EQCA endorses viable candidates running for local, state and federal offices who have a proven track record of supporting equal rights and legal protections for LGBT Californians and who are committed to advancing these goals in their capacity as elected officials.
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President of the United States:
Hillary Clinton – Lost
United States Congress:
U.S. Senate: Kamala Harris – Won
Congressional District 1: No Endorsement Congressional District 2: Jared Huffman – Won Congressional District 3: John Garamendi – Won Congressional District 4: No Endorsement Congressional District 5: Mike Thompson – Won Congressional District 6: Doris Matsui – Won Congressional District 7: Ami Bera – Won Congressional District 8: No Endorsement Congressional District 9: Jerry McNerney – Won Congressional District 10: Michael Eggman – Lost Congressional District 11: Mark DeSaulnier – Won Congressional District 12: Nancy Pelosi – Won Congressional District 13: Barbara Lee – Won Congressional District 14: Jackie Speier – Won Congressional District 15: Eric Swalwell – Won Congressional District 16: No Endorsement Congressional District 17: Mike Honda – Lost Congressional District 18: Anna Eshoo – Won Congressional District 19: Zoe Lofgren – Won Congressional District 20: Jimmy Panetta – Won Congressional District 21: Emilio Huerta – Lost Congressional District 22: No Endorsement Congressional District 23: No Endorsement Congressional District 24: Salud Carbajal – Won Congressional District 25: Bryan Caforio – Lost Congressional District 26: Julia Brownley – Won Congressional District 27: Judy Chu – Won Congressional District 28: Adam Schiff – Won Congressional District 29: Tony Cardenas – Won Congressional District 30: Brad Sherman – Won Congressional District 31: No Endorsement Congressional District 32: Grace Napolitano – Won Congressional District 33: Ted Lieu – Won Congressional District 34: Xavier Becerra – Won Congressional District 35: Norma Torres – Won Congressional District 36: Raúl Ruiz – Won Congressional District 37: Karen Bass – Won Congressional District 38: Linda Sánchez – Won Congressional District 39: No Endorsement Congressional District 40: Lucille Roybal-Allard – Won Congressional District 41: Mark Takano – Won Congressional District 42: No Endorsement Congressional District 43: Maxine Waters – Won Congressional District 44: Isadore Hall III – Lost Congressional District 45: No Endorsement Congressional District 46: Bao Nguyen – Lost Congressional District 47: Alan Lowenthal – Won Congressional District 48: No Endorsement Congressional District 49: Doug Applegate – Lost Congressional District 50: No Endorsement Congressional District 51: Juan Vargas – Won Congressional District 52: Scott Peters – Won Congressional District 53: Susan Davis – Won
California Senate:
Senate District 1: No Endorsement Senate District 3: Mariko Yamada – Lost Senate District 5: Cathleen Galgiani – Won Senate District 7: Steve Glazer – Won Senate District 9: Nancy Skinner – Won Senate District 11: Scott Wiener – Won Senate District 13: Jerry Hill – Won Senate District 15: Jim Beall – Won Senate District 17: Bill Monning – Won Senate District 19: Hannah-Beth Jackson – Won Senate District 21: Johnathon Ervin – Lost Senate District 23: No Endorsement Senate District 25: Anthony Portantino – Won Senate District 27: Henry Stern – Won Senate District 29: Josh Newman – Won Senate District 31: Richard Roth – Won Senate District 33: Ricardo Lara – Won Senate District 35: No Endorsement Senate District 37: No Endorsement Senate District 39: Toni Atkins – Won
California Assembly:
Assembly District 1: No Endorsement Assembly District 2: Jim Wood – Won Assembly District 3: No Endorsement Assembly District 4: Cecilia Aguiar-Curry – Won Assembly District 5: No Endorsement Assembly District 6: No Endorsement Assembly District 7: Kevin McCarty – Won Assembly District 8: No Endorsement Assembly District 9: Jim Cooper – Won Assembly District 10: Marc Levine – Won Assembly District 11: Jim Frazier – Won Assembly District 12: No Endorsement Assembly District 13: Susan Eggman – Won Assembly District 14: Mae Torlakson – Lost Assembly District 15: Tony Thurmond – Won Assembly District 16: Cheryl Cook-Kallio – Lost Assembly District 17: David Chiu – Won Assembly District 18: Rob Bonta – Won Assembly District 19: Phil Ting – Won Assembly District 20: Bill Quirk – Won Assembly District 21: No Endorsement Assembly District 22: Kevin Mullin – Won Assembly District 23: No Endorsement Assembly District 24: Marc Berman – Won Assembly District 25: Kansen Chu – Won Assembly District 26: No Endorsement Assembly District 27: Ash Kalra – Won Assembly District 28: Evan Low – Won Assembly District 29: Mark Stone – Won Assembly District 30: Anna Caballero – Won Assembly District 31: No Endorsement Assembly District 32: No Endorsement Assembly District 33: No Endorsement Assembly District 34: No Endorsement Assembly District 35: Dawn-Ortiz Legg – Lost Assembly District 36: No Endorsement Assembly District 37: Monique Limón – Won Assembly District 38: Christy Smith – Lost Assembly District 39: Raul Bocanegra – Won Assembly District 40: Abigail Medina – Lost Assembly District 41: Chris Holden – Won Assembly District 42: Greg Rodriguez – Lost Assembly District 43: Laura Friedman – Won Assembly District 44: No Endorsement Assembly District 45: Matthew Dababneh – Won Assembly District 46: No Endorsement Assembly District 47: Eloise Reyes – Won Assembly District 48: Blanca Rubio – Won Assembly District 49: Ed Chau – Won Assembly District 50: Richard Bloom – Won Assembly District 51: Jimmy Gomez – Won Assembly District 52: Freddie Rodriguez – Won Assembly District 53: Miguel Santiago – Won Assembly District 54: Sebastian Ridley-Thomas – Won Assembly District 55: No Endorsement Assembly District 56: Eduardo Garcia – Won Assembly District 57: Ian Calderon – Won Assembly District 58: Cristina Garcia – Won Assembly District 59: Reginald Jones-Sawyer – Won Assembly District 60: Sabrina Cervantes – Won Assembly District 61: Jose Medina – Won Assembly District 62: Autumn Burke – Won Assembly District 63: Anthony Rendon – Won Assembly District 64: Mike Gipson – Won Assembly District 65: Sharon Quirk-Silva – Won Assembly District 66: Al Muratsuchi – Won Assembly District 67: No Endorsement Assembly District 68: No Endorsement Assembly District 69: Tom Daly – Won Assembly District 70: Patrick O’Donnell – Won Assembly District 71: No Endorsement Assembly District 72: No Endorsement Assembly District 73: No Endorsement Assembly District 74: No Endorsement Assembly District 75: No Endorsement Assembly District 76: No Endorsement Assembly District 77: No Endorsement Assembly District 78: Todd Gloria – Won Assembly District 79: Shirley Weber – Won Assembly District 80: Lorena Gonzalez – Won
Local:
Anaheim Elementary School Board Trustee Area 1: Billie Joel Wright – Lost Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board, District 3: Rebecca Saltzman – Won Berkeley School Board Director: Judy Appel – Won Carlsbad City Council: Cori Schumacher – Won Cathedral City City Council: Greg Pettis – Won Chula Vista City Council, District 3: Steve Padilla – Won Concord City Council: Pablo Benavente – Lost Desert Community College District, Trustee Area 3: Fred Jandt – Won Desert Healthcare District Board: Les Zendle, MD – Won Morgan Hill City Council: Rene Spring – Won Oakland City Council: Rebecca Kaplan – Won Oakland City Council: Peggy Moore – Lost Oxnard City Council: Genevieve Flores-Haro – Lost Palm Springs Unified School Board, Trustee Area 1: Thomas Lister-Looker – Lost Pismo Beach City Council: Erik Howell – Won Richmond City Council: Cesar Zepeda – Lost San Diego Board of Supervisors, District 3: Dave Roberts – Lost San Diego City Council, District 9: Georgette Gómez – Won San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 11: Kimberly Alvarenga – Lost San Francisco City College Board of Trustees: Rafael Mandelman – Won San Francisco City College Board of Trustees: Alex Randolph – Won San Francisco City College Board of Trustees: Tom Temprano – Won San Francisco City College Board of Trustees: Shanell Williams – Won San Mateo Harbor Commission: Sabrina Brennan – Won
Bold: indicates an LGBT candidate
Ballot Measures:
For a full explanation of Equality California’s ballot positions, click here.
Proposition 52: CA Medi-Cal Hospital Reimbursement (State Fees on Hospitals) – YES – Won Proposition 55: California Children’s Education and Health Care Protection Act of 2016 (Prop 30 Extension) – YES – Won Proposition 56: CA HealthCare, Research & Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016 – YES – Won Proposition 57: The Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016 (Governor Brown’s Criminal Justice Measure) – YES – Won Proposition 58: LEARN Initiative (Amend & Repeal Prop 227) – YES – Won Proposition 60: The California Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act – NO – Won Proposition 62: The Justice that Works Act of 2016 (Death Penalty Repeal) – YES – Lost Proposition 63: Safety for All Act of 2016 (Gun Safety) – YES – Won Proposition 64: Control, Regular, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act – YES – Won Proposition 66: Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016 (Pro-Death Penalty) – NO – Lost
