SVPAF SANTA CLARA COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION GUIDE, 2022
Candidate Endorsements
Click a picture to learn more
Kevin Jensen
Santa Clara County Sheriff
Kevin Jensen will improve the safety of all residents and bring a leadership model which requires, encourages, and facilitates ethical, legal and transparent practices.
Jensen will increase staffing in a fiscally responsible manner and hire deputies with personal integrity, ethics, respect for all people, self-control, maturity, courage, reasoning skills, and the ability to perform essential functions with excellence and commitment.
He has the knowledge, he has the experience, he has the plan, and he will get the job done. We place our trust in Kevin Jensen for Sheriff.
Johnny Khamis
Santa Clara County Supervisor D1
Johnny Khamis is running because our county deserves competent planning, better fiscal management and greater accountability so we can get needed services faster and more efficiently. He will take his experience from years of public service to deliver solutions for the community problems and issues we collectively face.
He is focused on improving public safety and traffic enforcement, expanding services and housing opportunities for the unhoused, improving mental health and drug addiction services, demanding accountability and measurable outcomes from our county management.
Ramona Arellano Snyder
San Jose City Council D1
Ramona has been a leader in San Jose District 1 for over a decade with experience as a Commissioner, Vice Chair of the D1 Leadership Group, President of the San Jose Downtown Foundation, and more.
Snyder will improve public safety, increase housing opportunities while keeping land use and zoning policies at the local level, and help our homeless community with increased mental health services, family reunification, and drug addiction partnerships.
Ramona Arellano Snyder is fiscally responsible and has the experience, dedication, and compassion to make an immediate positive impact in our city.
Ramona Arellano Snyder is the best candidate for San Jose District 1.
Irene Smith
San Jose City Council D3
Irene Smith understands the importance of safe, clean neighborhoods for both residents and business owners in San Jose to thrive.
Irene has lived in downtown San Jose since 1989 and has a lot of experience in our community. Her work has included being a small business owner, mental health care provider, housing provider, conflict resolution collaborator, Administrative Law Officer, Pro Tem Judge, and an accountant.
Irene is focused on improving our safety, keeping families housed, eliminating blight, cleaning our city, and consolidating and streamlining the permit process.
Irene Smith is the best candidate for San Jose City Council District 3.
Dev Davis
San Jose Mayor
Dev Davis believes that San José residents deserve a safe, clean, and thriving city. As Mayor, she will continue to make San José a better city for all residents and will tackle the tough problems residents face everyday including: crime, homeless encampments, blight and illegal dumping, businesses devastated by the pandemic, and the elimination of single-family home zoning.
Do Not Vote For
We feel Sajid Khan's policy positions are not in alignment with the duties of the Office of District Attorney for Santa Clara County.
Sajid is a very kind and good-natured person. He is a great attorney and we respect him. This decision is not an attack on him personally or on his abilities as a lawyer.
County and City Measures
NO
Measure A
Santa Clara Valley Water District Term Extension
SVPAF stands for transparency and advocates for truth from our elected officials. This ballot measure is nontransparent and is worded deceitfully. This measure is for a term increase and should be appropriately worded to reflect the increase from three terms to four. Vote No.
NO
Measure B
San Jose Mayoral Election Additional Term and Shift
SVPAF is against the idea of increasing the number of terms for the next Mayor of San Jose to a possible 10 years in office. Vote No.
NO
Measure E
Milpitas Unified School District $84 Parcel Tax Renewal
School bonds should be for emergency use or for one-time-major projects only. They should not be renewed and are not fiscally responsible or sustainable sources of income for everyday education expenses. This tax was set to expire and it should. The School District has not done their job to prepare and budget appropriately since all previous bonds were approved and has instead opted to pass the buck to their successors while increasing debt and taking away money from our children’s education. Vote No.
NO
Measure H
Mount Pleasant Elementary School District $95 Parcel Tax Renewal
School bonds should be for emergency use or for one-time-major projects only. They should not be renewed and are not fiscally responsible or sustainable sources of income for everyday education expenses. This tax was set to expire and it should. The School District has not done their job to prepare and budget appropriately since all previous bonds were approved and has instead opted to pass the buck to their successors while increasing debt and taking away money from our children’s education. Vote No.
NO
Measure I
Alum Rock Union Elementary School District Parcel Tax Renewal
School bonds should be for emergency use or for one-time-major projects only. They should not be renewed and are not fiscally responsible or sustainable sources of income for everyday education expenses. This tax was set to expire and it should. The School District has not done their job to prepare and budget appropriately since all previous bonds were approved and has instead opted to pass the buck to their successors while increasing debt and taking away money from our children’s education. Vote No.
Please click above or call the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters below for assistance with registering to vote!
Last day to register is May 22, 2022!
Chinese: (408) 282-3086
Spanish: (408) 282-3095
Tagalog: (408) 535-3916
Vietnamese: (408) 282-3097
Korean: (408) 282-3250
Khmer: (408) 282-3299
Hindi: (408) 282-3227
Japanese: (408) 282-3235
Or call: (408) 299-VOTE [8683] or,
toll free: (866) 430-VOTE [8683]