Special Edition — October 2014

Our right to vote is an American freedom Don’t let apathy get in the way t happens every year. Some politicians As union members, we don’t have the op - in our community and across the tion of taking the easy way out and letting oth - country try to take away the hard- ers decide the important issues for us. Too I earned accom plish ments won by many powerful corporations are using their unions in the past century. riches to confuse the voters and get them to Fortunately, we have the power to fight vote against their — and our — interests. back and defend what we have. This power We must answer their lies and speak the resides in the ballot box. truth. And, most importantly, we must vote. It is crucial for all of us to use our power To assist you, our union produced this for the sake of working families everywhere. special edition of Desert Edge Express with The future of the middle class is at stake! all of our endorsed candidates and causes. By BILL LATHROP Election Day, Nov. 4, is around the corner. I encourage you to take this with you to President We must step forward and fulfill our obliga - the polls. tions as union members and as citi zens. We have great people running for office ‘The future of Make your voice heard this year, but they won’t take office unless Unfortunately, only half of all Ameri cans you exercise your American freedom. the middle class register and vote reliably. Those who don’t are Vote — to protect your job and ensure the is at stake.’ putting their freedoms in the hands of others. survival of the middle class!

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governor Edmund “Jerry” Brown diStrict candidate 27 Judy Chu 1 Heidi Hall 28 Adam Schiff lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom 2 Jared Huffman 29 Tony Cardenas Secretary of State 3 John Garamendi 30 Brad Sherman attorney general Kamala Harris 4 No Endorsement 31 Pete Aguilar 5 Mike Thompson 32 Grace Napolitano controller Betty Yee 6 Doris Matsui 33 Ted Lieu treasurer John Chiang 7 Ami Bera 34 Xavier Becerra insurance commissioner Dave Jones 8 Paul Cook 35 Norma Torres 9 Jerry McNerney 36 Raul Ruiz Supt. of public instruction Tom Torlakson 10 Michael Eggman 37 Karen Bass Board of equalization 11 Mark DeSaulnier 38 Linda Sanchez District 1 Chris Parker 12 Nancy Pelosi 39 Peter Anderson District 2 Fiona Ma 13 Barbara Lee 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard 14 Jackie Speier 41 Mark Takano District 3 Jerome Horton 15 Eric Swalwell 42 Tim Sheridan District 4 No Recommendation 16 Jim Costa 43 Maxine Waters 17 Mike Honda 44 Janice Hahn State Ballot MeaSureS 18 Anna Eshoo 45 Drew Leavens 19 Zoe Lofgren 46 Loretta Sanchez 20 Sam Farr 47 Alan Lowenthal proposition 1: Yes 21 Amanda Renteria 48 Suzanne Savary Ensures a safe, reliable water supply. 22 Suzanna Aguilera-Marrero 49 Dave Peiser proposition 2: neutral 23 No Endorsement 50 James Kimber State reserve policy. 24 Lois Capps 51 Juan Vargas 25 No Endorsement 52 Scott Peters proposition 45: neutral 26 Julia Brownley 53 No Endorsement Approval of health care insurance rate changes. proposition 46: neutral How candidates are recommended Drug and alcohol testing of doctors, medical negligence lawsuits. T h e C a li f o r n ia Labor Federation, a nonpartisan organization consisting of more than 1,200 unions, recommends candidates for office only after an exhaustive process of getting to know them, analyzing their records and reviewing their proposition 47: Yes positions on issues affecting union members’ lives. These issues include jobs, the Stops wasting prison space on low-level nonviolent crimes. economy, workers’ rights, health care, retirement security, workers compensation and education. The Labor Federation recommends those candidates judged to have proposition 48: Yes your best interests in mind — regardless of party affiliation. Maintains gaming compacts with good jobs.

2 DESERT EDGE l Election Endorsements federal races and ballot measures for the Nov. 4, 2014 election

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diStrict candidate 37 Das Williams 73 Wendy Gabriella 1 No Endorsement 38 No Endorsement 74 No Endorsement 2 Jim Wood 39 Raul Bocanegra 75 No Endorsement 3 Jim Reed 40 Kathleen Henry 76 No Endorsement 4 Bill Dodd 41 Chris Holden 77 No Endorsement 5 No Endorsement 42 Karalee Hargrove 78 79 Shirley Weber 6 Brian Caples 43 Mike Gatto 7 Kevin McCarty 80 Lorena Gonzalez 44 Jacqui Irwin 8 Ken Cooley 45 Matt Dababneh 9 Darrell Fong alifornia tate enate 46 Adrin Nazarian c S S 10 Marc Levine 47 Cheryl Brown 11 Jim Frazier diStrict candidate 12 Harinder Grewal 48 Roger Hernandez 2 Mike McGuire 13 Susan Talamantes Eggman 49 Ed Chau 4 C.J. Jawahar 14 Susan Bonilla 50 Richard Bloom 6 DUAL: / 15 DUAL: Elizabeth Echols/ 51 Jimmy Gomez Roger Dickinson Tony Thurmond 52 Freddie Rodriguez 8 No Endorsement 16 Tim Sbranti 53 Miguel Santiago 10 Bob Wieckowsk 17 Open 54 Sebastian Ridley-Thomas 12 Anthony Cannella 18 Rob Bonta 55 No Recommendation 14 Luis Chavez 19 Phil Ting 56 Eduardo Garcia 16 No Endorsement 20 Bill Quirk 57 Ian Calderon 18 21 Adam Gray 20 Connie Leyva 58 Cristina Garcia 22 Kevin Mullin 22 Ed Hernandez 59 Reggie Jones-Sawyer 23 No Endorsement 24 Kevin de Leon 60 Ken Park 24 Rich Gordon 26 No Endorsement 25 Kansen Chu 61 Jose Medina 28 No Endorsement 26 No Endorsement 62 Autumn Burke 30 Holly Mitchell 27 Nora Campos 63 Anthony Rendon 32 Tony Mendoza 28 Evan Low 64 No Endorsement 34 Jose Solorio 29 Mark Stone 65 Sharon Quirk-Silva 36 No Endorsement 30 Luis Alejo 66 Al Muratsuchi 38 No Endorsement 31 Henry T. Perea 67 No Endorsement 40 32 Rudy Salas 68 Anne Cameron 33 No Endorsement 69 Tom Daly 34 Virginia Mari Goodman 70 Patrick O’Donnell 35 No Endorsement 71 No Endorsement VOTE! 36 Steve Fox 72 Joel Block

Special Edition-October 2014 3 San Bernardino/Riverside Central Labor Council and UFCW Local 1167 Endorsements

local raceS * *Candidates listed by city, alphabetically. rick roelle cJ Johnson elise Brown Apple Valley Town Council Moreno Valley Unified School District Victor Elementary School District debbie franklin gwendolyn cross Kim curry goldsby Banning City Council Moreno Valley City Council District 4 Western Municipal Water District Shelley Kaplan ladonna Jempson george Sardeson Council Cathedral City Moreno Valley City Council District 5 Yucaipa Valley Water District Director- Mark carnevale Madelene Muntz Division 3 Councilman Cathedral City Moreno Valley City Council District 2 tom powell Josie estrada Yolanda garcia Yucaipa City Council Chaffey Joint Unified School Board Ontario City Council ron cohen lou alfonso reyna Machado Yucca Valley Town Council Chino Hills City Council Ontario City Council Sharon Bannister Joey acuna elvia rivas Yucaipa-Calimesa School Board Coachella Valley Unified School Ontario/Montclair School Board city of San Bernardino: Board of Trustees District 1 alfonso Sanchez vote no on MeaSure Q Kent taylor Ontario/Montclair School District california aSSeMBlY , Colton Joint Unified School Board Sam crowe george aguilar Ontario/Montclair School District california Senate Colton City Council District 2 vanessa Sheldon and u.S. c ongreSS richard delarosa Palm Springs Unified School Board chris Holden Mayor City of Colton tonya Burke 41st Assembly District richard prieto Perris City Council Karalee Hargrove 4th District Council Colton lillie Houston 42nd Assembly District Steve ruth Rialto Unified School District cheryl Brown Corona City Council Joe Britt 47th Assembly District aurora Wilson Rialto City Council eduardo garcia College Desert Governing Board angelov farooq 56th Assembly District clark Mccartney Riverside Community College District 5 Ken park Desert Sands Unified School District Juliann anderson 60th Assembly District robert garcia Riverside Community College Jose Medina Etiwanda School District Board of Trustees District 4 61st Assembly District Jesse armendarez gloria negrete Mcleod conrad Milton Fontana School Board San Bernardino County Supervisor 67th Assembly District acquanetta Warren 4th District connie leyva Fontana Mayor don Singer 20th Senate District Michael tahan San Bernardino Community College paul cook Fontana City Council District Board of Trustees 8th Congressional District ayanna Blackmon Balogun Joseph Williams pete aguilar Fontana Unified School District San Bernardino Community College 31st Congressional District Matt Slowik Board of Trustees norma torres Fontana Unified School Board Hardy Brown ii 35th Congressional District paula licitra San Bernardino County dr. raul ruiz Hemet City Council Board of Education 36th Congressional District Michael Wilson Melody Henriques-Mcdonald Mark takano Indio City Council San Bernardino Municipal Water District 41st Congressional District robert radi Michael vargas tim Sheridan La Quinta City Council Val Verde Unified Member School Board 42nd Congressional District Jesus Holguin adele Mcclain James Kimber Moreno Valley Unified School Board Victor Valley Community College District 50th Congressional District