Endorsements
Endorsements
Present and Former Public Officials
Betty Yee, Chair, California Board of Equalization
Ellen Corbett, State Senate
Liz Figueroa, State Senate (Former)
Mark Leno, State Senate
Tom Ammiano, State Assembly
Nancy Skinner, State Assembly
Sandre Swanson, State Assembly
Sheila Jordan, Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Keith Carson, Alameda County Supervisor
Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor
Marlon McWilson, Alameda County Board of Education
Rocky Fernandez, President, AC Transit Board
Elsa Ortiz, AC Transit Director
Chris Peeples, AC Transit Director-At-Large
Carole Ward Allen, BART Director
Andy Katz, East Bay Municipal Utilities District Board
Doug Linney, President, East Bay Municipal Utilities District
Nicky Gonzalez-Yuen, Peralta College Trustee
Abel Guillen, President, Peralta College Board
Cy Gulassa, Peralta College Trustee
Linda Handy, Peralta College Trustee
Max Anderson, Berkeley City Council
Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley City Council
Linda Maio, Berkeley City Council
Darryl Moore, Berkeley City Council
Kriss Worthington, Berkeley City Council
Joaquin Rivera, Berkeley Unified School District (Former)
Igor Tregub, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Ruth Atkin, Emeryville Mayor
Ken Bukowski, Emeryville City Council
John Fricke, Emeryville City Council (Former)
Kevin Dowling, Hayward City Council
Grant F. Peterson, Hayward Unified School District (Former)
Nancy Thomas, Newark Unified School District
John Russo, Oakland City Attorney
Desley Brooks, Oakland City Council
Ignacio De La Fuente, Oakland City Council
Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council At-Large
Nancy Nadel, Oakland City Council
Jean Quan, Oakland City Council
Jody London, Oakland Unified School District Trustee
Diana Prola, San Leandro Unified School District
Dennis Herrera, San Francisco City Attorney
David Campos, San Francisco County Supervisor
Bevan Dufty, San Francisco County Supervisor
Leslie Katz, San Francisco County Supervisor (Former)
Steve Ngo, San Francisco Community College Board
Tom Nolan, San Mateo County Supervisor (Former)
Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council President
Organizations
Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)
California Nurses Association
Castro Valley Democratic Club
City of Alameda Democratic Club
East Bay Small Business PAC
East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
East Bay Young Democrats
Equality California PAC
GLOBE of Alameda County
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
Green Party of Alameda County
Hayward Demos Democratic Club
John George Democratic Club
National Women's Political Caucus - Alameda North
OakPAC - Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Political Action Committee for Excellence (PACE)
Sierra Club
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
Newspapers
Bay Area Reporter
East Bay Express
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Judicial Officers
Hon. J. Anthony Kline, Presiding Justice, 1st District Court of Appeals, Division 2
Hon. Donna Hitchens, Superior Court Judge, San Francisco County
Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Superior Court Judge, San Francisco County
Hon. Dorothy Duda, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Janet Econome, Asst. Chief Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Jessica T. Hecht, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Janice L. Grau, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Myra Prestidge, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Linda Rochester, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Richard Smith, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Charlotte TerKeurst, Asst. Chief Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Jean Vieth, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Christine Walwyn, Administrative Law Judge, CPUC
Hon. Mark Wetzell, Administrative Law Judge (Retired), CPUC
Attorneys
William Ambrunn
Cris Arguedas
Sharon Braz
Carol Brown
Susan Belinda Christian, San Francisco Asst. District Attorney
Alex Cleghorn
Edward Deibert
Christina DiEdoardo
Lisa Rae Dummer
Joel Freid
Shay Aaron Gilmore
Kate Kendell
Kelly McCown
Paul Melbostad
Phil Obbard
Rebecca Prozan, San Francisco Asst. District Attorney
Rena Rickles, Former President, Alameda County Democratic Lawyers
Renee Ross
David L. Roth, Former Vice President, State Bar of California
Matthew Rothschild
Lynn Sherrell
David P. Waggoner, Co-President, Harvey Milk Democratic Club
Scott Wiener
Community Leaders
Stephen Adams
Rabbi Levi Alter, President, FTM International
Karen Anderson, Member, Oakland Commission on Aging
Judy Appel, Executive Director, Our Families Coalition
Rev. Sky Anderson
Jonathan Bair, Chair, Oakland Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Rev. Ken Barnes
George Beier, Berkeley Waterfront Commission
John Bare
John Bass Former President, Castro Valley Democratic Club
Wendy Bloom
Leslie Bonett, Member, Oakland Measure Z Oversight Committee
Nancy Carleton, Former Chair, Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board
Jimmer Cassiol
James Chambers
Mark Chekal-Bain, Chair, BUSD Preschools School Governance Council
Cecilia Chung, Chair, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Masen Davis, Executive Director, Transgender Law Center
Pamela Drake
Sean Dugar, Former President, California NAACP Youth & College Division
Frieda Edgette
Howard Egerman
Rev. Michael Patrick Ellard
Beth Elliott
Leslie Ewing, Executive Director, Pacific Center
Richard Fuentes, West Oakland Activist
Dana Van Gorder, Executive Director, Project Inform
Jamison Green, Former President, FTM International
Jessea Greenman
Sylvia Guerrero, Mother of the late Gwen Araujo
Nancy Holland, Former Chair, Berkeley Public Works Commission
Frank Howell, Member, Alameda County Commission on Aging
Edie Irons
Mario Juarez, Member, Oakland Budget Advisory Committee
Judy Jackson
Dan Kalb
Henry Karnilowicz
Geoffrey Kors, Executive Director, Equality California
Sara Lamnin, Program Director, Hayward Community Action Network
Carolyn Laub, Executive Director, Gay-Straight Alliance Network
Paul Matzner
Rev. Elder Jim Mitulski
William Mullinax
Carol Price, Retired Educator
Linda Richardson
Lynn Ann Riordan, Member, Berkeley Community Health Commission
Nicky Roosevelt
Ces Rosales
Eric Ross
Donna Sachet
Terry Sandoval
Lucy Sells, Former Regional Director, California Democratic Party
Andrea Shorter
Theresa Sparks, Former Chair, San Francisco Police Commission
Ken Strom
Sean Sullivan, Member, Oakland Community Action Partnership Administering Board
Melanie Sweeney-Griffith, Immediate Past Chair, Alameda County Democratic Party
Karen Weinstein, Chair, Women's Caucus, California Democratic Party
James Williamson, Co-Chair, Board of Directors, San Francisco LGBT Community Center
(Partial List)
All Organizations and Titles for Identification Purposes Only