Chamber Voter Guide
Every election year, the Santa Rosa Chamber Business and Community Political Action Committee (Chamber PAC) endorses candidates and the Metro Chamber’s Advocacy Council provides recommendations on statewide and local ballot measures that are critical to Santa Rosa’s and Sonoma County’s future.
The Chamber PAC is a voluntary non-partisan political action committee, separate from the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber, that works to identify and support candidates running for local and regional elective office who support the small business community in our region. The endorsement process includes a review of candidate statements/materials and candidate interviews.
Santa Rosa City Council
District 4, Terry Sanders
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
District 2, Sylvia Lemus
District 4, Tom Schwedhelm
California State Assembly
District 12, Eric Lucan
California State Senate
District 2, Damon Connolly
U.S. House of Representatives
CA District 1, Mike McGuire
CA District 4, Mike Thompson
Local Measures
- Yes on Measure AB - Sonoma County Junior College District Bond
State Measures
- Yes on Proposition 1 – Authorizes Bonds for Housing Affordability Programs (Legislative Statute)
- Yes on Proposition 37 – Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes (Initiative Statute)
- Yes on Proposition 41 – Prohibits New State Taxes That Exclude Revenues from State Spending Limit; Requires Audits for New State Special Taxes (Initiative Constitutional Amendment)
- Yes on Proposition 42 – Prohibits New State Personal Property Taxes and Certain Retroactive State Taxes (Initiative Constitutional Amendment)
- Yes on Proposition 45 – Modifies Environmental Review for Certain Projects (Initiative Statute)
- No on Proposition 40 – Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers (Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute)
- No on State Proposition 44 – Requires Community Health Clinics to Spend 90% of Revenue on Program Services (Initiative Statute)
