June 2, 2026 PRIMARY ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS*
Remember to vote by June 2!
IBEW 569’s non-partisan endorsement process is demanding. We support candidates, not based on their party affiliation, but on whether they will champion IBEW priorities — from policies that put our members to work, to the protection of our pensions, benefits, and our right to bargain. Local candidates seeking our endorsement must first take Labor 101, a course designed by the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council (SDICLC) that explains the importance of unions to ensuring pathways to the middle-class continue to exist in the U.S. They subsequently undergo a battery of COPE interviews with affiliates of the SDICLC and the San Diego Building Trades Council, which IBEW 569 participates in, before being invited to seek an endorsement with IBEW 569. The committee responsible for recommending endorsements to the IBEW 569 General Membership is IBEW 569’s Legislative Committee.
The IBEW 569 Legislative Committee is open to any IBEW 569 member. Members attend monthly meetings to discuss and deliberate on elections and legislative priorities. Members interview candidates and determine allocations from IBEW 569’s Political Action Committee, which is voluntarily funded by our members.
Candidates seeking IBEW 569’s endorsement must first complete a rigorous questionnaire. Upon completion, they are invited to interview with IBEW 569’s Legislative Committee. The Committee then deliberates, votes, and recommends endorsements to the full IBEW 569 Membership. It is at the monthly IBEW 569 General Membership meetings that the full body votes to accept — or not — the Legislative Committee’s recommended endorsements. Below you will find the complete list of those endorsements for the 2026 Primary.
GOVERNOR: (pick one) Xavier Becerra and Antonio Villaraigosa
Lt. GOVERNOR: Fiona Ma
SECRETARY OF STATE: Dr. Shirley Weber
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Rob Bonta
STATE CONTROLLER: Malia Cohen
STATE TREASURER: (pick one) Anna Caballero and Eleni Kounalakis
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER: Steven Bradford
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: Anthony Rendon
Local – Imperial
US Congress, District 25: Raul Ruiz
CA State Assembly, District 36: Oscar Ortiz
CA State Senate, District 18: Steve Padilla
Imperial Irrigation District, District 1: Alex Cardenas
Imperial Irrigation District, District 5: Karin Euginio
Local – San Diego
**US Congress, District 48: Marni on Wilpert
US Congress, District 49: Mike Levin
US Congress, District 51: Sara Jacobs
CA State Assembly, District 74: Laurie Davies
CA State Assembly, District 76: Dr. Darshana Patel
CA State Assembly, District 77: Tasha Boerner
CA State Assembly, District 78: Chris Ward
CA State Assembly, District 79: Dr. Lashae Sharp-Collins
CA State Senate, District 40: Mara Elliot
San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 4: Monica Montgomery Steppe
**San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 5: Kyle Krahel
San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector: Joel Anderson
San Diego County Board of Education, 3: Alicia Muñoz
San Diego City Council, District 2: Nicole Crosby
San Diego City Council, District 4: Henry Foster III
San Diego City Council, District 8: Venus Molina
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, Area 1: Cindy Page
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, Area 2: Debbie Justeson
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, Area 5: Mary Gwin
Palomar Community College District Governing Board, Area 5: Jennifer Jeffries
San Diego Community College District, A: Maria Senour
San Diego Community College District, C: Craig Milgrim
San Diego Community College District, E: Geysil Arroyo
San Diego Unified District Board of Education, District C: Hayden Gore
*If a race or measure is not listed, IBEW 569 has No Recommendation.
** This race has been designated as a PRIORITY RACE for IBEW 569.
