Come Meet The Next

2nd District County Supervisor!

The Santa Barbara County Democratic Party

has endorsed the following candidates and measures

for the June 5th election.

Salud Carbajal: US House of Representatives

Monique Limon: CA State Assembly-District 37

Bill Ostrander: CA State Assembly-District 35

Gregg Hart: 2nd District County Supervisor

Eddie Hsueh: Santa Barbara County Sheriff

Besty Schaffer: Santa Barbara County Auditor-Controller

Oscar Gutierrez: Santa Barbara City Council-District 3

Measure R: YES

Measure S: YES

Measure T: YES

For a full list of California Democratic Party endorsements, visit www.sbdems.org/endorsements

On May 3, the DCC will interview candidates for Goleta Mayor, and on June 7 for the Santa Barbara Unified School Board District.  We encourage all declared and potential candidates who are both registered Democrats and interested in seeking the Democratic endorsement, to contact our Endorsements Chair, Joe Pierre at jpierre3@comcast.net. For more information go to sbdems.org.

With the June 5th election just weeks away, we are busy speaking with voters about our endorsed Democratic candidates and we need your help.

Here is our Phonebank and Canvass schedule:

Phonebank Schedule:

Sunday 5pm-8pm

Monday 5pm-8pm

Tuesday 5pm-8pm

Wednesday 5pm-8pm

Thursday 5pm-8pm

Canvass Schedule:

Saturday 10am

Sunday 1pm

Phonebanks and Canvass operations are held at Democratic Party Headquarters: 1025 Castillo St. Santa Barbara, CA.

We hope to see you soon!

Democratically yours,

Gail Teton-Landis, Chair, Democratic Party of Santa Barbara County

It was an impressive sized crowd at De la Guerra Plaza and a great trail of vocal citizens of all ages marching in the middle of State St.     -C Clouse

The speakers were FANTASTIC and the turn out was terrific. Let’s hope the Republicans hear our voices and change the laws. – M Shapiro

All photos by C Crouse and M Shapiro

And a video from the Washington, DC march.

Help stop gun violence.

March for our lives.

Saturday at 11:00 in De La Guerra Plaza.

Here is a link to 89 posters and ideas 

Other ideas for posters:

DON’T FIRE GUNS
FIRE THE NRA

We deplore the NRA, and we vote

Human rights > gun rights
NRA = Terrorists

Protect Kids Not Guns

To Stop a Bad Man with a Gun
Elect Democrats
2018!

Good guys with guns don’t object to gun regulations because they accept responsibility for their hobby

The Fortunate Few Statewide

Though most statewide offices went without endorsement at the recent Democratic party convention in San Diego, a few candidates did achieve the 60% threshold: Secretary of State Alex Padilla who is running for re-election, State Senator Ricardo Lara for Insurance Commissioner, Board of Equalization member Betty Yee for State Controller, Fiona Ma for State Treasurer, and Tony Thurmond for Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Santa Barbara County

Gregg Hart

Recently re-elected city council member Gregg Hart has won the county party’s endorsement in his bid to be 2nd District Supervisor. Hart has previously served on the California Coastal Commission, SB Planning Commission, and three previous terms on the City Council, starting in 1995 and again in 2013, and currently represents District 6 on the council.

What had appeared to be a two-person, two-Democrat race changed radically this week when Hart’s opponent, Goleta School Board member Susan Epstein, decided to drop out of the race for personal reasons. March 14 is the filing deadline.

Betsy Schaffer has earned endorsement for the office of Santa Barbara County Auditor/Controller. A Certified Public Accountant since 1995, Schaffer’s résumé features 15 years direct experience with the Auditor-Controller’s office, and she is currently the Assistant Auditor-Controller.

City of Santa Barbara Special Election

Oscar Guttierrez

For the special election to fill the District 3 Santa Barbara City Council seat left vacant by Mayor Cathy Murillo, county Democrats have endorsed Oscar Gutierrez. A product of the Westside schools and community that he seeks to represent, Gutierrez studied broadcast journalism at SBCC and graduated from UCSB in Film and Media Studies. Since 2001 he has worked for LifeChronicles, a local non-profit, and volunteered locally as a broadcaster and Spanish language translator. The special election will coincide with the June 5 Primary.

Other Endorsements

Also endorsed at the March 1 DCC meeting were Ethan Bertrand for a second term on the Isla Vista Community Services District (he is currently president of that board) and Luz Reyes-Martin for a second term on the Goleta School Board. In 2017, Reyes-Martin was elected to represent Santa Barbara County on the California Schools Board Association.

Resolutions Approved This Year

The DCC so far this year has passed resolutions in favor of the following:
HR 3671 (Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act) to move the United States toward 100% renewable energy sources.
California Fair Pricing for Dialysis Act, which is in process of qualifying for the Nov. 2018 ballot, to establish pricing and other regulation of kidney dialysis clinics in the state.
“March For Our Lives” to be held March 24, 2018, urging the President and Congress to take action on gun legislation.
County Measure T2019 (Cannabis Operations General Tax)– imposing a tax on cannabis operators within unincorporated areas of the County upon gross receipts with rates of 1% on nurseries and distributors, 3% on manufacturers, 4% on cultivators, and 6% on retailers.

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