Monday, May 24, 2010

Primarily Primary

I got a flyer from the California Democratic Party with recommendations for the primary election on June 8.
At the top of the slate are: Barbara Boxer for Senate, Jerry Brown for Governor, Janice Hahn for Lieutenant Governor, Debra Bowen for Secretary of State, Albert Torico for Attorney General, Dave Jones for Insurance Commissioner, and Tom Torlakson for Superintendant of Public Instruction. Locally, the picks are: Jerom Horton for State Board of Equalization, Ken Arnold for U.S. Representative, Bonnie Lowenthal for State Assemby, and Yoland T. Salazar for Assessor. Recommended judges for Superior Court are Mark K. Ameli, Laura A. Matz, Valerie Salkin, and Tom Griego. The positions taken on the propositions: Yes on Props 13 and 15 and No on Props 14, 16, and 17. I've signed up for a mail-in ballot, but I haven't got it yet.

The California Labor Federation has these endorsements:

Proposition 13 Seismic RetrofitRecommend: Vote YES
Proposition 14 Top Two Primary Recommend: Vote NO
Proposition 15 California Fair Elections Act Recommend: Vote YES
Proposition 16 Two-Thirds Approval for Local Public Power Recommend: Vote NO
Proposition 17 Alter Auto Insurance Company Regulations Recommend: Vote NO
Constitutional Offices
GovernorJerry Brown (D)
Lieutenant Governor DUAL: Janice Hahn (D) and Gavin Newsom (D)
Attorney General Open (D) -- All Democratic candidates for this office were deemed acceptable by California Labor Federation delegates.
Secretary of State Debra Bowen (D)
TreasurerBill Lockyer (D)
Controller John Chiang (D)
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson (D)
Insurance Commissioner DUAL: Hector De La Torre (D) and Dave Jones (D)
Board of EqualizationDistrict 1 Betty Yee (D)District 2 Chris Parker (D)District 3 No EndorsementDistrict 4 Jerome Horton (D)

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