In addition to our official endorsements, there are lots of races and ballot measures where we have not taken an official position, but have some general recommendations.
Who’s on the November ballot? Endorsements and Recommendations*
President/Vice President: Kamala Harris & Tim Walz
Senator (short term and regular): Adam Schiff
Congressional District 23: Derek Marshall
State Senate District 19: Lisa Middleton
State Assembly District 34: Ricardo Ortega
State Assembly District 47: Christy Holstege
San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk (short term): Dara Smith
San Bernardino County Board of Education Area E: none
Non-partisan races:
Copper Mountain College Governing Board Area 3:
Mary Lombardo (R)
Terence Latimer* (NPP)
Morongo Unified School District Area 1:
Johnnie Ray Ward (NPP)
Karalee Hargrove* (D)
Robert Lee Hamilton (NPP)
Twentynine Palms City Council District 1:
Steve Bilderain (R)
Carrie Williams* (D)
Twentynine Palms City Council District 2:
Jim Krushat (NPP)
April Ramirez (R)
Paul Razo* (D)
Yucca Valley: There are two seats on the ballot. Two incumbents (one R, one NPP) are running unopposed. We have no recommendations.
Morongo Valley CSD regular term:
Christine Gorke (NPP)
Lance William Fisher (R)
Janet E. Osborne (R)
Morongo Valley CSD short term:
Steven James Hayden (NPP)
Lynn Watts (R)
Johnny Tolbert Jr* (D)
Eva Marie Knowles (R)
Joshua Basin Water District Div. 3:
Jane Jarlsberg* (Green)
Ryan Matthew Cherlin (D)
Joshua Basin Water District Div. 5:
Stacy Doolittle* (D)
Debra Truncale (D)
CADEM positions on State-Wide Ballot Measures
Proposition 2 Support
Proposition 3 Support
Proposition 4 Support
Proposition 5 Support
Proposition 6 Support
Proposition 32 Support
Proposition 33 Support
Proposition 34 No Position
Proposition 35 Support
Proposition 36 Oppose
Local Ballot Measures:
Measure C (Morongo Unified School District) – up to $88,300,000 in bonds for construction, renovation, equipment such as computers, phys ed equipment, etc.).
Measure K (San Bernardino County) – increasing the Transient Occupancy Tax to 11% (from 7%). This will continue the current model of tossing all of that tax money into the County General Fund, with no guarantee of money coming back to the communities bearing the brunt of tourism.
Measure L (San Bernardino County) – increasing specific County salaries (including Sheriff and DA) to be comparable to L.A., Orange, Riverside, San Diego and Ventura counties, as well as 4% annual cost of living increases. Paying people well is very important; however, our cost of living in San Bernardino County is decidedly lower than in L.A. County or Orange County. In the past, some similar salary propositions have excluded L.A. County.
Measure Y (Yucca Valley only) – extending the current Measure Y sales tax (0.5%) to help fund infrastructure, maintenance and law enforcement. This continues the current model of oversight.
Measure Z (Yucca Valley only) – extending the current Measure Z sales tax (0.5%) toward sewer construction costs.
