Sunday, October 16, 2022

Zak Claxton Endorsements: Midterm Elections 2022




Hello, and welcome to the Zak Claxton voting guide for the General Election in November 2022. You'll find two sections below. First, the people and measures I actually voted for/against here in lovely Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, CA. Second are my general endorsements for various candidates in other places.

NATIONAL ELECTION
United States Senator - Full Term: Alex Padilla
United States Senator - Short Term: Alex Padilla

CITY/LOCAL
State Senator, 24th District: Ben Allen
Member of the State Assembly, 66th District: Al Muratsuchi
United States Representative, 36th District: Ted W. Lieu

DISTRICT
Beach Cities Health District Member, Board of Directors: Michelle Anne Bholat, Noel Lee Chun

COUNTY
Sheriff: Robert Luna
Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 60: Anna Slotky Reitano
Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 67: Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes
Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 70: Holly L. Hancock
Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 90: Leslie Gutierrez
Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 118: Carolyn "Jiyoung" Park
Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 151: Patrick Hare

County Measure A (Authority to Remove an Elected Sheriff): YES
County measure C (Taxing Cannabis in Unincorporated LA County): YES

STATE
Governor: Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
Secretary of State: Shirley N. Weber
Controller: Malia M. Cohen
Treasurer: Fiona Ma
Attorney General: Rob Bonta
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
Member State Board of Equalization 3rd District: Tony Vasquez
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony K. Thurmond

State Measure 1 (Right to Reproductive Freedom): YES
State Measure 26 (In-Person Gambling on Tribal Lands): YES
State Measure 27 (Online and Mobile Sports Wagering): NO
State Measure 28 (Additional Funding for Art & Music in Public Schools): YES
State Measure 29 (Requires Doctors for Dialysis Clinics): NO
State Measure 30 (Taxing Highest Wealth for Air Pollution Reduction): YES
State Measure 31 (Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products): YES

State Judicial: YES to all

REDONDO BEACH CITY
Measure E (Repeal Ban on Commercial Marijuana Businesses): YES



GENERAL ENDORSEMENTS in COMPETITIVE/IMPORTANT RACES
Alaska 
Rep At Large: Mary Peltola

Arizona 
Governor: Katie Hobbs
Senator: Mark Kelly
AZ-02: Tom O'Halleran
AZ-05: Javier Ramos

California
CA-03: Kermit Jones
CA-09: Josh Harder
CA-13: Adam Gray
CA-20: Marisa Wood
CA-22: Rudy Salas
CA-27: Christy Smith
CA-41: Will Rollins
CA-45: Jay Chen
CA-47: Katie Porter
CA-49: Mike Levin

Colorado 
Governor: Jared Polis
Senator: Michael Bennet
CO-03: Adam Frisch
CO-08: Yadira Caraveo

Florida 
Governor: Charlie Crist
Senator: Val Demings
FL-01: Rebekah Jones
FL-15: Alan M. Cohn
FL-27: Annette Taddeo

Georgia 
Governor: Stacey Abrams
Senator: Raphael Warnock
GA-14: Marcus Flowers

Illinois
IL-17: Eric Sorensen

Iowa
IA-3: Cindy Axne

Kansas
Governor: Laura Kelly
KS-03: Sharice Davids

Maine
Governor: Janet Mills
ME-02: Jared Forrest Golden

Maryland
MD-06: David J. Trone

Michigan 
Governor: Gretchen Whitmer
MI-03: Hillary Scholten
MI-07: Elissa Slotkin
MI-10: Carl J. Marlinga

Minnesota
Governor: Tim Walz

Montana
MT-01: Monica Tranel

Nebraska
NE-02: Tony Vargas

Nevada 
Governor: Steve Sisolak
Senator: Catherine Cortez Masto
NV-03: Suzy Lee

New Hampshire
Senate: Maggie Hassan

New Jersey
NJ-07: Tom Malinowski

New Mexico
Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM-02: Gabriel Vasquez

New York
Governor: Kathy Holchul
NY-01: Bridget Fleming
NY-17: Sean Patrick Maloney
NY-18: Pat Ryan
NY-19: Josh Riley
NY-22: Francis Conole
NY-25: Joe Morelle

North Carolina
Senate: Cheri Beasley
NC-13: Wiley Nickel

Ohio 
Senator: Tim Ryan
OH-01: Greg Landsman
OH-4: Tamie Wilson

Oklahoma
Governor: Joy Hofmeister

Oregon
Governor: Tina Kotek
OR-05: Jamie McCleod-Skinner
OR-06: Andrea Salinas

Pennsylvania
Governor: Josh Shapiro
Senator: John Fetterman
PA-07: Susan Wild
PA-08: Matt Cartwright
PA-10: Shamaine Daniels
PA-17: Chris Deluzio

Rhode Island
RI-02: Seth Magaziner

Texas
Governor: Beto O'Rourke
TX-15: Michelle Vallejo
X-21: Claudia Andreana Zapata
TX-28: Henry Cuellar
TX-34: Vincente Gonzales

Utah
Senator: Evan McMullin

Virginia
VA-02: Elaine Luria
VA-07: Abigail Spanberger

Washington
Senator: Patty Murray
WA-08: Kim Schrier

Wisconsin
Governor: Tony Evers
Senator: Mandela Barnes
WI-03: Brad Pfaff

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