Election 2022: The Sun-Star Editorial Board’s complete list of endorsements

Here are endorsements of the Merced Sun-Star Editorial Board and McClatchy California opinion editors for the Nov. 8 general election.

Recommendations represent the collective opinion of the Editorial Board. The Sun-Star’s opinion section operates independently from the news section. Reporters do not participate in Editorial Board deliberations or weigh in on its decisions.

The board is led by Opinion Editor Tad Weber. The other member is Sun-Star Editor Joe Kieta.

Endorsements in federal and California races are from The Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee and Modesto Bee. Merced City Council endorsements are from the Sun-Star.

Federal offices

U.S. Senate, California

The Bee’s choice: Alex Padilla

U.S. representative, California District 13

The Bee’s choice: Adam Gray

California executives

Governor

The Bee’s choice: Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor

The Bee’s choice: Eleni Kounalakis

Attorney General

The Bee’s choice: Rob Bonta

Secretary of State

The Bee’s choice: Shirley Weber

Controller

The Bee’s choice: Lanhee Chen

Insurance Commissioner

The Bee’s choice: No recommendation

Treasurer

The Bee’s choice: Fiona Ma

Superintendent of Public Instruction

The Bee’s choice: Tony Thurmond

State Board of Equalization, District 1

The Bee’s choice: Jose Altamirano

Proposition 1, reproductive rights protections

The Bee’s choice: Yes

Proposition 26, sports gambling on tribal lands

The Bee’s choice: No

Proposition 27, sports gambling online

The Bee’s choice: No

Proposition 28, arts education funding

The Bee’s choice: Yes

Proposition 29, dialysis treatment regulation

The Bee’s choice: No

Proposition 30, tax for electric vehicles, fire prevention

The Bee’s choice: No

Proposition 31, flavored tobacco ban

The Bee’s choice: Yes

California Legislature

State Senate, District 4

The Bee’s choice: Tim Robertson

State Senate, District 14

The Bee’s choice: Anna Caballero

State Assembly, District 27

The Bee’s choice: Esmeralda Soria

California courts

Fifth District Court of Appeal

The Bee’s choice: Yes on Brad R. Hill, Jennifer Detjen, Bert Levy

Merced City Council

District 2

Sun-Star’s choice: Fernando Echevarria

District 4

Sun-Star’s choice: Shane Smith

District 6

Sun-Star’s choice: Fue Xiong

This story was originally published October 28, 2022 at 5:30 AM.