Endorsements

Making the changes we need at the DNC will require a broad coalition. I'm honored to have the support of the following fantastic activists, leaders and organizers. More to come, so stay tuned!

(Partial list showing public endorsements only. Titles for identification purposes only)

ORGANIZATIONS:

California Young Democrats

San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party

 

ELECTED OFFICIALS:

Keith Ellison (Former DNC Deputy Chair / Attorney General, State of Minnesota / former Congressmember, MN-05)

Kevin De Leon (former Senate President pro Tempore, California State Senate)

Santos Garcia (Mayor Pro Tem, City of Madera / Executive Board Member, Madera County DCC / Co-Chair, Org Dev)

Alan Haffa (Councilmember, City of Monterey / DSCC Delegate, Monterey County)

Monique Limon (Assemblymember, AD37)

Corina Lopez (Councilmember, City of San Leandro / Executive Board Member, Alamenda County DCC)

Ruth Luevanos (Simi Valley City Councilmember / Executive Board Member, AD38)

Carmen Ramirez (Mayor Pro Tem, City of Oxnard / DSCC Member, AD37)

Robert Torres (Councilmember, City of Pomona / Executive Board Member, AD52)

Mike Schaefer (CA Board of Equalization, 4th District)

Candelaria Vargas (Trustee, Stockton Unified School District)

Betty Yee (Controller, State of California)

 

STATEWIDE DEMOCRATIC OFFICERS:

Jenny Bach (Secretary, CDP)

Alejandro Carrillo (Region 4 Director)

Primo Castro (Region 15 Director)

Rocky Fernandez (Region 5 Director)

Florice Hoffman (Region 17 Director)

Hene Kelly (Region 6 Director)

Daraka Larimore-Hall (Male Vice Chair, CDP)

Diana Love (Region 9 Director)

Michael Milan (Region 19 Director)

William Monroe (Region 1E Director)

Maha Rizvi (Region 13 Director)

Omar Torres (Region 7 Director)

Deborah Cunningham-Skurnick (Region 18 Director)

Dan Weitzman (Controller, CDP / Lead Chair, Finance Committee)

 

DNC MEMBERS:

Becca Doten (Elected DNC Member)

Michael Kapp (Elected DNC Member)

Sandra Lowe (Elected DNC Member)

Melahat Rafiei (Elected DNC Member)


CAUCUS / STATEWIDE CHARTERED ORGANIZATION CHAIRS:

Iyad Afalqa (President, California Democratic Council)

Lester Aponte (South Co-Chair, LGBT Caucus)

Caro Avanessian (President, California Armenian American Democrats)

Ray Bishop (Chair, Business & Professional Caucus)

Ruth Carter (Chair, Senior Caucus)

Brigette Hunley (Chair, Computer and Internet Caucus)

Hene Kelly (Chair, Disabilities Caucus)

Justin Meyers (President, Federation of Democratic Central Committee Members)

RL Miller (Chair, Environmental Caucus)

Jillynn Molina-Williams (Chair, Veterans Caucus)

Melissa Ramoso (Chair, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus)

Lanny Swerdlow

Nicole Villaruz (Chair, Filipino American Caucus)

Tiffany Woods (North Co-Chair, LGBT Caucus)

 

COUNTY PARTY CHAIRS:

Lupita Arim-Law (Chair, Butte County Democratic Party / Executive Board Member, Butte County Democratic Party)

Michael Evans (Chair, Fresno County Democratic Party / Former Chair, California Federation of Democratic Central Committee Members / Executive Board Member, Fresno County)

Mark Gonzalez (Chair, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party)

Tiffany Lewis (Chair, Ventura County Democratic Party)

Sharon Phippen (Chair, Glenn County Democratic Party / Executive Board Member, Glenn County)

Gail Teton-Landis (Chair, Santa Barbara County Democratic Party)

Rosemary Wrenn Wright (Chair, San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party / Executive Board Member, San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party)

 

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS:

Jonathan Abboud (Executive Board Member, AD37 / Member, Platform Committee)

Suzie Abdou (Executive Board Member, AD49)

Martha Acevedo (Executive Board Member, Merced County / Co-Chair, Platform Committee)

Jose Alcala (Executive Board Member, Riverside County DCC / Co-Chair, Rules Committee)

Cory Allen (Executive Board Member & Regional Vice Chair, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Member, Credentials Committee)

Gloria Alvarado (Executive Board Member, AD69)

Bobbie Jean Anderson (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Member, Legislation Committee)

Dena Anderson-Peoples (Executive Board Member, AD55)

Nick Andre (Executive Board Member, AD35 / Past President, San Luis Obispo Progressive Club)

Lisa Andres (Executive Board Member, AD67 / Member, Voter Services Committee)

Jim Araby (Executive Director, UFCW Western States Council / Co-Chair, Affirmative Action Committee)

Crystal Araujo (Co-Chair, Legislation Committee)

Keith Baraka (Executive Board San Francisco County DCC, Co-Chair, Voter Services Committee)

Michael Barnett (Executive Board Member, Alameda County DCC)

Kelvin Barrios (Executive Board Member, San Diego County DCC / Member, Legislation Committee)

George Bates (Executive Board Member, Trinity County DCC)

Yousuf Bhaghani (Executive Board Member, AD60 / Member, Affirmative Action Committee)

Hillary Blackerby (Executive Board Member, Santa Barbara County DCC / Member, Rules Committee)

Wendy Bloom (Executive Board Member, AD15)

Chelsea Bonini (Executive Board Member, AD22)

Ada Briceño (Lead Co-Chair, Finance Committee)

Tristan Brown (Lead Chair, Legislation Committee)

Barbara Calhoun (Co-Chair, Affirmative Action Committee)

Victor Castellano (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party)

Nick Caston (Co-Chair, Resolutions Committee)

Sal Cazarez (Executive Board Member, AD26)

Amy Champ (Past Officer: Rural Caucus - Regional Vice Chair for Gold Country)

Peter Chiu (Co-Chair, Rules Committee)

Ricardo Cisneros (Executive Board Member, AD61 / Co-Chair, Organizational Development Committee)

Marsha Conant (Executive Board Member, AD23 / Member, Affirmative Action Committee)

Ray Cordova (Co-Chair, Resolutions Committee)

Hilary Crosby (Former Controller, CDP)

Pamela DaGrossa (Executive Board Member, Colusa County DCC)

Sean Dugar (Executive Board Member, AD18)

Wendy Eccles (Executive Board Member, San Bernardino County DCC)

Jordan Eldridge (Executive Board Member, Santa Clara County DCC)

Cindy Ellsmore (Executive Board Member, Sierra County DCC)

William Fjellbo (Executive Board Member, Madera County DCC)

Robert "Bob" Forshay (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County DCC)

Stacy Fortner (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County DCC / Member, Credentials Committee)

Carolyn Fowler (Co-Chair, Credentials Committee)

Ilissa Gold (Executive Board Member Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Member, Credentials Committee)

Ana Gonzalez (Executive Board Member, AD47)

Jay Hansen (Co-Chair, Rules Committee)

Elvira Harris (Co-Chair, Resolutions Committee)

Eileen Hatrick (Executive Board Member, AD51)

Drexel Heard II (Executive Board Member, AD39 / Member, Rules Committee)

Hilary Hodge (Executive Board Member, AD01)

Brigette Hunley (Co-Chair, Resolutions Committee)

Shanna Ingalsbee (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Co-Chair, Platform Committee / President, DPSFV)

Lauren Johnson-Norris (Executive Board Member, AD74)

Mirvette Judeh (Executive Board Member, AD65)

William Julian II (Co-Chair, Organizational Development Committee)

CJ Keavney (Executive Board Member, Ventura County DCC)

Andy Kelley (Executive Board Member, Alameda County DCC)

Doug Kessler (Executive Board Member, Fresno County DCC / Member, Voter Services Committee)

Estella Kessler (Executive Board Member, Fresno County DCC / Member, Organizational Development Committee)

Diane Kinyon (Executive Board Member, Shasta County DCC)

Roberta Kreitz (Executive Board Member, Alameda County DCC / Member, Legislation Committee)

Peter Kreysa (Co-Chair, Finance Committee)

Barbara Leary (Executive Board Member, Sacramento County)

Olivia Lee (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Co-Chair, Organizational Development Committee)

Frank Lima (Co-Chair, Finance Committee)

Elizabeth "Nikki" Linnerman (Co-Chair, Legislation Committee)

Ron Lozano (Executivr Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party)

Andrae Macapinlac (Executive Board Member, Santa Clara County DCC)

Bill Martens (Executive Board Member, Lassen County / Former Chair, Lassen County DCC)

Xavier Martinez (Co-Chair, Finance Committee)

Richard Mathews (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Member, Legislation Committee)

Angie Medina (Executive Board Member, AD57 / Member, Voter Services Committee)

Ralph Miller (Executive Board Member, AD10 / Member, Rules Committee)

Araceli Garcia Muñoz (Executive Board Member, AD31)

Anita Narayana (Executive Board Member, Orange County DCC / Member, Rules Committee)

Robert Nelson (Executive Board Member, AD41)

Johanna O'Kelley (Executive Board Member, Napa County DCC)

Ricardo Ochoa (Executive Board Member, AD80)

Mary Rose Ortega (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Co-Chair, Resolutions Committee)

Daniel Ortiz (Executive Board Member, San Diego County DCC / Co-Chair, Platform Committee)

Shane Parmely (Executive Board Member, San Diego County DCC)

Theodore Perle (Executive Board Member, Orange County DCC)

Steve Pierson (Lead Co-Chair, Voter Services Committee)

Alyce Pipkin Allen (Executive Board Member, AD79)

Judy Pipkin (Executive Board Member, Santa Clara County DCC / Co-Chair, Voter Services Committee)

Angelica Ramos (Executive Board Member, Santa Clara County DCC)

Jennifer Rindahl (Executive Board Member, AD04)

Eric Robins (Executive Board Member, Nevada County DCC / 2nd Vice Chair, Nevada County DCC) 

Alice Rogers (Executive Board Member, Siskiyou County DCC / Vice-Chair, Siskiyou County DCC)

Shannon Ross (Executive Board Member, AD70 / Co-Chair, Finance Committee / President, San Pedro Democratic Club)

Patricia "Patt" Sanders (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Member, Voter Services Committee)

Cruz Sembello (Executive Board Member, AD48 / Member, Resolutions Committee)

Jaye "Bonnie" Shatun (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Co-Chair, Voter Service Committee)

Tania Singh (Executive Board Member, AD61)

Dorothy "Dottie" Smith (Executive Board Member, Fresno County / Co-Chair, Affirmative Action Committee)

Tracie Stafford (Executive Board Member, Sacramento County DCC)

Jerilyn Stapleton (Co-Chair, Legislation Committee)

Mary Strobridge (Executive Board Member, San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party / Member, Rules Committee)

Elizabeth Talbott (Executive Board Member, AD12)

Daniel Tamm (Executive Board Member, AD46)

Domenic Torchia (Executive Board Member, Tuolumne County Democratic Party)

Ryan Trabuco (Executive Board Member, AD77)

Igor Tregub (Co-Chair, Resolutions Committee)

Tonia Uranga (Executive Board Member, AD70 / Co-Chair, Organizational Development Committee)

Ryan Valencia (Executive Board Member, Ventura County / Former Chair, Ventura County Democratic Central Committee) 

Melinda Vasquez (Executive Board Member, San Diego County DCC)

Emily Ward (Executive Board Member, AD06 / Member, Finance Committee / Member, Ad Hoc Committee on ADEM Reform)

Julie Waters (Executive Board Member, Alameda County DCC / Lead Co-Chair, Voter Services Committee)

David Welch (Executive Board Member, AD03)

Howard Welinsky (Lead Chair, Platform Committee)

Susana Williams (Executive Board Member, AD11)

Jane Wishon (Executive Board Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Party / Co-Chair, Credentials Committee)

Stephen Young (Executive Board Member, Solano County)

Manuel Zapata (Executive Board Member, AD13 / Member, Organizational Development Committee)

Astrid Zuniga (Executive Board Member, AD21)

 

CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY DELEGATES:

Shawnee Badger (Former DSCC Member, AD38)

Steve Bott (DSCC Member, AD50 / Member, Credentials Committee)

Josh Donner (DSCC Member, AD44 / President, California College Democrats)

Natalie Gray (DSCC Member, AD29)

Marilyn Grunwald (DSCC Member, LACDP / Member, Resolutions Committee)

KK Holland (DSCC Member, AD37)

Nima Rahimi (DSCC Member, AD17 / Member, Resolutions Committee)

Ryan Skolnick (DSCC Member, AD14 / Member, Rules Committee / Community Organizer, CA Nurses Association)

Michael Soto (DSCC Member by appointment / Member, Rules Committee)

Jessica Yas Barker (Former President, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats)

 

MEDIA/PUBLIC FIGURES/ORGANIZATION LEADERS:

Nicole Sandler (Nicole Sandler Show)

Evan Clark (Executive Director, Atheists United / Former Student Body President, Cal Lutheran University)


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