By Vanguard Staff
DAVIS, Calif. — The Yolo County Pride Democratic Club announced its endorsement of Eric Jones for Congress in California’s 4th Congressional District, citing his alignment with the club’s values of LGBTQ+ equality, social justice and progressive policy priorities.
The endorsement was part of the club’s slate of June 2026 endorsements, which also included Martha Guerrero for Congress in the 6th District, Ryan Davis for Yolo County Superior Court judge, Lucas Frerichs for Yolo County Supervisor in District 2 and Xochitl Rodriguez Murillo for Yolo County Supervisor in District 3. The club did not issue endorsements for California governor, lieutenant governor or superintendent of public instruction.
According to the club, its endorsements reflect the priorities of its eligible voting membership and its mission to support candidates who demonstrate leadership and a record of advocating for LGBTQ+ equality and broader social justice goals.
Jones’ campaign has focused on protecting fundamental rights, expanding access to health care, addressing housing affordability and confronting corporate influence in politics. Supporters say the endorsement signals growing grassroots support for the campaign within Yolo County’s progressive community.
“The Yolo County Pride Democratic Club is proud to endorse Eric Jones For Congress,” said club President Sandre Henriquez Nelson. “Eric and the other endorsed candidates selected by our eligible voting membership reflect the values of the Club and we look forward to putting in the work towards victory in June.”
Jones said the endorsement from the LGBTQ+ Democratic organization was meaningful to his campaign and emphasized the importance of representation and advocacy.
“Receiving the endorsement of the Yolo Pride Democratic Club is a tremendous honor,” Jones said. “I am inspired by the Club’s work to uplift LGBTQ+ voices and ensure our communities are heard. Together, we will work to create a Congress that is accountable, inclusive, and responsive to the people it serves.”
California’s 4th Congressional District spans a large and diverse region of Northern California, stretching from Napa and Sonoma counties through parts of Lake, Yuba, Sutter, Yolo and Solano counties and into Placer and Sacramento counties. The district includes communities such as Napa, Davis, Woodland, Petaluma, Lincoln and Marysville.
The Yolo County Pride Democratic Club is a local Democratic organization focused on advancing LGBTQ+ rights and supporting candidates who advocate for equality and progressive policies at the local, state and federal levels.
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“Jones’ campaign has focused on protecting fundamental rights, expanding access to health care, addressing housing affordability and confronting corporate influence in politics. ”
Eric Jones is corporate influence in politics.
Is this a real endorsement? What were the vote totals? I went to the Yolo County Democratic Pride Club website. There was nobody listed as being on a board of directors or other disclosure of its leadership. There was a photo with Dillian Horton in it. Dillian is on the Jones’ campaign payroll. I also recognized Gloria Partida in the photo she has endorsed Mike Thompson as has the entire Davis City Council.
I also found a video of Jones that has been criticized for showing him with people who have not endorsed him including Dolores Huerta, Michael Tubbs and Rep. Lateefah Simon.
I could not find a list of endorsers for Eric Jones.Here is a list of Mike Thompson endorsers:
https://www.mikethompsonforcongress.com/endorsements
It was sent in a press release and posted on their Facebook page
Eric Jones doesn’t take Corporate Pac Money but his FEC disclosure reads like a list of Tech Bro oligarchs. I randomly looked up one of his donors who has given $4000 to his campaign. The donor works for Newlands an investment firm described by Forbes Australia as “A secretive $10 Billion firm backed by What’s App Billionaire.”
From the article: “A November filing by Newlands reported its public portfolio as holding $9.4 billion in assets to close the third quarter, flat from the previous quarter. The fund’s biggest positions: nearly $3 billion in shares of Meta, Koum’s former employer; a nearly $1 billion stake in Elon Musk’s Tesla; $800 million-plus positions in Alphabet and Amazon, and a $500 million-plus position in DoorDash. Newlands also holds $100 million-plus positions in Zoom, Shopify, Microsoft, Workday, Bill.com, JD.com, Netflix, Robinhood, Snowflake, DocuSign and Salesforce. Smaller positions include Alibaba, Datadog, Gitlab, PayPal, Coinbase, Moderna and Sprinklr.”
Who needs Corporate Pac Money when you can go directly to fellow oligarchs for funding.
Here is a link to the Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/a-secretive-10-billion-firm-backed-by-whatsapp-billionaire-is-quietly-building-a-startup-portfolio/