Santa Clara County Democratic Party ~ Democratic Party of Silicon Valley

The Santa Clara County Democratic Party endorses candidates in local non-partisan races (city councils, school boards, etc). The following candidates and measures have been endorsed for the June 2012 election. The process begins with the close of candidate filing.

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Federal Offices

United States Senate: Diane Feinstein

US Congress District 17: Mike Honda

US Congress District 18: Anna Eshoo

US Congress District 19: Zoe Lofgren

State Legislative Offices

Assembly District 24: Richard Gordon

Assembly District 25: Bob Wieckowski

Assembly District 27: Nora Campos

Assembly District 28: Paul Fong

Assembly District 29: Mark Stone

Assembly District 30: Luis Alejo

Senate District 17: Bill Monning

Local Non-Partisan Races, June 5, 2012

San Jose City Council District 2: Ash Kalra

San Jose City Council District 4: Kansen Chu

San Jose City Council District 6: Steve Kline

San Jose City Council District 10: Brian O'Neill

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 2: George Shirakawa

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 3: Dave Cortese

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 5: Joe Simitian

Local Ballot Measures for May/June 2012

Measure B: San Jose. Pension Reform. Overturns collectively bargained employee agreements. VOTE NO

Measure C: West Valley-Mission Community College District. Bond measure to upgrade college facilities.VOTE YES

Measure E: Milpitas Unified School District. Bond measure to repair and upgrade school district facilities.VOTE YES

Measure G: Mountain View Whisman School District. Bond measure to modernize and improve safety of district schools.VOTE YES

Measure H: Cupertino Union School District. Bond measure to upgrade district facilities.VOTE YES

State Ballot Initiatives

Yes on Proposition 28 - Legislative Term Limits
Reduces the total amount of time a person may serve in the state legislature from 14 years to 12 years. Allows a person to serve a total of 12 years either in the Assembly, the Senate, or a combination of both. Applies only to legislators first elected after the measure is passed. Legislators elected before the measure is passed will continue to be subject to existing term limits.

Yes on Proposition 29 - Cigarette Tax for Cancer Research
Imposes additional five cent tax on each cigarette distributed ($1.00 per pack), and an equivalent tax increase on other tobacco products, to fund cancer research and other specified purposes. Requires tax revenues be deposited into a special fund to finance research and research facilities focused on detecting, preventing, treating, and curing cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and other tobacco-related diseases, and to finance prevention programs.