Lamorinda Democratic Club 2026 Candidate Endorsements

Congratulations to the following 2026 candidates who received Lamorinda Democratic Club endorsements.

(Listed alphabetically)

Sarah Butler
Contra Costa County Board of Education Area 2 Board Member

Edda Collins Coleman
Orinda School District, Board Member

John Donnelly
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District Division 3

Kerry Hillis
Town of Moraga, Council Member

Nithin Iyengar
Acalanes Union High School District 1

Cherise Marie Khaund
City of Walnut Creek Council Member

Latika Malkani
City of Orinda Council Member

Brendan Moran
City of Walnut Creek Council Member

Laura Nakamura
City of Concord, Council District 5

Linda Stevens
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District Division 4

 

Lamorinda Democratic Club 2026 Local Measure Endorsements

Measure W
Measure W is a parcel tax measure on the November 3rd 2026 ballot seeking voter authorization for locally-controlled funding to protect the quality of AUHSD’s high performing local high schools. https://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/about-auhsd/measure-w

Regional Transit Measure (RTM)
Provides roughly $1B a year in new funding for transit throughout the Bay Area via a 1% sales tax in San Francisco and 0.5% cent sales tax in all other counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara) https://www.regionaltransitmeasure.com/

 

The Lamorinda Democratic Club made no recommendations or endorsement on 2026 California state propositions or judicial races.

 

Below are links to organizations that may provide information on propositions or judicial races.

League of Women Voters

https://cavotes.org/ballot-measures/

Cal Matters

https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2026/propositions/

Ballotpedia

https://ballotpedia.org/California_judicial_elections

Democrats of Rossmoor

https://democratsofrossmoor.org/endorsements/