SF Endorsements

A list of SF voter guides and San Francisco election endorsements for the November 2022 election

Note: we're still missing endorsements for a few organizations (Housing Action Coalition, SF Rising Action, United Educators of San Francisco, Blueprint SF, Abundance Network, Tech Workers Voter Guide, San Francisco Parent Action, San Francisco Rising Action, Westside Family Democratic Club, and Westside Forward) 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	Nancy Pelosi		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
Has reasoning	Alex Padilla		David Canepa			Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning				Gavin Newsom			Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi		Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Alex Padilla		David Canepa	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin		Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
	Alex Padilla	Nancy Pelosi	Kevin Mullin	Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
				Gavin Newsom	Eleni Kounalakis	Shirley Weber	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Mark Meuser	John Dennis		Brian Dahle	Angela Underwood Jacobs	Rob Bernosky	Nathan Hochman
		Nancy Pelosi	David CanepaKevin 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	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	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	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		Brian Dahle	Angela Underwood Jacobs	Rob Bernosky	Nathan Hochman

Other state races
Organization	Controller	Treasurer	Insurance Commissioner	Equalization District	Schools Superintendent	State Assembly 17	State Assembly 19
Has reasoning	Lanhee Chen				Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney	Phil Ting
Has reasoning						David Campos	Phil Ting
Has reasoning				Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond
Has reasoning						Matt Haney
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara		Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen		Ricardo Lara		Tony Thurmond
	Malia Cohen		Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond		Phil Ting
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney	Phil Ting
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney	Phil Ting
	Malia Cohen		Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney
Has reasoning						Matt Haney	Phil Ting
Has reasoning	Lanhee Chen	Jack Guerrero	Robert Howell	Peter Coe Verbica	Lance Ray Christensen		Karsten Weide
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney	Phil Ting
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen		Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney	Phil Ting
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney	Phil Ting
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney	Phil Ting
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma				Matt Haney
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney
Has reasoning	Malia Cohen		Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber		Matt Haney	Phil Ting
	Malia Cohen	Fiona Ma	Ricardo Lara	Sally Lieber	Tony Thurmond	Matt Haney
	Lanhee Chen	Jack Guerrero	Robert Howell	Peter Coe Verbica	Lance Ray Christensen		Karsten Weide

San Francisco local races
Organization	Assessor-Recorder	City Attorney	District Attorney	Public Defender	BART Board District 8	Community College Board	Board of Education
Has reasoning				Mano Raju
Has reasoning		David Chiu
		David Chiu	John HamasakiJoe Alioto Veronese	Mano Raju		Murrell GreenSusan SolomonAnita MartinezVick Chung	Alida FisherLisa Weissman-WardLainie Motamedi
Has reasoning			John Hamasaki	Mano Raju		Susan SolomonAnita MartinezVick Chung	Alida FisherGabriela LopezLisa Weissman-Ward
Has reasoning			John Hamasaki	Mano Raju		Anita MartinezVick ChungSusan SolomonAdolfo Velasquez	Alida FisherGabriela LopezKaren Fleshman
Has reasoning			Brooke Jenkins	Mano Raju		Murrell Green	Ann HsuLainie MotamediLisa Weissman-Ward
			John Hamasaki	Rebecca Susan Feng Young		William Walker
Has reasoning			John Hamasaki	Mano Raju		Anita MartinezVick ChungSusan SolomonAdolfo Velasquez	Alida FisherGabriela LopezKaren Fleshman
Has reasoning			John Hamasaki	Mano Raju
		David Chiu		Mano Raju		Vick ChungAnita MartinezSusan Solomon	Alida FisherLisa Weissman-Ward
			John HamasakiJoe Alioto Veronese	Mano Raju		Anita MartinezSusan SolomonWilliam Walker	Karen FleshmanGabriela Lopez
			Brooke Jenkins	Mano Raju		Thea SelbyBrigitte DavilaVick Chung	Alida FisherLisa Weissman-WardLainie Motamedi
			John Hamasaki	Mano Raju		Brigitte DavilaThea SelbyMurrell Green	Alida FisherGabriela LopezKaren Fleshmen
						Vick ChungAnita MartinezSusan SolomonAdolfo Velasquez	Alida FisherLainie MotamediLisa Weissman-Ward
Has reasoning			John Hamasaki	Mano Raju		Vick ChungAnita MartinezSusan SolomonAdolfo Velasquez	Alida FisherKaren FleshmanGabriela Lopez
			Brooke Jenkins			Murrell GreenJill YeeMarie Hurabiell	Ann HsuLainie MotamediLisa Weissman-Ward
		David Chiu	Brooke Jenkins	Mano Raju		Murrell GreenJill Yee	Ann HsuLainie MotamediLisa Weissman-Ward
		David Chiu	Brooke Jenkins	Mano Raju		Brigitte DavilaThea SelbyMurrell Green	Lainie MotamediLisa Weissman-Ward
			John Hamasaki	Mano Raju		Vick ChungAnita MartinezSusan SolomonAdolfo Velasquez	Alida FisherLisa Weissman-Ward
			Brooke Jenkins	Mano Raju		Anita MartinezJill YeeMarie Hurabiell	Ann HsuLainie MotamediLisa Weissman-Ward
			Brooke Jenkins	Mano Raju		Murrell GreenThea SelbyJohn Rizzo	Lainie MotamediLisa Weissman-Ward
Has reasoning			John Hamasaki	Mano Raju		Vick ChungAnita Martinez	Alida FisherGabriela Lopez
			Brooke JenkinsJoe Alioto Veronese	Rebecca YoungMano Raju		Brigitte DavilaMarie HurabiellThea Selby	Ann HsuLainie MotamediLisa Weissman-Ward
			Joe Alioto VersoneseBrooke Jenkins			Jason Zeng	Ann Hsu

San Francisco Supervisor Districts
Organization	Supervisor District 4	Supervisor District 6	Supervisor District 8	Supervisor District 10	Supervisor District 12
Has reasoning				Shamann Walton
	Gordon Mar	Honey Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
Has reasoning	Gordon Mar	Honey Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
Has reasoning	Gordon Mar	Honey MahoganyCherelle Jackson		Shamann Walton
Has reasoning	Joel Engardio	Matt DorseyHoney Mahogany
Has reasoning	Joel Engardio	Matt Dorsey	Rafael Mandelman
				Shamann Walton
Has reasoning	Gordon Mar	Honey Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
Has reasoning	Gordon Mar			Shamann Walton
	Gordon Mar	Honey Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
	Gordon Mar	Honey Mahogany		Shamann Walton
Has reasoning	Gordon Mar	Matt DorseyHoney Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
	Gordon Mar	Honey Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
Has reasoning	Gordon Mar	Honey MahoganyMatt Dorsey	Rafael Mandelman
				Shamann Walton
Has reasoning	Gordon Mar	Honey Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
	Joel Engardio	Matt Dorsey	Rafael Mandelman
	Joel Engardio	Matt Dorsey	Rafael Mandelman
	Joel Engardio	Matt DorseyHoney Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
	Joel Engardio	Matt Dorsey	Rafael Mandelman
		Matt Dorsey
Has reasoning	Gordon Mar	Honey Mahogany	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann Walton
	Joel EngardioGordon Mar	Cherelle Jackson	Rafael Mandelman	Shamann WaltonBrian Sam Adam

California propositions
Organization
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning		No	No
	Yes		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Yes						Yes
	Yes			Yes	Yes		Yes
	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes						Yes
Has reasoning	No	No	No		No	No	No
	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		Yes
	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	Yes			Yes	No	No	Yes
	Yes		No	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	No	Yes			Yes
	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Yes		No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	No		No	No	No	No	No

San Francisco ballot measures and propositions (part 1)
Organization
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning			Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning			No	Yes	No			Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes			No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Yes		No	Yes			Yes
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes			No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning		Yes		Yes	No			Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning		Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes		Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No		No	No	No	No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes				Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	Yes			Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
			Yes	Yes	No
	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No

San Francisco ballot measures and propositions (part 2)
Organization
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No		Yes	Yes		Yes
Has reasoning			Yes	Yes		Yes
	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes		Yes	Yes		Yes
			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Has reasoning	No		Yes		Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes		Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	No		No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
			Yes	No	Yes	No
	No	Yes	Yes		Yes
	No		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
			Yes
	Yes	No		No		No

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
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
Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club	Democratic Party club that hopes to engage Asian Pacific Islanders (API) and support API leaders
Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club	First LGBTQ-centered Democratic Party club in the country; advocates for LGBTQ 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

SF Endorsements

A list of SF voter guides and San Francisco election endorsements for the November 2022 election

National and major statewide races

Other state races

San Francisco local races

San Francisco Supervisor Districts

California propositions

San Francisco ballot measures and propositions (part 1)

San Francisco ballot measures and propositions (part 2)

About the endorsers