Endorsements

Organizations


  • Action Democrats
  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (AFSCME)
  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Local 3299
  • American Federation of Teachers, Staff Guild Local 1521A
  • American Federation of Teachers, Faculty Guild Local 1521B
  • California Association of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
  • California Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • California Faculty Association
  • California Federation of Teachers
  • California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • California State Council of Laborers
  • California State Pipe Trades Council
  • California Teachers Association
  • Capital Political Action Committee (LGBT)
  • Communication Workers of America, Southern California Council
  • Communication Workers of America, Local 9503
  • Communication Workers of America, COPE, Local 9000
  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
  • Democratic Women of the San Fernando Valley
  • Equality California
  • ILWU International Longshore and Warehouse Union Southern California District Council
  • Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
  • Los Angeles County Young Democrats
  • Los Angeles Professional Peace Officers Association
  • Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (MABA)
  • National Organization for Women – San Fernando Valley Chapter
  • Painters & Allied Trades Council District 36
  • Professional Engineers in California Government
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  • Sherman Oaks Democratic Club
  • Southern California Pipe Trades Council 16
  • Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Sprinkler Fitters U.A. Local 709
  • Stonewall Democratic Club
  • United Farm Workers (UFW)
  • United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770
  • United Health Care Workers, SEIU
  • Unite H.E.R.E.
  • Unite H.E.R.E. Local 11
  • UAW Region 5
  • West Hollywood Democratic Club
  • Western States Conference of Sheet Metal Workers


Elected Officials


  • Congressman Howard Berman
  • Phil Angelides, State Treasurer (ret.)
  • State Controller John Chiang
  • California State Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez
  • State Senator Ron Calderon
  • State Senator Mike Machado
  • State Senator Edward Vincent
  • State Senator Kevin Murray, (ret.)
  • Assemblymember Charles Calderon
  • Assemblymember Joe Coto
  • Assemblymember Mike Davis
  • Assemblymember Kevin De Leon
  • Assemblymember Mike Feuer
  • Assemblymember Nicole Parra
  • Assemblymember Curren Price, Jr.
  • Assemblymember Sally Havice, (ret.)
  • Assemblymember Johan Klehs, (ret.)
  • Assemblymember John Longville, (ret.)
  • Assemblymember Cindy Montanez, (ret.)
  • Assemblymember Gwen Moore, (ret.)
  • Assemblymember Sally Tanner, (ret.)
  • Los Angeles County Assessor Rick Auerbach
  • Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
  • Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcón
  • Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar
  • Los Angeles City Councilmember Jack Weiss
  • Los Angeles City Councilmember Dennis Zine
  • Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Member Tamar Galatzan
  • Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Member Julie Korenstein
  • Los Angeles Community College Trustee Angela Reddock
  • City of Los Angeles Controller Rick Tuttle, (ret.)
  • Los Angeles Unified School District Boardmember David Tokofsky, (ret.)
  • West Hollywood Mayor Jeff Prang
  • West Hollywood City Councilmember John Duran
  • Beverly Hills Mayor Barry Brucker
  • Beverly Hills City Councilmember Jimmy Delshad
  • Beverly Hills City Councilmember Nancy Krasne
  • Calabasas City Councilmember Barry Groveman
  • Calabasas City Councilmember Jonathon Wolfson
  • Cathedral City City Councilmember Greg Pettis
  • Hidden Hills Mayor Pro Tem Monty Fisher
  • City of Oxnard Councilmember Andres Herrera
  • Thousand Oaks Mayor Andy Fox
  • Thousand Oaks City Councilmember Jacqui Irwin
  • City of Santa Barbara City Councilmember Das Williams
  • Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, (ret.)
  • Ventura County Supervisor Susan Lacey, (ret.)

Community Leaders


  • Linda Bierman – Warner Center Rotary Club, Past President
  • Moreen Blum – Past President, Sherman Oaks Democratic Club*
  • Larry Brown, President, National Association of Letter Carriers, Local 24
  • Jeff Daar – Past President, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley*
  • Marilyn Grunwald – President, Sherman Oaks Democratic Club*
  • Bob Handy – Director, Region 10, California Democratic Party*
  • Elizabeth Badger – Los Angeles County Democratic Party Central Committee Member*
  • Margaret Henrich, Registered Nurse
  • Rabbi Stephen Jacobs
  • Sheldon Kadish – Executive Boardmember, Valley Grassroots for Democracy*
  • Robert Kalonian – President, West Hollywood Democratic Club
  • Leslie Katz – President, S.F. National Women’s Political Caucus*
  • Henry “Hank” Lacayo – State President, California Congress of Seniors*
  • Edward Lacey, Attorney
  • Guyon McCormack – Trustee, West Vector Control Distict, Los Angeles County*
  • Dottie Le Mieux, Attorney
  • Richard Leyner, Businessman
  • Daniel Lowenstein, Professor of Law, UCLA
  • Sharon Lowenstein, Teacher
  • Carole Lutness – Chair, Democratic Neighbors Club
  • Mark Novak, Attorney
  • Bart Reed – Executive Director, The Transit Coalition
  • Mitch O'Farrell – Past President, Northeast Democratic Club
  • David Pesonen – Former Director, California Department of Forestry*
  • Alex Ponder – Controller, Stonewall Democrats*
  • Bill Powers – Past President, United Chambers of Commerce of the San Fernando Valley*
  • Miguel Santiago –Corresponding Secretary, Los Angeles County Democratic Party*
  • Casey Robinson – President, Sherman Oaks Democratic Club*
  • Lyn Shaw – Chair, Women’s Caucus, California Democratic Party*
  • Crystal Strait – Past President, California Young Democrats*
  • Marsha Wallace – Vice President, Democrats for Change*
  • Tom Walsh – Secretary-Treasurer, Unite H.E.R.E. Local 11
  • Howard Welinsky – Chair, Democrats for Israel
  • Maria Agazaryan
  • Norman Chramoff
  • Jonathan Friedman
  • Helen Hartman
  • Coby King
  • Rich Leib
  • Neal Miller
  • Mary Pallant
  • Irv & Myra Scott Reifman
  • Jonathan L. Rosenbloom
  • Lenore Wax
  • Maury Weiner

    • Partial List of Endorsements, Last Update 5/12/08

    * Title for identification purposes only. No organizational endorsement implied.