The following recommendations were made by the Marin Independent Journal's Editorial Board. The IJ's public member does not vote on political endorsements. Click each header to read the IJ's detailed recommendations. * = incumbent.


Barack Obama, Democrat *


Dianne Feinstein, Democrat *


House of Representatives

Jared Huffman, Democrat


Michael Allen, Democrat

Marin Healthcare District

Harris "Hank" Simmonds *

Ann Sparkman


Sausalito City Council

Vicky Nichols

Linda Pfeifer *

Ray Withy

Sausalito Marin City School board

Caroline Van Alst

Bill Ziegler *


Measure A: Yes

Sales tax increase for county open space, agricultural land protection

Measure B: Yes

Parcel tax for Mill Valley School District

Measure C: Yes

Parcel tax for Shoreline School District in West Marin

Measure D: Yes

Ross public safety tax


Proposition 30: Yes

Quarter-cent state sales tax increase to protect public schools and universities from deep budget cuts

Proposition 31: Yes

Moves state budget to a two-year cycle and includes other budget reforms.

Proposition 32: No

Prohibits unions and corporations from requiring workers to have money deducted from paychecks for political purposes

Proposition 33: No

Insurance reform

Proposition 34: Yes

Replace state's death penalty with life in prison without possibility of parole

Proposition 35: Yes

Toughens state laws on human trafficking

Proposition 36: Yes

Changes to "Three Strikes" law

Proposition 37: Yes

Food labels would have to disclose if any ingredients were genetically engineered

Proposition 38: No

Raises state income tax for money for child care and public schools

Proposition 39: Yes

Closes tax loophole for out-of-state businesses

Proposition 40: Yes

Upholds citizen led-redistricting of state Senate districts