Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of San Jose; District 7

(Partial List)

United States Congress
Hon. Mike Honda

California State Senate
Hon. John Vasconcellos

California State Assembly
Hon. Herb Wesson, Assembly Speaker
Hon. Manny Diaz, California State Assembly
Hon. Elaine Alquist, California State Assembly
Hon. John Dutra, California State Assembly

San Jose City Council
Hon. Cindy Chavez
Hon. David Cortese
Hon. Ken Yeager
Hon. Forrest Williams
Hon. Charlotte Powers, ret.
Hon. Alice Woody, ret.
Hon. Iola Williams, ret.

School Board Members
Hon. Susan Sandy, Board President, Franklin-McKinley School Board
Hon. Francine Davis, Board Member, Berryessa School District
Hon. Jackie Adams, Board Member, Oak Grove School District
Hon. Yvonne Cook, Board Member, Oak Grove School District
Hon. Hon. Esau Herrera, Board Member, Alum Rock Elementary School District
Hon. Hon. Gaye Dabalos, Board Member, Alum Rock Elementary School District
Hon. Janet Johnson, Board Member, Campbell Union School District
Hon. Susan Mayer, Board Member, Campbell Union School District
Hon. Nejleh Abed, Board President, Campbell Union School District
Hon. Ben Liao, Board Member, Cupertino Union School District
Hon. Barry Chang, Board Member, Cupertino Union School District
Hon. J. Manuel Herrera, Board President, East Side Union High School District
Hon. Craig Mann, Board Member, East Side Union High School District
Hon. Jeff Ota, Board Member, East Side Union High School District
Hon. Gary Rummelhoff, Board President, San Jose Unified School District
Hon. Jorge Gonzalez, Board Member, San Jose Unified School District
Hon. Randy Okamura, Board Member, Fremont Union High School District

Santa Clara County Board of Education
Hon. Leon Beauchman, Board President
Hon. Andrea Leiderman
Hon. Anna Song
Hon. Alex Bantis

San Jose/Evergreen Community College District
Hon. Dawn Wright
Hon. Ron Lind
Hon. Nancy Pyle

Other Elected Officials
Hon. John McLemore, Santa Clara City Council
Hon. Aldyth Parle, Santa Clara City Council
Hon. Rose Gibson, County Board of Supervisors, San Mateo County
Hon. Richard P. Santos, Board Member, Santa Clara County Water District *
Hon. Tony Estremera, Board President, Santa Clara County Water District *
Hon. Robin Parker, Former Mayor Sunnyvale
Hon. Phil Johnson, Former Mayor of Cupertino

Organizations
Franklin-McKinley Teachers Association (FMEA)
Franklin-McKinley Classified Employees Association (CSEA)
Vietnamese Parent Association, Franklin-McKinley School District
Santa Clara County Democratic Party
South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
Santa Clara & San Benito County Building Trades Council
Silicon Valley African-American Democratic Coalition

Teachers & Parents
Julie Aldrich, Parent
Diane DeFrees, Parent
Willie Torres, Parent
Rita Luna, Parent
Max Asio, Parent
Martha Herrera, Parent
Diana Lewis, Parent
Emma Tynes, Grandparent
Julie Aldrich, Parent
Chau Nguyen , Parent
Josh & Jessie Sisang, Parents
Pam Jamison, Parent
Jessie Dunun, Parent
Sandy & Gary Cooper, Parent
Ken & Pam Svrdlin, Parents
Stephanie Quach, Teacher
Teresa Sadler, Teacher
Debbie Rudd, Teacher
Gary Yamahara, Teacher
Roberta Silver, Teacher
Alie Victorine, Teacher
Carol Chivers, Teacher
Maria Pancheco-Garduno, Teacher
Kathleen Brinkerhoff, Teacher
Gary Utsumi, Teacher
Patsy Utsumi, Teacher
David Herz, Teacher
Kelly Herz, Teacher
Les Perssons, Teacher
Al Castle, Teacher
Debra Watkins, Teacher
Imelda Murillo, Teacher
Victoria Esparza, Teacher
Maria Volpe, Teacher
Phoebe Mauricio, Teacher
Tammy Schultz, Teacher
Daniel Figueroa, Teacher
Tina Ybarra, Teacher
Nancy Perkins, Teacher
Monty Gardner, Teacher
E.D. Nelson, Teacher
Thomas Blackman, Teacher
Rita Buxbaum, Teacher

Community & Business

Mark Lopez, Mexican Deli
Frank T. Mahoney, Copy Plus

Monika Sanders, Phat Efx

Deanna Garza-Brown, Self Mastery Institute *

William Wong, President, Senter Creek Homeowners Association *

Dana Rawlings, Vice-President, Senter Creek Homeowners Association *

Bob Hennessy, Executive Director, San Jose Conservation Corps *

Dorsey Moore, Deputy Director, San Jose Conservation Corps *
Kenneth Wesson, Evergreen Valley College*
Luther Jackson, San Jose Newspaper Guild
H. Clay Whitlow, President, Evergreen Valley College *
Joe Bass, San Jose NAACP
Evelyn Cox, San Jose NAACP
Tony Alexander, Former President, San Jose NAACP
Amina Jahi, Former President, San Jose NAACP
Jim & Emy Thurber, Democratic Central Committee
Cora Tomalinas, Community Volunteer
Isabel & John Nannini, Community Volunteer
Ron Masuda, Community Volunteer
Ken Henry, Community Volunteer
Bill Fujino, Community Volunteer
Dang Pham, Community Volunteer
Diana Wirt, Community Volunteer
Thelma L. Spaziani, Community Volunteer
Queen Ann Cannon, Community Volunteer
James Webb, Jr., Senior Policy Advisor, City of San Jose *
Lam Nguyen, Executive Director, Language Network Educational Center *
Jose Montes De Oca, Executive Director, Alum Rock Counseling Center *
Terry Hayden, Board President, Alum Rock Counseling Center *
Ben Menor, Executive Director North Side Community Center *
Roberto Cruz, President, National Hispanic University *
H. Clay Withlow, President, Evergreen Valley Community College *
Bobbie Lee, First Federal Mortgage
Susanne Salata, Businesswoman
Tia Williams, Businesswoman
Dana Marcus, Businesswoman
Leslie Murdock, Businessman
Dennis Fong, Businessman
Murphy Sabatino III, Businessman
Warren Vincent, Board Vice-President, African-American Service Agency *
Tony West, Deputy Attorney General, State of California
Kenneth Jackson, Board President, Santa Clara County Black Chamber of Commerce *
Sharon Godbolt, San Jose Planning Commission *
Hung Nguyen, San Jose Community Development Block Grant Commission *
Jacquie Heffner, Mobile Home Advisory Commission *
Merylee Shelton, Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission *
Dr. James Higgins, Dentist
Jewelle Taylor Gibbs, Psychologist