Candidate Information

Candidate Political Affiliations

If a candidate is running for a non-partisan office, no party will appear next to the candidate’s name.
A party name next to a candidate's name may mean one of two things, depending on the type of office for which the candidate is running:

• If the candidate is running for a party-nominated office, it means that party has nominated the candidate. 

• If the candidate is running for a voter-nominated office, it means the candidate is registered with that party. 

In 2010, most partisan state and federal offices in California became voter-nominated offices, so now only the top 2 vote getters in a primary election will appear on the ballot in a general election, regardless of their party. The main exception is the office of U.S. President, which remains a partisan office.

Candidate Statements of Qualification

Some candidates on the ballot have timely submitted statements of qualifications for publication in the SF Voter Information Pamphlet. Such statements begin on page 20 and have been printed at the candidates’ expense. Statements can be viewed online under the Candidate Information Section.

Neither the Director of Elections, nor any other City agency, official, or employee, verifies the accuracy of any information contained in the candidate qualification statements appearing in this pamphlet.

Candidate information can be found as follows:

• California Voter Information Guide, available at voterguide.sos.ca.gov: candidates running for statewide and federal offices, including candidates for U.S. President and Vice President.

• San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlet: candidates running for the following offices: 

o United States House of Representatives

o State Senator

o State Assembly

o Board of Supervisors

o Board of Education

o Community College Board

o BART Director

Party Endorsements of Candidates

State law allows political parties to endorse candidates for voter-nominated offices. In this election, timely-submitted endorsements for voter-nominated offices include: 

Voluntary Spending Limits

California Government Code (CA Gov. Code) §85600 requires the Department of Elections to publish the names of candidates who have voluntarily agreed to abide by the spending limits set forth in CA Gov. Code §85400. In this election, these candidates include: 

State Senator, District 11
Jackie Fielder

Member of the State Assembly, District 17
David Chiu

Member of the State Assembly, District 19
Phil Ting