We have quite a stream of readers of our blog from Southern California and I thought it would be helpful to post this.
This is courtesy of Craig Huey of Election Forum (HT).
I have gotten less political over the years and while I do not believe salvation or the kingdom of God is achieved by political means nevertheless I believe Christians must be informed so that when they practice the privilege of voting in the United States they vote not against biblical principles but as much as possible consistent with it. Over the years California legislature has become increasingly tyrannical against Christians values in the name of “tolerance” such as Assembly Bill 2943 which fortunately was shelved and was a huge answer prayer.
So here’s the voter’s guide for Los Angeles County for March 3, 2020:
Ratings: Every candidate is considered after thorough research; we also have a questionnaire for candidates to complete. Here is our rating system:
: The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement.- : Very good.
- : Acceptable.
- : Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning.
: Terrible. Do Not Vote. All your other votes will count.
Click here for new policy for write-in candidates.
Propositions
PROPOSITION 13 = VOTE “NO”
link for info: here
JUDICIAL RATINGS
Judges sitting on California courts may be incompetent, corrupt or lazy. Even worse, many are political opportunists with a political agenda.
There are two types of judges. One is the “judicial activist.” A judicial activist legislates from the bench. Instead of strictly interpreting California law, these judges make the laws. Instead of applying the law to facts, they rule based on their own values
Judicial activists have:
- Overturned voter-passed initiatives and laws passed by the state legislature because they personally have different belief system. They twist the law to rationalize their decisions.
- Imposed their own moral codes, political beliefs and secular values in an effort to reshape our society and promote social engineering.
The second judicial philosophy, “strict constructionist,” is one in which the judge impartially arrives at a fair judgment based on law.
Judicial activists are usually more liberal; strict constructionists are usually more conservative.
HOW WE COME UP WITH A FINAL RATING
1 being lowest, 10 being best. This is a 1-10 scale for Judge ratings.
We come up with the final rating by taking the average of the candidate’s Judicial Index and Qualifications. For example, if the candidate had a Judicial Index of 8 and Qualifications of 6, their overall rating would be 7.
Superior Court Judges
Office 17
- Shannon Kathleen Cooley [uncontested]
Office 42
- Linda L. Sun – Rating 2
- Robert Villa – Rating 5
Office 72
- Myanna Dellinger – Rating 3
- Steve Morgan – Rating 5
- Robert Jacobs Rating 3
Office 76
- Emily Cole – Rating 6
- Judge Mike Cummins – Rating 3
Office 80
- David A. Berger – Rating 4
- Klint James – Rating 4
- Nick C. Rini – Rating 6
Office 97
- Sherry L. Powell – Rating 3
- Timothy D. Reuben – Rating 5
Office 129
- Kenneth M. Fuller – Rating 3
- Bruce A. Moss – Rating 4
- Mark MacCarley – Rating 5
Office 131
- Michelle Kelley [uncontested]
Office 141
- Lana Kim [uncontested]
Office 145
- Adan Montalban – Rating 3
- Troy Slaten – Rating 10
Office 150
- Manuel Alejandro Almada – Rating 6
- Sherri “Onica” Valle Cole – Rating 3
- Tom Parsekian – Rating 3
Office 162
- Scott Andrew Yang – Rating 3
- Caree Annette Harper – Rating 3
- David D. Diamond – Rating 5
U.S. Representative
23rd District
- Kevin McCarthy (R) (Incumbent)
- Kim Mangone (D)
25th District
- Robert Cooper (D)
- Getro Elize (D)
- Christopher Smith (D)
- Christy Smith (D)
- Cenk Uygur (D)
- Anibal Valdez-Ortega (D)
- Mike Garcia (R)
- Kenneth Jenks (R)
- Stephen Knight (R)
- David Lozano (R)
- Daniel Mercuri (R)
- George Papadopoulos (R)
- Otis Lee Cooper (I)
26th District
- Julia Brownley (D) (Incumbent)
- Enrique Petris (D)
- Robert Salas (D)
- Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy (R)
27th District
- Judy Chu (D) (Incumbent)
- Beatrice Cardenas (R)
- Johnny Nalbandian (R)
- Christian Daly (I)
28th District
- Adam Schiff (D) (Incumbent)
- Chad Anderson (D)
- Sal Genovese (D)
- Maebe A. Girl (D)
- Ara Khachi Manoogian (D)
- William Bodell (R)
- Eric Early (R)
- Jennifer Barbosa (I)
29th District
- Tony Cardenas (D) (Incumbent)
- Angelica Duenas (D)
- Michael Guzik (D)
- Brian Perras (R)
30th District
- Brad Sherman (D) (Incumbent)
- CJ Berina (D)
- Brian Carroll (D)
- Raji Rab (D)
- Mark Reed (R)
32nd District
- Grace Napolitano (D) (Incumbent)
- Emanuel Gonzales (D)
- Meshal Kashifalghita (D)
- Joshua Scott (R)
33rd District
- Ted Lieu (D)
- Liz Barris (D)
- Albert Maxwell Goldberg (D)
- James P. Bradley (R)
- Sarah Sun Liew (R)
- Kenneth Wright (I)
34th District
- Jimmy Gomez (D) (Incumbent)
- David Kim (D)
- Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla (D)
- Keanakay Scott (D)
- Joanne Wright (R)
35th District
- Norma Torres (D) (Incumbent)
- Mike Cargile (R)
37th District
- Karen Bass (D) (Incumbent)
- Errol Webber (R)
- Larry Thompson (Independent)
38th District
- Linda Sánchez (D) (Incumbent)
- Michael Tolar (D)
39th District
- Gil Cisneros (D) (Incumbent)
- Young Kim (R)
- Steve Cox (Independent)
40th District
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) (Incumbent)
- Anthony Felix Jr. (D)
- David Sanchez (D)
- Antonio Delgado (R)
- Michael Graham Jr. (American Independent Party)
- Rodolfo Cortes Barragan (G)
43rd District
- Maxine Waters (D) (Incumbent)
- Joe Collins (R)
- Omar Navarro (R) (Incarcerated)
44th District
- Nanette Barragán (D) (Incumbent)
- Morris Griffin (D)
- Analilia Joya (D)
- Billy Earley (R)
47th District
- Alan Lowenthal (D) (Incumbent)
- Peter Mathews (D)
- Jalen McLeod (D)
- John Briscoe (R)
- Sou Moua (R)
- Amy Phan West (R)
California State Senate
District 21
- Warren Heaton (D)
- Steve Hill (D)
- Dana LaMon (D)
- Kipp Mueller (D)
- Scott Wilk (R) (Incumbent)
District 23
- Kris Goodfellow (D)
- Abigail Medina (D)
- Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (R)
- Cristina Puraci (R)
- Lloyd White (R)
District 25
- Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D) (Incumbent)
District 27
- Henry Stern (D) (Incumbent)
- Houman Salem (R)
District 29
- Joseph Cho (D)
- Josh Newman (D)
- Ling Ling Chang (R) (Incumbent)
District 33
- Lena Gonzalez (D) (Incumbent)
District 35
- Steven Bradford (D) (Incumbent)
State Assembly
District 36
- Jonathan Ervin (D)
- Lourdes Everett (D)
- Steve Fox (D)
- Diedra Greeenaway (D)
- Ollie M. McCaulley (D)
- Tom Lackey (R) (Incumbent)
District 38
- Dina Cervantes (D)
- Annie Cho (D)
- Kelvin Driscoll (D)
- Brandii Grace (D)
- Susan Christopher (D)
- Suzette Martinez Valladares (R)
- Lucie Lapointe Volotzky (R)
District 39
- Luz Maria Rivas (D) (Incumbent)
- Ricardo Benitez (R)
District 41
- Chris Holden (D) (Incumbent)
- Robin Hvidston (R)
District 43
- Laura Fried man (D) (Incumbent)
- Mike Graves (R)
- Robert Sexton (I)
District 44
- Jacqui Irwin (D) (Incumbent)
- Denise Pedrow (R)
District 45
- Jesse Gabriel (D) (Incumbent)
- Jeff Gabriel (R)
District 46
- Lanira Murphy (D)
- Adrin Nazarian (D) (Incumbent)
District 48
- Blanca Rubio (D) (Incumbent)
District 49
- Edwin Chau (D) (Incumbent)
- Bryan Mesinas Pérez (D)
- Priscilla Silva (D)
- Burton Brink (R)
District 50
- Richard Bloom (D) (Incumbent)
- Will Hess (D)
- Jim King (D)
- Boris A. Brink (R)
District 51
- Wendy Carillo (D) (Incumbent)
- Victor Jaun Vedin (R)
District 52
- Freddie Rodriguez (D) (Incumbent)
- Toni Holle (D)
District 53
- Godfrey Santos Plata (D)
- Miguel Santiago (D) (Incumbent)
District 54
- Clinton Brown (D)
- Tracy Bernard Jones (D)
- Sydney Kamlager (D) (Incumbent)
- Glen Ratcliff (R)
District 55
- Andrew Rodriguez (D)
- Phillip Chen (R) (Incumbent)
District 57
- Josue Alvarado (D)
- Lisa Calderon (D)
- Primo Castro (D)
- Gary Mendez (D)
- Sylvia Rubio (D)
- Dora Sandoval (D)
- Vanessa Tyson (D)
- Oscar Valladares (D)
- Jessica Martinez (R)
District 58
- Cristina Garcia (D) (Incumbent)
- Margaret Villa (Green Party)
District 59
- Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D) (Incumbent)
- Efren Martinez (D)
- Marcello Villeda (R)
District 62
- Autumn Burke (D) (Incumbent)
- Robert Steele (R)
District 63
- Maria Estrada (D)
- Anthony Rendon (D) (Incumbent)
District 64
- Mike Gipson (D) (Incumbent)
- Fatima Iqbal-Zubair (D)
- David Cunningham (D)
District 66
- Al Muratsuchi (D) (Incumbent)
- Arthur Schaper (R)
District 70
- Patrick O’Donnell (D) (Incumbent)
- David Thomas (R)
City Council
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
- Paul Krekorian
- Ayinde Jones
- Rudy Melendez
COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
- David Ryu
- Nithya Raman
- Sarah Kate Levy
COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
- Nury Martinez
- Bill Haller
- Benito “Benny” Bernal
COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
- Marqueece Harris-Dawson
COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
- Channing Martinez
- Mark Ridley-Thomas
- Melvin Snell
- Aura Vásquez
- Grace Yoo
Council District 12
- John Lee
- Loraine Lundquist
While I don’t live in California, I appreciate the approach of this voter’s guide. It relies on objective measurements instead of overstated rhetoric.
Thanks trying to have more light than heat here.
At minimum Christians must not vote against biblical principles, even if both parties aren’t Christians.
The way I look at it there’s one party that’s against Christians practicing their liberties, one party that supports murder of the preborn and one party that wants to ram down the LGBT uniformity agenda down the throats of everyone, so you’re right.
LOL! A few years back I met an older gentleman who literally just handed me a voters pamphlet all highlighted and a sample ballot showing how someone should vote. I was quite impressed with his boldness, delighted even. I don’t always agree 100% with his choices, but I sure do take his suggestions under advisement.
Thank you.
You are welcome Maw Maw, have a blessed day today!
You also. 🙂
Two items of thanks: (1) Thanks for sharing this with those who need it. (2) Thank you, Jesus, for not putting me in California. I like it just where I am.
I understand about not being in California; I feel there’s a remnant in California from the surge of people searching for Christian voter’s guide hence why I post this from how much hits there are in previous years; by the way what general region of the US you from if you don’t mind me asking?
I live in what was formerly a small town that was (in the 1990’s) 12 miles north of Houston, Texas. Later on, Houston lurched northward. Luckily, it has not yet swallowed up Spring.
If you have read the first reports of Christians standing up against the “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a local public library, you might remember that those happened in Houston, Texas. Therefore, you would be rightly justified in saying “I’m glad I am not from there.”
Part of this may come from how we only hear the worst news from the hinterlands where we are not. Also, I think it is a gift from God to be thankful for one’s situation.
Seriously appreciate this, helpful for me as a Christian
We need something like this for every state!
Thanks! I think from other years you told me for your state you use the Christian Coalition’s recommendations right?
I can’t remember if I’ve used them or not, but that sounds like a good source.