Editorial, SIERRA STAR
Madera County District 5 Supervisor: Tom Wheeler
Madera County District 1 Supervisor: Frank Bigelow
Madera County Sheriff-Coroner: John Anderson
Madera County Assessor: Tom Kidwell
Madera County Clerk Recorder: Rebecca “Becky” Martinez
Madera County Superintendent of Schools: Cecilia Massetti
Madera County Superior Court Judge: D. Lynn Jones
Uncontested County Races
Madera County Auditor-Controller: Janet Spillane Kroeger
Madera County District Attorney: Michael R. Keitz
Madera County Tax Collector – Treasurer: Tracy Desmond
U.S. Congress
U.S. Senator
Republican Primary: Carly Fiorina
Democratic Primary: Barbara Boxer
Republican Primary
United States Congress, 19th District: Jim Patterson
State Senator, 14th District: Tom Berryhill
State Assembly, 25th District: Janice Keating
Democratic Primary
United States Congress, 19th District: Les Marsden
After further consideration, the Star has withdrawn it’s endorsement of Lorraine Goodwin and is endorsing Marsden.
State Senator, 14th District: Larry Johnson (unopposed)
State Assembly, 25th District: No candidate
Proposition 13 — Seismic retrofitting. Limits on property tax assessment.
Yes
Proposition 14 — Increases right to participate in primary elections.
Yes
Proposition 15 — California Fair Elections Act. Repeals ban on public funding of political campaigns.
Yes
Proposition 16 — Requires two-thirds voter approval before local governments can provide public electricity service to customers in their area.
No
Proposition 17 — Allows auto insurance companies, in part, to base prices on driver’s history of auto insurance.
No
Editor’s Note: The above endorsements were made by Sierra Star staff and a Sierra Star Editorial Board.
