2008 General Election Endorsements


The Alameda County Democratic Party has endorsed the following candidates for the November 4, 2008 local elections:

Candidates
Local Measures
Prior Endorsements
Prior Endorsements

Alameda County Superior Court Judge, Seat 9


Dennis Hayashi

Alameda City Council


Hon. Tracy Jensen

Albany City Council


Hon. Robert Lieber, Leo Panian, Ellen Toomey

Albany Treasurer


Hon. Kim Denton

Berkeley Mayor


Hon. Tom Bates

Berkeley City Council - Dist. 2


Hon. Darryl Moore

Berkeley City Council - Dist. 3


Hon. Max Anderson

Berkeley City Council - Dist. 4


Terry S. Doran

Berkeley City Council - Dist. 5


Hon. Laurie Capitelli

Berkeley City Council - Dist. 6


Susan Wengraf

Berkeley Rent Stab. Bd. Comm.


Nicole Drake, Judy Shelton, Igor Tregub

Dublin Mayor


Hon. Tim Sbranti

Dublin City Council


Hon. Kasie Hildenbrand

Fremont Mayor


Hon. Bob Wasserman

Fremont City Council


Hon. Bob Wieckowksi, Hon. Trisha Tahmasbi

Oakland City Council - At-large


Hon. Rebecca Kaplan

Pleasanton Mayor


Hon. Jennifer Hosterman

San Leandro City Council - District 2


Hon. Linda Perry

Union City Mayor


Hon. Mark Green

Union City City Council


Hon. Jim Navarro

Chabot-Las Positas CCD Trustee - Area 3


Hon. Arnulfo Cedillo

Chabot-Las Positas CCD Trustee - Area 5


Hon. Carlo Vecchiarelli

Chabot-Las Positas CCD Trustee - Area 7


Hon. Barbara Mertes

Ohlone CCD Trustee - Seat 4


Teresa Cox

Ohlone CCD Trustee - Seat 6


Greg Bonaccorsi

Peralta CCD Trustee - Area 1


Hon. Bill Withrow

Peralta CCD Trustee - Area 2


Marlon McWilson

Peralta CCD Trustee - Area 4


Hon. Nicky Gonzales Yuen

Peralta CCD Trustee - Area 6


Hon. Cy Gulassa

Alameda USD Director


Hon. David Forbes, Hon. Janet Gibson, Ron Mooney

Albany USD Director


Ron Rosenbaum, Patricia Low

Berkeley USD Director


Beatriz Levya-Cutler

Castro Valley USD Director


Hon. John Barbieri, Hon. Jo A. S. Loss

Dublin USD Director


Hon. John B. Ledahl

Fremont USD Director


Desrie Campbell, Bryan Gebhardt, Ann Crosbie

Hayward USD Director


Hon. Sarah Gonzales, Rick Bartholomew, Dianne McDermott

Hayward USD Director (short term)


James Farley

New Haven USD Director


Hon. Kevin Harper, Karen Yifru

Newark USD Director


Hon. Jan Crocker, Hon. Ray Rodriguez, Hon. Janice Schaefer

Pleasanton USD Director


Jamie Hintzke

San Leandro USD Director At-large


Morgan Mack-Rose

San Leandro USD Director Dist. 5


Diana Prola

San Lorenzo USD Director


Hon. Helen Foster

A.C. Transit Director - At-large


Hon. Chris Peeples

A.C. Transit Director - Ward 1


Hon. Joe L. Wallace

A.C. Transit Director - Ward 2


Hon. Greg Harper

Alameda County Water Dist Director


Hon. John Weed, Hon. Marty Koller

BART Director - Dist. 5


Linda Sailors

BART Director - Dist. 7


Hon. Lynette Sweet

Castro Valley Sanitary Dist. Director


Hon. Dennis Waespi, Hon. Timothy McGowan, Hon. Daniel M. Akagi

City of Alameda Healthcare Dist. Director


Hon. Jordan Battani

City of Alameda Healthcare Dist. Director (short term)


Hon. Rob Bonta

Dublin San Ramon CSD Director


Hon. Dwight L. Howard, Hon. Daniel J. Scannell, Hon. Rich Halket

East Bay MUD Director - Ward 5


Hon. Doug Linney

East Bay MUD Director - Ward 6


Hon. William B. Patterson

East Bay Reg. Park Dist Director - Ward 2


Hon. John Sutter

East Bay Reg. Park Dist Director - Ward 4


Hon. Doug Siden

Eden Township Healthcare Dist Director


Vinod Sawhney

Hayward Area Rec & Park Dist Director


Hon. Dennis Waespi

Livermore Rec & Park Dist Director


Hon. Beth Wilson

Washington Township Healthcare Dist Director


Hon. Pat Danielson, Ravinder Johal

These are the only official Democratic Party endorsements for these offices in Alameda County for the November 4 election, and have been made under authority granted to the local Democratic Party by the California Democratic Party.

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