SF Endorsements

We collected a list of voter guides and election endorsements for the November 2026 San Francisco local, state, and national elections in one place for every political affiliation

SF Endorsements is an independent, non-partisan source that lists SF voter guides and San Francisco election endorsements from many organizations for the November 2026 local, state, and federal elections and ballot propositions. Results are roughly ranked by their rankings when I did a Google search for "SF endorsements". We're not affiliated with any of the organizations or sources listed.

SF Endorsements is maintained by Peter Xu (co-founder of Wanderlog, a tool to plan vacation travel and OpenGreenCard, a free tool to prepare marriage-based green card applications and I-751 removal of status forms). Get in touch at peter@wanderlog.com if you have any suggestions or if you find any inaccuracies!

(Past endorsements: June 2026; November 2024; March 2024; November 2022; June 2022; February 2022; November 2020; March 2020; November 2019)

Note: we're still missing endorsements for a few organizations (Tech Workers Voter Guide and San Francisco Rising Action) 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.

Major statewide races
Organization	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State	Controller	Treasurer	Attorney General
Has reasoning		Fiona Ma
	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
			Shirley Weber
Has reasoning	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma				Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning			Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis
	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
			Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen		Rob Bonta
	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
Has reasoning	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma		Malia Cohen		Rob Bonta
	Xavier Becerra	Fiona Ma	Shirley Weber	Malia Cohen	Eleni Kounalakis	Rob Bonta
		Gloria Romero		Herb Morgan	Jennifer Hawks	Michael Gates

House and state legislature
Organization	House CA-11	House CA-15	State Assembly 17	State Assembly 19
Has reasoning	Scott Wiener
	Scott Wiener	Kevin Mullin	Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
	Connie Chan
Has reasoning	Scott Wiener		Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
Has reasoning	Scott Wiener		Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
Has reasoning	Scott Wiener	Kevin Mullin	Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
	Connie Chan
	Connie Chan
Has reasoning	Connie Chan		Matt Haney
Has reasoning	Scott Wiener		Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
	Scott Wiener		Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
	Connie Chan	Kevin Mullin	Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
	Connie Chan		Matt Haney
	Connie Chan
Has reasoning	Connie Chan		Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
Has reasoning	Scott Wiener
	Scott Wiener		Matt Haney
	Connie Chan		Matt Haney
	Scott Wiener	Kevin Mullin	Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
	Scott Wiener	Kevin Mullin	Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
	Scott Wiener	Kevin Mullin	Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
Has reasoning	Connie Chan
	Scott Wiener	Kevin Mullin	Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
	Scott Wiener		Matt Haney
Has reasoning	Scott Wiener		Matt Haney	Catherine Stefani
		Charles Hoelter		Philip Wing

Other state races
Organization	Insurance Commissioner	Member of the Board of Equalization, District 2	State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Has reasoning	Ben Allen		Richard Barrera
	Ben Allen	Sally Lieber	Richard Barrera
	Jane Kim	Sally Lieber	Richard Barrera
Has reasoning		John Pimentel
Has reasoning	Ben Allen
Has reasoning	Ben Allen	John Pimentel	Richard Barrera
	Jane Kim
Has reasoning	Jane Kim
Has reasoning	Ben Allen		Richard Barrera
	Jane Kim	Sally Lieber	Richard Barrera
			Richard Barrera
Has reasoning	Jane Kim	Sally Lieber
		John Pimentel
	Jane Kim	Sally Lieber	Richard Barrera
	Jane Kim		Richard Barrera
	Ben Allen	Sally Lieber	Richard Barrera
	Ben Allen	John Pimentel	Richard Barrera
	Ben Allen	Sally Lieber	Richard Barrera
	Ben Allen	John Pimentel
			Sonja Shaw

Judicial retention (part 1)
Organization	Joshua Groban, Supreme Court	Kelli Evans, Supreme Court	Monique Langhorne Wilson, Court of Appeal	Charles Smiley, Court of Appeal	Kathleen Banke, Court of Appeal
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Judicial retention (part 2)
Organization	Therese Stewart, Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal	Tara Desautels, Court of Appeal	Ioana Petrou, Court of Appeal	Victor Rodriguez, Court of Appeal	Tracie Brown, Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal
	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Judicial retention (part 3)
Organization	Danny Chou, Court of Appeal	Mark Simons, Court of Appeal	Gordon Burns, Court of Appeal
	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes

Citywide local races
Organization	Assessor-Recorder	Public Defender
	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
Has reasoning	Joaquin Torres
Has reasoning	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
		Mano Raju
Has reasoning	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
	Joaquin Torres
	Joaquin Torres
	Joaquin Torres
Has reasoning	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
	Joaquin Torres	Mano Raju
Has reasoning	Joaquin Torres

District supervisor races
Organization	District 2 Supervisor	District 4 Supervisor	District 6 Supervisor	District 8 Supervisor	District 10 Supervisor
	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey		Theo Ellington
				Gary McCoyMichael Nguyen	Dion-Jay "DJ" BrookterJ.R. Eppler
Has reasoning	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey		Theo Ellington
Has reasoning	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey	Gary McCoy	Theo Ellington
Has reasoning	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey		Theo Ellington
		Jeremy Greco		Michael Nguyen	Pearci "PJ" Bastiany III
		Jeremy Greco		Gary McCoy	Dion-Jay "DJ" Brookter
Has reasoning				Michael NguyenGary McCoy	Dion-Jay "DJ" Brookter
Has reasoning	Stephen Sherrill		Matt Dorsey	Gary McCoy	J.R. EpplerTheo Ellington
	Stephen Sherrill		Matt Dorsey		Theo Ellington
	Stephen Sherrill			Gary McCoy
				Gary McCoyMichael Nguyen	Dion-Jay "DJ" BrookterJ.R. Eppler
				Gary McCoyMichael NguyenDarshini Patel	Dion-Jay "DJ" BrookterJ.R. EpplerDeandra Bryant
	Stephen Sherrill		Matt Dorsey	Gary McCoy	Theo Ellington
Has reasoning	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey	Gary McCoy	Theo Ellington
Has reasoning	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey		Theo Ellington
	Nicholas Berg	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey
					J.R. Eppler
		Jeremy Greco		Gary McCoyMichael Nguyen	Dion-Jay "DJ" BrookterJ.R. Eppler
	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey		Theo Ellington
	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey	Gary McCoyManny Yekutiel	Theo Ellington
	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey	Gary McCoy	Theo Ellington
Has reasoning	Stephen Sherrill	Alan Wong	Matt Dorsey
			Matt Dorsey		Theo Ellington
				Manny Yekutiel
Has reasoning		Alan Wong

Board of education, community college, and BART
Organization	Board of Education (three seats)	Community College Board (three seats, term ending January 8, 2031)	Community College Board (remainder of term ending January 8, 2029)	BART Board, District 8
	Autumn Brown GaribayPhil KimTim Tung	Elijah BallMonroe LaceErwin Tam	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz
	Virginia CheungRyan HazeltonReina Tello	Leah LaCroixBunny McFadden
Has reasoning	Phil KimAutumn Brown GaribayTim Tung	Elijah BallErwin TamMonroe Lace	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz
Has reasoning				Sara Barz
Has reasoning	Autumn Brown GaribayPhil KimTim Tung	Elijah BallMonroe LaceErwin Tam	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz
	Virginia CheungAlida Fisher	Leah LaCroixJeremy Lee
Has reasoning	Reina Tello
Has reasoning				Sara Barz
	Virginia CheungRyan HazeltonReina Tello	Leah LaCroixJeremy LeeBunny McFadden
	Virginia CheungRyan HazeltonReina Tello	Leah LaCroixJeremy LeeBunny McFadden
	Reina TelloVirginia CheungRyan Hazelton	Bunny McFaddenLeah LaCroixJeremy Lee
				Sara Barz
Has reasoning	Phil KimAlida FisherAutumn Brown Garibay	Monroe LaceBunny McFaddenJeremy Lee	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz
Has reasoning	Phil KimAutumn Brown GaribayAlida Fisher
Has reasoning	Phil KimAutumn Brown GaribayTim Tung
	Laurance LeePhil KimTim Tung	Elijah Ball
	Alida FisherPhil KimReina Tello	Leah LaCroixBunny McFaddenRuth Ferguson
	Reina TelloVirginia CheungRyan Hazelton	Leah LaCroixBunny McFaddenJeremy Lee
	Autumn Brown GaribayPhil KimTim Tung	Elijah BallMonroe LaceErwin Tam	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz
	Phil KimTim TungAutumn Brown Garibay	Elijah BallMonroe LaceErwin Tam	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz
	Phil KimAlida FisherAutumn Brown Garibay	Elijah BallMonroe LaceErwin Tam	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz
Has reasoning	Phil KimVirginia CheungLaurance Lee
	Phil KimAlida FisherTim Tung	Elijah BallMonroe LaceErwin Tam	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz
			Ruth Ferguson
Has reasoning	Phil KimAutumn Brown GaribayTim Tung	Elijah BallErwin TamMonroe Lace	Ruth Ferguson	Sara Barz

State ballot measures & propositions (part 1)
Organization
Has reasoning	Yes		Yes
	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes		Yes
Has reasoning	Yes			Yes	Yes
		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
			Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

State ballot measures & propositions (part 2)
Organization
Has reasoning	Yes				No
				No
		No	No	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
	No	No	No	Yes	No
	No		No	Yes	No
Has reasoning			No	Yes
Has reasoning			No
			No
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes		No		No
Has reasoning	No	No	No		No
	Yes	No	No	No	No
		Yes	No	Yes	No
	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Yes	No	No	No	No
	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
	Yes		No	No	No
Has reasoning		No	No	Yes	No
			Yes

State ballot measures & propositions (part 3)
Organization
Has reasoning	No		No
	No	No	No	No
Has reasoning		No
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	No	No	Yes	No
	No	No	No	No
Has reasoning	No	No		No
Has reasoning		No		No
		No
Has reasoning	No	No	Yes	No
Has reasoning	No	No
Has reasoning	No	No	No	No
	No	No	No	No
	No	No		No
	No	No	No	No
	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	No	No	No	No
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	No
	No	No	No
Has reasoning	No	No		No

Local ballot measures & propositions (part 1)
Organization
Has reasoning	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Has reasoning	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	No	Yes		No	No	No
	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Has reasoning			Yes
		Yes		No
	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
		Yes		No
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Has reasoning	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
			Yes
	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No		No	Yes	No
	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
		No

Local ballot measures & propositions (part 2)
Organization
Has reasoning	No	Yes			Yes
	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes		Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	No		Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
		Yes		Yes
		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes		Yes
		Yes		Yes
	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
			Yes
	No	Yes			Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning		No	No	No
Has reasoning	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes			Yes
	Yes	No	No	No	No
	No	Yes	Yes		Yes
		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
		Yes	No	No	Yes
	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	Yes	No	No	Yes
		Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Has reasoning		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	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
Abundance Network	Membership organization promoting supply-side liberal policies such as housing and transportation abundance; includes an Abundant San Francisco chapter
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
SF Rising Action	Progressive voter guide/political fund dedicated to creating community-based political action and opposing corporate-based interests
Sierra Club	The San Francisco Bay Chapter is the local branch of the Sierra Club, America's largest and most effective grassroots environmental organization
Housing Action Coalition	Pro-housing organization (formerly SF Housing Action Coalition) advocating for building new well-designed, well-located housing at all levels of affordability
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
United Educators of San Francisco	Teachers' union representing teachers in the SF Unified School District
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
San Francisco Parent Action	Political branch of San Francisco Parent Coalition, a non-profit for parents of SF schoolchildren started in 2020 during pandemic
Blueprint SF	Non-profit voter guide publisher (formerly TogetherSF) focused on homelessness, housing costs, public safety, and schools
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
Westside Family Democratic Club	Democratic Party club representing San Francisco’s west side neighborhoods
Westside Forward	Progressive group bringing together residents in San Francisco’s Sunset and Richmond neighborhoods around affordability, democracy, labor rights, and climate change
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

We collected a list of voter guides and election endorsements for the November 2026 San Francisco local, state, and national elections in one place for every political affiliation

Major statewide races

House and state legislature

Other state races

Judicial retention (part 1)

Judicial retention (part 2)

Judicial retention (part 3)

Citywide local races

District supervisor races

Board of education, community college, and BART

State ballot measures & propositions (part 1)

State ballot measures & propositions (part 2)

State ballot measures & propositions (part 3)

Local ballot measures & propositions (part 1)

Local ballot measures & propositions (part 2)

About the endorsers