Monica Montgomery Steppe
2023 - Present
2027
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Monica Montgomery Steppe is a member of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in California, representing District 4. She assumed office on December 5, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Montgomery Steppe ran in a special election to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to represent District 4 in California. She won in the special general election on November 7, 2023.
Montgomery Steppe completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Monica Montgomery Steppe was born in San Diego, California. Montgomery Steppe earned a bachelor's degree from Spelman College in 2001 and a J.D. from the California Western School of Law in 2007. Her career experience includes serving as a city council member.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Municipal elections in San Diego County, California (2023)
General election
Special general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4
Monica Montgomery Steppe defeated Amy Reichert in the special general election for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) | 61.6 | 60,383 | |
| Amy Reichert (Nonpartisan) | 38.4 | 37,681 | ||
| Total votes: 98,064 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4
Monica Montgomery Steppe and Amy Reichert defeated Janessa Goldbeck and Paul McQuigg in the special primary for San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 on August 15, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) | 41.7 | 40,165 | |
| ✔ | Amy Reichert (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 27,781 | |
| Janessa Goldbeck (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 23,929 | ||
| Paul McQuigg (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 4,452 | ||
| Total votes: 96,327 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: City elections in San Diego, California (2022)
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 4
Incumbent Monica Montgomery Steppe defeated Gloria Evangelista in the general election for San Diego City Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) | 68.8 | 17,878 | |
| Gloria Evangelista (Nonpartisan) | 31.2 | 8,112 | ||
| Total votes: 25,990 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 4
Incumbent Monica Montgomery Steppe and Gloria Evangelista defeated Tylisa D. Suseberry in the primary for San Diego City Council District 4 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) | 71.1 | 12,110 | |
| ✔ | Gloria Evangelista (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 3,683 | |
| Tylisa D. Suseberry (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 1,228 | ||
| Total votes: 17,021 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for San Diego City Council District 4
Monica Montgomery Steppe defeated incumbent Myrtle Cole in the general election for San Diego City Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 20,180 | |
| Myrtle Cole (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 14,769 | ||
| Total votes: 34,949 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for San Diego City Council District 4
Monica Montgomery Steppe and incumbent Myrtle Cole defeated Tony Villafranca and Neal Arthur in the primary for San Diego City Council District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monica Montgomery Steppe (Nonpartisan) | 38.9 | 7,424 | |
| ✔ | Myrtle Cole (Nonpartisan) | 38.9 | 7,418 | |
| Tony Villafranca (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 3,273 | ||
| Neal Arthur (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 978 | ||
| Total votes: 19,093 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Monica Montgomery Steppe completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Montgomery Steppe's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I ran a grassroots campaign in 2018 to bring the People’s Voice to City Hall. Under my leadership, the City of San Diego has seen a 65% drop in gang homicides, over $100 million worth of investment into its historically underserved neighborhoods, and thousands of new job opportunities created over the past five years. I led the movement to invest in our city’s neighborhoods by funding homelessness intervention, supporting small businesses, building new parks, fixing roads, organizing neighborhood clean ups, funding first responders, and creating jobs.
My approach works, and I am ready to take it to the County level. That’s why I am running to represent the most diverse supervisorial district in San Diego County. If elected, I would be honored to be the first Black woman to serve on the Board of Supervisors.- I am the only candidate with a track record of working to tackle homelessness. As Chair of the City’s Budget Committee, I secured a $20 million increase in funding for shelters and rehousing. I also secured a $7.5 million grant for first-time BIPOC homebuyers. When presented with homelessness prevention measures, I consistently vote in favor of them. I secured funds for an affordable veteran housing project in my district. I also actively support affordable housing developments in Encanto and Valencia Park in County District 4. Finally, I work to increase community engagement and decrease opposition to housing. My approach is to frame housing as part of a holistic public safety ecosystem to help increase support for housing projects.
- I am also the only candidate with a public safety record. As Vice Chair of the Public Safety Committee, I created and implemented a holistic public safety approach that helped reduce gang homicides citywide by 65% since 2021. I also led the "No Shots Fired" program and The Peace Movement to reduce gun and gang violence. I helped establish the Commission on Police Practices and Privacy Advisory Board to increase oversight, transparency, and accountability in policing. I even helped ban the city police's carotid restraint method. Finally, I established the Southeastern Rapid Response Fund to provide over $107,000 in emergency pandemic response funds to local nonprofits and secured over $9.5 million in funding for traffic safety projects.
- Finally, I secured over $100 million worth of investment into the underserved neighborhoods of my district. This includes over $6.5 million in parks and recreation funding, over $11.4 million in funding for art and culture projects, over $12 million into fixing our roads and sidewalks, $20 million to fund a new library, over $5 million to expand existing libraries, and much more. I also organized community cleanups that removed over 1,000 tons of waste and debris from our streets. As Chair of the San Diego Workforce Partnership, I helped create hundreds of permanent new jobs, and as an MTS Board Member, I helped improve transit accessibility. Put simply, I am the only candidate in this race with the experience to move our County Forward.
As a member of the MTS Board of Directors, I supported the vote to adopt Youth Opportunity Passes, along with a mid-year adjustment for passes for foster youth. Eliminating financial barriers to public transit is a top priority for our region. This action encourages transit ridership and relieves our freeways and road networks. I will continue working to foster transit connectivity and affordability throughout our region as Supervisor.
Police Reform
Gun Safety
Tackling Homelessness
San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council
Service Employees International Union Local 221
United Domestic Workers, AFSCME Local 3930
Laborers Local 89 San Diego
Carpenters Local 619
SEIU - United Healthcare Workers
SEIU - Committee of Interns and Residents
San Diego Municipal Employees Association
The Public Defender’s Association of San Diego County
California Working Families Party
Environmental Health & Justice Coalition
League of Conservation Voters - San Diego
Climate Defenders Action Fund
Sierra Club San Diego Chapter
Climate Cabinet Action
Martin Luther King Junior Democratic Club
Asian Pacific Islander Democratic Club
San Diego Labor Democrats
San Diego YIMBY Democrats
Imperial Beach Democrats
East County Democrats
Democratic Woman’s Club
Blue Dream Democratic Club
Point Loma / Ocean Beach Democratic Club
La Jolla Democratic Club
Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association
Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congresswoman Sara Jacobs
Assemblymember David Alvarez
Assemblymember Dr. Akilah Weber
Mayor Paloma Aguirre
Council President Sean Elo-Rivera
Councilmember Jack Shu
Councilmember Marcus Bush
Councilmember Kent Lee
Councilmember Joe LaCava
Councilmember Vivian Moreno
Councilmember Priya Bhat-Patel
Councilmember Patricia Dillard
Councilmember José Rodriguez
Councilmember George Gastil
SD Community College District President Maria Nieto Senour
SD Community College District Trustee Geysil Arroyo
SD Unified School Board Trustee Cody Petterson
Sweetwater Union High School District Trustee Marti Emerald
Helix Water District Director Mark Gracyk
Former Council President Georgette Gomez
Former Councilmember Ed Spriggs
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2022
Monica Montgomery Steppe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 15, 2023
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| Preceded by Nathan Fletcher |
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Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
San Diego City Council District 4 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Henry Foster III |
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