Election 2022: The Fresno Bee Editorial Board’s complete list of endorsements
Here are The Fresno Bee Editorial Board’s endorsements for the November general election.
Like editorials, recommendations represent the collective opinion of the Editorial Board.
The Bee’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. Other members are Bee Editor Joe Kieta; Juan Esparza Loera, editor of Vida en el Valle, a bilingual sister publication to The Bee; and Maria Ortiz Briones, staff writer for Vida.
Federal offices
U.S. Senate, California
The Bee’s choice: Alex Padilla
U.S. representative, California District 21
The Bee’s choice: Jim Costa
U.S. representative, California District 22
The Bee’s choice: Rudy Salas
U.S. representative, California District 20
The Bee’s choice: Marisa Wood
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 12
The Bee’s choice: No recommendation
State Senate, District 14
The Bee’s choice: Anna Caballero
State Assembly, District 31
The Bee’s choice: Joaquin Arambula
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
Municipal race
Clovis City Council
The Bee’s choice: Joshua Phanco, Des Haus, Matt Basgall
School boards
Fresno Unified
The Bee’s choice: Keshia Thomas, Genoveva Islas, Valerie Davis, Susan Wittrup
Clovis Unified
The Bee’s choice: Samantha Bauer, Deena Combs-Flores
Local measures
Measure C, Fresno County road repair tax extension
The Bee’s choice: No
Measure E: Fresno State facilities and academic programs tax
The Bee’s choice: Yes
BEHIND THE STORY
MOREHow The Bee makes an election recommendation
The Fresno Bee’s Editorial Board interviews candidates for elected office, then discusses the merits of each before making a decision on whom to recommend.
The Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera, opinion writer Tad Weber and McClatchy Central Valley Editor Don Blount.
Read more by clicking the arrow in the upper right.
Why are recommendations unsigned?
Recommendations reflect the collective views of The Bee’s editorial board — not just the opinion of one writer. Board members all discuss and contribute ideas to each recommendation editorial.
The decisions have no connection to the news coverage of political races and are wholly separate from journalists who cover those races.
The Bee offers its recommendations as useful information for voters to consider.
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This story was originally published October 27, 2022 at 5:30 AM.