Welcome to our 2026 General Election Endorsements;

Per the Club’s bylaws, to be eligible for endorsement, a candidate must be a registered Democrat. All candidates must also complete this candidate QUESTIONNAIRE to be considered for an endorsement. Endorsements are decided by the general membership, and candidates in races with just two candidates running for the seat must receive at least 60% of votes cast to be endorsed. Candidates with more than two people running for the seat must receive more than 50% of the votes cast to be endorsed. 

The deadline for questionnaires was AUGUST 31stat 5PM for ALL CANDIDATES FOR ALL OFFICES. 

WE HAVE THREE BALLOTS that will be sent out over the period. The first will arrive on AUGUST 17th to AUGUST 20th 5PM - This ballot will be sent to members in good standing via OPAVOTE. One the FIRST BALLOT of our endorsement process. The members will vote on the following:

 # = EBSDC MEMBER in good standing.   ❤️ ️‍= Identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ Community.   ✅ = EBSDC Recommends a YES  

___________ BALLOT 1 ______________________________

1. BYLAW CHANGES: Here is a line by line read of the changes to be voted on : BYLAW CHANGES

2. APPROVE JORDAN LONG as the new PAC CHAIR - He has been voted in by the board but needs member confirmation

3. EARLY ENDORSEMENTS for NOVEMBER 3, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION: 

✅   BARBARA LEE • OAKLAND MAYOR •• WEBSITE •• QUESTIONNAIRE

✅  ❤️ HARRIS MOJADEDI • CHABOT-LAS POSITAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AREA 3 •• WEBSITE •• QUESTIONNAIRE

_________RESULTS = ALL ENDORSEMENTS and ITEMS PASSED FOR BALLOT 1_____________________________________

_______________BALLOT 2______________

Available 5pm Sept 3RD till Sept 9th 5PM - Alameda County City Councils and Mayor races.. Register for the Interview Forum on September 3rd 6PM - 7:30PM REGISTER HERE

Alameda Mayor:   

Tracy Jensen # questionnaire

Malia Vella  questionnaire

Alameda City Council:

Thushan Amarasiriwardena questionnaire

Albany City Council:

Jon Destin ❤️ questionnaire

Aaron Tiedemann questionnaire

Robin D. Lopez questionnaire

Berkeley City Council:

Ross Bernet (District 1) # questionnaire

Igor Tregub (District 4) # questionnaire

Daria Wrubel (District 1) questionnaire

Moni Gangopadhyay (District 1) ❤️ questionnaire

Syrak Micael (District 7) questionnaire

Mark Humbert (District 8) questionnaire

Dublin:

Steve Lorey (District 2) ❤️ questionnaire

Emeryville City Council:

Corry Frydlewicz ❤️ # questionnaire

David Mourra questionnaire

Fremont City Council:

Aziz Akbari (District 4) questionnaire

Hayward Mayor:

Mark Salinas questionnaire

Hayward City Council:

Julie Roche questionnaire

Livermore City Council:

Evan Branning (District 1) questionnaire

Oakland City Council:

Charlene Wang (District 2) ❤️ # questionnaire

Nate Adams (District 2) ❤️ questionnaire

San Leandro Mayor:

Juan Gonzalez III questionnaire

San Leandro City Council:

Xouhoa Bowen (District 5) questionnaire

Joseph Trujillo (District 3) #  questionnaire

Union City Council:

Victor Lopez Pulido (District 2) # questionnaire

Cheris Crocker-Root (District 3) # questionnaire

Vipan Bajwa (District 4) questionnaire

______________ BALLOT 3 _____________

Available 5pm Sept 10TH till Sept 15th 5PM - SCHOOL BOARDS & OTHER COUNTRY RACES 

Interview forum is Sept 10th from 6PM to 7:30PM - REGISTER HERE

Alameda Unified School Board:

Carrie Hahnel questionnaire

Albany Unified School Board:

Josh Mahoney questionnaire

Berkeley Unified School Board:

Sandy Park questionnaire

Castro Valley School Board:

Myla Long (District 2) questionnaire

Faith Carroll (District 4) questionnaire

Eryka Mathews-Cain (District 3) questionnaire

Hayward Unified School Board:

Michelle Fernelius (Area 4) questionnaire

Joann Guzman (Area 2) ❤️ # questionnaire

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District:

Tara Boyce (Area 2) questionnaire

Angela Brady (Area 3) questionnaire

New Haven Unified School Board:

Shruti Kumar (Area 4) questionnaire

Deepti Garg (Area 5) # questionnaire

Oakland Unified School Board:

Jennifer Brouhard (District 2) # questionnaire

Kathryn Camp (District 4) # questionnaire

Valarie Bachelor (District 6) ❤️ # questionnaire

Ohlone Community College District Board of Trustees:

Sonia Salwan (Area 6) questionnaire

Chan, Suzanne (Sue) (Area 6) questionnaire

Peralta Community College Trustee:

Sandra Weese (Area 5) ❤️ questionnaire

 

AC Transit:

Adriana Valencia (Ward 3) questionnaire

Sarah Syed (Ward 4) questionnaire

Berkeley City Auditor:

Jenny Wong # questionnaire

Berkeley Rent Board:

Vylma Ortiz questionnaire

Derek Rodriguez  questionnaire

Carole Marasovic # questionnaire

Avery Arbaugh ❤️  questionnaire

Ida Martinac  questionnaire

Nathan Mizell ❤️ # questionnaire

EBMUD:

Marguerite Young (Ward 3) ❤️ # questionnaire

East Bay Regional Parks District Director:

Rebecca Lewington (Ward 3) ❤️ questionnaire

Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (HARD):

Sara Lamnin (Area 2) ❤️ # questionnaire