Vote Union: June 2, 2026

Election day is coming up on June 2, 2026 – let your union help you with your democracy homework! Every election is important, but right now we’re facing a big picture fight for public education, and there are some important decisions for voters to make about who they want making decisions about public education at every level! All registered voters should have received their ballot already: See more information about this election and your voting options at sdvote.com. 

SDEA’s endorsements:

Over the past months, SDEA members elected as site and program reps and to the Board of Directors have voted on a few specific endorsements. See more about the SDEA process for endorsements.

🍎 Vote YES on Measure A: Vacant Homes Tax, which addresses the housing crisis and declining enrollment in San Diego by making empty homes available for families with school-aged children. Learn more here & access more information (including the full text of the measure) via Ballotpedia.

🍎 Vote for Hayden Gore for SDUSD School Board in District C, a full time teacher and union leader. *SDEA’s early endorsement may have been enough to discourage anyone else from competing for that seat, so Hayden actually doesn’t need to run in the June primary. 

Vote Union, Up & Down Your Ballot:

While SDEA does not endorse in every race, see below for other labor endorsements, from CTA and from our local San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council. (Note that depending on where you live, not all these seats will be on your ballot.)

Legend:

🍎 Endorsed by SDEA (See above)
🔵 Endorsed by CTA (See more information about their recommendations, including recommendations based on exactly who will be on your ballot)
✊ Endorsed by San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council (See more about their endorsements)

Statewide:

• Governor: Tom Steyer 🔵
• Lt. Governor: Josh Fryday 🔵
• Secretary of State: Dr. Shirley Weber 🔵✊
• CA Controller: Malia Cohen 🔵✊
• CA Treasurer: Eleni Kounalakis 🔵✊
• Attorney General: Rob Bonta 🔵✊
• Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim 🔵
• Board of Equalization – District 4: Tom Umberg 🔵✊

• US Congress – House of Representatives – District 25: Raul Ruiz 🔵✊
• US Congress – House of Representatives – District 48: Marni von Wilpert 🔵✊
• US Congress – House of Representatives – District 49: Mike Levin 🔵✊
• US Congress – House of Representatives – District 51: Sara Jacobs 🔵✊
• US Congress – House of Representatives – District 52: Juan Vargas ✊

• CA State Assembly – District 74: Sergio Farias 🔵
• CA State Assembly – District 76: Dr. Darshana Patel 🔵✊
• CA State Assembly – District 77: Tasha Boerner 🔵✊
• CA State Assembly – District 78: Chris Ward 🔵✊
• CA State Assembly – District 79: Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins 🔵✊

• CA State Senate – District 18: Steve Padilla 🔵✊
• CA State Senate – District 40: Mara Elliot 🔵✊

School:

• State Superintendent of Public Instruction: Richard Barrera 🔵

• San Diego County Board of Education – 3: Alicia Muñoz ✊
• San Diego County Board of Education – 5: Rick Shea ✊

• San Diego Unified School District Board of Education District C: Hayden Gore 🍎✊

• San Diego Community College District – A: Maria Senour ✊
• San Diego Community College District – C: Craig Milgrim ✊
• San Diego Community College District – E: Geysil Arroyo ✊

San Diego County:

• Board of Supervisors – District 4: Monica Montgomery Steppe ✊
• Board of Supervisors – District 5: Kyle Krahel ✊

• Treasurer-Tax Collector: Larry Cohen ✊

City of San Diego:

• City Council – District 2: Nicole Crosby ✊
• City Council – District 4: Henry Foster III ✊
• City Council – District 6: Kent Lee ✊

• Measure A – Empty Homes Tax: Vote YES 🍎✊