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The California Republican Party  Howard Jarvis – the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn New Majority San Diego 2018 Primary Election Voter Guide NMSD – New Majority San Diego RPSCD – Republican Party of San Diego County CAGOP – The California Republican Party Howard Jarvis – The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. STATEWIDE CANDIDATES: OFFICE CANDIDATES ENDORSED BY: NMSD RPSDC CAGOP BOE Chairwoman Diane Harkey, Sen. Randy Voepel, and Travis Allen California Republican Assembly GOVERNOR Sen. Joel Anderson and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers John Cox X Association Sen. Patricia Bates, Sen. Joel Anderson, Sen. Jeff Stone, LIEUTENANT Cole Harris Asm. Rocky Chavez, Asm. Brian Maienschein, Asm. X X GOVERNOR Marie Waldron SECRETARY OF Mark Meuser California Republican Assembly X X STATE Konstantinos CONTROLLER Carl DeMaio, for San Diego Councilman X X Roditis BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Joel Anderson Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association X DISTRICT 4 TREASURER Jack Guerrero Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association BOE Chairwoman Diane Harkey, Sen. Joel Anderson, Sen. Steven Bailey X X ATTORNEY Mike Morrell, and Asm. Randy Voepel GENERAL Rep. Darrell Issa, Sen Rep Leader Patricia Bates, Sen. Joel Eric Early Anderson, Sen. Jeff Stone, and Asm. Brain Maienschein STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES: HOWARD SPONSORED/ CAGOP INITIATIVE DESCRIPTION JARVIS CALCHAMBER SUPPORTED BY: /RPSDC TAXPAYERS Authorizes Bonds Funding Parks, Prop. 68 Natural Resources Protection, Parks, Senator Climate Adaptation, Water Oppose Oppose Support Environment, & Kevin De Leon Quality and Supply, and Flood Water Bond Protection. Prop. 69 Requires that certain new Assemblyman Transportation transportation revenues be used Oppose Support Jim Frazier Taxes & Fees for transportation purposes. Prop. 70 Requires legislative supermajority Vote Assemblyman vote approving use of Cap-and- Oppose Support Requirement Cap Chad Mayes Trade Reserve Fund. & Trade Prop. 71 Sets effective date for ballot Assemblyman Effective Date Support Support measures. Kevin Mullin Ballot Measures New Majority San Diego 2018 Primary Election Voter Guide Prop. 72 Permits Legislature to exclude Rainwater newly constructed rain-capture Senator Support Support Support Capture System systems from property-tax Steve Glazer Property Tax reassessment requirement. CONGRESSIONAL & LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES: HOWARD OFFICE DISTRICT CANDIDATE NMSD RPSDC CAGOP JARVIS Rocky Chávez Congress 49 Kristin Gaspar Diane Harkey X X Congress 50 Duncan Hunter X X Congress 51 John R. Renison, Jr. X Michael Allman Congress 52 John Horst Omar Qudrat X Congress 53 Morgan Murtaugh X Senate 36 Patricia C. Bates X X X Senate 38 Brian W. Jones X X X Senate 40 Luis R. Vargas X X Assembly 71 Randy Voepel X X Assembly 75 Marie Waldron X X Assembly 76 Philip Graham X X Assembly 77 Brian Maienschein X X Assembly 78 Maggie J. Campbell X Assembly 79 John Moore X X Assembly 80 Lincoln Pickard X COUNTY/CITY CANDIDATES: OFFICE CANDIDATE NMSD RPSDC Sheriff Bill Gore X X District Attorney Summer Stephan X X Assessor/Recorder/Clerk Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr. X X Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister X X Board of Supervisors, District 4 Bonnie Dumanis X X Board of Supervisors, District 5 Jim Desmond X* X Board of Education, District 3 Eric J. Lund X New Majority San Diego 2018 Primary Election Voter Guide Board of Education, District 5 Cheryl James-Ward X City of San Diego, District 2 Chris Cate X City of San Diego, District 6 Lori Zapf X *Pending final approval. LOCAL & REGIONAL MEASURES: CITY / MEASURE TITLE RPSDC REGION "Enacts a ½ cent sales tax, until the voters decide otherwise, generating an Chula Vista A Oppose estimated $17 million annually for City services" JUDICIAL CANDIDATES: (NMSD Has NOT Endorsed Any Candidates) We have provided the candidate’s names, titles, Republican Party of San Diego County Endorsements & ratings from the SD County Bar Association OFFICE NO. CANDIDATE TITLE RPSDC BAR RATING 28 Herbert J. Exarhos Judge of the Superior Court X Exceptionally Qualified 28 Vicki Rothman Attorney/Business Owner Qualified 37 Matthew Brower Deputy District Attorney Qualified 37 Gary G. Kreep Superior Court Judge X Lacking Qualifications 37 Steve Miller Retired Federal Prosecutor Qualified 37 Timothy J. Nader Deputy District Attorney Well Qualified 37 Victor Manuel Torres Private Practice Lawyer Exceptionally Qualified .
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