Legislature would continue to be in effect.
Recommendation: Vote Yes
Proposition 7
Daylight Saving Time
- A Yes Vote: The Legislature, with a two-thirds vote, could change daylight saving time if the change is allowed by the federal government.
- A No Vote: California would maintain its current daylight saving time period, early March to early November.
Recommendation: Vote No
Proposition 8
Regulation and Price Control of Kidney Dialysis Clinics
- A Yes Vote: Kidney dialysis clinics would have their revenues limited by a formula and could be required to pay rebates to certain parties (primarily health insurance companies) that pay for dialysis treatment.
- A No Vote: Kidney dialysis clinics would operate without the extra control.
Recommendation: Vote No
(The Most Deceptive Proposition of 2018 Award)
Proposition 10
Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
- A Yes Vote: State law would not limit the kinds of rent control laws cities and counties could have.
- A No Vote: State law would continue to limit the kinds of rent control laws cities and counties could have.
Recommendation: Vote No
Proposition 11
Private-Sector Emergency Ambulance Employees to Remain on Call During Work Breaks
- A Yes Vote: Private ambulance companies could continue their current practice of having emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics stay on-duty during their meal and rest breaks in order to respond to 911 calls.
- A No Vote: Private ambulance companies would be subject to labor laws for this industry. Based on a recent court decision, these laws likely would require ambulance companies to provide EMTs and paramedics with off-duty meal and rest breaks that cannot be interrupted by 911 call.
Recommendation: Vote Yes
Proposition 12
New Standards for Confinement of Certain Farm Animals; Bans Sale of Certain Non-Complying Products
- A Yes Vote: There would be new minimum requirements on farmers to provide more space for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs, and calves raised for veal.
- A No Vote: Current minimum space requirements for confining animals would continue to apply.
Recommendation: Vote No
County Measures
Flood Control District
- W – Los Angeles Region’s Public Health and Safe, Clean Water Program – Recommendation: Vote No
Local Jurisdiction Measures
ABC (Artesia, Bellflower, Compton) Unified School District
- BB – Recommendation: Vote No
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
- CK – Recommendation: Vote No
Antelope Valley Health Care District
- H – Recommendation: Vote No
Baldwin Park Unified School District
- AE – Baldwin Park Unified School District Safety, Repair, College/Career Readiness Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
Burbank City
- P – Burbank Infrastructure and Community Services Protection Measure P – Recommendation: Vote No
Burbank Unified School District
- QS – Recommendation: Vote No
Carson City
- CA – Recommendation: Vote Yes
Covina City
- CC – Recommendation: Vote No
Cudahy City
- U – 2018 Cudahy Casino Tax Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
- R – Cudahy Services Preservation Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
- CS – Cudahy Public Services Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
Culver City
- C – Culver City Neighborhood Safety and City Services Protection Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
- D – Recommendation: Vote Yes
Culver City Unified School District
- K – Recommendation: Vote No
Diamond Bar City
- Q – Measure to Fund Diamond Bar Local Services – Recommendation Vote No
Duarte City
- F – Recommendation: Vote No
El Monte Union School District
- HS – El Monte Union High School District Repair, Student Safety, Quality Teaching Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
El Segundo Unified School District
- ES – Recommendation: Vote No
Glendale City
- S – Measure S. Glendale Quality of Life and Essential Services Protection Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
La Puente City
- LP – The City of La Puente Public Safety, Vital Services and Neighborhood Protection Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
Lawndale City
- L – City of Lawndale Vital City Services Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
Long Beach City
- AAA – Authority of Long Beach City Auditor to Conduct Performance Audits – Recommendation: Vote No
- BBB – City of Long Beach Term Limits Amendment – Recommendation: Vote No
- CCC – City of Long Beach Ethics Commission – Recommendation: Vote No
- DDD – City of Long Beach Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission – Recommendation: Vote No
- WW – Long Beach Hotel Worker Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
Los Angeles City
- B – Municipal Financial Institution. Charter Amendment B – Recommendation: Vote No
- E – Realign City and State Election Dates. Charter Amendment E – Recommendation: Vote Yes
Los Angeles Unified School District
- EE – Realign Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and State Election Dates. Charter Amendment EE – Recommendation: Vote Yes
Lowell Joint School District
- LL – Recommendation: Vote No
Malibu City
- G – Recommendation: Vote No
Maywood City
- CT – Recommendation: Vote No
Mt. San Antonio Community College District
- GO – Mt. San Antonio Community College District Job Training, College Transfer, Classroom Repair, Safety Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
Pasadena City
- I – Pasadena Infrastructure/Community Essential Services Protection Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
- J – Recommendation: Vote Yes
Pomona City
- PG – Pomona Public Safety, Homelessness and Essential City Services Protection Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
- PC – Cannabis Business Tax Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
San Fernando City
- A – San Fernando Preservation and Beautification Measure – Recommendation: Vote No
Santa Fe Springs City
- Y – Recommendation: Vote No
Santa Monica City
- SM – Recommendation: Vote No
- TL – Recommendation: Vote Yes
- RR – Recommendation: Vote Yes
School Facilities Improvement District No. 1 (Santa Monica Schools)
- SMS – Santa Monica Classroom Repair and 21st Century Education Bond – Recommendation: Vote No
School Facilities Improvement District No. 2 (Malibu Schools)
- M – Malibu Classroom Repair and 21st Century Education Bond – Recommendation: Vote No
South Pasadena City
- N – Recommendation: Vote Yes
Wilsona School District
- WE – Recommendation: Vote No
West Covina City
- V – Recommendation: Vote No
- T – Recommendation: Vote No