Endorsements

ENDORSEMENT LIST

Federal Elected Officials

  • Congresswoman Grace Napolitano
  • Congressman John Garamendi

State Elected Officials

  • California State Board of Equalization Member Betty T. Yee
  • California State Senator Alex Padilla
  • California State Assemblymember Gil Cedillo
  • California State Assemblymember Mike Feuer
  • California State Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal
  • California State Senator Betty Karnette (Ret.)
  • California State Senator Richard Polanco (Ret.)

Local Elected Officials

  • Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
  • Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
  • Los Angeles City Councilman and Former Council President Eric Garcetti
  • Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon
  • Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas
  • Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge
  • Los Angeles City Councilman Ed Reyes
  • Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz
  • Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar
  • Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl
  • Los Angeles Unified School Board Member Dr. Richard Vladovic
  • Compton City Councilmember Janna Zurita
  • Compton School Board Trustee Skyy Fisher
  • Compton School Board Member Lyn Dymally (Ret.)
  • Compton Board of Trustee Satra Zurita
  • City of Lynwood Mayor Jim Mortin
  • City of Lynwood Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Morton
  • City of Lynwood City Clerk Maria Quinonez
  • City of Lynwood City Treasurer and Councilman-elect Salvador Alatorre
  • City of Lynwood School Board Member Jose Solache
  • South Gate Mayor Maria Davilla
  • South Gate City Vice Mayor Bill De Witt
  • South Gate City Councilmember Gil Hurtado
  • South Gate City Councilmember Henry Gonzalez
  • South Gate City Councilmember Jorge Morales
  • South Gate City Treasurer Maria Bernal
  • South Gate City Clerk Carmen Avalos
  • Long Beach City Councilmember Robert Garcia
  • Long Beach City Councilmember Gerrie Schipske
  • Long Beach City Councilmember Tonia Reyes Uranga (Ret)
  • Carson Mayor Jim Dear
  • Carson Mayor Pro-Tem Julie Ruiz-Raber
  • Carson Councilmember Elito Santarina
  • Carson City Clerk Helen Kawagoe
  • Carson City Treasurer Karen Avilla, and Board Director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)*
  • Gardena City Councilman Dan Medina

Labor Endorsements

  • California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
  • American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 18
  • UNITE HERE Local 11
  • California School Employees Association (CSEA)
  • International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13 PAC
  • Operating Engineers local 12
  • United Steel Workers (USW)
  • Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) local 300 & 802
  • Amalgamated Transit Workers local 1277
  • Iron Workers local 416
  • Iron Workers local 433
  • Painters and Allied Trades District Council # 36
  • UA Plumbers local 78
  • UA Steamfitters local 250
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Union locals 770,
  • Sailors’ Union of the Pacific (SUP)
  • National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 1100
  • Communication Workers of America (CWA) local 9400 & 9000
  • Communications Workers of America Southern California Council
  • California Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) union
  • Heat & Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local 5
  • Ray Cordova, Chair of South County Labor
  • United Industrial Workers
  • Transportation Clerical Workers (TCU)
  • International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
  • Inlandboatmen’s Union SCR
  • American Federation of Teachers College Staff Guild, Local 1521A
  • Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 105
  • Los Angeles Professional Managers Association

Public Safety Groups

  • Los Angeles Port Police Association,  ILWU local 65
  • Los Angeles Port Police Command Officers Association (LAPPCOA)

Community Groups

  • California Friends of the African American Caucus
  • California Women 4 Women
  • Compton Latino Chamber of Commerce

Democratic Clubs

  • San Pedro Democratic Club
  • Long Beach Democratic Women’s Study Club
  • Mexican-American Democratic Club
  • Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club

Women’s Groups

  • Patricia Bellasalma, President of California Chapter of National Organization for Women (NOW)*
  • Women’s Political Committee

Environmental Groups & Leaders

  • Jonathan Parfrey, President of Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, Director of Green LA, and DWP Commissioner*
  • Ed Begley Jr., Leading Environmentalist and Actor
  • Joseph Pinon, Chairman of the Environmental Commission in Carson, California*

Community Leaders

  • Jimmie Woods Gray, past Chair of LA County Democratic Party, LA City Commissioner*, and Member of the New Frontier Democratic ClubRay Cardova, Chair of South County Labor*, and California Democratic Party Executive Board Member*
  • Alex Rooker, First Vice-Chair of CA Democratic Party
  • Anthony Perez, Chair of California Democratic Party Latino Caucus
  • Robert Brandin, Community Organizer and Vice-President of San Pedro Dem Club
  • David Greene, President of San Pedro Democratic Club
  • Carmen O. Perez, Former Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee and Former Port Commissioner in Long Beach*
  • Becca Doten, Treasurer of the Women’s Caucus of the California Democratic Party*, and Democratic National Committee Member*
  • Dan Medina, President of the Mexican American Democratic Club*
  • Julian Burger, President of the Progressive Democratic Club*
  • John W. Frierson, Board Member of the New Frontier Democratic Club, and Vice President of Department of Transportation Commission and State Chair of the Athletic Commission and State Chair of the Athletic Commission*
  • Sergio Carrillo, CDP Regional Chair, Vice Chair LACDP*
  • Michael Chernus, Member LA County Democratic Party Central Committee*, and member of the California Democratic Party Executive Board*Cory Allen, President, Long Beach LAMBDA Democratic Party*, and Los Angeles County Regional Director*, and California Young Democrats*
  • Lena Gonzalez, Vice President – Long Beach Democratic Club, 44th District*
  • Jacob Haik, LACDP Co-Committee member & CA
  • Basil Kimbrew, Democratic Political Consultant and Publisher of California Friends of the African American Caucus
  • Gwendolyn Cross, Founder & Chair of California Women 4 Women
  • Irene Mendoza, past President and board member of the Harbor Area Gang Alternatives Program (GAP)*, board member of the Grand Vision Foundation*
  • Ken Melendez, Co-Chair Port of Los Angeles Community Advisory Committee (PCAC)*
  • Joeann Valle, CEO of the Harbor City/Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce*
  • Esther Cepeda-Hatch, Commissioner, Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, City of Los Angeles*
  • Hector Cepeda, Longshoreman and Wilmington Community Leader
  • Alma and Ignacio Ortiz, Owner, Hojas Tea House in Wilmington*
  • Ernie Lee, Executive Director, Korean Friendship Bell Preservation Committee*
  • Don Dear, Director of West Basin Municipal Water District, Carson resident*
  • Ethraim Mendoza, board member of National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Carson Chapter (NARFE)*
  • Alene Harris, Chairperson of Parks & Recreation Commissioner, Carson*, Member of Progressive Democratic Club and Democratic Party Delegate
  • Thomas O’Shaughnessy, Region 3 Vice Chair of Los Angeles County Democratic Party*
  • John R. Hanna, Co-Chair of the California Democratic Party Resolutions Committee*
  • Former Long Beach Councilmember Tonia Reyes-Uranga
  • Linda Sutton, 41st AD Delegate, Los Angeles County Democratic Party*
  • Joseph Pinon, Environmental Commission Chairman, City of Carson*
  • Louis Dominguez, San Pedro Resident, Educator and Veteran
  • Suzanne Dominguez, Librarian and San Pedro Resident

Faith Based Leaders

  • Bishop L.J Guillroy, Unitarian Universalists International*
  • Reverend Alfreddie Johnson, True Faith Christian Center*
  • Reverend Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray, Former Head of the First A.M.E. Church*

* For identification purposes only