Labor’s Position for the June Primary
Labor Endorsed Candidates and Propositions for California Primary June 5th 2018
State Wide Offices
Governor Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor Ed Hernandez
Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Attorney General Xavier Becerra
Controller Betty Yee
Treasurer Fiona Ma
Insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
Board of Equalization Scott Svonkin
U.S Senate Kevin De Leon
Congressional Seats
38th Congressional District Linda Sanchez
39th Congressional District Gil Cisneros
45th Congressional District Dave Min
47th Congressional District Alan Lowenthal
48th Congressional District Harley Rouda
49th Congressional District No Endorsement
State Senate
NO On the Recall of Josh Newman Senate District 29
32nd Senate District Vicky Santana
34th Senate District Tom Umberg
State Assembly
72nd Assembly District Josh Lowenthal
70th Assembly District Patrick O’Donnell
69th Assembly District Tom Daly
65th Assembly District Sharon Quirk-Silva
74th Assembly District Cottie Petri-Norris
57th Assembly District Ian Calderon
64th Assembly District Mike Gipson
Orange County Board of Education Mary Navarro
Orange County Board of Supervisors
District 2 Brandon Perkins
District 4 Joe Kerr
Long Beach City Council
District 7 Roberto Uranga
Long Beach School Board
District 3 Dr. Juan Benitez
Propositions:
Prop 68- Yes
This measure is to authorize $4 billion in general obligation bonds for state and local parks, environmental protection projects, water infrastructure projects, and flood protection projects.
Prop 69- Yes
This amendment is to:
•require that revenue from the diesel sales tax and Transportation Improvement Fee, as enacted by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), be used for transportation-related purposes;
•exempt revenue generated by SB 1’s tax increases and fee schedules from the state appropriations limit.
Prop 70- No
This is an amendment to require a one-time two-thirds vote in each legislative chamber in 2024 or thereafter to pass a spending plan for revenue from the state’s cap-and-trade program.
Prop 71- Yes
This amendment would move the effective date of ballot propositions, including citizen initiatives and legislative referrals, from the day after election day to the fifth day after the secretary of state certifies election results.
Prop 72- Yes
This amendment is to allow the state legislature to exclude rainwater capture systems added after January 1, 2019, from property tax reassessments.