Midterm General Election
ELECTION DAY: NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Elysia Lewis
MAYOR OF BUELLTON
David Silva
BUELLTON CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4
Luz Reyes-Martín
GOLETA CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 1
James Kyriaco
GOLETA CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2
Monica Solorzano
CARPINTERIA CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 1
Al Clark
CARPINTERIA CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 5
Gloria Soto
SANTA MARIA CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 3
Marybeth Carty
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AREA 1
Judy Frost
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, AREA 5
Peter Wright
COLLEGE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 5
Richard Mayer
GOLETA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 1
Emily Zacarias
GOLETA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 3
Ethan Bertrand
GOLETA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 5
Gabe Escobedo
SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 1
Rose Muñoz
SANTA BARBARA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 4
Osvaldo Sotelo
SANTA MARIA-BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 2
Feliciano Aguilar
SANTA MARIA JOINT-UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 2
Diana Perez
SANTA MARIA JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AREA 4
Denise El Amin
SANTA YNEZ UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD, AREA 2
Charlotte Gullap-Moore
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE BOARD, AREA 1
Jonathan Abboud
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE BOARD, AREA 6
Kathleen Werner
GOLETA WATER DISTRICT BOARD, DISTRICT 2
Olivia Craig
ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD, 2-YEAR TERM
Spencer Brandt
ISLA VISTA COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD, 4-YEAR TERM
Governor: Gavin Newsom
Controller: Malia Cohen
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber
Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
Treasurer: Fiona Ma
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
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Prop 1: YES – Makes abortion a constitutional right
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Prop 26: YES – Supports Native American tribes and creates local jobs
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Prop 27: NO – Deceptive special interest power grab
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Prop 28: YES – Funds music and arts education in local schools
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Prop 29: YES – Protects kidney dialysis patients
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Prop 30: YES – Funds electric vehicle charging stations & rebates
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Prop 31: YES – Stop Big Tobacco from preying on vulnerable communities
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MEASURE B: YES – Funds Goleta road repair and creek cleanup to maintain coastal waters
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MEASURE C: YES – Protects local kids from flavored tobacco products
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MEASURE T: NO – Deceptive attempt to impose sweeping changes to the carefully thought-out land use rules in Carpinteria.
Past Endorsements
June 2022
- U.S. Congress (24th District): Salud Carbajal
- State Assembly (37th District): Gregg Hart
- County Supervisor (2nd District): Laura Capps
- County Superintendent of Schools: Susan Salcido
- U.S. Senator: Alex Padilla
- Governor: Gavin Newsom
- Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
- Secretary of State: Dr. Shirley Weber
- Attorney General: Rob Bonta
- Treasurer: Fiona Ma
- Controller: Malia Cohen
- Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
- Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
- Board of Equalization, District 2: Sally Lieber
November 2021
- Santa Barbara Mayor: Cathy Murillo
- Santa Barbara City Council, District 4: Kristen Sneddon
- Santa Barbara City Council, District 5: Eric Friedman
- Santa Barbara City Council, District 6: Meagan Harmon
September 2021
- Recall of Governor Gavin Newsom: No
- Replacement Candidate: No endorsement
November 2020
- President: Joe Biden
- Vice President: Kamala Harris
- U.S. Congress: Salud Carbajal
- California State Senate: Monique Limón
- California State Assembly, District 35: Dawn Addis
- California State Assembly, District 37: Steve Bennett
- Buellton City Council: Elysia Lewis
- Carpinteria City Council: Natalia Alarcon
- Goleta Mayor: Paula Perotte
- Goleta City Council: Kyle Richards
- Goleta City Council: Stuart Kasdin
- Lompoc City Council, District 4: Jeremy Ball
- Santa Maria City Council, District 1: Osvaldo Sotello
- Solvang City Council: Chris Bowyer
- Allan Hancock Community College District Board of Trustees, District 4: Jeffrey Hall
- Carpinteria Unified School District Board of Trustees: Craig Cooke
- Goleta Union School District Board of Trustees: Patricia “Max” Rorty and Sholeh Jahangir
- Lompoc Unified School District Board of Trustees: Janet Blevins
- Santa Barbara Community College Board of Trustees, District 2: Robert Miller
- Santa Barbara Community College Board of Trustees, District 3: Erin Guereña
- Santa Barbara Community College Board of Trustees, District 4: Anna Everett
- Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Trustees: Jackie Reid, Laura Capps, and Wendy Sims-Moten
- Santa Maria Joint Union High School District: Angie Bolden and Jennifer Melena
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District Board of Trustees: José Juan Ibarra
- Santa Barbara County Board of Education, District 3: Richard Fulton
- Santa Barbara County Board of Education, District 6: Joe Howell
- Goleta Sanitary District: Sharon Rose
- Goleta Water District: Bill Rosen, Farfallah Borah, and Lauren Hanson
- Isla Vista Community Services District: Catherine Flaherty, Ethan Bertrand, and Marcos Aguilar
- Isla Vista Recreation and Park District: Mia Rahmen
- Montecito Fire Protection District: Robert Kemp
March 2020
- U.S. Congress: Salud Carbajal
- California State Senate: Monique Limón
- California State Assembly: N/A
- Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, District 1: Das Williams
- Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, District 3: Joan Hartmann
November 2019
- Santa Barbara City Council, District 1: Alejandra Gutierrez
- Santa Barbara City Council, District 2: Mike Jordan
- Santa Barbara City Council, District 3: Oscar Gutierrez
- Santa Barbara City Council, District 6: Meagan Harmon
November 2018
- California Governor: Gavin Newsom
- U.S. Senate: Kevin de León
- California Attorney General: Xavier Bacerra
- California Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
- California State Treasurer: Fiona Ma
- California State Controller: Betty Yee
- California Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
- California Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
- California Board of Equalization, District 2: Malia Cohen
- U.S. Congress, District 24: Salud Carbajal
- California State Assembly, District 35: Bill Ostrander
- California State Assembly, District 37: Monique Limón
- Carpinteria City Council: Al Clark
- Goleta Mayor: Paula Perotte
- Goleta City Council: James Kyriaco
- Santa Maria City Council, District 3: Gloria Soto
- Santa Maria City Council, District 4: Rafa Gutierrez
- Goleta Union Schoo District Board of Trustees: Luz Reyes-Martín, and Richard Mayer
- Santa Maria-Bonita School District Board of Trustees: Abe Melendrez
- Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Trustees: Ismael Paredes Ulloa and Rose Muñoz
- Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees, Area 4: Darcél Elliott
- Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees, Area 6: Kate Parker
- Goleta Water District Board of Directors: Kathleen Werner and Matias Eusterbrock