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A quick rundown on who’s running in Northern California for the Statewide Elections.
IT is only a few days before the California Statewide Elections, slated on Tuesday, November 2. Being one of the largest minority groups in California, we have yet to see more involvement of Filipinos in public office.
Here in Northern California, we made a quick list of Filipinos/Fil-Ams (and anyone who is of Filipino lineage) who decided to stand up and run for public office – in the State Assembly, their respective districts, cities and or/towns.
It is our hope that the Filipinos (who are eligible to vote) will not only go out and exercise their rights to choose the right person to lead their areas, but be able to support these candidates should they see that they are fit for the position.
**Editor’s note: This is a short list based on our research, information given to us by readers and candidates who contacted our office. We apologize if we have missed out on others, that is why we suggest our readers to check out www.smartvoter.org for a complete list of candidates in their area.
 | Jerico Abanico |
 | Roberto Bernardo |
 | Rob Bonta Candidate, Councilmember, City of Alameda Rob Bonta grew up in a home where the values of public service, activism and the common good were instilled at an early age. This commitment to public service led him to serve in various capacities in Alameda, including as Director of the Alameda Hospital Board, chair (current) of the Economic Development Commission and president of the Social Service Human Relations Board. Currently employed as a Deputy City Attorney in San Francisco, Rob’s priorities, if elected, include promoting sound economic development, preserving public safety, exercising fiscal responsibility, building a partnership with schools, and protecting services for the community’s most vulnerable. Bonta and his family came to Alameda because they valued the extraordinary quality of life that Alamedans enjoy, and love the great parks, safe streets, the mom & pop shops that fill Alameda’s unique business districts, parks and open space, and the diversity in the community. (For more on Rob Bonta, visit www.robbonta.com.) |
 | Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye Chief Justice, California Supreme Court Nominated by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, the Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye will have to be confirmed by voters for a 12-year term in the November 2 general statewide elections. She is currently an appellate justice, serving on the Judicial Council that oversees rules and procedures for the California courts, and leads some of its committees. On the Council, she is vice chair of the Rules and Projects Committee, chair of the Advisory Committee on Financial Accountability and Efficiency for the Judicial Branch, co-chair of the Judicial Recruitment and Retention Working Group, and a member of the California Commission on Impartial Courts. Since 2007, she has served as a Special Master, selected by the Supreme Court to hear disciplinary proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Performance. Tani Cantil-Sakauye has 20 years experience as a judge – 6 years in the Court of Appeals, 7 years at the Sacramento Superior Court and 6 years in the Municipal Court. Prior to this, she was a prosecutor and a lawyer for then Gov. George Deukmejian. The Hon. Cantil-Sakauye attended C.K. McClatchy High School and earned her Associate’s degree from Sacramento City College in 1978. She received her bachelor’s degree from UC-Davis in 1980, and received her Juris Doctor from the UC-Davis Martin Luther King Jr. School of Law in 1984. Judge Cantil-Sakauye has received many honors, including the 2005 President’s Award from the Sacramento Asian Bar Association, the 2003 Trailblazer’s Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and honors from the Sacramento Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. (For more on the Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye, visit http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/3rdDistrict/justices/sakauye.htm.) |
 | Linda Canlas Candidate, Member, New Haven Unified School Board District A veteran educator whose career includes being a teacher for 19 years, a principal or vice principal for 10 years, Linda Canlas is a Union City resident since 1983. An active parent and community volunteer, Canlas believes that good schools define good communities. Canlas served on the NHUSD Strategic Planning Team, and co-chaired the School Site Councils at Alvarado Middle School, Delaine Eastin Elementary School and Cabello Elementary School. She was also a parent booster and head chaperon for the James Logan High School Band, and a volunteer for the JLHS Drama Department. If elected, Canlas said she will make student achievement, fiscal discipline and accountability, and student safety. |
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