The UDW Principal Officers and District Board Elections have been rescheduled to ensure we are in compliance with both the UDW Constitution and the AFSCME election rules. Ballots will now go out to you on April 28, 2025, and the vote count will take place at our San Diego office on May 29, 2025. Newly elected officers will be sworn in on June 1, 2025, and will serve a term of 3 years. 

We have extended the deadline for requesting a paper ballot. If you wish to request a paper ballot mailed to you, please contact: udw@electionbuddy.com by April 16, 2025.  

Any member in good standing may protest the conduct of the election for valid cause. All election protests should be filed with the Election Committee no later than 9:00 a.m. Sunday June 8th, 2025, in writing and mailed directly to: Election Committee at 4855 Seminole Ave, San Diego, CA 92115, faxed to 1-619-550-3105 or emailed to ElectionCommittee2025@udw.org. The decisions of the Election Committee concerning all eligibility challenges are final.  

If no candidate for these positions receives a majority, there will be a run-off election for that office. Ballots for the run-off will be emailed or mailed on June 13th, 2025, and tallied on July 14, 2025.

Office Name County Slate Name    
Statewide President Astrid Zuniga* Stanislaus Home Care Workers United    
Statewide President Jose Somoza* Imperial      
Statewide President Gisela Moreno Imperial      
Statewide Secretary Treasurer Truong Nguyen* San Diego      
Statewide Secretary Treasurer William Reed* Placer Home Care Workers United    
Statewide Vice President Rosa Beltran* Riverside Home Care Workers United    
Statewide Vice President Miren Algorri* San Diego      
         
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
1   District Area Representative Sheila Bogstad* San Diego  
1   District Area Representative Rosa Jasso Quinonez* San Diego Home Care Workers United
1   District Area Representative Fernando Vazquez* San Diego Home Care Workers United
1   District Chair Sabrina Bishop* San Diego Home Care Workers United
1   District Recording Secretary David Haskins* San Diego Home Care Workers United
1   District Vice Chair Maria Garza* San Diego Home Care Workers United
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
2   District Area Representative Jose Diaz* Orange Voice of Homecare Providers
2   District Area Representative Catherine Louie* Orange Voice of Homecare Providers
2   District Area Representative Dawn Mayari* Orange  
2   District Area Representative Toni Taloa* Orange Home Care Workers United
2   District Chair Kim Anh Le* Orange  
2   District Chair Jorge Neyra* Orange  
2   District Chair Angie Nguyen* Orange Home Care Workers United
2   District Recording Secretary Guadalupe Golden* Orange Voice of Homecare Providers
2   District Recording Secretary Van Tran* Orange Home Care Workers United
2   District Vice Chair Tania Ferrucci* Orange Voice of Homecare Providers
2   District Vice Chair Gloria Orduna* Orange Home Care Workers United
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
3   District Area Representative Arnold Lopez* Riverside  
3   District Area Representative Marino Montenegro Jr* Riverside Home Care Workers United
3   District Area Representative Violeta Wong* Riverside Home Care Workers United
3   District Chair Desmond Prescott* Riverside Home Care Workers United
3   District Recording Secretary Jasmin Dotson* Riverside  
3   District Vice Chair Kathleen Crick* Riverside  
3   District Vice Chair Andrea Dudley* Riverside Home Care Workers United
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
4 1 District Area Representative Elidia Garcia* Merced Home Care Workers United
4 2 District Area Representative Jennifer Parsons* Stanislaus Home Care Workers United
4   District Recording Secretary Pakamon Sopajaree* Merced Home Care Workers United
4   District Vice Chair David Rodriguez* Madera Home Care Workers United
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
5 1 District Area Representative Vera Gooden* Kern  
5 1 District Area Representative Sydney O’Connor* Kern Home Care Workers United
5 1 District Area Representative Catlin Payne* Kern  
5 2 District Area Representative Norma Alonso* Santa Barbara Home Care Workers United
5   District Chair Sarah Ilenstine* Santa Barbara Home Care Workers United
5   District Recording Secretary Dian Nicholson* San Luis Obispo Home Care Workers United
5   District Vice Chair Precious Henley* Kern Home Care Workers United
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
6 1 District Area Representative Hanadi Al Nuaimi* Placer Home Care Workers United
6 2 District Area Representative Adrian Hardy* Plumas  
6 2 District Area Representative Noemi Rodriguez* Butte Home Care Workers United
6   District Chair Martha Ruiz* Sutter Home Care Workers United
6   District Chair Belinda Wells* El Dorado  
6   District Recording Secretary Helene Ginter* Butte  
6   District Vice Chair Marisol Mendoza* Placer Home Care Workers United
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
7   District Area Representative Maria Alvarez* Imperial Home Care Workers United
7   District Vice Chair Maria Godinez* Imperial Home Care Workers United
7   District Area Representative Artemisa Perez* Imperial Home Care Workers United
7   District Chair Maria Serrano* Imperial Home Care Workers United
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
8C 2 District Area Representative Alicia Acosta* Ventura  
8C   District Chair Horace Turner* Stanislaus  
8C   District Chair Maria Millings* Ventura  
8C   District Recording Secretary Elsa Serrano* Ventura  
8C   District Vice Chair Alma Magana* Ventura  
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
8N 2 District Area Representative Maria Bejar* Sacramento  
8N 2 District Area Representative Vivian Kuykendall* Sacramento  
8N 1 District Area Representative Donise Keller* Contra Costa  
8N   District Vice Chair Tanika Banahene* Sacramento  
8N   District Chair Charlotte Neal* Sacramento  
8N   District Recording Secretary Rachel Bymun* Contra Costa  
           
District Area Office Name County Slate Name
8S 1 District Area Representative Gabriela Guerrero* Imperial  
8S 1 District Area Representative Audrey Mcbath* San Diego  
8S   District Chair Yessika Magdaleno* Orange  
8S   District Vice Chair Guillermina Garduño* Imperial  
8S   District Vice Chair Alisha Lloyd* Riverside  

* Indicates presumed eligible. Eligility window ends 2/28/2025.

This nominations list is not final and is pending any declinations and challenges.

The list was updated on April 15, 2025.

Nomination forms must have been received no later than 9 AM on Thursday January 23, 2025.

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