Our endorsement process is currently closed.
About Candidate Endorsements:
Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte endorses candidates and works to elect lawmakers who will support comprehensive sexual health education, reproductive health, and rights. PPAMM is a non‐partisan organization that endorses and partners with candidates and elected officials who support a full range of reproductive care regardless of political party or affiliation.
Endorsement Process
For candidates running in the special elections listed above, you may complete the following online questionnaire for California.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte and its advocacy arm, PPAMM, are the largest Planned Parenthood affiliate and affiliate advocacy organization in the country. With 42 counties in total, PPAMM prioritizes local candidate endorsements in races with jurisdiction over PPMM health centers and services.
Want to know if your race is eligible for endorsement? For local government, PPAMM endorses in school board, city council, county commission or supervisorial district, district attorney, sheriff and county judicial races. You can view the service area map here to confirm if your race is eligible.
Election candidates will be interviewed as needed. Endorsements will be made available via our social media platforms and on our website. PPAMM will consider candidates for early endorsement on a case-by-case basis. If you would like to be considered for early endorsement, please email PPAMM staff or [email protected].
Committee Review: Candidate questionnaires are reviewed and scored by PPAMM staff and Board of Directors. Only candidates with a 100% score on the questionnaire will be considered for endorsement. While a 100% score is required for consideration, the Board will also consider candidate viability and public positions on issues important to reproductive health care like advancing racial equity and social justice.
Additionally, PPAMM often calls on elected officials to support policies that effects health center operations and patients’ lives. While we do not automatically endorse incumbents, their history of standing with PPMM and in support of Planned Parenthood’s mission will be considered in the endorsement process.
In‐person/Zoom Interviews: Candidate interviews are not required for all races and are considered on a case-by-case basis as determined by staff and Board Directors.
Board Review: PPAMM Board Directors will review staff recommendations and vote for final endorsement. All endorsements and candidate questionnaire scores will be made public and available online via our social media platforms and on our website.
PPAMM endorsements and 100% ratings are issued for the current election cycle only and are revocable at any time. Previously endorsed or recognized candidates must apply for endorsement or recognition each time they run. Candidates are encouraged to contact PPAMM staff at [email protected].
100% Rating
If you do not receive the endorsement, but score 100% on your questionnaire, you will be permitted to use your score in your campaign materials; however, only endorsed candidates are approved to use the PPAMM logo in their collateral. Guidelines on how to use your 100% rating will be provided to you via email. Like the endorsement, the 100% ratings are issued for the current election cycle only and are revocable at any time.
A note for candidates for federal office:
Candidates for federal office will receive endorsements from the national action fund, Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF). However, Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte can make endorsement recommendations to Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Please reach out to [email protected] for any questions or to schedule a meeting.
Candidate endorsement process for federal races:
Prior to endorsement, all candidates must be interviewed by national Action Fund staff. Only candidates who score 100% on the Federal Candidate Questionnaire ‐‐ or incumbents who score 100% on the Congressional Candidate Scorecard ‐‐ are eligible for endorsement.