California Primary Day special. June 7 edition, 2022

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Still immersed in the NAMM experience and preparing numerous feature stories and product profiles from that, we really had no intention of delving into politics on Primary Election Day. That is, until we saw all the stories about the shockingly low return rate of mail-in ballots and low voter turn-out at polling places.

Suddenly it risks being a different story with a "Wha' happened?!" ending. Let's not let things be all about motivated niche groups who are not a representative majority, and how they may choose the candidates the rest of us will get stuck with in November... along with ballot measures they, often as a motivated single-issue minority, can determine on behalf of a disengaged majority.

It left our editor no choice. As a longtime political journalist / columnist for various publications, he said, "Okay, we'll offer some guidance. Let's publish our list of endorsed candidates and ballot measures, statewide, for California."

Here it is, in the hope of motivating those who have not voted to do so before 7 pm in person today, or before the last mail pick-up at your local post office.

As Thom Hartmann says, "Democracy is not a spectator sport. Tag, you're it!"

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US Congressional Delegation, California, Endorsements

Congressional District 02: Jared Huffman

Congressional District 03: Kermit Jones

Congressional District 04: Mike Thompson

Congressional District 06: Ami Bera

Congressional District 07: Doris Matsui

Congressional District 08: John Garamendi

Congressional District 10: Mark DeSaulnier

Congressional District 11: Nancy Pelosi

Congressional District 12: Barbara Lee

Congressional District 13: Phil Arballo

Congressional District 14: Eric Swalwell

Congressional District 15: Kevin Mullin

Congressional District 16: Anna Eshoo

Congressional District 17: Ro Khanna

Congressional District 18: Zoe Lofgren

Congressional District 19: Jimmy Panetta

Congressional District 24: Salud Carbajal

Congressional District 25: Raul Ruiz

Congressional District 26: Julia Brownley

Congressional District 27: Christy Smith

Congressional District 28: Judy Chu

Congressional District 29: Tony Cardenas

Congressional District 30: Adam Schiff

Congressional District 31: Grace Napolitano

Congressional District 32: Brad Sherman

Congressional District 33: Pete Aguilar

Congressional District 34: Jimmy Gomez

Congressional District 35: Norma Torres

Congressional District 36: Ted Lieu

Congressional District 37: Sydney Kamlager

Congressional District 38: Linda Sanchez

Congressional District 39: Mark Takano

Congressional District 42: Cristina Garcia & Robert Garcia

Congressional District 43: Maxine Waters

Congressional District 44: Nanette Barragan

Congressional District 46: Lou Correa

Congressional District 47: Katie Porter

Congressional District 49: Mike Levin

Congressional District 51: Sara Jacobs

Congressional District 52: Juan Vargas
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Statewide Endorsements

Attorney General: Rob Bonta

California Plastic Pollution Reduction & Recycling Act: YES

Clean Cars, Clean Air Act: YES

Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara

Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis

U.S. Senate: Alex Padilla
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Ballot Measures, CA statewide & local

California Plastic Pollution Reduction & Recycling Act: YES

Clean Cars, Clean Air Act: YES

Ventura County Measure A: YES

Ventura County Measure B: YES
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Southern Cal Endorsements

Assembly Dist. 37: Gregg Hart – Central Coast

Assembly Dist. 38: Steve Bennett – Ventura

Assembly Dist. 39: Andrea Rosenthal – Los Angles Co.

Assembly Dist. 40: Pilar Schiavo – Chatsworth

Assembly Dist. 41: Chris Holden – Pasadena

Assembly Dist. 42: Jacqui Irwin – Thousand Oaks

Assembly Dist. 43: Luz Rivas – San Fernando Valley

Assembly Dist. 44: Laura Friedman – Glendale

Assembly Dist. 46: Jesse Gabriel – Encino

Assembly Dist. 49: Mike Fong– Western San Gabriel Valley

Assembly Dist. 51: Rick Chavez-Zbur – Los Angeles

Assembly Dist. 52: Wendy Carrillo – Los Angeles

Assembly Dist. 54 Miguel Santiago – Los Angeles

Assembly Dist. 55 Isaac Bryan – Los Angeles

Assembly Dist. 57: Reggie Jones-Sawyer – Los Angeles

Assembly Dist. 61 / 62 Special: Tina McKinnor – L.A. Co.

Assembly Dist. 62: Anthony Rendon – Lakewood

Assembly Dist. 64: Elizabeth Alcantar – L.A. Co.

Assembly Dist. 66: Al Muratsuchi – Torrance

Assembly Dist. 69: Josh Lowenthal – Long Beach

Assembly Dist. 73: Cottie Petrie-Norris – Laguna Beach

Assembly Dist. 77: Tasha Boerner Horvath – Encinitas

Assembly Dist. 78: Chris Ward – San Diego

Assembly Dist. 79: Akilah Weber – San Diego

Assembly Dist. 80: Georgette Gomez – San Diego Co.

Senate Dist. 18: Steve Padilla – Imperial/San Diego Co.

Senate Dist. 20: Caroline Menjivar – San Fernando Valley

Senate Dist. 24: Ben Allen – L.A. County

Senate Dist. 26: Maria Elena Durazo – L.A. Co.

Senate Dist. 28: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas – L.A. Co.

Senate Dist. 38: Catherine Blakespear – Southern Orange/San Diego Co.
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Inland Empire

Assembly District 36: Eduardo Garcia – Coachella

Assembly District 47: Christy Holstege – Palm Springs

Assembly District 50: Eloise Gómez Reyes – Grand Terrace
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Northern California

Assembly District 3: David Zink – northern Sacramento Valley, Butte County, Chico, Oroville, Paradise.

Assembly District 12: Sara Aminzadeh – Marin

Assembly District 14: Buffy Wicks – East Bay

Assembly District 16: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan – East Bay

Assembly District 17: Matt Haney – San Francisco

Assembly District 18: Mia Bonta – Oakland/Alameda

Assembly District 19: Philip Ting – San Francisco

Assembly District 21: Giselle Hale – Bay Area

Assembly District 23: Marc Berman – Menlo Park

Assembly District 24: Alex Lee – San Jose

Assembly District 25: Ash Kalra – San Jose

Assembly District 29: Robert Rivas – Hollister

Assembly District 30: Dawn Addis & Jon Wizard – Central Coast

Senate District 2: Mike McGuire – Northern California

Senate District 6: Paula Villescaz – Placer/Sacramento County

Senate District 10: Aisha Wahab – Silicon Valley/East Bay
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California Central Valley

Assembly District 6: Kevin McCarty – Sacramento -- Absolutely NOT the same "McCarthy" as the corporate-owned arrogant jerk US congressman from Bakersfield who has the same name. AD 6 Cal Assembly Member McCarthy is a "good guy."

Assembly District 11: Lori Wilson – Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta

Senate District 8: Dave Jones – Sacramento County

Senate District 16: Bryan Osorio – Kern County
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