Democratic Party Endorsement

[ Excerpt of a Letter to the Editor of the SBN-P from the Democratic Central Committee, 5/27/2006 ]


... California Elections Code defines nonpartisan offices simply as those elected without primaries or party nominations. That does not, and should not, preclude political parties from being involved in communicating to voters about nonpartisan elections. Party affiliation is a valuable tool for understanding voters' interests and candidates' priorities. In our county, and in four of the five supervisorial districts, more voters register as Democrats than with any other party. They do so because they share Democratic values and want those values promoted at every level of elected office. The Santa Barbara County Democratic Party believes that the county's registered Democrats and independent voters who share their values, deserve to hear our endorsements for every elected office.

We are proud to endorse Yvette Andrade for 5th District supervisor, Das Williams for 2nd District supervisor and Kevin Ready for Superior Court judge. These candidates' approaches to honest government, protection of all citizens' quality of life, and respect for our environmental resources were most consistent with the values of the tens of thousands of registered Democrats in each district...

Vernon Schabert

Chair, Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara News-Press