Ballot Picks 2018

Penny's Picks, Kacer's Calls, and some of the other posted Election Guides were used in selecting these candidates and propositions.

Statewide Offices

Governor: John Cox

Lt. Governor: No recommendation

Secretary of State: Mark Meuser

Controller: Konstantinos Roditis

Treasurer: Greg Conlon

Attorney General: Judge Steven Bailey

Insurance Commissioner: Steve Poizner

State Board of Equalization, Dist. 4: Joel Anderson

U.S. Senator: No recommendation

U.S. Representative:

50th District – Duncan Hunter

State Senator

36th District – Patricia Bates*

38th District – Brian Jones

40th District – Luis Vargas

State Assembly

71st Dist. – Randy Voepel*

75th Dist. – Marie Waldron*

76th Dist. – No recommendation – both candidates are far left

77th Dist. – Brian Maienschein* (Preferable to opponent)

78th Dist. – Maggie Campbell (Preferable to opponent)

79th Dist. – John Moore

80th Dist. – Lincoln Pickard

Judicial Offices

Superior Court Judge, Office 37 – Gary Kreep

California Supreme Court (Yes/No)

Carol Corrigan – Yes

Leondra Kruger – No

Updated – Justices of the California Court of Appeals – Fourth District (Yes/No) #

Cynthia Aaron – No

Patricia Benke – Yes

William Dato – No

Richard Fields – No

Thomas Goethals – No

Patricia Guerrero – No

Raymond Ikola – Yes

Judith Haller – Yes

Richard Huffman – Yes

Joan Irion – No

Douglas Miller - Yes

Art McKinster – Yes

Marsha Slough – No

David Thompson – Yes

Recommendations from JudgeVoterGuide.com

School Districts

Escondido Union School, Area 4 – Zesty Harper

Escondido Union School, Area 5 – Gary M. Altenburg

Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District Governing Board Member – Craig Adams, Jerry C. Fenton, Jeana Boulos

County Offices

Board of Supervisors, District 4 – Bonnie Dumanis

Board of Supervisors, District 5 – Jim Desmond

City Offices

Escondido Mayor – Sam Abed

Escondido City Council, Dist 1 – John Gallo

Escondido City Council, Dist 2 – John Masson

Special Districts

Valley Center Park & Rec – Shannon Laird, Bill Trok, Kathy MacKenzie

Palomar Health – John Clark, Laurie Edwards-Tate and Richard C. Engel

Statewide Propositions Recommendations

Prop 1 Bond for specified housing assistance programs: No

Prop 2 Bond for housing of homeless with mental illness: No

Prop 3 Bond for water supply, wildlife and groundwater sustainability: No

Prop 4 Bond for children’s health care hospital improvements: No

Prop 5 Transfers of property tax base to replacement property: Yes

Prop 6 Repeals 2017 road repair and transportation tax increase (Gas Tax Repeal): Yes

Prop 7 Allows legislature to adopt yearlong daylight saving time: Yes

Prop 8 Regulates outpatient kidney dialysis clinic charges: No

Prop 10 Expands local governments’ authority to enact rent control: No

Prop 11 Requires private-sector EMT/paramedics to be on call during work breaks: Yes

Prop 12 New standards for confinement of farm animals: No

Measure A Proposed "Clean-Up" Amendments to the San Diego County Charter: Yes

Measure B Proposed Amendment to the San Diego Charter Entitled "Preserving Balanced Representation in Unicorporated Areas of San Diego County:" Yes

Measure C Proposed San Diego County Charter Amendment Entitled "Protecting Good Government through Sound Fiscal Practices:" Yes

Measure D Initiative Measure Proposing Charter Amendments Requiring All Elections for San Diego County Elective Offices to be held at a General Election: No

Valley Center Fire Protection – Measure SS: No