South San Francisco, CA September 14, 2020 Submitted by David Burruto, 
SMC Democrats
The San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee is pleased to announce that the following candidates and ballot measures have received the Democratic Party endorsement for the Tuesday, November 3, 2020 election.
ENDORSED CANDIDATES:
Atherton City Council Dr. Diana Hawkins-Manuelian
Belmont City Council Tom McCune, Davina Hurt
Brisbane City Council Karen Cunningham
Cabrillo Unified School District, Trustee Area D Sophia Layne
Colma Town Council John Irish Goodwin
Daly City City Council Juslyn Manalo, Glenn Sylvester
East Palo Alto City Council Lisa Yarbrough-Gauthier, Larry Moody
Foster City City Council Sam Hindi, Patrick Sullivan
Hillsborough Town Council Aaron Zornes
Jefferson School District Manufou Liaiga-Anoa’i, Andrea Jordan
Las Lomitas School District Jason Morimoto
Menlo Park City Council, District 3 Jen Wolosin
Menlo Park School District Francesca Segre
Millbrae City Council Gina Papan, Ann Schneider, Anders Fung
Pacifica City Council, District 4 Marjory Davis
Ravenswood Elementary School District Bronwyn Alexander, Joel Rivera
Redwood City City Council, District 3 Janet Borgens
Redwood City City Council, District 7 Alicia Aguirre
San Bruno City Council, Mayor Rico Medina
San Bruno City Council Michael Salazar, Stephen Seymour
San Bruno Park Elementary School District Andriana Shea, Bryan Vander Lugt
San Carlos City Council Ron Collins, John Dugan
San Mateo City Council Amourence Lee, Diane Papan
San Mateo Union High School District Greg Land, Ligia Andrade Zuniga
San Mateo County Board of Education Trustee Area 4 Rod Hsiao
San Mateo County Community College District Trustee Lisa Petrides
District 1
San Mateo County Community College District Trustee Dave Mandelkern
District 3
San Mateo County Community College District Trustee John Pimentel
District 5
San Mateo County Harbor District Director Virginia Chang Kiraly
Area 5
Sequoia Union High School District, Trustee Area C Georgia Jack
Sequoia Union High School District, Trustee Area E Shawneece Stevenson
South San Francisco City Council, District 4 Rich Garbarino
ENDORSED MEASURES:
Daly City Measure Q: Sales Tax Measure Endorse
East Palo Alto Measure V: Hotel Room Tax Measure Endorse
Half Moon Bay Measure U: Hotel Room Tax Measure Endorse
Jefferson Union High School District Measure Z: Bond Measure Endorse
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (‘Caltrain’) Measure RR:
Sales Tax Measure Endorse
San Bruno Measure S: Cannabis Business Tax Measure Endorse
San Bruno Measure X: Hotel Room Tax Measure Endorse
San Mateo Measure R: General Plan Amendment Measure Endorse
San Mateo City Measure W: Hotel Room Tax Measure Endorse
San Mateo Measure Y: General Plan Amendment Oppose
SM-FC School District Measure T: Bond Measure Endorse
The San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee is the official body of the Democratic Party in and for San Mateo County. It serves to promote Democratic Party candidates and local measures that are consistent with Democratic Party values. These are the only official Democratic Party local endorsements in San Mateo County.
The Democratic Party endorsements for local ballot measures, city councils, school boards, and other county/regional races were finalized at a general meeting of the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee on Thursday, Sept 10, 2020 held virtually on the Zoom platform.
“Our nation is facing so many challenges in 2020, so the opportunity to recognize and support these candidates, who truly embody the best of the Democratic Party, is a real bright spot,” said Nicole Fernandez, Chairwoman of the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee. “We appreciate these candidates’ service to our community, and look forward to helping them in their efforts.”