As the current mayoral term comes to an end, several candidates have announced their candidacy and have begun campaigning for the 2020 San Diego Mayoral Election.

   According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the majority of currently confirmed mayoral candidates are Democrats. So far, Councilwoman Barbara Bry, Assemblyman Todd Gloria, Community Activist Tasha Williamson, and Councilman Scott Sherman have officially announced their candidacies. As of each these candidates engage in the race, “They would replace Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, who is termed out in 2020,” reported 10News (10news.com).

   According to her website, Bry’s background consists of her career in journalism, entrepreneurship, and serving in committees such as The Budget and Government Efficiency Committee, The San Diego Jewish Community Foundation, and The Board of Planned Parenthood in the southwest. Some of her campaign priorities include homelessness, the economy, climate change, and protecting Balboa Park (barbarabry.com).

   According to his website, Gloria has held positions such as the District Director to Congresswoman Susan Davis, Council President of the San Diego City Council, and Interim Mayor. He has also “…served in leadership positions in the LGBTQ community, including a term as Chair of the San Diego LGBT Community Center” (toddgloria.com).                   

 Gloria’s campaign is centered around issues such as housing, public transport, and climate change,according to the San Diego Union Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com).

   According to Voice of San Diego, Williamson “…has a lower profile than her fellow Democrats vying for the seat” (voiceofsandiego.org). 

   Williamson is best known for her “…work with the San Diego Compassion Project or other community efforts to support San Diegans who need help fighting for their rights, justice or resources” (sandiegouniontribune.com). 

   Along with affordable housing, Williamson identified “…homelessness, police brutality, and gun violence” as key issues in her campaign (sandiegouniontribune.com).

   Trailing behind on funds as of earlier this year, “Williamson raised 675 dollars, of which 125 dollars came from herself. Her opponents, Councilwoman Barbara Bry and Assemblyman Todd Gloria, have raised 787 and 972 times that much respectively,” reported the Voice of San Diego (voiceofsandiego.org).

   Not much is known about Sherman’s potential platform but, according to the business strategy publication, Workforce, Sherman “… is a member of the San Diego City Council, representing District 7. He is also a member of SDWP’s Policy Board” (workforce.org). “Sherman says he will bring a conservative voice to the mayor’s race and offer different kinds of solutions to the city’s homelessness and housing crises than the leading Democratic candidates” (kusi.com).

   So far, Gloria is in the lead with a 31 percent support rate. Bry and Williamson are trailing behind, receiving 15 percent and 8 percent respectively. Forty six percent are still undecided (sandiegouniontribune.com). Sherman’s support rate is unknown, but he remains to be the sole candidate for Conservatives in this particular election.