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 ballots in this pamphlet. To find your sample ballot, please see the table of contents.

Each candidate’s statement of qualifications, if any, is volunteered by the candidate and printed at the expense of the candidate.

You may find candidate information as follows:

  • California Secretary of State’s website, voterguide.sos.ca.gov: candidates for President
  • San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlet (this guide): candidates for United States House of Representatives, State Senator (if eligible to submit; see below), State Assembly (if eligible to submit; see below), Judge of the Superior Court

Candidates for political party central committees or county councils are not eligible to submit statements of qualifications for publication.

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 March 3, 2020, Consolidated Presidential Primary Election are:

State Senator, District 11
Jackie Fielder

Member of the State Assembly, District 17
David Chiu

Member of the State Assembly, District 19
John P. McDonnell
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:

United States Representative, District 12
Democratic Party: Nancy Pelosi

United States Representative, District 14
Democratic Party: Jackie Speier
Republican Party: Ran S. Petel

State Senator, District 11
Democratic Party: Scott Wiener

Member of the State Assembly, District 17
Democratic Party: David Chiu

Member of the State Assembly, District 19
Democratic Party: Phil Ting