November 5, 2024 General Election Endorsements

Note that endorsement of these candidates by DSD are made by the members only. Any endorsements made by DSD are solely the Club’s and are not to be confused with endorsements made by the Riverside County Democratic Party (RCDP) or the California Democratic Party (CDP) which may be different.

Download a complete list of DSD endorsements and proposition recommendations.

At the August 15, 2023 meeting, DSD Members voted unanimously to accept the PAC recommendation for early endorsement of four candidates in the March 2024 Primary election (Holstege, Marshall, Middleton and Rollins). At the September 19, 2023, meeting members also voted unanimously to endorse Representative Raul Ruiz M.D for a 7th term in office.

At the January 15, 2024 meeting, DSD Members voted unanimously to accept the PAC recommendation for endorsement of Elizabeth Tucker for Riverside Court Officer #4 (Riverside Superior Court). At the June 18, 2024 meeting a majority of members present voted in favor of an endorsement for Joey Acuña for the 36th California Assembly District.

At the August 2024 meeting of DSD the following candidates were endorsed for local offices:

• Coachella Mayor - Frank Figueroa ∎

• Coachella City Council - Yadira Perez ∎ and Denise Delgado ∎

• Palm Desert City Council District 1 - Karina Quintanilla

• Palm Desert City Council District 2 - Greg Akkerman

• Palm Springs City Council District 5 - David Ready

• Rancho Mirage City Council - Gregory Goodman and Michael O'Keefe

• Desert Healthcare District Zone 1 - Greg Rodriguez

Notes:

• For Palm Desert City Council District 3, neither candidate Stephen Nelson nor Anyse Smith received the 60% of the votes necessary for endorsement.

• For Palm Springs City Council District 4, none of the candidates - Naomi Soto, Joe Jackson, Anna Nevenich, or David Rios received the 60% of the votes necessary for endorsement.

At the September 2024 meeting of DSD the following candidates were endorsed for local Board positions:

• Desert Healthcare District Zone 5 - Carlos Garcia

• Desert Recreation District Zone 3 - Luis Espinoza ∎

• Desert Community College District, TA 2 - Maryjane Sanchez ∎

• Desert Community College District TA 3 - Ron Oden ∎

• Coachella Valley USD, TA1 - Trinidad Arrendondo ∎

• Coachella Valley USD, TA4 - Jocelyn Vargas

∎ A different candidate was endorsed by the RCDP and the CDP for this position. See all of the RCDP-endorsed candidates here.

Congratulations to all our endorsees, and thank you to all candidates for stepping up and running!

Candidates seeking endorsement were asked to download the currently used Candidate Questionnaire (which may change with each election cycle as the situation warrants) and return it, by August 12, by email. Candidates were interviewed by the DSD PAC and then recommendations were given to the general membership which made the final decision on endorsement. Endorsement is only available to candidates who are registered Democrats.