SDCYD OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS

2024 Election Endorsements

Candidates

* = Friendly Incumbent endorsement
+ = Young Dem

Statewide Offices

  • U.S. President: Joe Biden

  • U.S. Vice President: Kamala Harris

  • U.S. Senator: Barbara Lee

U.S. House of Representatives

  • CA-48: Stephen Houlahan

  • CA-49: Mike Levin*

  • CA-50: Scott Peters*

  • CA-51: Sara Jacobs*+

  • CA-52: Juan Vargas*

California State Senate

  • CA-39: Dr. Akilah Weber

California State Assembly

  • CA-74: Chris Duncan

  • CA-76: Dr. Darshana Patel

  • CA-77: Tasha Boerner*

  • CA-78: Chris Ward*

  • CA-79: Colin Parent

  • CA-80: David Alvarez*

County of San Diego

  • Board of Supervisors, Seat 1: Nora Vargas*

  • Board of Supervisors, Seat 3: Terra Lawson-Remer*

  • Superior Court Judge, Office 41: Jodi Cleesattle

  • Superior Court Judge, Office 43: Koryn Sheppard

City

Carlsbad

  • City Council District 2: Kevin Sabellico+

La Mesa

  • At-Large: Lauren Cazares+

San Diego

  • Mayor: Todd Gloria*

  • City Council District 1: Joe LaCava*

  • City Council District 3: Stephen Whitburn*

  • City Council District 4 (Special Election): Chida Warren-Darby

  • City Council District 5: Marni von Wilpert*

  • City Council District 7: Raul Campillo*+

Educational Districts

  • Fallbrook Union High School District, Area 4: Oscar Caralampio*+

  • Vista Unified School Board: Cipriano Vargas*+

  • Escondido Union School District, Area 3: Juan Manuel Vargas+

San Diego Unified School District

  • A: Sabrina Bazzo*

  • D: Richard Barrera*

  • E: Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne*

Other Districts

  • Fallbrook Planning Board: Ross Pike*+

  • North County Fire Protection District: Ross Pike*+

  • Grossmont Healthcare District, Zone 3: Nadia Farjood+

Central Committee

  • AD-74: Cipriano Vargas+, Amber Kae Niuatoa, Luke Tesluk+, Rob Howard, Lauren Bier, Eric Joyce, Farhad Omar Hashimi

  • AD-75: Max Coston+, Ryan Darsey+, Ross Pike+, Andi McNew, Ami Admire, Julie Diaz-Martinez,

  • AD-76: Marisa Allen+, Paul Mendoza, Melinda Vásquez, Smith Sirisakorn, Valentino Macedo

  • AD-77: Valentine Macedo Jr.+, Todd Gloria, Rebecca Taylor, Stephen Whitburn, Francine Busby, Nick Serrano+

  • AD-78: Nadia Farjood+, Ryan Trabuco, Dr. Indroneal Banerjee, Nicole Crosby, Raul Campillo, Leila Khader+, Dallin Young

  • AD-79: Kelvin Barrios+, Lauren Cazares+, Mohammad Rahimi, Alysson Snow

  • AD-80: Brenda Aguirre, Sara Ochoa, Kate Bishop, Matthew Yagyagan+, Rafael Perez

Legislation/Ballot Measures/Propositions

State Propositions

  • Prop 1: YES

Local Ballot Measures

  • TBD

Endorsements by the San Diego County Young Democrats (SDCYD) shall not be construed as the official endorsement of the California Democratic Party (CDP), the San Diego County Democratic Party (SDCDP), the California Young Democrats (CYD), the Young Democrats of America (YDA), or any other organization.