Joe Sangirardi

Joe Sangirardi ran for election to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors to represent District 9 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Sangirardi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2024

See also: City elections in San Francisco, California (2024)

General election

General election for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors District 9

Edward Wright defeated Joe Sangirardi and Michael Petrelis in the general election for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward Wright (Nonpartisan)	63.1	86,966
		Joe Sangirardi (Nonpartisan)	36.9	50,905
		Michael Petrelis (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	16

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 137,887
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Joe Sangirardi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sangirardi's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an experienced and proven advocate, organizer, and consensus builder and I am prepared and excited to bring my transit and housing policy experience to the BART Board of directors. I’m running for BART to build a better future for San Francisco and the Bay Area. In the immediate term, that means fighting to save the agency from its impending fiscal cliff in 2026. I plan to to earn back the trust of voters by making BART safer, cleaner, more reliable, and making BART resilient with new revenue streams.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• BART is essential to our city's economic recovery, fight against climate change, and the mobility of working class people across the Bay Area
• I'm fighting to make BART be clean, safe, and reliable.
• We have the get the basics right to earn back riders and rebuild trust in BART.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Housing, Transit, Climate Change, LGBTQ+ Rights

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was delivery my neighborhood's monthly newsletter in middle school. I used the money I earned - $100/month - to help pay for my trip to be an exchange student to China in 8th grade.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Senator Scott Wiener

BART Board President Bevan Dufty
SF Mayor London Breed
Assemblymember Matt Haney
BART Director Rebecca Saltzman
State Controller Malia Cohen
Treasurer Fiona Ma
Congressmember Robert Garcia
Congressmember Kevin Mullin
SF Supervisor Rafael Mandelman
SF Supervisor Matt Dorsey
SF Supervisor Joel Engardio
SF Supervisor Catherine Stefani
UFCW Local 648
Teamsters Local 350
Teamsters 665
SF YIMBY
SF Democratic Party (SF DCCC)
SF Building & Construction Trades Council
SF Bike Coalition
SEIU 1021
AFT 2121
Operating Engineers Local 3
NorCal Carpenters Union
LiUNA/Laborers 2
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
Equality California
Bay Area Reporter
ATU1555
Alice B Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club
AFSCME Council 57

AFSCME 3993

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Financial transparency and government accountability are essential for effective governance in a functional democracy.

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