IBEW 1245 has endorsed the following candidates for the November 2014 Election, based on their track record and support for working families. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page for Nevada races.)
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California State Constitutional Offices
Governor Edmund “Jerry” Brown
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Attorney General Kamala Harris
Controller Betty Yee
Treasurer John Chiang
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
Board of Equalization
District 1 Chris Parker
District 2 Fiona Ma
District 3 Jerome Horton
District 4 No Recommendation
California State Assembly
| District | Candidate |
| 1 | No Endorsement |
| 2 | Jim Wood |
| 3 | Jim Reed |
| 4 | Bill Dodd |
| 5 | No Endorsement |
| 6 | Brian Caples |
| 7 | Kevin McCarty |
| 8 | Ken Cooley |
| 9 | Darrell Fong |
| 10 | Marc Levine |
| 11 | Jim Frazier |
| 12 | Harinder Grewal |
| 13 | Susan Talamantes Eggman |
| 14 | Susan Bonilla |
| 15 | Tony Thurmond |
| 16 | Tim Sbranti |
| 17 | Open |
| 18 | Rob Bonta |
| 19 | Phil Ting |
| 20 | Bill Quirk |
| 21 | Adam Gray |
| 22 | Kevin Mullin |
| 23 | No Endorsement |
| 24 | Rich Gordon |
| 25 | Kansen Chu |
| 26 | No Endorsement |
| 27 | Nora Campos |
| 28 | Evan Low |
| 29 | Mark Stone |
| 30 | No Endorsement |
| 31 | Henry T. Perea |
| 32 | Rudy Salas |
| 33 | No Endorsement |
| 34 | Virginia Mari Goodman |
| 35 | No Endorsement |
| 36 | Steve Fox |
| 37 | Das Williams |
California State Senate
| District | Candidate |
| 2 | Mike McGuire |
| 4 | C.J. Jawahar |
| 6 | Roger Dickinson |
| 8 | No Endorsement |
| 10 | Bob Wieckowski |
| 12 | Anthony Cannella |
| 14 | Luis Chavez (D) |
| 16 | No Endorsement |
| 18 | Robert Hertzberg |
California Statewide Ballot Measures
Proposition 1: Funding for Water Quality, Supply, Treatment, and Storage Projects. NO POSITION
Prop 1 would allow the state of California to sell $7.1billion in additional general obligation bonds to fund various water-related programs.
Proposition 2: State Budget. Budget Stabilization Account. NO POSITION
Prop. 2 would amend the StateConstitutiontochangehowthestatepaysdowndebtandsavesmoneyin reserves.
Proposition 45: Healthcare Insurance. Rate Changes. NO POSITION
Prop 45 would require the Insurance Commissioner’s approval before changes in some health insurance rates for individual and employer small-group plan could go into effect.
Proposition 46: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Medical Negligence Lawsuits. NO POSITION
Prop 46 would require random drug testing of doctors, require doctors to check a statewide database before prescribing certain drugs, and raise the cap on noneconomic damages in medical negligence lawsuits.
Proposition 47: Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties. YES
Prop 47 would reduce penalties for certain offenders convicted of non-serious, non-violent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.
Proposition 48: Referendum on Indian Gaming Compacts. YES
Prop 48 asks voters to approve or reject gaming compacts that Gov. Brown negotiated with the North Fork and Wiyot tribes.
California Local Races
ALAMEDA COUNTY
AC Transit Board, At Large Joel Young
AC Transit Board, District 1 Mark Williams
AC Transit Board, District 2 Kewal Singh
Alameda Mayor Marie Gilmore
Alameda City Council Jim Oddie, Stewart Chen
Oakland City Council, District 4 Anne Campbell Washington
Oakland City Council, District 2 Abel Guillen
BUTTE COUNTY
South Feather River Water & Power Board of Directors, Division 3 Dennis Moreland
South Feather River Water & Power Board of Directors, Division 5 John Starr
Gridley City Council Shirley O’Brien
FRESNO COUNTY
Fresno County Supervisor, District 1 Brian Pacheco
MERCED COUNTY
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warmke
Merced Irrigation District -Division 1 Jeff Marchini
SACRAMENTO COUNTY
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Ward 3 Greg Fishman
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Ward 4 Genevieve Shiroma
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Ward 5 Rob Kerth
Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Ward 6 Dave Tamayo
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
Lodi City Council Curtis Juran, Wendel Kiser, Dr. Alan Nakanishi
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Mayor of Lompoc Bob Lingl
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Mayor of San Jose Dave Cortese
Santa Clara City Council Dominic Caserta
SHASTA COUNTY
Redding City Council Kristen Shrader, Francis Sullivan, Brent Weaver
Shasta Lake City Council Pam Morgan
STANISLAUS COUNTY
Turlock Mayor Michael Brem
Nevada Statewide Constitutional Offices
Lt. Governor Lucy Flores
Secretary of State Kate Marshall
State Treasurer Kim Wallin
State Controller Andrew Martin
Attorney General Ross Miller
Nevada State Assembly
| District | Candidate |
| 24 | David Bobzien |
| 25 | Miklas Putman |
| 27 | Teresa Benitez-Thompson |
| 30 | Mike Sprinkel |
| 31 | Skip Daly |
| 32 | John Sampaga |
| 40 | Dave Cook |
Nevada State Senate
| District | Candidate |
| 13 | Debbie Smith |
| 14 | Keith Harrison |
Nevada Local Races
WASHOE COUNTY
W C Commissioner 2 Terri Thomas
W C Commissioner 3 Kitty Jung
W C Commissioner 5 John Gavin
County Assessor Joshua Wilson
County Clerk Nancy Parent
Public Administrator Don Cavallo
District Court Dept. 5 Cynthia Lu
District Court Dept. 6 Doug Rands
District Court Dept. 8 Lidia Stiglich
District Court Dept. 14 John Springgate
Washoe County School District B John Mayer
Washoe County School District C Barbara Clark
Washoe County School District F Veronica Frenkel
Sheriff Tim Kuzanek
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve
Reno Ward 2 Naomi Duerr
Reno Ward 4 Paul McKenzie
Reno Attorney Brett Kandt
Sparks Mayor Gino Martini
Sparks Ward 2 Ed Goodrich
Sparks Ward 4 Rudy Viola
Sparks Justice of the Peace Chris Wilson