2016 Election Results

Working class people like ourselves need political leaders who will champion family supporting union jobs that employ our members. Here are the results of our endorsed candidates and propositions:

 

U.S. President

 

  • Hillary Clinton — Loss

 

U.S. Senate

 

  • Kamala Harris — Win

 

U.S. House of Representatives

 

  • District 17: Mike Honda — Loss
  • District 18: Anna Eshoo — Win
  • District 19: Zoe Lofgren — Win
  • District 20: Jimmy Panetta — Win

 

California State Legislature

 

California State Senate

  • District 13: Jerry Hill — Win
  • District 15: Jim Beall — Win
  • District 17: Bill Monning — Win

California State Assembly

  • District 24: Marc Berman — Win
  • District 24: Vicki Veenker — Loss
  • District 25: Kansen Chu — Win
  • District 27: Ash Kalra — Win
  • District 28: Evan Low — Win
  • District 29: Mark Stone  — Win
  • District 30: Karina Cervantez Alejo — Loss

 

Local Candidates 

 

San Jose City Council

  • District 2: Sergio Jimenez — Win
  • District 6: Helen Chapman — Loss
  • District 8: Sylvia Arenas — Win

Santa Clara City Council

  • Seat 3: Debi Davis — Win
  • Seat 4: Tino Silva — Loss
  • Seat 4: Patricia Mahan — Win
  • Seat 6: Kathy Watanabe — Win
  • Seat 7: Teresa O’Neill — Win

Santa Clara City Clerk

  • Rod Diridon, Jr. — Win

Santa Clara Chief of Police

  • Pat Nikolaj — Loss

Sunnyvale City Council

  • District 4: Larry Klein — Win
  • District 5: Russell Melton — Win
  • District 6: James Winfield Davis — Loss
  • District 7: Tara Martin-Milius — Loss

Campbell City Council

  • Donald Christopher Young — Loss
  • Richard Waterman — Win

Cupertino City Council

  • Jerry Liu — Loss

City of Milpitas Mayor

  • Debbie Indihar Giordano — Loss
  • Carmen Montano — Loss

City of Milpitas City Council

  • Robert Nunez — Win
  • Anthony Phan — Win
  • Gunawan Ali-Santosa — Loss
  • Mark Tiernan — Loss

Morgan Hill City Council 

  • Larry Carr — Win
  • Rene Angelo Spring — Win

Mountain View Council

  • Margaret Abe-Koga — Win
  • Thida Cornes — Loss
  • Lisa Matichak — Win
  • Lucas Ramirez — Loss

Santa Clara Valley Water District

  • Seat 1: John L. Varela — Win
  • Seat 2: Barbara Keegan — Win
  • Seat 3: Richard Santos — Win

Santa Clara County Board of Education

  •  Area 3: Rosemary Kamei — Win

Foothill-De Anza Community College District

  • Patrick Aherns — Loss
  • Laura Casas — Win
  • Gilbert Wong — Win

Gavilan Joint Community College District Trustee

  • Area 6: Rachel Perez — Win

San Jose Evergreen Community College District

  • Area 3: Craig Mann — Win
  • Area 7: Mayra Cruz — Win

West Valley-Mission Community College

  • District 2: Bob Owens — Win
  • District 4: Randi Kinman — Win

East Side Union High School District

  • Patti Cortese — Win
  • Lan Nguyen — Win

Fremont Union High School District

  • Roy Rocklin — Win

Santa Clara Unified School District

  • Area 2: Albert Gonzalez — Win
  • Area 3: Anna Welsh — Loss

Morgan Hill Unified School District

  • Area 5: Angelica Diaz — Loss
  • Area 6: Albert Beltran — Loss

San Jose United School District

  • Area 3: Pam Foley — Win

Alum Rock Union School District

  • Bruce Huynh — Loss

Evergeen School District

  • Leila Welch — Win

Franklin-McKinely School District

  • John Lindner — Win
  • George Sanchez — Win

Oak Grove School

  • District 4: John Mackey — Win

Cupertino Union School District

  • Jo Lucey — Loss

 

Local Ballot Measures

 

County of Santa Clara

  • Measure A: Support — Win

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 

  • Measure B, 1/2 Cent Tax: Support — Win

City of San Jose

  • Measure E, Opportunity to Work: Support — Win
  • Measure F, Pension Modification: Support — Win
  • Measure G, Business Tax Modification: Support — Win

City of Sunnyvale

  • Measure M, Sunnyvale Public Land Act: Oppose — Win

City of Mountain View

  • Measure V, Rent Stabilization / Control Ordinance: Support — Win

City of Cupertino

  • Measure C: Oppose — Win
  • Measure D: Support — Loss

San Jose Unified School District

  • Measure Y: Support — Win

East Side Union High School District

  • Measure Z: Support — Win

Campbell Union High School District

  • Measure AA: Support — Win

 

Statewide Ballot Measures

 

Proposition 51: School Bonds

  • Support — Win

Proposition 52: State Fees on Hospitals

  • Support — Win

Proposition 53: Revenue Bonds

  • Oppose — Win

Proposition 54: Legislations and Proceedings for Political Campaigns

  • Oppose — Loss

Proposition 55: Tax Extension to Fund Education & Healthcare

  • Support — Win

Proposition 56: Cigarette Tax

  • Support — Win

Proposition 57: Criminal Sentence

  • Support — Win

Proposition 58: Repeals Proposition 227

  • Support — Win

Proposition 59: Campaign Finance – Citizens United

  • Support — Win

Proposition 60: Adult Films

  • No Recommendation

Proposition 61: State Prescription Drug Purchases & Pricing Standards

  • Oppose — Win

Proposition 62: Death Penalty Repeal

  • No Recommendation

Proposition 63: Restrictions, Firearms & Ammunition Sales

  • No Recommendation

Proposition 64: Marijuana Legalization

  • No Recommendation

Proposition 65: Carry-out Bags Charges

  • No Recommendation

Proposition 66: Death Penalty

  • No Recommendation

Proposition 67: Referendum to Overturn Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bag

  • No Recommendation