SF Endorsements

Endorsements for the June, 2022 election

Note: we're still missing endorsements for a few organizations (SF Housing Action Coalition, SF Rising Action, United Educators of San Francisco, TogetherSF, Tech Workers Voter Guide, San Francisco Parent Action, San Francisco Rising Action, and District 11 Democratic Club) who had endorsed in the past. If they've released endorsements, email Peter and we'll add them!

Organizations whose websites explain the reasoning behind their endorsements are highlighted in gray with an info icon.

National and major statewide races

Organization	US Senator	House CA-11	House CA-15	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State	Attorney General
Has reasoning	Alex Padilla			Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning					Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Alex Padilla			Luis Rodriguez	Mohammad Arif		Rob Bonta
Has reasoning							Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	John Parker			Luis Rodriguez	Mohammad Arif	Gary Blenner	Dan Kapelovitz
Has reasoning			David Canepa
					Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi		Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Emily Beach	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
		John Dennis	Gus Mattamal	Brian Dahle
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi		Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	David Canepa	Gavin Newsom		Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi		Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi		Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi		Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi		Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi		Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	David Canepa	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Mark Meuser	John Dennis	Gus Mattammal

Other state and local races

Organization	Controller	Treasurer	Insurance Commissioner	Equalization District	Schools Superintendent	City Attorney
Has reasoning	Ron Galperin		Marc Levine		Tony Thurmond
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen Steve Glazer					David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
Has reasoning	Ron Galperin	Meghann Adams	Nathalie Hrizi	Sally Lieber	Marco Amaral
Has reasoning						David Chiu
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Michela Alioto-Pier		David Chiu
Has reasoning	Laura Wells	Meghann Adams	Nathalie Hrizi		Marco Amaral
Has reasoning	Laura Wells		Nathalie Hrizi
			Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Michela Alioto-Pier Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond
Has reasoning						David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
Has reasoning						David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Marc Levine		Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
	Malia Cohen		Ricardo Lara		Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Michela Alioto-Pier	Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma		Michela Alioto-Pier	Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma		Michela Alioto-Pier		David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma			Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma		Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	David Chiu
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Joseph Campbell	David Chiu
	Lanhee Chen

San Francisco ballot measures and propositions

Organization
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes		Yes	Yes			Yes	No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes				No
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	No
		Yes	Yes					No
	Yes							No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
							Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes		No
	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Has reasoning		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes
	No	No	No		No		No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes		No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	No	No	Yes		Yes		No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Yes		No	No	No		No	Yes

About the endorsers

Organization and link	Description
San Francisco Chronicle	Major San Francisco Bay Area daily newspaper with the largest average daily circulation
San Francisco Examiner	Free San Francisco daily newspaper published since 1863
Democratic Party (SF)	Local branch of the Democratic Party, the dominant party in San Francisco and the more liberal/left-leaning of the two major US parties
San Francisco Bay Guardian	Online-only newspaper that reports and promotes left-wing, progressive issues
SF League of Pissed Off Voters	A group of political enthusiasts formed with the goal of building a progressive majority in San Francisco government
YIMBY Action	Pro-housing advocates trying to increase supply of housing and bring down cost of living
GrowSF	Group of volunteers who want San Francisco to invest in growth, with focus on more housing, better transit, and reducing homelessness
Green Party (SF)	SF chapter of the national Green Party: part of the Green movement that works to encourage non-violence, ecological respect, grassroots democracy, and social justice
SF Berniecrats	Group founded by Bernie Sanders supporters from the 2016 election to support a populist, progressive movement on the Left
SF Tenants Union	Non-profit that advocates for and educates renters and tenants on their rights
Sierra Club	The San Francisco Bay Chapter is the local branch of the Sierra Club, America's largest and most effective grassroots environmental organization
SF Labor Council	Local body of the AFL-CIO labor union federation: consists of 150 unions representing 100,000 members in the Bay Area
SEIU 1021	Local chapter of the Service Employers International Union, representing 60,000 members in Northern California
SF League of Conservation Voters	Non-profit that seeks to protect and improve the local environment, including public transit, public spaces, natural resources, and sustainability
SF Women's Political Committee	Largest women's organization in SF that promotes women in leadership, gender parity, and women's issues
SPUR (Planning / Urban Research Association)	A civic planning organization that promotes good urban planning (affordable housing, controlled sprawl, better transit) in the Bay Area
League of Women Voters of SF	Organization that encourages voting and informed participation in politics: formed originally as part of suffrage movement in early 1900s
SF Bicycle Coalition	Bicycle education and advocacy group that aims to make San Francisco a more bicycle-friendly city
SF Republican Party	Local branch of the Republican Party, the more conservative/right-leaning of the two major US parties
Potrero Hill Democratic Club	Democratic Party club founded in 2007 representing Potrero Hill
Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club	Democratic Party club that supports LGBTQ and progressive issues and people of marginalized backgrounds
United Democratic Club	Democratic Party club founded in 2016 that represents a diverse group of Democrats advancing goals of social justice, protecting the vulnerable, and providing economic opportunity for all
Ed M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club	Democratic Party club that hopes to engage Asian Pacific Islanders (API) and support API leaders
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club	First LGBT-centered Democratic Party club in the country; advocates for LGBT issues and candidates
Bernal Heights Democratic Club	Democratic Club founded in 1988 in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco
Chinese American Democratic Club	Democratic Club established in 1958 that advances causes of the Chinese American community
Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club	Democratic Club established by certain residents of eastern SF -- Districts 3, 6, and 10 (North Beach through FiDi/SOMA, Potrero, and Bayview/Hunters Point)
Noe Valley Democratic Club	Democratic Club established by certain residents of the Noe Valley neighborhood
SF Young Democrats	Democratic Club that represents progressive issues of young people in San Francisco founded in 1947
Home Sharers Democratic Club	Democratic Club focused on promoting policies that help home-sharing/short-term rental (e.g., Airbnb) hosts and guests
SF Young Republicans	Community of Republican Party supporters age 18-40 in San Francisco