“The filing deadline is early next month and Spickler is the only one who has pulled papers to date. He kicked off his campaign in June and is hopeful to secure early endorsements this week from Equality California, the statewide LGBT advocacy group, and BAYMEC, the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee, which works to elect LGBT candidates in several South Bay counties. He has raised close to $8,000 so far and wants to reach $18,000 in order to fully fund his campaign… “I feel it is really important for me to give back,” said Spickler. “I wanted to do so in a way that provides equal access to education to other marginalized students who are trying to access this college.” Bay Area Reporter Political Notebook, July 25, 2018