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EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY INVESTING FOR NEW 20MAJORITY 20VICTORIES OUR 2020 CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS have new significance in the 2020 EARLY presidential election; with the primary moved up to Super Tuesday ELECTION (March 3, 2020) and recent voter reforms, the state is on track STRATEGY for historic turnout. In February 2019, voter registration in California topped 20 million (79% of people eligible to vote) for the first time ever, with the growth led by , , San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside Counties, regions in which CDT invests in new majority voter turnout.

CDT has opportunities to endorse and invest early to lay the groundwork for the electoral victories we need up and down the ballot in 2020—beginning at the local level. CDT partner Million Voter Project is leading the Schools and Communities First ballot initiative to close the commercial tax loophole in Proposition 13 and restore $11 billion to schools and community services annually. The restored funding would be allocated by city councils, county boards of supervisors, school boards and other For further CDT analysis and local governing bodies. These bodies are some of the guidance on making informed, strategic investment decisions last and most conservative strongholds in regions that contact our team: are increasingly more diverse and progressive. We need Ludovic Blain, Executive Director to help elect more progressive candidates up and down [email protected] the ballot to move a progressive agenda forward at all Tim Molina, Senior Political Strategist levels of government. [email protected] This early election strategy document outlines how you Irene Kao, Strategist [email protected] can support our partner regional tables’ and community groups’ early electoral work, especially mobilizing new majority voters in overlapping congressional, state legislative and local governance districts. It also spotlights our early endorsements of candidates who have proven track records as progressive leaders. We will share another strategy with additional endorsements in early fall, then more as the elections develop through November 2020.

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PAGE 6 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CDT PARTNER Lift Up Contra Costa County Action CDT SUPPORTED CANDIDATE Aisha Wahab for Congress

PAGE 4 CENTRAL VALLEY CDT PARTNER Communities for a New California Action Fund CDT ENDORSED CANDIDATE Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs PAGE 15 PAGE 8 BAY AREA INLAND EMPIRE CDT PARTNERS CDT PARTNER Bay Area Rising Action Inland Empire United San Francisco Rising Action Fund CDT ENDORSED CANDIDATE Chesa Boudin for District Attorney 2019

PAGE 9 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CDT ENDORSED CANDIDATE Holly Mitchell for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors PAGE 13 SAN DIEGO PAGE 11 COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY CDT PARTNERS CDT PARTNER Engage San Diego Orange County Civic Action Fund Engagement Table Action Alliance San Diego Mobilization Fund CDT SUPPORTED CANDIDATE Ammar Campa-Najjar for Congress

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 3 CENTRAL CDT PARTNER Communities for a New California Action Fund (CNC Action Fund) VALLEY Pablo Rodriguez, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [email protected] TOTAL POPULATION 6.5 MILLION CNC Action Fund is a statewide 501(c)(4) civil and human rights organization committed to achieving public policy that is socially, economically, and environmentally just for California’s families. CNC Action Fund has chapters in the Central Coast, San Joaquin Valley, Imperial and Coachella Valley.

2020 Early Election Strategy CNC Action Fund is prioritizing the Fresno mayoral race and protection of the recently flipped congressional districts 10 and 21. CNC Action Fund is also planning to engage in congressional districts 16 and 22. FRESNO MAYOR Republican incumbent Republican Mayor Lee Brand is not running for re-election after being pushed out by the Republican establishment who do not believe he can defeat Democratic candidate Andrew Janz, a Fresno County prosecutor who challenged Republican incumbent Devin Nunes in CD22 in 2018. Janz is running against Fresno City Councilmember Luis Chavez (the city council is nonpartisan, but Chavez ran as a Democrat for State Senate district 14 in 2014) and likely extremely conservative and corruption-ridden Fresno Police Chief . POPULATION BY RACE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 10 (STANISLAUS) 2% TWO OR Democratic incumbent Josh Harder will be protecting his CD10 seat, which the MORE RACES 1% OTHER National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is targeting in 2020. 4% AFRICAN RACES Harder is facing four Republican challengers in this Leans Democratic district AMERICAN and has raised nearly $900,000 in the first quarter of 2019 (he raised over 6% ASIAN 51% $8.4 million in 2018). AMERICAN WHITE & PACIFIC CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 21 (KINGS) ISLANDERS Democratic incumbent TJ Cox is protecting his CD21 seat, which the NRCC is 36% targeting in 2020. Cox is currently running unchallenged in this Toss-Up district. LATINX CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 16 (MERCED) Democratic incumbent Jim Costa is a moderate Democrat who has been consistently bad on immigration reform and farm worker issues. Progressive VOTING POPULATION Fresno City Council President Esmeralda Soria may run, which would make this 83% of eligible voters are race a priority. registered to vote CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 22 (FRESNO) 17% NON- 32% Republican incumbent Devin Nunes is running for re-election. The Democratic REGISTERED DEMOCRATS Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has made this a 2020 target, VOTERS although the DCCC has historically not proven to be a strong asset in Central 3% Valley races. Janz has thrown his support behind Latinx Democrat Phil Arballo, OTHER a financial advisor. PARTIES Early Election Budget $1,050,000 for new majority voter engagement up and down the ballot 23% NO PARTY 42% OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS PREFERENCE REPUBLICANS STATE LEGISLATURE AD21 (Merced), Safe Democratic: Moderate Democratic incumbent won in 2018 by 42.6% margin (44,000 votes); no challengers AD32 (Kings), Safe Democratic: Moderate Democratic incumbent won in 2018 by 13.4% margin (9,000 votes); no challengers

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CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 4 CENTRAL OTHER RELATED WORK CNC’s sister 501(c)(3) organization, CNC Education Fund, is leading 2020 VALLEY Census outreach to hard to count residents in the Central Valley. There is a (CON’T) large percentage of immigrant Latinx and Asian families in the region that live in mixed status families. CNC’s initial analysis found low and moderate propensity voters—especially Latinx, African Americans and Asians—significantly overlap with the top hard to count census blocks. These same census blocks are the ones most significantly impacted by budget cuts to schools, community colleges, vital community services such as parks, libraries, health clinics, safe roads and a«ordable housing. CNC specializes in engaging and mobilizing low/ moderate propensity voters to cast ballots, and will begin early Census 2020 education with the same voters.

CDT ENDORSED CANDIDATE: Michael Tubbs is running for re-election as mayor MAYOR MICHAEL TUBBS, of Stockton, a city with a population of 310,000. STOCKTON He defeated the incumbent in 2016 to become Support Michael by making Stockton’s first Black mayor and, at 26, the youngest an online contribution via ActBlue or via check. If by person to hold that o®ce. Since then, Michael has check, please note in the received national attention for his public policy memo that the contribution innovations — launching Advance Peace, a program that provides is through California Donor people convicted with violent crimes with mentorship and stipends Table and send it to: to access help (which contributed to a 40% reduction in homicides Michael Tubbs and 30% reduction in violent crime), and piloting a basic income for Stockton Mayor 2020 program (nearly one in four people in Stockton live in poverty) to 4921 Alee Lane provide $500 a month to low-income residents with no requirements. Stockton, CA 95206 Prior to serving as mayor, Michael served for four years on the city FFPC #1380040 council, enacting criminal justice reforms, increasing investments There is no maximum in underserved areas of the city and building coalitions to address contribution in this race. community priorities. He is currently running unchallenged. We are

endorsing Michael as a progressive champion with a promising political future ahead of him.

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 5 CONTRA COSTA CDT PARTNER Lift Up Contra Costa County Action (LUCCA) COUNTY Jess Jollett, DIRECTOR [email protected] TOTAL POPULATION: 1.1 MILLION LUCCA, a 501(c)(4) project of Tides Advocacy Fund, is a group of economic, labor, environmental and racial justice organizations that have come together to develop a county-wide civic engagement table. PARTICIPATING GROUPS/PARTNERS: Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Action, Asian Pacific Environmental Network Action, Communities for a Better Environment Action, Contra Costa AFL-CIO Labor Council, Richmond Progressive Alliance, SEIU 1021, SEIU 2015, and The Safe Return Project Action.

2020 Early Election Strategy LUCCA is prioritizing two Board of Supervisor races —Districts 3 and 5 —in which they may have the opportunity to support more progressive and e«ective candidates of color. LUCCA is also looking to engage in opportunities to unseat corporate-backed moderate Democrats. CONTRA COSTA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS —DISTRICT 3 Incumbent Diane Burgis is about to complete her first term as Board of Supervisor. She was backed by labor and community partners had been excited about her victory, since she was a seemingly left-leaning person representing a historically POPULATION BY RACE conservative place. She has proven to be a disappointment. There is potential to 4% TWO OR support a more progressive challenger. MORE RACES 0.3% NATIVE CONTRA COSTA BOARD OF SUPERVISOR —DISTRICT 5 AMERICAN 9% AFRICAN Community and advocates have long grown weary of incumbent Federal Glover, AMERICAN who has been in power for 20 years and is running again. His most recent 46% 16% ASIAN WHITE transgressions are voting for the jail expansion in 2017 and refusing to hold the AMERICAN sheri« accountable. & PACIFIC ISLANDERS STATE SENATE DISTRICT 7 (CONCORD) 25% Incumbent Steve Glazer is a moderate Democrat—Courage Score of 44 LATINX (out of 100)—and there is potential to support a more progressive challenger. He is facing two Democratic challengers. VOTING POPULATION STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 14 (CONCORD) 83% of eligible voters are Incumbent Tim Grayson is a moderate Democrat—Courage Score of 39— registered to vote and there is potential to support a more progressive challenger. Early Election Budget 17% NON- 49% REGISTERED DEMOCRATS $75,000 to establish a formidable independent expenditure campaign for VOTERS the Board of Supervisor races. Additional funding will be needed for their partners who are committed to doing base building work in the prioritized 3% OTHER districts throughout 2019. PARTIES Other Related Work They are also starting to look for a progressive candidate to unseat the Sheri« 29% David Livingston, who has come under fire for rampant mistreatment of inmates NO PARTY 19% and federal immigrant detainees in his county jails and is up for re-election in 2022. PREFERENCE REPUBLICANS (CONTINUES NEXT PAGE)

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 6 CONTRA COSTA OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS STATE LEGISLATURE COUNTY AD11 (Fairfield-Delta), Safe Democratic: Moderate Democratic incumbent (CON’T) won in 2018 by 23% margin (36,000 votes); no challengers AD15 (Berkeley), Safe Democratic: Democratic incumbent Bu«y Wicks won in 2018 by 7% margin (14,000 votes); challenged by Democrat Jovanka Beckes (endorsed by CDT in 2018 for this district) and a Republican AD16 (Tri-Valley), Likely Democratic: Democratic incumbent Rebecca Bauer- Kahan won in 2018 by a 2% margin (4,000 votes); challenged by Republican Catharine Baker, who served in this seat from 2014-2018 CONGRESSIONAL CD15 (Hayward-Pleasanton-Livermore), Leans Democrat: Democratic incumbent Eric Swalwell won re-election in 2018 by 46% margin (112,000 votes) and is running for president; a Democrat and a Republican running for this seat

CDT CANDIDATE INVESTMENT Hayward city councilmember Aisha Wahab is RECOMMENDATION: running for Eric Swalwell’s congressional seat, AISHA WAHAB, CD15 CD15. This congressional seat has never been held Aisha has a fundraising goal of $100,000 by the June 30 by a woman. CD15 is a projected likely Democratic fundraising deadline. Support seat, with Aisha running against Republican Peter Aisha by making an online Liu. Swalwell has not clarified whether or not he contribution via ActBlue or will return to his seat if he ends his presidential bid. Aisha is Muslim via check. If by check, please and Afghan American and—in her first four months as Hayward city note in the memo that the councilmember and previous positions in public service—has contribution is through California Donor Table and established herself as a true progressive champion, in the mold of send it to: Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pramila Jayapal. Aisha Wahab for Congress She has advocated for accelerating an increase in the city’s minimum 1787 Tribute Road, Suite K wage, expanding renter protections and increasing mental health Sacramento, CA 95815 and de-escalation training for police and fire. Aisha has previously The maximum contribution served as the Alameda County Chair of the Human Relations is $2,800 per person/entity Commission, and also served on the Alameda County Public Health per election. Commission and the board of several nonprofits. There will likely be an independent expenditure for Aisha; contact Tim Molina at [email protected] if you are interested in supporting Aisha beyond contributing the maximum amount directly to her campaign.

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 7 INLAND EMPIRE CDT PARTNER Inland Empire United (IE United) Michael Gomez Daly, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [email protected] TOTAL POPULATION: 4.6 MILLION IE United is a collaboration of community agents and leaders who believe in a«ecting change in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. They work to empower and develop leaders who look, live, and lead rooted in the broad diversity of our region. ADVISORS: SEIU 2015, Planned Parenthood Riverside/San Diego, Jean Kayano (Community Action and Environmental Justice), Tom Dolan (Inland Congregations United for Change), Pastor Benjamin Briggs (Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement), Vonya Quarles (Starting Over), Sherheryar Kaoosji (Warehouse Worker Resource Center), Luz Gallegos (TODEC Legal Center), Abigail Medina (Inland Regional Equality Network), and Javier Hernandez (Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice).

2020 Early Election Strategy IE United is prioritizing voter turnout in support of progressive candidates in overlapping state legislative and county supervisor races. STATE SENATE DISTRICT 23 (REDLANDS) Republican Senator Mike Morrell is terming out from this seat, and there is POPULATION BY RACE a potential to flip this to a Democratic seat. San Bernardino school board 2% TWO OR member Abigail Medina—who advises IE United and ran for State Assembly MORE RACES 1% OTHER District 40 with our endorsement in 2016—announced her candidacy in late 7% AFRICAN RACES May. CDT-endorsed Assemblymember is supporting Abigail. AMERICAN STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 42 (YUCAIPA) 7% ASIAN 34% Republican Assemblymember —who is the former Assembly AMERICAN WHITE & PACIFIC minority leader—is terming out from this seat, and there is potential to flip ISLANDERS this to a Democratic seat. 49% STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 60 (CORONA) LATINX Incumbent is a moderate Democrat—Courage Score of 27 (out of 100)—and there is potential to support a more progressive challenger. VOTING POPULATION RIVERSIDE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—ELECTION REFORM 72% of eligible voters are The Riverside Board of Supervisors has no term limits, which makes the seats registered to vote hard to flip. IE United was successful in flipping one of three open seats in 2018. They are looking at implementing what San Diego did with their ballot measure 28% NON- 38% requiring all county seats to go to a run-o« in November, instead of a candidate REGISTERED DEMOCRATS being able to win outright in lower-turnout primaries. VOTERS SAN BERNARDINO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICTS 1, 3 AND 5 District 5 will be an open seat, and District 3 has an appointed conservative 4% incumbent who will be running for election for the first time. District 1 is a OTHER flippable seat, but no viable challenger has announced a run, and IE United PARTIES may wait until the seat opens in 2024. 27% Districts 2 and 4—which overlap with SD23—will be open in 2022. It is very NO PARTY 31% PREFERENCE REPUBLICANS likely that progressives will have a majority on the San Bernardino Board of Supervisors by the end of 2024 with the right strategy.

Early Election Budget $226,000 to increase voter turnout in each of the districts by 5-10%

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 8 LOS ANGELES OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS STATE LEGISLATURE COUNTY AD36 (Palmdale), Toss-Up: Republican incumbent won in 2018 by 4.2% margin (5,000 votes); challenged by Democrat Johnathon Ervin TOTAL POPULATION: (endorsed by CDT in 2016 for SD21) and Democrat Steve Fox (who challenged 10.2 MILLION Lackey in 2018) AD38 (Santa Clarita), Leans Democratic: CDT-endorsed Democratic incumbent Christy Smith won in 2018 by 3% margin (5,000 vote); challenged by Republican Dante Acosta, who served in Assembly from 2016-2018 AD48 (West Covina), Safe Democratic: Moderate Democratic incumbent (ran unchallenged in 2018); no challengers CONGRESSIONAL CD25 (Santa Clarita-Palmdale), Leans Democrat: Democratic incumbent Katie Hill won in 2018 by 9% margin (21,000 votes); NRCC target; five Republican challengers LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Conservative incumbent Jackie Lacey was elected in 2012 and ran unchallenged in 2016. CDT is part of a coalition building support for a progressive challenger. Contact Contact Tim Molina at [email protected] with questions regarding this district attorney race. POPULATION BY RACE (CONTINUES NEXT PAGE) 2% TWO OR 1% NATIVE MORE RACES AMERICAN 8% AFRICAN 1% OTHER AMERICAN RACES

12% ASIAN 28% AMERICAN WHITE & PACIFIC ISLANDERS

48% LATINX

VOTING POPULATION 87% of eligible voters are registered to vote

13% NON- 50% REGISTERED DEMOCRATS VOTERS

3% OTHER PARTIES

30% NO PARTY 17% PREFERENCE REPUBLICANS

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 9 LOS ANGELES COUNTY Holly is an African American state senator who has passed nearly 70 bills on criminal justice reform, (CON’T) foster and homeless youth, early child care and education, health care, women’s rights and CDT ENDORSED CANDIDATE: environmental justice in her nine years as state HOLLY MITCHELL, senator and assemblymember. She is a third- LOS ANGELES generation native Angeleno who previously headed California’s COUNTY BOARD largest child and family development organization, Crystal OF SUPEVISORS, DISTRICT 2 Stairs, and worked for the Western Center for Law and Poverty. Support Holly by making a CDT endorsed Holly in 2016 as a progressive champion. contribution online or via check. Holly is running for an open seat currently occupied by City If by check, please note in the Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas. This will be a very competitive memo that the contribution is through California Donor Table race, as she is running against Herb Wesson, president of the and send it to: Los Angeles City Council, and Jan Perry, a former council member who once ran for mayor. Ridley-Thomas has not endorsed Holly J. Mitchell for County Supervisor 2020 a candidate. 1127 11th Street, Suite 609 Sacramento, CA 95814 FFPC #1415889 $1,500 is the maximum allowable contribution per person/entity per election for this race. NOTE: Holly’s Supervisor campaign includes funds rolled over from her Senate campaign, If you have contributed to her Senate campaign, you may not be able to contribute further to the Supervisor campaign. If you have any questions, please contact Irene Kao at irene@ californiadonortable.org. CDT is exploring opportunities to support an independent expenditure with Los Angeles community groups on behalf of Holly. Contact Tim Molina at [email protected] if you have any questions about supporting Holly’s beyond contributing the maximum amount directly to her campaign.

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 10 ORANGE CDT PARTNER Orange County Civic Engagement Table Action (OCCET Action) COUNTY Marc Victoria, DIRECTOR [email protected] TOTAL POPULATION: 3.1 MILLION Orange County Civic Engagement Table Action is a 501(c)(4) coalition of Latino, Asian-American, faith-based, and low-income organizations in Orange County. PARTICIPATING GROUPS/PARTNERS: Korean Resource Center in Action, Orange County Voter Information Project, Anaheim Neighborhood Together, Orange County Communities for Responsible Development, Orange County Labor Federation. 2020 Early Election Strategy OCCET Action and its a®liates will work to maintain the momentum from the 2018 “Blue Wa v e ”. This will involve three primary goals: (1) flipping the incredibly powerful Orange County Board of Supervisors to a progressive majority, (2) defending three vulnerable Congressional seats that were narrowly won in the 2018 election and (3) overlaying this work with protecting Democratic supermajorities in CA state legislature and gain Democratic/progressive majorities in key city elections. ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 1 District 1 has a 50,000+ Democratic voter registration edge over Republicans, yet POPULATION BY RACE Republicans have held the seat for years. Republican incumbent Andrew Do will be likely be challenged by two democratic city councilmembers. 3% TWO OR MORE RACES 0.6% NATIVE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 3 2% AFRICAN AMERICAN AMERICAN Former Democratic congressmember Loretta Sanchez lost to Republican Irvine Mayor Don Wagner in a 2019 special election by a 4.9% margin (3,000 votes) in a 19% ASIAN 42% AMERICAN WHITE field of six total candidates. OCCET Action looks to support a Democratic candidate. & PACIFIC ISLANDERS Early Election Budget

34% $1,365,000 LATINX OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS STATE LEGISLATURE VOTING POPULATION SD29 (Fullerton/Diamond Bar), Leans Republican: Republican incumbent Ling 78% of eligible voters are Ling Chang won in a special election in 2018 to replace recalled Democrat Josh registered to vote Newman with 34.8% of the votes in a field of six total candidates. Chang previously held the seat from 2014-2016. She is challenged by two Democrats, including 22% NON- REGISTERED 33% Josh Newman, who had defeated Chang in 2016 by a 0.8% margin (2,500 votes). DEMOCRATS VOTERS AD65 (Fullerton), Toss-Up: CDT-endorsed Democratic incumbent Sharon Quirk- Silva won in 2018 by 14.4% margin (20,000 votes): no challengers, but with increasing interest from conservative leaders of color in North Orange County, 3% OTHER AD65 will likely be contested. PARTIES CONGRESSIONAL CD48 (Huntington Beach), Toss-Up: Democratic incumbent Harley Rouda won 30% in 2018 by 7% margin (21,000 votes); NRCC target; four Republican challengers NO PARTY 34% PREFERENCE REPUBLICANS CD39 (Fullerton), Leans Democrat: Democratic incumbent Gil Cisneros won in 2018 with 9% margin (8,000 votes); NRCCC target; two Republican challengers (including 2018 candidate ) and a No Party Preference candidate ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, Disney and their associated PACs have spent anywhere from $1.2 to $2.5 million per election cycle in local elections in the past two cycles, a massive amount of money for a city with under 400,000 residents. OCCET Action is prioritizing winning at least two of the corporate- supported seats in districts 1, 4 and 5.

(CONTINUES NEXT PAGE) CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 11 ORANGE SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL—DISTRICTS 1, 3 AND 5 After a lawsuit sponsored by many partners in the OCCET Coalition, Santa Ana is COUNTY shifting towards district based elections for the first time in its history. This means (CON’T) that the voter field for council candidates will decrease from 140,000+ total voters in the city to a much more manageable 18,000-25,000 in the three target districts. OCCET Action will support progressive challengers in districts 1, 3 and 5. OTHER RELATED WORK OCCET Action’s 501(c)(3) sister organization, Orange County Civic Engagement Table, is developing an issues platform that represents community interests, especially housing and immigration. For instance, OCCET Action and a coalition of diverse groups aim to put a housing bond on the November 2020 ballot.

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 12 SAN DIEGO CDT PARTNER Engage San Diego Action Fund (ESDAF) COUNTY Alan Kaplan, DIRECTOR [email protected] TOTAL POPULATION: 3.3 MILLION ESDAF is a 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to enhancing civic engagement and social justice in historically and systemically excluded communities of San Diego County, by lifting up the rights and voices of people of color, working families, immigrants, women, and LGBTQ communities. PARTICIPATING GROUPS/PARTNERS: The ESDAF board is comprised of individuals a®liated with power-building 501c4 organizations. Beyond the board, the ESDAF partners on voter engagement initiatives with San Diego Labor Council, SEIU 221, the Labor Alliance, Indivisible, Flip the 49th, Real Justice PAC and Smart Justice CA

2020 Early Election Strategy ESDAF is prioritizing 5 races: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 50 (EAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY) Ammar Campa-Najjar is challenging Republican incumbent Duncan Hunter again. Hunter will face trial for conspiracy, wire fraud and falsification of records in September 2019. SAN DIEGO MAYOR POPULATION BY RACE Priority race due to replacing a termed out Republican Mayor and potential for progressive leadership from candidates. 3% TWO OR MORE RACES SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 1 1% OTHER Priority race due to new majority representation in the geography (South Bay 5% AFRICAN RACES AMERICAN and Border) and high potential for good progressive taking a reactionary seat. 11% ASIAN 47% SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 2 AMERICAN WHITE & PACIFIC Priority race due to high potential for shifting a reactionary seat. ISLANDERS SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 3 33% Priority race due to growing new majority voter population and high potential for LATINX shifting a reactionary seat held by one of Trump’s ardent supporters.

Early Election Budget: VOTING POPULATION $300,000 for the next 18 months. 78% of eligible voters are CDT PARTNER registered to vote Alliance San Diego Mobilization Fund Andrea Guerrero, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 22% NON- 36% REGISTERED DEMOCRATS [email protected] VOTERS ASDMF is a 501(c)(4) that seeks to expand the opportunity for all San Diego residents, especially marginalized residents, to reach their full potential by 4% increasing their participation in our democracy, our economy, and our society. OTHER PARTIES Early Election Budget ASDMF will mobilize voter turnout for the 2020 elections in support of the Schools 33% and Communities First (SCF) state ballot measure and the local candidates that NO PARTY 27% PREFERENCE REPUBLICANS support it. In so doing, they will help flip seats and move San Diego to a more progressive position.

SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FIRST BALLOT INITIATIVE ASDMF is conducting a robust voter engagement e«ort to support local candidates that endorse SCF and prioritizing county supervisorial candidates.

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CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 13 SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICTS 1, 2 AND 3 If progressives win two of the three open seats in the 2020 election, they would COUNTY constitute the majority of the board for the first time in recent memory and (CON’T) would put an end to the most powerful base of conservatism in the county.

Early Election Budget $580,000 to target the three supervisor districts that overlap with other key races. OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS STATE LEGISLATURE AD76 (Carlsbad), Leans Democratic: Democratic incumbent Tasha Boerner- Horvath won in 2018 by 9.2% margin (3,000 votes); challenged by two Republicans AD77 (North San Diego), Likely Democratic: Democratic incumbent ; challenged by a Republican

CDT CANDIDATE INVESTMENT Ammar Campa-Najjar is a progressive Latino Arab RECOMMENDATION: American public a«airs consultant who is challenging AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR, CD50 Republican incumbent Duncan Hunter again. Support Ammar by making an Ammar was born and raised in San Diego, where online contribution via ActBlue he then served as Deputy Regional Field Director or via check. If by check, for President Obama’s re-election campaign. He please note in the memo that worked in the Executive O®ce of President Obama, United States the contribution is through Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Labor. California Donor Table and send it to: Ammar is a staunch advocate for unions, for federal investment in apprenticeship jobs and for programs for small businesses Ammar Campa-Najjar for Congress owned by minorities, women, immigrants and veterans. Ammar’s PO Box 610 experience in Gaza, where he witnessed war and poverty, emboldened 13961 Campo Road him to become a strong supporter of peace and economic justice. Jamul, CA 91935 His platform also includes reform to the A«ordable Care Act, passing The maximum contribution a clean Dream Act, investing in renewable energy, and overturning is $2,800 per person/entity Citizens United. In 2018, Ammar came within 3.4% (8,914 votes) per election. of Hunter in 2018, and he is well-positioned to win in 2020 as Hunter There will be in independent goes to trial in September 2019. expenditure for Ammar; contact Tim Molina at [email protected] if you are interested in supporting Ammar beyond contributing the maximum amount directly to his campaign.

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 14 SAN FRANCISCO CDT PARTNER Bay Area Rising Action BAY AREA Kimi Lee, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [email protected] TOTAL POPULATION 5.3 MILLION Bay Rising Action builds the power of communities of color by working with (Alameda, Contra Costa, local grassroots organizations. San Francisco and Santa 2020 Early Election Strategy Clara Counties) Bay Rising Action is supporting electoral work of the local Rising Action funds in Oakland, Hayward, San Francisco and San Jose: • Hiring field teams to doorknock, phonebank and text. • Providing coaching, consultation and outreach support to candidates and campaigns. • Producing and distributing electronic and paper voter guides.

Early Election Budget $2 million to cover all four counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and Santa Clara).

CDT PARTNER San Francisco Rising Action Fund (SFR Action) Emily Lee, DIRECTOR [email protected]

POPULATION BY RACE 2020 Early Election Strategy 2020 is a big year because the progressive majority at City Hall is up for grabs. 3% TWO OR MORE RACES SFR Action is prioritizing four San Francisco Board of Supervisor races: 5% AFRICAN 1% OTHER SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 1 RACES AMERICAN Supervisor Sandra Fewer is likely not running again, so they are looking for a 11% ASIAN 47% progressive candidate to back. AMERICAN WHITE & PACIFIC SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 3 ISLANDERS Supervisor Aaron Peskin may not be running again, so they are looking for a 33% progressive candidate to back. LATINX SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 9 SFR Action will support Supervisor Hillary Ronen as she runs for likely re-election.

VOTING POPULATION SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS—DISTRICT 9 SFR Action will oppose Supervisor Ahsha Safai, who is running for re-election. 78% of eligible voters are Former Supervisor John Avalos is running. They will decide this year if they will registered to vote engage in this race or groom someone to run in 2024. 22% NON- 51% REGISTERED DEMOCRATS Early Election Budget VOTERS $300,000 to run a comprehensive independent expenditure for the San Francisco Supervisor races.

3% OTHER OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS PARTIES STATE LEGISLATURE SD13 (San Mateo), Safe Democratic: Democrat Jerry Hill terming out; 32% four Democrats running NO PARTY 14% PREFERENCE REPUBLICANS SD15 (San Jose), Safe Democratic: Democrat Jim Beall terming out; four Democrats and a No Party Preference candidate running AD15 (Berkeley), Safe Democratic: Democratic incumbent Bu«y Wicks; challenged by Democrat Jovanka Beckles (endorsed by CDT in 2018 for this district) and a Republican

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CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 15 SAN FRANCISCO AD25 (Fremont-Santa Clara), Safe Democratic: Democrat is leaving the Assembly to run for Santa Clara County Supervisor; five Democrats and BAY AREA a Republican are running (CON’T) CONGRESSIONAL CD15 (Hayward-Pleasanton-Livermore), Leans Democrat: Democratic incumbent Eric Swalwell is running for president; a Democrats and a Republican running for this seat. CDT is supporting Hayward City Councilmember Aisha Wahab in this race (see details above in Contra Costa County section)

CDT ENDORSED CANDIDATE: Chesa Boudin is a white male San Francisco Deputy CHESA BOUDIN, Public Defender who—through handling more SAN FRANCISCO than 300 felony cases—has a direct understanding DISTRICT ATTORNEY of how to reduce high recidivism rates and redirect Support Chesa by making an online contribution via ActBlue those arrested towards school and employment. or via check. If by check, He has been a leader in San Francisco and across please note in the memo that the country for criminal justice reform, working directly with victims the contribution is through of crime and families of prisoners to make the system serve them California Donor Table and better, reforming our bail system, protecting immigrants from send it to: deportation, and establishing a pretrial release program in order to Boudin for District increase equity by allowing defendants to keep their jobs and housing Attorney 2019 60 29th Street #242 while navigating the system. Chesa is running for the open District San Francisco, CA 94110 Attorney seat in the citywide election November 5, 2019. This will The maximum contribution be the first time in a century San Francisco will have an open and is $500 per person/entity for competitive District Attorney race. Chesa is the most progressive of this election. the four candidates running, including a Police Commissioner, deputy There will be an independent attorney general and prosecutor. expenditure for Chesa; contact Ludovic Blain, [email protected] if you are interested in supporting Chesa beyond contributing the maximum amount directly to his campaign.

CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE 2020 EARLY ELECTION STRATEGY 16 ABOUT CALIFORNIA DONOR TABLE is a statewide community of donors who pool their funds to make investments in communities of color so they have the CALIFORNIA power and resources they need to (1) elect people who represent their values DONOR and needs, (2) advance good policies and (3) help govern and hold decision- makers accountable. We believe that California can and must lead the nation TABLE in becoming a healthy, just place to live with shared economic success and a democracy that works for all our people.

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Reach out to our team for more information: Ludovic Blain [email protected] Tim Molina [email protected] Irene Kao [email protected]

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