Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Page 8 Legislative Watch with CSR Board of Directors To Your Health Savvy Senior: Ted Toppin Election by Larry Woodson Coronavirus vs. The Flu 88 Vol. XXXIIII No. 10 A PUBLICATION REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA STATE RETIREES OCTOBER 2020 CSR LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS 2020 GENERAL ELECTION Senate Candidates (D-Gardena) AD 20 Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) AD 54 Sydney Kamlager-Dove SD 01 Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) SD 37 Dave Min (DAnaheim)** AD 21 Adam Gray (D-Merced) (D-Los Angeles) SD 03 Bill Dodd (D-Napa) SD 39 Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) AD 22 Kevin Mullin (D-South San AD 55 Phillip Chen (R-Diamond SD 05 Susan Eggman Francisco) Bar) (D-Stockton)* Assembly Candidates AD 23 Jim Patterson (R-Fresno) AD 56 Eduardo Garcia SD 09 Nancy Skinner AD 02 Jim Wood (D-Healdsburg) AD 24 Marc Berman (D-Menlo (D-Coachella) (D-Berkeley) AD 03 Jim Gallagher (R-Yuba Park) AD 57 Lisa Calderon (D-Los SD 11 Scott Wiener (D-San City) AD 25 Alex Lee (D-South Bay)* Angeles)* Francisco) AD 04 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry AD 26 Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) AD 58 Cristina Garcia (D-Bell SD 13 Josh Becker (D-Menlo (D-Napa) AD 27 Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) Gardens) Park)* AD 05 Frank Bigelow AD 28 Evan Low (D-Campbell) AD 59 Reggie Jones-Sawyer SD 15 Dave Cortese (D-San (R-O’Neals) AD 29 Mark Stone (D-Scotts (D-Los Angeles) Jose)* AD 06 Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) Valley) AD 60 Sabrina Cervantes SD 17 John Laird (D-Santa AD 07 Kevin McCarty AD 30 Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) (D-Corona) Cruz)* (D-Sacramento) AD 31 Joaquin Arambula AD 61 Jose Medina (D-Riverside) SD 19 Monique Limón (D-Santa AD 08 Ken Cooley (D-Rancho (D-Fresno) AD 62 Autumn Burke Barbara)* Cordova) AD 32 Rudy Salas Jr. (D-Inglewood) SD 21 Scott Wilk (R-Santa AD 09 Jim Cooper (D-Elk Grove) (D-Bakersfield) AD 63 Anthony Rendon Clarita) AD 10 Marc Levine (D-San AD 33 Thurston Smith (D-Lakewood) SD 23 Abigail Medina (D-San Rafael) (R-Hesperia)* AD 64 Mike Gipson (D-Carson) Bernardino)* AD 11 Jim Frazier (D-Oakley) AD 34 Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) AD 65 Sharon Quirk-Silva SD 25 Anthony Portantino AD 12 Heath Flora (R-Modesto) AD 35 Jordan Cunningham (R-San (D-Fullerton) (D-La Cañada Flintridge) AD 14 Tim Grayson (D-Concord) Luis Obispo) AD 66 Al Muratsuchi SD 27 Henry Stern (D-Canoga AD 15 Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) AD 35 Dawn Addis (D-San Luis (D-Manhattan Beach) Park) AD 16 Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Obispo)**Note: Duel endorsement AD 68 Melissa Fox (D-Irvine)** SD 29 Josh Newman (D-Orinda) AD 36 Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) AD 69 Tom Daly (D-Anaheim) (D-Fullerton)** AD 17 David Chiu (D-San AD 39 Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) AD 70 Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long SD 31 Richard Roth (D-Riverside) Francisco) AD 40 James Ramos (D-Highland) Beach) SD 33 Lena Gonzalez (D-Long AD 18 Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) AD 41 Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) AD 74 Cottie Petrie-Norris Beach) AD 19 Phil Ting (D-San AD 42 Chad Mayes (I-Yucca (D-Laguna Beach) SD 35 Steven Bradford Francisco) Valley) AD 75 Marie Waldron AD 43 Laura Friedman (R-Escondido) (D-Glendale) AD 76 Tasha Boerner-Horvath AD 44 Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand (D-Encinitas) Oaks) AD 77 Brian Maienschein (D-San AD 45 Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) Diego) AD 46 Adrin Nazarian AD 78 Chris Ward (D-San (D-Sherman Oaks) Diego)* AD 47 Eloise Gómez Reyes AD 79 Shirley Weber (D-San (D-San Bernardino) Diego) AD 48 Blanca Rubio (D-West AD 80 Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Covina) Diego) AD 49 Ed Chau (D-Arcadia) In the list of endorsements, open AD 50 Richard Bloom (D-Santa seat candidates are designated by Monica) AD 51 Wendy Carrillo (D-Los an asterisk (*), and candidates SACRAMENTO, CA SACRAMENTO, Angeles) who are challenging an incumbent Sacramento, CA 95834 CA Sacramento, PERMIT #495 PERMIT PAID AD 52 Freddie Rodriguez legislator are noted with two 3000 Advantage Way Suite 100 Suite Way Advantage 3000 U.S. POSTAGE U.S. (D-Pomona) CALIFORNIA STATE RETIREES STATE CALIFORNIA asterisks (**). 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But if you are still looking CSR open seat candidates Tis just around the corner – for recommendations on how to are also likely to have met Tuesday, November 3! best vote your interests, and the with CSR chapter leaders and By the time you read this you interests of all state retirees, please statewide representatives and will likely have seen hundreds of see the list of CSR’s legislative have specifically requested slick TV commercials and dozens endorsements for 2020 that appears CSR’s endorsement. of glossy mail pieces supporting alongside this column on the front The incumbents recommended or opposing this candidate or page. to you have a record of that statewide ballot measure. In total, CSR has endorsed support in the Legislature Additionally, the campaigns are candidates likely blowing up your phones in 91 out Ted Toppin with calls and texts, as our ongoing of 100 pandemic has greatly reduced door- legislative who have received CSR’s stamp of to-door canvassing. seats on the approval. The good news is, the November ballot. CSR election will be here and gone did not take Are you registered to vote? before you know it, putting an end a position on California offers voter registration the commercials, mail, calls and any of the online, by mail, and in person. everything else that clouds your 12 statewide Online voter registration is brain and fills up your recycle bin. propositions available at RegisterToVote. Now, the decision is entirely up on the ca.gov. You can also request and to you. It is time to make a plan ballot, as complete a paper voter registration and vote. If you are not registered they were form and mail or hand deliver it or need to reregister, you have considered to your county elections official to until 15 days before the election – not register to vote. October 19 – to do so. generally Ballots are expected to go out to or specifically related to CSR’s and likely have established You can look up your voter all voters no later than October primary objectives to protect state solid relationships with their registration record and verify that 5. This year, all Californians will retiree pensions and health care. local CSR chapters. Before your information is correct using automatically receive a vote-by- CSR’s recommended open seat they were elected, they too California’s voter registration mail ballot, including a postage- candidates have responded to likely completed CSR’s lookup tool. voterstatus.sos. paid envelope to return it. Your our candidate questionnaire and questionnaire, went through ca.gov/ ballot must be postmarked by voiced support for state retiree our vetting process, and November 3 or dropped off in a pension and health care benefits. If ultimately met the approval of secure ballot drop box by 8 p.m. previously elected to public office, CSR’s chapter and statewide that night. their records on retiree issues have leaders. In sum, you can have Every American’s vote is their very been researched and evaluated. confidence in the candidates HAVE YOU MOVED? Website: www.calpers.ca.gov Don’t miss an issue of Phone: 888 CalPERS or the 888.225.7377 California State TTY: 877.249.7442 Retiree! Fax: 800.959.6545 Hours: Monday - Friday To update your information, please email [email protected] 8 a.m.