This Election 2020 San Diego County voter guide will help you cut through the rhetoric, election propaganda and biased media coverage of the campaigns. This guide ranks every aspect of a candidate’s record according to experience, integrity, and commitment to community.
Here you’ll find recommendations for:
- President
- Propositions
- Superior Court Judges
- Congress
- State Senator
- State Assembly
- City Council
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Ratings: Every candidate is considered after thorough research; we also have a questionnaire for candidates to complete. Here is our rating system:
: The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement.- : Very good.
- : Acceptable.
- : Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning.
: Terrible. Do Not Vote. All your other votes will count.
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President
- Joe Biden(D)
- Donald Trump (R)
[Endorsed]
Propositions
To get an understanding of why we recommend the propositions the way we do, I have created a short video reviewing each proposition and the reasons why we say yes or no, along with some other detail you should find interesting. You can watch the video HERE.
14 vote NO
15 vote NO
16 vote NO
17 vote NO
18 vote NO
19 vote NO
20 vote YES
21 vote NO
22 vote YES
23 vote NO
24 vote NO
25 vote NO
JUDICIAL RATINGS
Judges sitting on California courts may be incompetent, corrupt or lazy. Even worse, many are political opportunists with a political agenda.
There are two types of judges. One is the “judicial activist.” A judicial activist legislates from the bench. Instead of strictly interpreting California law, these judges make the laws. Instead of applying the law to facts, they rule based on their own values
Judicial activists have:
- Overturned voter-passed initiatives and laws passed by the state legislature because they personally have different belief system. They twist the law to rationalize their decisions.
- Imposed their own moral codes, political beliefs and secular values in an effort to reshape our society and promote social engineering.
The second judicial philosophy, “strict constructionist,” is one in which the judge impartially arrives at a fair judgment based on law.
Judicial activists are usually more liberal; strict constructionists are usually more conservative.
1 being lowest, 10 being best. This is a 1-10 scale for Judge ratings.
HOW WE COME UP WITH A FINAL RATING
We come up with the final rating by taking the average of the candidate’s Judicial Index and Qualifications. For example, if the candidate had a Judicial Index of 8 and Qualifications of 6, their overall rating would be 7.
Superior Court Judges
Office 30
- Tim Nader – Rating 4
- Paul Starita – Rating 7
U.S. Representative
49th District
- Mike Levin (D) (Incumbent)
- Brian Maryott (R)
50th District
- Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)
- Darrell Issa (R)
51st District
- Juan Hidalgo (R)
- Juan Vargas (D) (Incumbent)
52nd District
- Scott Peters (D) (Incumbent)
- Jim DeBello (R)
53rd District
- Georgette Gomez (D)
- Sara Jacobs (D)
California State Senate
39th District
- Toni Atkins (D) (Incumbent)
- Linda Dealy Blakenship (R)
State Assembly
District 71
- Liz Lavertu (D)
- Randy Voepel (R) (Incumbent)
District 75
- Karen Schwartz (D)
- Marie Waldron (R) (Incumbent)
District 76
- Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) (Incumbent)
- Melanie Burkholder (R)
District 77
- Brian Maienschein (D) (Incumbent)
- June Yang Cutter (R)
District 78
- Sarah Davis (D)
- Christopher Ward (D)
District 79
- Shirley Weber (D) (Incumbent)
- John Moore (R)
District 80
- Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D) (Incumbent)
- John Vogel (R)
County Board of Education
District 1
Mark Powell
District 2
Tamara Rodriguez
District 4
Paulette Donnellon
Colleges
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Comm. College Area 3
Bartosz “Bartek” Murawski
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Comm. College Area 4
Jordan Gascon
MiraCosta Comm. College Trustee Area 3
Chris Chen
MiraCosta Comm. College Trustee Area 5
Andrew Reinicke
Palomar Comm. College Trustee Area 2
Christian Garcia
Palomar Comm. College Trustee Area 3
David Vincent
Palomar Comm. College Trustee Area 4
John Santhoff
San Diego Comm. College Dist B
Daniel Piedra
San Diego Comm. College Dist D
Mike Palomba
Southwestern Comm. College Seat 3
William “Bud” McLeroy
School Districts
Alpine Union School (Vote for 2)
Joseph Paul Perricone Travis Lyon
Cajon Valley Union School Trustee Area 4
Karen Clark-Mejia
Cajon Valley Union School Trustee Area 5
James Miller Jr.
Cardiff School
No recommendation
Carlsbad Unified School Trustee Area 2
Elisa Williamson
Carlsbad Unified School Trustee Area 3
Ray Pearson
Chula Vista Elementary School Seat 2
Famela Ramos
Chula Vista Elementary School Seat 4
Doug Wolf
Coronado Unified School (Vote for up to 2)
K. Mike Canada Stacy Keszei
Dehesa School
Doris Rivas-Brekke
Del Mar Union School (Vote for up to 2) –
Marianne Grosner Kymberly Van Der Linden
Encinitas Union School (Vote for up to 2)
Matthew Edward Wheeler
Escondido Union High Trustee Area 3
Christi Knight
Escondido Union High Trustee Area 4
Dane White
Escondido Union School Trustee Area 3
Mark Olson
Grossmont Union High Trustee Area 2
No recommendation
Lakeside Union School (Vote for up to 2) –
Lara Hoefer Moir Chuck Plante
La Mesa-Spring Valley Area School Trustee Area 4
Sarah Rhiley
La Mesa-Spring Valley Area School Trustee Area 5
No recommendation
Lemon Grove School (Vote for up to 2)
No recommendation
Lemon Grove School-Short Term
No recommendation
National School
No recommendation
Oceanside Unified School Area 5
Todd Maddison
Poway Unified School Trustee Area A
Tim Dougherty
Poway Unified School Trustee Area E
Cindy Systma
Ramona Unified School (Vote for up to 2)
Dawn Perfect John Rajcic
Rancho Santa Fe School (Vote for up to 3)
Christopher Blatt Rosemarie Rohatgi Annette Ross
San Diego Unified School – District A
Crystal Trull
San Diego Unified School – District D
Camille Harris
San Diego Unified School – District E
No recommendation
San Dieguito Union High Trustee Area 2
Leslie Schneider
San Dieguito Union High Trustee Area 4
Michael Allman
San Marcos Unified Trustee Area A
Joseph Lai
San Marcos Unified Trustee Area B
Brian Epperson
San Marcos Unified Trustee Area D
Victor Graham
Santee School Seat 2
No recommendation
Santee School Seat 4
No recommendation
Solana Beach School (Vote for up to 2)
No recommendation
South Bay Union School Trustee Area 3
No recommendation
Sweetwater Union High Trustee Area 2
No recommendation
Vista Unified Trustee Area 1
Matthew Simpson
Vista Unified Trustee Area 4
William “Bill” Faust
Vista Unified Trustee Area 5
John Murphy
Warner Unified
No recommendation
County Offices
Board of Supervisors – District 1
No recommendation
Board of Supervisors – District 2
Joel Anderson
Board of Supervisors – District 3
Kristin Gaspar
City Offices
Carlsbad City Council – District 2
Keith Blackburn
Carlsbad City Council – District 4
Phil Urbina
Chula Vista City Council – District 3
Henry A. Martinez, II
Chula Vista City Council, District 4
Mike Diaz
Coronado Mayor
Richard Bailey
Coronado City Council (Vote for up to 2)
John Duncan
Del Mar City Council (Vote for up to 3)
Daniel Quirk
El Cajon City Council District 2
Michelle Metschel
El Cajon City Council District 3
Steve Goble
El Cajon City Council District 4
Phil Ortiz
Encinitas City Council District 1
No recommendation
Encinitas City Council District 2
Susan Turney
Encinitas Mayor
Julie Thunder
Escondido City Council District 2 Short-Term
Tina Inscoe
Escondido City Council District 3 –
Joe Garcia
Escondido City Council District 4
Mike Morasco
Imperial Beach City Council District 2
No recommendation
Imperial Beach City Council District 4 –
Will Nimmo
La Mesa City Council (Vote for up to 2)
Laura Lothian
Lemon Gove City Council (Vote for up to 2)
Teresa Rosiak
Lemon Grove Mayor
Jerry Jones
National City Clerk
No recommendation
National City City Council (Vote for up to 2)
No recommendation
Oceanside Mayor
Christopher Rodriguez
Oceanside City Clerk
Laura Richardson Bassett
Oceanside City Council District 3
Ryan Keim
Oceanside City Council District 4
Peter Weiss
Oceanside Treasurer
No recommendation
Poway City Council District 2
Barry Leonard
Poway City Council District 4
Caylin Frank
San Diego Mayor
No recommendation
San Diego City Attorney
No recommendation
San Diego City Council District 1
No recommendation
San Diego City Council District 3
No recommendation
San Diego City Council District 5
Joe Levanthal
San Diego City Council District 7
Noli Zosa
San Diego City Council District 9
No recommendation
San Marcos City Council District 3
Sharon Jenkins
San Marcos City Council District 4
Ed Musgrove
Santee Mayor
John Minto
Santee City Council District 3
Laura Koval
Santee City Council District 4
Dustin Trotter
Solana Beach
No recommendation
Vista City Council District 2
Joe Green
Vista City Council Dist 3
Amanda Rigby
Other Offices/Districts
Alpine Fire Protection (Vote for up to 2)
Steve Taylor
Borrego Water District (Vote for up to 2)
No recommendation
Crest CPA
Ron Nehring
Fallbrook CPA (Vote for up to 8)
Stephani Baxter, Lee De Meo, Thomas Harrington, Jacqueline Kaiser, Jim Loge, Roy Moosa and Jack Wood, Jr.
Helix Water District Division 1
Douglas Sterling
Helix Water District Division 5
Joel Scalzitti
Leucadia Wastewater Division 5 –
No recommendation
North County Fire Division 1
Lee De Meo
Olivenhain Muni Water Division 4
Kristi Bruce-Lane
Olivenhain Muni Water Division 5
Edmund Sprague
Otay Water District Division 2
Ryan Keyes
Otay Water District Division 4
Hector Raul Gastelum
Otay Water District Division 5
Mark Robak
Padre Dam Muni Water Division 2
James Sly
Palomar Health Division 2
Tom Kumura
Palomar Health Division 6
Duncan Fane
Rainbow Muni Water Division 1 & 5
No recommendation
Ramona CPA
Dan Summers, Torry Brean, James Cooper, Debra Foster, Casey Lynch, Michelle Rains, Andrew Charles Simmons, Paul Stykel
Ramona Muni Water Division 3
Thomas Ace
Rancho Santa Fe CSD (Vote for up to 2)
Deborah Plummer
Rancho Santa Fe Fire (Vote for up to 3)
Jim Ashcraft Nancy Hillgren
Rincon Del Diablo Water Division 5
Inki Kim Welch
Santa Fe Irrigation Division 2
David Petree
South Bay Irrigation
No recommendation
Tri-City Healthcare Division 1
Colleen O’Harra
Tri-City Healthcare Division 3
Gigi Gleason
Tri-City Healthcare Division 5
Leigh Ann Grass
Tri-City Healthcare Division 7
No recommendation
Vallecitos Water Division 5
Hal Martin
Valley Center Park & Rec (Vote for up to 2)
Carol Dale Johnson Gina Roberts
Valley Center Fire Protection (Vote for up to 2)
Carol Dale Johnson Gina Roberts
Vista Fire Protection Dist (Vote for up to 3)
Robert Fougner Jerome “Jerry” Hill John Ploetz
2020 Presidential Election Recommendations
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President
- Joe Biden(D)
- Donald Trump (R) [Endorsed]
Propositions
To be added.
JUDICIAL RATINGS
Judges sitting on California courts may be incompetent, corrupt or lazy. Even worse, many are political opportunists with a political agenda.
There are two types of judges. One is the “judicial activist.” A judicial activist legislates from the bench. Instead of strictly interpreting California law, these judges make the laws. Instead of applying the law to facts, they rule based on their own values
Judicial activists have:
- Overturned voter-passed initiatives and laws passed by the state legislature because they personally have different belief system. They twist the law to rationalize their decisions.
- Imposed their own moral codes, political beliefs and secular values in an effort to reshape our society and promote social engineering.
The second judicial philosophy, “strict constructionist,” is one in which the judge impartially arrives at a fair judgment based on law.
Judicial activists are usually more liberal; strict constructionists are usually more conservative.
1 being lowest, 10 being best. This is a 1-10 scale for Judge ratings.
HOW WE COME UP WITH A FINAL RATING
We come up with the final rating by taking the average of the candidate’s Judicial Index and Qualifications. For example, if the candidate had a Judicial Index of 8 and Qualifications of 6, their overall rating would be 7.
Superior Court Judges
Office 18
- CJ Mody – Rating 8
- Roberta Winston – Rating 4
Office 22
- Steve Miller – Rating 6
- Alana Robinson – Rating 4
- Mark Skeels – Rating 8 [endorsed]
Office 30
- Mike Murphy – Rating 5
- Pete Murray – Rating 7
- Tim Nader – Rating 4
- Paul Starita – Rating 4
Office 36
- Michelle Laleggio – Rating 4
- Shawn A. McMillan – Rating 9
U.S. Representative
49th District
- Mike Levin (D) (Incumbent)
- Brian Maryott (R)
50th District
- Ammar Campa-Najjar (D)
- Darrell Issa (R)
51st District
- Juan Hidalgo (R)
- Juan Vargas (D) (incumbent)
52nd District
- Scott Peters (D) (Incumbent)
- Jim DeBello (R)
53rd District
- Georgette Gomez (D)
- Sara Jacobs (D)
California State Senate
39th District
- Toni Atkins (D) (Incumbent)
State Assembly
District 71
- Liz Lavertu (D)
- Randy Voepel (R) (Incumbent)
District 75
- Karen Schwartz (D)
- Marie Waldron (R) (Incumbent)
District 76
- Tasha Boerner Horvath (D) (Incumbent)
- Melanie Burkholder (R)
District 77
- Brian Maienschein (D) (Incumbent)
- June Yang Cutter (R)
District 78
- Sarah Davis (D)
- Christopher Ward (D)
District 79
- Shirley Weber (D) (Incumbent)
- John Moore (R)
District 80
- Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D) (Incumbent)
- John Vogel (R)