Endorsements

Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs

  • L.A. Charter Reform Commission President Erwin Chemerinsky (retired)
  • L.A. City Controller Laura Chick (retired)
  • CA Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno (retired)
  • Civil Rights Leader and Gang Intervention Strategist Connie Rice

Federal Elected Officials

  • U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
  • U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
  • U.S. Congresswoman Hilda Solis (ret)
  • U.S. Congressmember Karen Bass
  • U.S. Congressmember Judy Chu
  • U.S. Congressmember Tony Cardenas
  • U.S. Congressmember Henry Waxman
  • U.S. Congressmember Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • U.S. Congressmember Maxine Waters
  • U.S. Congressmember Adam Schiff
  • U.S. Congressmember Julia Brownley
  • U.S. Congressmember Howard Berman (retired)
  • U.S. Congressmember Diane Watson (retired)

State Elected Officials

  • CA Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
  • CA Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez
  • CA Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg (retired)
  • CA Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones
  • CA Treasurer Bill Lockyer
  • CA State Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg
  • CA Board of Equalization Chair Jerome Horton
  • CA State Senator Ted Lieu
  • CA State Senator Curren Price
  • CA State Senator and Chair of Latino Legislative Caucus Ricardo Lara
  • CA State Senator Alex Padilla
  • CA State Senator Jack Scott (ret)
  • CA Assemblymember and Majority Floor Leader Toni Atkins
  • CA Assemblymember Steven Bradford
  • CA Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra
  • CA Assemblymember Bob Blumenfield
  • CA Assemblymember Richard Gordon
  • CA Assemblymember Holly Mitchell
  • CA Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez
  • CA Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
  • CA Assemblymember Cameron Smyth (retired)
  • CA Assemblymember Betsy Butler (retired)
  • CA Assemblymember Thomas Calderon (retired)
  • CA Assemblymember Hector De La Torre (retired)
  • CA Assemblymember Mike Eng (retired)
  • CA Assemblymember Warren Furutani (retired)
  • CA Assemblymember Richard Katz (retired)
  • CA State Senator Sheila Kuehl (retired)
  • CA Assemblymember Sandre Swanson (retired)

Local Elected Officials

  • L.A. County District Attorney Jackie Lacey
  • L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
  • L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
  • L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson
  • L.A. City Councilmember Mitchell Englander
  • L.A. City Councilmember Paul Koretz
  • L.A. City Councilmember Tom LaBonge
  • L.A. City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
  • L.A. City Councilmember Ruth Galanter (retired)
  • L.A. City Councilmember Greig Smith (retired)
  • L.A. City Councilmember Rita Walters (retired)
  • L.A. City Councilmember Jackie Goldberg (retired)
  • L.A. City Councilmember Hal Bernson (retired)
  • L.A. City Controller Rick Tuttle (retired)
  • L.A. City Councilmember-elect Mike Bonin

Labor Endorsements

  • California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
  • California Nurses Association (CNA)
  • United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770
  • United Teachers of Los Angeles
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  • International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Southern California District Council
  • UNITE HERE Local 11
  • American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 36
  • American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Probation Officers Local 685
  • Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1277
  • Communications Workers of America (CWA) Southern California Council
  • Iron Workers Local 416
  • Laborers (LiUNA) Local 777, United Public Employees of CA
  • Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) District Lodge 947
  • Operating Engineers (I.U.O.E.) Local 12
  • Operating Engineers (I.U.O.E.) Local 501
  • United Association (UA) Plumbers Local 78
  • Transportation Communication Union (TCU) Local 1315
  • Utility Workers Union of America Local 132
  • United Steel Workers (USW)
  • Sheet Metal Workers Local 105
  • Ray Cordova, Chair of South County Labor

Community Groups

  • California Chapter of National Organization for Women (NOW)
  • Mexican-American Bar Association (MABA) PAC
  • Mexican-American Bar Association (MABA)
  • Sierra Club (California and Angeles Chapters)
  • Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters (LALCV)
  • Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project L.A. County
  • League of Humane Voters California Chapter
  • Hollywood Chamber of Commerce PAC
  • Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) PAC
  • California Small Business Association
  • HONOR PAC
  • Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF)

Democratic Groups

  • Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP)
  • Latino Democrats of Los Angeles County
  • Latino Democrats of the San Fernando Valley
  • New Frontier Democratic Club (NFDC)
  • North East Democratic Club
  • Democratic Advocates for Disability Issues (DADI)
  • Democrats for Israel Los Angeles (DFI-LA)
  • Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV)
  • Kennedy Democratic Club of the San Fernando Valley
  • Korean American Democratic Committee (KADC)
  • Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD)
  • North Valley Democratic Club
  • Pacific Palisades Democratic Club
  • San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
  • San Pedro Democratic Club
  • Southern California Armenian Democrats
  • Stonewall Democratic Club
  • Stonewall Young Democrats
  • Valley Grassroots for Democracy
  • Bruin Democrats
  • Action Democrats of the San Fernando Valley
  • Progressive Democratic Club
  • West LA Democratic Club
  • Miracle Mile Democratic Club
  • CSUN Young Democrats
  • Black Los Angeles Young Democrats
  • USC College Democrats

Newspapers

Public Safety Groups & Leaders

  • United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) Local 112
  • Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Bill Bratton (retired)
  • Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
  • Former Los Angeles County District Attorney and former Los Angeles City Attorney Ira Reiner
  • Former California Attorney General and Former Los Angeles County District Attorney John Van de Kamp
  • La Ley (Latin American Law Enforcement Association)
  • Public Safety Leader and Police Reformer John Mack
  • Law Enforcement Association of Asian Pacifics (LEAAP)
  • Beverly Hills Chief of Police Dave Snowden
  • Former City Attorney Candidate and Public Safety Attorney Greg Smith
  • Los Angeles Fire Chief Officers’ Association

Community Leaders*

  • Eric Bauman, L.A. County Democratic Party Chair and CA Democratic Party Vice-Chair*
  • Rev. Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray
  • Dolores Huerta, Civic Leader
  • Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, Athlete/Philanthropist/Civic Leader*
  • Ed Begley, Jr., Civic Leader, Environmentalist & Actor*
  • Cruz Reynoso, Former CA Supreme Court Justice*
  • Joseph Grodin, Former CA Supreme Court Justice*
  • Rev. J. Edgar Boyd*
  • Mickey Kantor, former U.S. Commerce Secretary
  • Darren Parker, CDP African-American Caucus Chair*
  • Jimmie Woods-Gray, former Chair of LA County Democratic Party*
  • Alex Rooker, Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party (CDP)*
  • Alice Goff, Civic Leader, Florence/Firestone Community*
  • John Brinsley, Civic Leader
  • Richard Burdge, Civic Leader
  • Sergio Carillo, California Democratic Party (CDP) Region 5 Chair*
  • Bert & Jane Boeckmann, Civic Leaders
  • Miriam Aroni Krinsky, Civic Leader
  • Jeff Daar, Civic Leader
  • Rick Drooyen, Civic Leader
  • Matt Epstein, Civic Leader
  • Larry Feldman, Civic Leader
  • David Fleming, Civic Leader
  • Joyce Foster, Civic Leader
  • Dean Hansell, Civic Leader
  • Genethia Hudley Hayes, Civic Leader
  • Seth Hufstedler, Civic Leader
  • Pat Kelly, Civic Leader
  • Agi Kessler, President of DPSFV*
  • Kess Kessler, Chair of Senior Caucus, CDP*
  • Michael Lawson, Civic Leader
  • Greg Lippe, Civic Leader
  • Joseph Mandel, Civic Leader
  • Edith Matthai, Civic Leader
  • Robin Meadow, Civic Leader
  • Gretchen Nelson, Civic Leader
  • Dante Atkins, Vice President of the California Young Democrats*
  • David Pasternak, Civic Leader
  • Patricia Phillips, Civic Leader
  • Jaime A. Regalado, Civic Leader
  • Miguel Santiago, Immediate Past President of LA Community College District Board of Trustees*
  • M.D. Sam Smith, Civic Leader
  • Steve Soboroff, Civic Leader
  • Alan Steinbrecher, Civic Leader
  • Fernando Torres-Gil, Civic Leader
  • Hon. Charles Vogel, Civic Leader
  • Eric A. Webber, Civic Leader
  • Howard Welinsky, Civic Leader
  • Sam Yebri, Civic Leader
  • Marta Every, Venice for Change*
  • Lynn Shaw, Founding President of Democratic Women of the San Fernando Valley*
  • Richard Matthews, Regional Vice Chair of the LA County Democratic Party*
  • Reverend Dr. Clyde Oden*
  • Reverend Gregory McLeod*
  • Watts Community Icon  ‘Sweet Alice’ Harris
  • John Walker, President of Studio City Neighborhood Council*
  • David Greene, President of San Pedro Democratic Club*
  • Michael Chernus, Ex Official Alt Member to LA Co Committee at LACDP, Member CDP Central Committee, Member of San Pedro Democratic Club*
  • Katherine Hennigan, Women’s Community Activist*
  • John Frierson, Chairman of CA Athletic Commission*
  • Tonia Reyes Uranga, CDP E-Board Rep for 70th AD and Member of the San Pedro Democratic Club*
  • Robert Brandin, Executive Council Member of the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council*, incoming President of San Pedro Democratic Club
  • Jason Levin, Vice President of Communications for the LA County Young Democrats, Sherman Oaks*
  • Clark Lee, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Chair, California Democratic Party*
  • Julian D. Burger, President of Progressive Democratic Club*
  • David Graham-Caso, Former President, L.A. County Young Democrats*
  • Karla Salazar, 62nd AD Delegate for CA Democratic Party from Del Rey/Mar Vista*
  • Robert Ringler, President, Bel-Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council*
  • Nancy Freedman, Chair, Brentwood Community Council*
  • Miguel Martinez, President, Central Alameda Neighborhood Council*
  • Scott Campbell, President, Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council*
  • Linda Alexander, President, Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council*
  • Bruce Thomas, President, Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council*
  • Anastasia Mann, President, Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council*
  • Steven Whiddon, President, Hollywood Studio District Council Neighborhood*
  • Susan Swan, President, Hollywood United Neighborhood Council*
  • Michael Sonntag, President, Mid-City Neighborhood Council*
  • Tim Deegan, Chair, Mid City West Community Council*
  • Chris Sales, President, Northridge South Neighborhood Council*
  • Barbara Kohn, President, Pacific Palisades Community Council*
  • Eli Lipmen, President, Palms Neighborhood Council*
  • David Rockello, President, Rampart Village Neighborhood Council*
  • Jill Banks Barad, President, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council*
  • Doug Fitzsimmons, President, South Robertson Neighborhoods Council*
  • Anthony J. Braswell, President, Neighborhood Council Valley Village*
  • Linda Lucks, President, Venice Neighborhood Council*
  • Dan Brin, President/Co-Chair, West Hills Neighborhood Council*
  • Jerry Brown, President, Westwood Neighborhood Council*
  • Michael Meyer, President, Outpost Homeowners Association*
  • Scott Diamond, President, Beverlywood Homes Association*

*Title for identification purposes only

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