Endorsements

March 1, 2019

San Francisco Women’s Political Committee Early Endorses
Mayor London Breed

Today, the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee (SFWPC) announced its early endorsement of Mayor London Breed in the November 5, 2019 election. SFWPC’s early endorsement is a strong statement reflecting the organization’s overwhelming support of the policies and actions taken by Mayor Breed to address the challenges facing San Francisco.

“In just seven months since she has taken office, Mayor Breed has made a difference in our city, making progress on the challenges of building more shelters and mental health beds for homeless residents, speeding up the process of building more housing, cleaning up our streets, expanding paid internships through Opportunities for All, and creating a safer city for all of us,” stated Lia Azul Salaverry, Co-President of SFWPC.

“I am humbled and appreciative of SFWPC’s early and strong endorsement. The women of SFWPC are leaders on the front line of our continued battle for equal rights and policies that further gender parity. I’m so proud to have their support,” stated Mayor London Breed.

“As an organization committed to encouraging and supporting women’s engagement in the political process, we are extremely proud and honored to early endorse Mayor Breed, a strong female Mayor of color and a role model for women in San Francisco, California, and across our nation,” stated Kelly Akemi Groth, Co-President of SFWPC. “Mayor Breed continues to demonstrate her commitment to advancing gender parity in her decisions to appoint qualified women to leadership positions.”

SFWPC, established in 2002, is the largest women’s organization in San Francisco, comprised of women of all ages and political parties. SFWPC endorses female and male candidates, as well as ballot initiatives, and produces the only women’s slate card in San Francisco. SFWPC advocates at all levels of government for policy improvements that support gender equality and cultivate partnerships with other women’s organizations.

For more information please visit www.sfwpc.org.

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February 1, 2019

San Francisco Women’s Political Committee Announces Early Endorsement of Loftus for District Attorney

The San Francisco Women’s Political Committee is proud to announce their early and sole endorsement of Suzy Loftus, candidate for San Francisco District Attorney.

A former board member of SFWPC and community leader in criminal justice reform, Loftus has served as a prosecutor in the San Francisco District Attorney’s office, General Counsel to the office of the Attorney General, former COO of the Bayview Center for Youth Wellness and President of the San Francisco Police Commission. Throughout her two decades of service in San Francisco, Loftus has been strong advocate for women and children.

“Suzy has worked to prevent domestic violence and elder abuse, improve public safety, and end the cycle of violence and incarceration for families” said SFWPC Co-President Lia Azul Salaverry. “Suzy has been a champion of our organization’s values and goals throughout her legal career, and we are honored to support her candidacy for District Attorney.”

Loftus’ demonstrated leadership, deep roots in the community and vision for a safe and just San Francisco are among the reasons for SFWPC’s early and sole support.

While serving in the DA’s office with then-DA Kamala Harris, she helped pioneer the Neighborhood Prosecutor Program and focused on domestic violence cases- working with survivors on improvements to victim services. Alongside CA Attorney General Kamala Harris, Loftus created a statewide program on Implicit Bias and trained law enforcement throughout the state. As President of the San Francisco Police Commission, she adopted new policies to improve Domestic Violence investigations, led mandates to clear the backlog of untested sexual assault kits, reformed the city’s use of force policy, and instituted the use of body cameras for police.

“In a growing field of aspirants, Suzy’s proven progressive record and deep connection to San Francisco communities are second to none” continued Salaverry. “We are proud to join Senators Dianne Feinstein, Kamala Harris, Mayor London Breed, and BART Board Director Lateefah Simon in standing with our SFWPC sister Suzy Loftus in her race for San Francisco District Attorney.”

For more information about SFWPC, please visit www.sfwpc.org.

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SFWPC November 2018 Endorsements

SFWPC is proud to announce our official endorsed candidates and measures for the November 2018 Election!
Thank you to all of the candidates, campaign representatives, and members who were involved in this process.

Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in our November endorsement process. Please see the below official endorsements of the San Francisco Women’s Political Committee, for both state and local candidates and measures.

Local Candidates

District 2 Supervisor
Catherine Stefani #1
Schuyler Hudak #2

District 4 Supervisor
Gordon Mar

District 6 Supervisor
Matt Haney

District 8 Supervisor
Rafael Mandelman

District 10 Supervisor
Shamann Walton

Board of Education
Alison Collins
Monica Chinchilla
Li Miao Lovett

Community College Board of Trustees
Thea Selby (Early endorsed)
Brigitte Davila
Dr. Victor Olivieri

Public Defender
Jeff Adachi

Assessor-Recorder
Carmen Chu

BART Board of Directors, District 8
Janice Li

Local Ballot Measures

Prop A Embarcadero Seawall Earthquake Safety Bond – Yes

Prop B Privacy First Policy – Yes

Prop C Our City, Our Home – Yes

Prop D San Francisco Marijuana Business Tax Increase – Yes

Prop E Hotel Tax Reallocation for Arts and Culture – Yes

Statewide Candidates

Governor
Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor
Eleni Kounalakis

Secretary of State
Alex Padilla

Controller
Betty Yee

Treasurer
Fiona Ma

Attorney General
Xavier Becerra

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tony Thurmond

Board of Equalization, District 2
Malia Cohen

State Assembly, District 17
David Chiu

State Assembly, District 19
Phil Ting

State Ballot Measures

Prop 1 Housing Programs and Veterans’ Home Loans Bonds – Yes

Prop 2 Homelessness Prevention Bonds – Yes

Prop 3 Water Project and Environmental Bonds – Yes

Prop 4 Children’s Hospitals Bonds – Yes

Prop 5 Expands Prop 13 for Seniors – No

Prop 6 Repeals Road Repair Act – No

Prop 7 Permanent Daylight Savings Time – Yes

Prop 8 Dialysis Clinics Pricing Cap – Yes

Prop 10 Repeals Restriction on Local Governments Enacting Rent Control – Yes

Prop 11 Legalizing Requiring Ambulance Workers to Remain on Call During Paid Breaks – No

Prop 12 Bans Sale of Meat from Animals Confined in Spaces Below Specific Sizes – Yes

SFWPC Endorsement Process

Full details of how our endorsements process works is explained here.

Interested in serving on our endorsements committee? Come to one of our events and sign up at the sign in table, or email info@sfwpc.org and indicate why you’re interested. (Must be or become a member to be considered.)

Vote Eligibility

To be eligible to vote at the endorsement event, members must:

  1. Be current on their dues as of the endorsement vote event.

  2. Have attended and signed in at three endorsement eligibility events in the preceding twelve months prior to the general membership endorsement meeting. Eligible events include meetings of SFWPC programs, events, Board and committee meetings, fundraisers, and other activities as the Board deems suitable. Attendance at the Endorsement Committee meeting where members are seeking an endorsement does NOT count as an eligible event. Members must sign in to be counted and will be responsible for ensuring their names are on the sign in sheet.

Endorsement eligibility events will be listed at sfwpc.org. The vote event does not count towards the three-event requirement.