Candidate Information
Notice about Candidate Statements of Qualifications
Not all candidates submit a statement of qualifications. A complete list of candidates appears on the sample ballot, which begins on page 14 of the Voter Information Pamphlet.
Each candidate’s statement of qualifications, if any, is volunteered by the candidate and, for some offices, printed at the expense of the candidate.
You may find candidate information as follows:
• California Voter Information Guide: candidates for:
• United States Senate
• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Secretary of State
• Controller
• Treasurer
• Attorney General
• Insurance Commissioner
• Board of Equalization, District 2
• Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Justices of the Supreme Court
• San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlet (this guide): candidates for:
• United States Representative
• State Assembly
• Board of Education
• Community College Board
• BART Director, District 8
• Assessor-Recorder
• Public Defender
• Board of Supervisors, Districts 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
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Statements are printed as submitted by the candidates, including any typographical, spelling, or grammatical errors. The statements are not checked for accuracy by the Director of Elections nor any other City agency, official, or employee. |
Voluntary Spending Limits and State Legislative Candidates’ Campaign Statements
In November 2000, California voters approved Proposition 34, which states that if a candidate for State Senate or State Assembly accepts voluntary campaign spending limits specified in Section 85400 of the California Government Code, that candidate may purchase the space to place a candidate statement in the Voter Information Pamphlet.
The legislative candidates who have accepted the voluntary spending limits and are therefore eligible to submit a candidate statement for the November 6, 2018, Consolidated General Election are:
Member of the State Assembly, District 17
David Chiu
Member of the State Assembly, District 19
Keith Bogdon
Phil Ting
Party Endorsements
State law allows political parties to endorse candidates for voter-nominated offices. The party endorsements received by the Department of Elections by the submission deadline are as follows:
Governor
American Independent Party: John H. Cox
Democratic Party: Gavin Newsom
Republican Party: John H. Cox
Secretary of State
American Independent Party: Mark P. Meuser
Democratic Party: Alex Padilla
Republican Party: Mark P. Meuser
Controller
American Independent Party: Konstantinos Roditis
Democratic Party: Betty T. Yee
Republican Party: Konstantinos Roditis
Treasurer
American Independent Party: Greg Conlon
Democratic Party: Fiona Ma
Republican Party: Greg Conlon
Attorney General
American Independent Party: Steven C Bailey
Democratic Party: Xavier Becerra
Republican Party: Steven C Bailey
Insurance Commissioner
American Independent Party: Steve Poizner
Democratic Party: Ricardo Lara
United States Senate
Democratic Party: Kevin de León
Board of Equalization Member, District 2
American Independent Party: Mark Burns
Democratic Party: Malia Cohen
Republican Party: Mark Burns
United States Representative, District 12
American Independent Party: Lisa Remmer
Democratic Party: Nancy Pelosi
Republican Party: Lisa Remmer
United States Representative, District 14
Democratic Party: Jackie Speier
Republican Party: Cristina Osmeña
State Assembly Member, District 17
Democratic Party: David Chiu
State Assembly Member, District 19
Democratic Party: Phil Ting
Republican Party: Keith Bogdon