Community Control & Political Power
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Proposition 18 – Allow 17-year-olds to Vote in Primary Elections
Lost with 56.04% No 43.96% Yes
Allows 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections if they will have turned 18 by the general election. Prop 18 also allows for 17-year-olds to vote in…
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Proposition 17 – Free the Vote for People on Parole
Won with 58.55% Yes 41.45% No
Bay Rising firmly supports the right to vote, and this proposition would restore the right to vote to Californians who are currently on parole. There…
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Bay Rising Action Endorses Senator Bernie Sanders for President
December 13, 2019
Bay Area Network Behind Local Progressive Wins Votes to Endorse Vermont Senator December 13, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Irene Rojas-Carroll, irene@bayri…
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Rebecca Kaplan
Won with Advancing to November Runoff: 41% Yes 58.8% Other Candidates
With two decades of experience in elected office, Rebecca Kaplan is the best choice to lead our county on issues of housing and homelessness, mental h…
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Pamela Price
Won with Advance to November Runoff: 43.2% Yes 56.6 Other Candidates
District Attorneys hold one of the most critical and powerful roles in our legal system as they hold the power on who to sentence and how harsh that s…
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James Coleman
Lost with 11.5% Yes 88.5% Other Candidates
James Coleman is a young, progressive champion for the working class people of South San Francisco, and the only candidate in his race from a working…
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Cindy Chavez
Won with Advancing to November Runoff: 39.3% Yes 60.7% Other Candidates
Cindy Chavez is a longtime labor and community ally with a history of partnering with grassroots organizations that represent working families and has…
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Aisha Wahab
Won with Advancing to November Runoff: 30% Yes 70% Other Candidates
Aisha is a fighter who takes initiative and works in tandem with community organizers across the Bay. She has built a career advocating for affordable…
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Jennifer Esteen
Lost with 22.1% Yes 77.9% Other Candidates
Jennifer Esteen is a former nurse, longtime union leader, and advocate who comes from grassroots organizing. She’s also a queer Black Jewish mom: elec…
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Liz Ortega
Won with Advancing to November Runoff: 32.1% Yes 67.9% Other Candidates
Liz Ortega is a longtime labor activist from an immigrant family with a proven track record of fighting for working people, and the relationships and…
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Sajid Khan
Lost with 19.7% Yes 80.3% Other Candidates
District attorneys are arguably the most powerful people in the criminal legal system. We’re endorsing Sajid because we want a future where everyone,…
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