2024 Election Endorsements

 November 2024 Endorsements

The following candidates have been endorsed by a vote of the Sacramento County Young Democrats:

  • Maggy Krell - Assembly, District 6

  • Porsche Middleton - Assembly, District 7

  • Christopher Cabaldon - Senate, District 3

  • Hla Elkhatib - Folsom City Council, District 2

  • Joe Little - Rancho Cordova City Council, District 3

  • Roger Dickinson - Sacramento City Council, District 2

  • Emiliano Rosas - West Sacramento City Council, District 1

  • Jonathan Cook - Natomas School Board, Area 3

  • Rehana Rehman - Elk Grove Unified School District, Area 7

  • Jose Navarro - Sacramento City Unified School District, Area 3

  • Dr. Colette Harris Matthews - Los Rios Community College Trustee, Area 5

  • Rae Vander Werf - American River Flood Control District Board, Division 5

  • Eric Guerra - Sacramento City Council, District 6 (not on ballot)

  • Mai Vang - Sacramento City Council, District 8 (not on ballot)

  • Chinua Rhodes - Sacramento City Unified School District, Area 5 (not on ballot)

The following ballot measures have received a position by a vote of the Sacramento County Young Democrats:

  • California Proposition 2 ($10 billion in bonds for schools): Support

  • California Proposition 3 (constitutional right to same-sex and interracial marriage): Support

  • California Proposition 4 ($10 billion in bonds for water infrastructure, wildfire prevention, and climate resilience): Support

  • California Proposition 5 (lowers local bonds threshold for affordable housing and infrastructure from 2/3rds to 55%): Support

  • California Proposition 6 (ends involuntary servitude for incarcerated individuals): Support

  • California Proposition 32 (raises minimum wage to $18, adjusts for inflation): Support

  • California Proposition 33 (expands local authority for rent control): Oppose

  • California Proposition 34 (requires certain providers to spend federal discount prescription drug programs on direct patient care): Support

  • California Proposition 35 (provides permanent funding for Medi-Cal): Support

  • California Proposition 36 (enhances felony charges and increased sentencing for certain drug and theft crimes): Oppose

  • Sacramento City Measure E (library parcel tax renewal): Support

Past Endorsements Archive

The Sacramento County Young Democrats are proud to support candidates who have demonstrated their commitment to their community, to Democratic ideals, and to advancing the interests of California’s youth in government.

Want to be considered for endorsement by the Sacramento County Young Democrats? Reach out to SacYoungDems@gmail.com to receive instructions and a questionnaire. You can also email if you’re a Young Democrat and want to participate in candidate interviews.

 June 2024 Endorsements

The following candidates have been endorsed by a vote of SCYD’s General Membership:

  • Paula Villescaz - Assembly, District 6

  • Roger Dickinson - Sacramento City Council, District 2

  • Katie Valenzuela - Sacramento City Council, District 4

  • Eric Guerra - Sacramento City Council, District 6

  • Mai Vang - Sacramento City Council, District 8

  • Braden Murphy - Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, District 4

  • Moe Sarama - San Juan Unified School District, Area 7 (Special Election Nov. 7, 2023)

 2020 Endorsements

The following candidates have been endorsed by a vote of SCYD’s General Membership: