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Recommendations for the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot
For those who don't follow politics, here are 2 important points to know:
- There are 3 major political groups in America: Republicans (like loser Trump, Sen. Mitch McConnell, and MAGA Mike Johnson),
corporate Democrats (like Senator Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi), and progressive Democrats (like Assembly member Alex Lee, Congressman Ro Khanna, and Senator Bernie Sanders).
To overcome corporate domination of our lives and governmental corruption, vote for progressives.
- Your vote counts more in primaries and local races than in state-level districts, and local candidates are more likely to listen to you after the election.
Vote early and often! Take a tip from the billionaires, vote with your dollars by investing in the campaigns of your preferred candidates.
A few candidates have declared they don't accept corporate donations. Invest in progressive corporate-free candidates at
SBPA's Endorsements page.
In Milpitas, Rob Means endorses, and progressive voters tend to vote for, the following candidates:
- President - Kamala Harris
- Vice-President - Tim Walz
- U.S. Senator (full term) - Adam Schiff
- U.S. Senator (partial term) - Adam Schiff
- U.S. Representative - CD 17: Ro Khanna.
- Member of State Assembly - AD 24: Alex Lee*.
- Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 5: Johnene Linda Stebbins.
- Milpitas Unified School District Board - Robert Jung*
- Milpitas Unified School District Board - Minh Ngo
- Milpitas Mayor - Hon Lien*
- Milpitas City Council - Anu Nakka*
- Milpitas City Council - Bill Chuan*
- Measure 2 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 3 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 4 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 5 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 6 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 32 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 33 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 34 (State of California) - NO
- Measure 35 (State of California) - NO
- Measure 36 (State of California) - NO
- Measure J (City of Milpitas) - YES
- Measure Q (Milpitas School District) - YES
* Candidates with an asterisk did something
to support the Milpitas PRT Project.
In contests throughout Santa Clara County, Rob Means endorses, and progressive voters tend to vote for, the following candidates:
- President - Kamala Harris
- Vice-President - Tim Walz
- U.S. Senator (full term) - Adam Schiff
- U.S. Senator (partial term) - Adam Schiff
- U.S. Representative - CD 16: Sam Liccardo
- U.S. Representative - CD 17: Ro Khanna.
- U.S. Representative - CD 18: Zoe Lofgren
- U.S. Representative - CD 19: Jimmy Panetta
- Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 5: Johnene Linda Stebbins.
- State Senator - SD 13: Josh Becker
- State Senator - SD 15: Dave Cortese
- Member of State Assembly - AD 23: Marc Berman
- Member of State Assembly - AD 24: Alex Lee*
- Member of State Assembly - AD 25: Ash Kalra
- Member of State Assembly - AD 26: Tara Sreekrishnan
- Member of State Assembly - AD 28: Gail Pellerin
- San José Mayor - [no progressives]
- San José City Council, Dist. #2 - Pamela Campos
- San José City Council, Dist. #4 - David Cohen
- San José City Council, Dist. #6 - Olivia Navarro
- San José City Council, Dist. #8 - Domingo Candelas
- San José City Council, Dist. #10 - [no progressives]
- Member, Board of Supervisors, District #2: - Betty Duong
- Member, Board of Supervisors, District #5: - Sally Lieber
- Santa Clara Valley Water, District 2: Bill Roth.
- Santa Clara County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1: Jessica Speiser.
- Santa Clara County Board of Education, Trustee Area 3: Jyl Lutes.
- Santa Clara County Board of Education, Trustee Area 4: Tomara Hall.
- Measure 2 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 3 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 4 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 5 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 6 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 32 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 33 (State of California) - YES
- Measure 34 (State of California) - NO
- Measure 35 (State of California) - NO
- Measure 36 (State of California) - NO
* Candidates with an asterisk did something
to support the Milpitas PRT Project.
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Track Your Ballot
If you vote by mail this election, you can request tracking information be sent to you by registering with the Secretary of State's Ballot Trax system:
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-status/wheres-my-ballot
Follow the money
Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
Our mission is to track the flow of money in American politics and provide the data and analysis to strengthen democracy.
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Ensure your election contributions go to eco-friendly candidates.
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Or simply enter your address to find your representatives and their score.
Learn which organizations are endorsing specific Democratic candidates.
Blue Voter Guide offers a nationwide guide to candidates that
"helps you make quick, informed, pro-democracy choices of candidates and propositions by showing what's on your ballot,
with endorsements from trusted progressive organizations." Democratic candidates on your ballot are followed by a list of endorsing organizations.
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Courage California's Progressive Voters Guide
Although providing no recommendation on Prop. 1, they offer candidate voting guides by address --
and by county, including Santa Clara County.
Green Party of Alameda County Recommendations
The Greens provide guidance on both East Bay candidates and local measures.
Santa Clara County Democratic Party Recommendations
Check their endorsed candidates from state-level to local measure recommendations.
California Democratic Party Recommendations
Enter your address to see the CDP's state and national endorsed candidates.
Climate Action California Elections Voters Guide
Climate Action California Elections rigorously reviews and endorses state
Senate and Assembly candidates
who will continue - and expand upon - California's global leadership and clean energy policies.
Transform Voters Guide
Here is a limited list of
Bay Area measures.
South Bay YIMBY Voters Guide
Here is a limited list of
South Bay candidates.
California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) Action
Check their endorsed candidates for state-level recommendations (mostly Central and SoCal based candidates/districts).
Republican Party Recommendations for all of California
Meet the CAGOP Endorsed Candidates offers recommendations by office.
Planned Parenthood Recommendations for all of California
Here is their Voter Guide to Statewide Endorsed Candidates.
Here are ballot measure endorsements.
Here are Local Area Candidates.
The South Bay Labor Council provides a guide to
local, state, and Congressional candidates.
San José Mercury/News Recommendations
Here are the Mercury News and East Bay Times editorial board endorsement editorials for Contra Costa, Alameda and Santa Clara counties.
South Bay Progressive Alliance Recommendations
The South Bay Progressive Alliance
only considers candidates for endorsement who make 4 affirmative pledges - including refusing donations from corporations.
Each of these candidates submitted answers to an extensive questionnaire.
Links are provided to support their campaigns with money or time.
- Member of State Assembly - AD 24: Alex Lee.
- Member of State Assembly - AD 25: Ash Kalra.
- Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors - Dist. 2 - Betty Duong
- Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors - Dist. 5 - Sally Lieber
- San José City Council, District 2 - Pamela Campos
- Mt. Pleasant School District Trustee - Derek Grasty
- Alum Rock Union School District Trustee - Brenda Zendejas
If you are confused about a candidate or measure
and have no trusted source to guide you, it's actually best to NOT vote on that one.
Voting is not a school test; leaving some empty spaces does not hurt you.
Contact Webmaster Rob Means at 408-262-8975, Rob@MeansForDemocracy.org
1421 Yellowstone Avenue, Milpitas, CA 95035
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