2026 General Election Endorsements

Jim Desmond — U.S. House of Representatives, District 48
Armen Kurdian — U.S. House of Representatives, District 49

Herb Morgan — California State Controller
Sonja Shaw — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Laura Bassett — California State Senate, District 38

Kristine C. Alessio — San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 4
Shirley Nakawatase — San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector
Jordan Marks — San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk

Mike Sanella — Mayor of San Marcos
John McCann — Mayor of Chula Vista

Ricky Hoyt — Coronado City Council
Frank Nunez — Vista City Council, District 1
Melanie Burkholder — Carlsbad City Council, District 1
Angelica S. Martinez — Chula Vista City Council, District 2
Mariko Nakawatase — Imperial Beach City Council, District 3
Charles “Chuck” Kaye — El Cajon City Council, District 1

Anthony Thomas Paul Carnevale — Cajon Valley Union School District Trustee, Area 1
Norma Lozoya Toothman — Chula Vista Elementary School District Board of Trustees, Seat 3
Maria Guadalupe Moran — Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
Gretchen Vurbeff — Carlsbad Unified School District Board, Trustee Area 4
Dr. Gary Woods — Grossmont Union High School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 3
Charissa McCullough — Grossmont Union High School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 4
Jim Kelly — Grossmont Union High School District Governing Board, Trustee Area 5
Cindy “Cynthia” Petretta — Santee School Board, Seat 1

Oleksandra “Sasha” Reva — Lakeside Community Planning Group
Ashley Carnevale — Lakeside Community Planning Group

Cole Marting — North County Fire Protection District, District 2

Oppose — San Diego County Sales Tax Measure

Oppose — Santee Sales Tax Measure

Oppose — Oceanside City Sales Tax Measure

Oppose — San Diego County Charter Amendment