SF Endorsements

Endorsements for the November, 2020 election

Note: we're still missing endorsements for a few organizations (GrowSF, United Educators of San Francisco, San Francisco Parent Action, San Francisco Rising Action, SF Young Democrats, SF Young Republicans, Noe Valley Democratic Club, and Home Sharers 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 state races

President	Congress (House) CA-12	Congress (House) CA-14	State Senate 11	State Assembly 17	State Assembly 19
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi	Jackie Speier	Scott Wiener	David Chiu
			Jackie Fielder
			Jackie Fielder
Joe Biden		Jackie Speier	Jackie Fielder
	Nancy Pelosi			David Chiu	Phil Ting
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi	Jackie Speier	Scott Wiener	David Chiu	Phil Ting
			Scott Wiener	David Chiu	Phil Ting
			Scott Wiener	David Chiu	Phil Ting
				David Chiu	Phil Ting
Donald Trump					John McDonnell
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi	Jackie Speier	Jackie Fielder	David Chiu	Phil Ting
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi	Jackie Speier	Scott Wiener	David Chiu	Phil Ting
	Nancy Pelosi	Jackie Speier	Scott Wiener	David Chiu	Phil Ting
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi	Jackie Speier	Scott Wiener	David Chiu	Phil Ting
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi	Jackie Speier	Scott Wiener	David Chiu	Phil Ting
Joe Biden			Jackie Fielder		Phil Ting
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi	Jackie Speier	Scott Wiener	David Chiu	Phil Ting
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi		Scott Wiener	David Chiu
Joe Biden	Nancy Pelosi		Scott Wiener	David Chiu
				David Chiu	Phil Ting

San Francisco Supervisor Districts

Supervisor District 1	Supervisor District 3	Supervisor District 5	Supervisor District 7	Supervisor District 9	Supervisor District 11
Marjan Philhour Veronica Shinzato	Danny Sauter	Vallie Brown	Myrna Melgar
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Vilaska Nguyen Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Vilaska Nguyen Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston Nomvula O'Meara Daniel Landry	Vilaska Nguyen Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Vilaska Nguyen Myrna Melgar Ben Matranga	Hillary Ronen	Ahsha Safai
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Vilaska Nguyen Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos
		Dean Preston Daniel Landry			John Avalos
Marjan Philhour	Danny Sauter	Vallie Brown	Myrna Melgar		Ahsha Safai
Marjan Philhour	Aaron Peskin	Vallie Brown	Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	Ahsha Safai
	Danny Sauter		Myrna Melgar Vilaska Nguyen	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos
			Stephen Martin-Pinto
					John Avalos
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Vilaska Nguyen Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos
Marjan Philhour	Danny Sauter	Vallie Brown	Joel Engardio		Ahsha Safai
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Myrna Melgar Vilaska Nguyen	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos Ahsha Safai
Marjan Philhour		Vallie Brown	Joel Engardio Emily Murase		Ahsha Safai
	Aaron Peskin	Vallie Brown Dean Preston	Myrna Melgar Joel Engardio		Ahsha Safai
				Hillary Ronen
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Vilaska Nguyen	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos
Marjan Philhour Veronica Shinzato David Lee Connie Chan	Dannie Sauter	Vallie Brown Daniel Landry	Joel Engardio Ben Matranga Emily Murase Myrna Melgar		Ahsha Safai
Marjan Philhour Veronica Shinzato David Lee Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Vallie Brown Daniel Landry	Joel Engardio Ben Matranga Emily Murase Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	Ahsha Safai
	Danny Sauter
Connie Chan	Aaron Peskin	Dean Preston	Vilaska Nguyen Myrna Melgar	Hillary Ronen	John Avalos

Other local races

Community College Board	Board of Education	BART District 7	BART District 9
Jeanette Quick	Michelle Parker	Lateefah Simon
Alan Wong Anita Martinez Aliya Chisti Han Zhou	Mark Sanchez Alida Fisher Kevine Boggess Matt Alexander	Lateefah Simon
Tom Temprano Shanell Williams Alan Wong Han Zou	Matt Alexander Kevine Bogges Alida Fisher
Tom Temprano Anita Martinez Aliya Chisti Shanell Williams	Kevine Boggess Matt Alexander Mark Sanchez Alida Fisher	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Aliya Chisti Tom Temprano Shanell Williams Alan Wong Han Zou	Matt Alexander Kevine Boggess Jenny Lam Mark Sanchez	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Shanell Williams Alan Wong Tom Temprano Han Zou	Matt Alexander Kevine Boggess Jenny Lam Mark Sanchez	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Aliya Chisti Victor Olivieri Tom Temprano Alan Wong	Matt Alexander Kevine Boggess Jenny Lam Michelle Parker	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Aliya Chisti Anita Martniez Geramye Teeter	Matt Alexander Kevine Boggess Mark Sanchez
		Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Shannell Williams Tom Temprano Aliya Chisti Alan Wong	Jenny Lam Kevine Boggess Alida Fisher Michelle Parker	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Maria Hurabiell	Jenny Lam Michelle Parker	Sharon Kidd	David Wei Wen Young
Alan Wong Shannell Williams Tom Temprano Han Zou	Kevine Boggess Mark Sanchez Alida Fisher		Bevan Dufty
Tom Temprano Shannell Williams Alan Wong Han Zou	Matt Alexander Kevine Boggess Alida Fisher Mark Sanchez	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Tom Temprano Shannell Williams Alan Wong Han Zou	Kevine Boggess Alida Fisher Mark Sanchez	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Aliya Chisti Victor Olivieri Jeanette Quick Tom Temprano	Matt Alexander Alida Fisher Jenny Lam Michelle Parker	Lateefah Simon
Shanell Williams Tom Temprano Alan Wong Han Zou	Kevine Boggess Matt Alexander Mark Sanchez Jenny Lam	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Aliya Chisti Tom Temprano Shanell Williams Alan Wong	Alida Fisher Jenny Lam Michelle Parker Mark Sanchez	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty
Anita Martinez Alan Wong Han Zou	Matt Alexander Kevine Boggess Alida Fisher Mark Sanchez
Tom Temprano Anita Martinez Alan Wong Shanell Williams	Kevine Boggess Matt Alexander Mark Sanchez Alida Fisher
Shanell Williams Tom Temprano Alan Wong Anita Martinez	Mark Sanchez Jenny Lam Michelle Parker Matt Alexander
Shanell Williams Tom Temprano Marie Hurabiell Jeanette Quick	Jenny Lam Kevine Boggess Michelle Parker Alida Fisher
Victor Olivieri Aliya Christi Jeanette Quick	Michelle Parker Jenny Lam	Lateefah Simon	No Endorsement
Tom Temprano Shanell Williams Alan Wong Han Zou	Kevine Boggess Matt Alexander Mark Sanchez Alida Fisher	Lateefah Simon	Bevan Dufty

California ballot measures and propositions (part 1)


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About the endorsers

Organization and link	Description
Tech Workers Voter Guide	Voter guide written by a small group of tech voters in San Francisco
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
SF League of Pissed Off Voters	A group of political enthusiasts formed with the goal of building a progressive majority in San Francisco government
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
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
YIMBY Action	Pro-housing advocates trying to increase supply of housing and bring down cost of living
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
District 11 Democratic Club	Democratic Party club representing SF District 11, covering Excelsior, Ocean View, Ingleside, and Visitacion Valley
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
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
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
San Francisco Bay Guardian	Online-only newspaper that reports and promotes left-wing, progressive issues
Chinese American Democratic Club	Democratic Club established in 1958 that advances causes of the Chinese American community
San Francisco Chronicle	Major San Francisco Bay Area daily newspaper with the largest average daily circulation
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)
Sierra Club	The San Francisco Bay Chapter is the local branch of the Sierra Club, America's largest and most effective grassroots environmental organization
San Francisco Examiner	Free San Francisco daily newspaper published since 1863
SF Housing Action Coalition	Pro-housing organization advocating for building new well-designed, well-located housing at all levels of affordability