News Item: : Sonoma County Democratic Party endorsements for June 2010 election
(Category: Campaign News)
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Sunday 11 April 2010 - 19:03:21


The Sonoma County Democratic Party has endorsed the following candidates and propositions for the June 8 election.

Sonoma County Candidates:
Pam Torliatt - Sonoma County Supervisor, 2nd District - www.vote4pam.net
Jamie Thistlethwaite - Superior Court Judge, Office #3 – www.jamieforjudge.com
Pat Broderick - Superior Court Judge, Office #2 – broderickforjudge.com
Nancy Case Shaffer - Superior Court Judge, Office #1 (running unopposed) – www.shafferforjudge.com
Steve Herrington - Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools (unopposed)
Janice Atkinson - Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder, Assessor (unopposed) – www.voteatkinson.com/homepage.htm

The SCDP took no action on the race between Mike McGuire and Debora Fudge for Sonoma County Supervisor, 4th District. With two strong Democratic candidates, the party decided not to interview or endorse in this race.
Debora Fudge
- www.fudgeforsonomacounty.com
Mike McGuire - www.mikeforsupervisor.com

No endorsement was made in the race for Sonoma County District Attorney between Stephan Passalacqua and Jill Ravitch. There was support for both candidates, and the required two-thirds vote for endorsement was not reached by either.
Stephan Passalacqua
- www.passalacqua2010.com
Jill Ravitch - www.ravitch4da.com


Candidates for Partisan Office Representing Sonoma County, Endorsed by the SCDP and the CDP: Barbara Boxer - U.S. Senate www.barbaraboxer.com Mike Thompson - Congressional District 1 www.mikethompsonforcongress.com Lynn Woolsey - Congressional District 6 www.woolseyforcongress.com Noreen Evans - State Senate District 2 www.noreenevans.com Michael Allen - State Assembly District 7 www.allenforassembly.com Jared Huffman - State Assembly District 6 www.jaredhuffman.com Wesley Chesbro - State Assembly District 1 Betty Yee - State Board of Equalization District 1 www.bettyyee2006.com
Propositions: For more detailed information on the propositions, visit www.smartvoter.org Proposition 13 - Vote YES Proposition 14 - Vote NO www.stoptoptwo.org Proposition 15 - Vote YES www.YesOnProp15.org Proposition 16 - Vote NO www.powergrab.info Proposition 17 - Vote NO www.stopprop17.org Measure D - Vote NO In a prepared statement, Stephen Gale, Chair of the Sonoma County Democratic Party, said: "The Sonoma County Democratic Party has endorsed those candidates who represent the best in progressive policy makers. These are people who will work to create good jobs for our community, protect our natural resources, and ensure that all people have equal access to the law and the same rights under the law.”
For a complete list of California Democratic Party legislative and congressional endorsements, go to: www.cadem.org/2010Election


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