What is an Endorsed Candidate?

Endorsed candidates are those that the San Benito County is recommending that you vote for. To be endorsed by the San Benito County Republican Party, candidates generally should:
  • Have domain knowledge about the office in which the candidate is running for. For board seats (county supervisor, city counsel, school trustee and similar), they should have been attending meetings of the body they are running for. Candidates should not be talking about topics that their particular office has no authority over.
  • Know their constituencies, know how their offices affect them, and have and use statisitics that are relevant to their campaigns.
  • Be organized in their campaign. They must be knowledgable about the requirements to run, statutory deadlines, signature requirements, and any other obligations to meet.
  • Have a website, Facebook page, and have literature
  • Use facts when giving progress about their campaign.
  • Certain candidates are subject to California Republican Party rules, found below.
California Republican Rules About Endorsement Process Where there is more than one Republican candidate for nomination or election in a special or top-two primary election, no Republican County Central Committee, for the purpose of seeking a Committee endorsement, shall endorse, support or oppose any candidate for nomination or election at a special or top-two primary election or in a recall or recall replacement election, except in the following manner amd circumstances:
  • Written/electronic notice of the proposed action is given at least 5 days in advance of the Central Committee meeting to all persons entitled to vote.
  • A hearing is held and the cadidates affected are allowed to appear.
  • A candidate receives 2/3 majority of bote of the voting members present and voting.
  • The Central Committee shall notify the Californa Republican Party of the endorsement.
  • So long as a Central Committee complies with all requirements of this section, a Central Committee may endorse candidates using consent or automatic endorsement as long as the process allows any member of the Central COmmittee to place the endorsement for a vote.