Endorsed candidates for 2024
The process for the Democrats of Rossmoor (DoR) candidate endorsements is described in Article XI of the By-Laws.
Current Endorsements Include:
The Democrats of Rossmoor endorsed both Congressman Mark DeSaulnier and Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan. We are proud to support these incumbents.
The DoR has a policy of not endorsing a candidate when two democrats are running for the same single office. Thus, we have not taken a position on the candidacy of either Marisol Rubio or Tim Grayson.
Candidates for City Council and School Boards will be on the November ballot.
Endorsed legislation
The Board of the Democrats of Rossmoor has endorsed each of the bills listed below. Check out the LegInfo details for the legislation. This legislation aligns with the priorities that have been chosen by members.
| Bill # (author) | Issue | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AB 6 (Friedman) | Bring transport spending in alignment with Climate goals | In the Senate |
| AB 591 (Gabriel) | Universal EV Charging Connectors | In the Senate |
| AB 1034 (Wilson) | Downloading of data from officer body cameras | In the Senate |
| AB 1042 (RBK) | Ban bee-killing pesticide use on seeds | In the Senate |
| AB 1266 (Kalra) | Stop jail time for minor citations | In the Senate |
| AB 2401 (Ting) | EV incentive for gasoline super-users | In the Assembly |
| AB 3062 (Bauer-Kahan) | Requires utilities to notify local fire departments before performing hot work | In the Assembly |
| AB 3089 (Jones-Sawyer et al) | Formal apology for chattel slavery | In the Assembly |
| AB 3131 (McCarty) | Gives priority to applicants from historically redlined communities for certain technical education grants | In the Assembly |
| SB 50 (Bradford) | Forbids peace officer from stopping a vehicle for minor In the Assembly infraction (eg single taillight); send citation instead | In the Assembly |
| SB 94 (Cortese) | Resentencing option, after 25 years in custody, for mitigating circumstances not in the law prior to 1990 | In the Assembly |
| SB 233 (Skinner) | EVs to have Bidirectional charging option | In the Assembly |
| SB 252 (Gonzalez) | CalPRFS/CalSTRS Fossil Fuel Divestment | In the Assembly |
| SB 278 (Dodd) | Financial Elder Abuse | In the Assembly |
| SB 414 (Allen) | Hydrogen Applications Assessment | In the Assembly |
SB 511 (Blakespear) | GHG Emissions Inventory by CARB by for all jurisdictions | In the Assembly |
| SB 674 (Gonzalez) | Refinery-related fence-line air pollution monitoring systems | In the Assembly |
| SB 938 (Min) | Forbids gas and electric utilities from using ratepayer funds for political activities | In the Senate |
| SB 1050 (Bradford) | Compensate those whose property was taken due to racially motivated eminent domain | In the Senate |
| HR 3777 (Rouzer) | Disaster Assistance Fairness Act | In the House |
The DoR procedure for endorsing propositions, measures, and legislation starts with vetting by the DoR Issues Committee, their vote on whether to endorse, and then a recommendation to the whole board. The goal is to promote legislation that aligns with the club’s priorities set each year. The board may then add its endorsement with a simple majority vote. In some matters, the board may ask for an endorsement by all the club members. Lobbying for endorsed issues takes various forms: action alerts to members to call or write decision makers, newspaper articles, office visits, joining statewide or local campaigns, etc.
We welcome more volunteers to join the Issues Committee.
| Bill # (author) | Issue |
|---|---|
| AB 28 (Gabriel) | Tax on firearms for gun violence prevention education |
| AB 363 (Bauer-Kahan) | Ban bee-killing pesticides in gardening/landscape use |
| AB 421 (Bryan) | Ballot referendum reform |
| AB 579 (Ting) | School bus sales, zero emissions by 2035 |
| SB 244 (Eggman) | Right to repair: electronics and appliances |
| SB 253 (Wiener) | Corporate greenhouse gas data |
| SB 261 (Stern) | Corporate climate risk disclosure |
Statewide Propositions
Proposition 1
Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure, March 2024
Endorsed by the California Democratic Party, November 2023
Endorsed by the Democrats of Rossmoor, January 2024
Approved by voters, March 2024