Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 18

Endorsements

Organizations and Labor Unions

Sierra Club
California League of Conservation Voters
California Teachers Association
California Nurses Association
California Federation of Teachers
SEIU California
UNITE HERE
AFSCME District Council 57
Teamsters Joint Council 7
IBEW Local 595
Peralta Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 1603)
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
East Bay Young Democrats
California Latino Legislative Caucus
Democracy for America
Equality California
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
East Bay Rental Housing Association

State Elected Officials

California Board of Equalization Chair Betty Yee
Assemblymember Ricardo Lara
Assemblymember Luis Alejo
Assemblymember Michael Allen
Assemblymember Susan Bonilla
Assemblymember Nora Campos
Assemblymember Paul Fong
Assemblymember Roger Hernandez
Assemblymember Ben Hueso
Assemblymember Henry T. Perea
Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez
Assemblymember Tony Mendoza
Assemblymember Norma Torres
State Senator Ed Hernandez
State Senator Gloria Negrete Mcleod
State Senator Michael J. Rubio
State Senator Juan C. Vargas
State Senator Carole Migden (retired)
Former Assemblymember and Oakland School Superintendent Joe Coto
Former Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico

Local Elected & Appointed Officials

Oakland City Councilmember Libby Schaaf
Oakland City Councilmember Nancy Nadel
Oakland City Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente
Berkeley City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin
Oakland School Board President Jody London
Oakland School Boardmember Gary Yee
Oakland School Boardmember Noel Gallo
Oakland School Boardmember Jumoke Hinton Hodge
Oakland School Boardmember David Kakishiba
Oakland School Boardmember Christopher Dobbins
Alameda School Boardmember Trish Herrera Spencer
East Bay Municipal Utility District Director Andy Katz
San Leandro School Boardmember Mike Katz
Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Nicky Gonzalez Yuen
Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Cy Gulassa
Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Marcie Hodge
Peralta Community Colleges Trustee William Riley
Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Bill Withrow
AC Transit Board President Elsa Ortiz
BART Board Director Bob Franklin
Former AC Transit Director Rocky Fernandez
Alameda County Planning Commissioner Mike Jacob
Former Alameda County Human Relations Commission Vice Chair Frieda Edgette
Oakland Community Policing Advisory Board Member Jennifer Pae
Oakland Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Member Dan Schulman
Oakland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Vice-Chair Rebecca Saltzman
Former Chair of Oakland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Jonathan Bair
Hayward City Councilmember Mark Salinas
San Mateo City Councilmember David Lim
San Pablo Vice Mayor Cecilia Valdez
Emeryville Mayor Jennifer West
Emeryville City Councilmember Kurt Brinkman
Former Berkeley City Councilmember Carla Woodworth
Alum Rock School Board President Dolores Vasquez
Berkeley School Board President Beatriz Leyva-Cutler
Berkeley School Boardmember Josh Daniels
Berkeley School Boardmember John Selawsky
Berkeley School Boardmember Leah Wilson
Emeryville School Board President Miguel Dwin
Lemon Grove School Boardmember Blanca Brown
West Contra Costa School Boardmember Antonio Medrano
West Contra Costa School Boardmember Tony Thurmond
Sacramento School Boardmember Diana Rodriguez
Foothill-DeAnza Community College Trustee Laura Casas Frier
Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Igor A. Tregub
Hilary Crosby, Controller, CA Democratic Party*
Edie Irons, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*
Carl Jaramillo, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*
Margarita Lacabe, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*

Labor Leaders

Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder, United Farm Workers
Matt Goldstein, President, Peralta Federation of Teachers, Local 1603*
Mary Astrid Bergan, Past President, California Federation of Teachers
Aby Brewer, President, SEIU Local 1021-Peralta Chapter*
Diana Lara, Past President, SEIU 1021, Peralta Chapter (retired)
Bud Brandenberger, Past President, SEIU 1021, BART Chapter (retired)
Debbie Weintraub, Immediate Past President, PFT Local 1603*
Mark Greenside, Peralta Federation of Teachers, Local 1603*
Helene Maxwell, Peralta Federation of Teachers, Local 1603*
Van Nguyen, National Executive Boardr Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)*

Education Leaders

Delaine Eastin, California Superintendent of Public Instruction (retired)
Robert Adams, President, Merritt College*
John Beam, Athletic Director, Laney College*
Dr. Robert Blackburn, Former OUSD Superintendent*
Blanca Brown, School Board Member, Lemon Grove District*
Kerry Compton, Vice President of Student Services, College of Alameda*
Russ Ellis, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley*
Esau R. Herrera, Former President, California Latino Trustees Association
George Herring, President, College of Alameda (retired)
Dr. Betty Inclan, President, Berkeley City College*
Dr. Jannette Jackson, President, College of Alameda*
Reginald James, Former Peralta Colleges Student Trustee
Gene Judson, Former San Lorenzo Unified School Board Member
Dr. Jane Mauldon, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy
Dr. Marshall Mitzman, Trustee, Chabot Las Positas Community College District*
Deanna Niebuhr, Director of Community Schools Initiative, Partnership for Children and Youth*
Odell Johnson, President, Laney College (retired)
Frank Pugh, Immediate Past President, California School Boards Association*
Dr. Steve Raphael, Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley*
Dr. Karolyn van Putten, Peralta District Academic Senate President*
Tina Vasconcellos, Dean of Student Services, Laney College*
Dr. Elnora Webb, President, Laney College*
Toni Cook, Past President, Oakland Unified School Board
Ben Allen, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Boardmember*
Dr. William Love, Professor, Merritt Community College*

Business Leaders

Derje Adamu, Business Owner
Robert Apodaca, Principal, ZeZen Advisors*
Michael Bardales, Chair, Oakland Association of Realtors Young Professionals Network*
Tesfaye Beyen, Owner, Shashamane (Oakland)*
Jose Corona, Inner City Advisors, Executive Director*
Alfonso Dominguez, Business Owner*
Curtis Howard, Business Owner*
Bennett Hall, Business Owner*
Nenna Joiner, Business Owner*
Rick Mitchell, Owner, Luka's (Oakland)*
Armando Ramos, Owner, Somar (Oakland)*
Fassil "Joe" Sabbath, Owner, Cafe Randevu (Oakland)*
Ron Silva, Chair, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County*
Jesus Vargas, VSCE Engineering*
Gloria Vasconcellos, Owner, Curves (San Leandro)*
Jake Sloan, Principal, Davillier-Sloan, Inc.*
Fred Harris, Turner Construction Group*
Awa Kadiri, Accenture*
Jordan M. O'Brien, Esq., American Mortgage Law Group*
Richelle Lieberman

Community Leaders

Thomas Ahn, Executive Director, First Graduate*
Aimee Allison
Manuel Alcala
Mal Burnstein, Democratic Progressive Caucus*
Luis Alcazar
Steve Archibald
Elizabeth Bent
Boris Bindman
Joshua Bingham
Dave Blake
Wendy Bloom, 14th AD Delegate, CA Democratic Party*
Aiko Brandon
Tracy Brown
Amanda Brown-Stevens, Deputy Director, Greenbelt Alliance*
Rodney Brooks, Co-Chair, Oakland United Democratic Campaign*
Claudia Burgos
Oracio Burgos
Gene Calderon
Nate Carroll
Vincent Casalaina, Member, East Bay Democracy for America Organizing Team*
Stephanie Casenza
Katherine Casey
Antonio Cediel
Arnold Chandler
Armando Chavez
Sharon Clegg
Vanessa Coe
Zachary Cohen
Charles Cole, III
Cris Cristina
Kirby Dominick (Kirby Dominant), Artist
Diana Dorinson
Lupe Gallegos Diaz
Pamela Drake
Ignacio Ferrey, Health Planner
Robert Firehock
Jason Frierson
Seamus Garveu
Karla Goodbody
Ron Grant
Darcie Green, Executive Board Rep., 23 AD Delegate, CA Democratic Party*
Bob Grill
Kevin Guillen
Matt Haney
Leticia Henderson
Rosa Hernandez
Ju Hong
Jakada Imani
Eugene Jackson
Dan Kalb, Union of Concerned Scientists*
Alex Katz
Andrew Kelley
Peter Kim, Executive Director, Glow Foundation*
Devin Lavelle
Geoffrey Lavelle
Anais LaVoie, President, Cal Dems (UC Berkeley)*
Julian Ledesma
Maurillio Leon, Unity Council*
Lorena Letechipea
Erin Lofstrom-Perez
Teresa Limon
Matthew Lockshin
Maria Maciel
Sharon Maldonado, Member, Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club*
Thomas Manley
Kristina Mariscal
Jose Mayorquin
Pamela Mays McDonald, Editor-in-Chief, OaklandSeen.com*
Rev. Mike McBride, Pastor, The Way Christian Center*
Michael Mills
Eleni Murphy
Sele Nadel-Hayes
Irene Nexica
Jordan M. O'Brien, Esq., American Mortgage Law Group
Victor Ochoa
John F. O'Toole, National Center for Youth Law*
Eesuu Orundide, Artist
Robert Phillips
Hector Preciado
Luis Quinonez
Richard Raya
Charles "Otis" Roberts
Favianna Rodriguez
Kimani Rogers
Carmen Rojas
Christopher Rollins
Ces Rosales, Northern Vice Chair, Women's Caucus, California Democratic Party*
Echa Schneider
Betsy Schulz
Andre Smith
Keith Stevenson
Levin Sy
Alfredo Terrazas, Deputy Attorney General (CA)*
Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont, Executive Director, Oakland Rising*
Omar Torres
Joe Trapp, President, Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
Rosemary Vazquez
Marco Villa
Trina Villanueva, Boardmember, Filipino Advocates for Justice*
Emily Weinstein
Karen Weinstein, Former Chair, California Women's Caucus*
Dan Weltin
Kenya Wheeler
De'Shawn Woolridge
Kevin Zwick
Lucky Braimah
Stefanii Moore
Darren Chan
Noah Finneburgh
David W. Manson, Jr.
Helene Maxwell
Leslie Silket
Andres E. Jimenez, Achievement Trust*
Stacey Murphy, Abode Services*
Shin Green
Alicia Olivarez
Irene Nexica
Gabrielle Lessard
Jill Broadhurst
Suzy Jones, Boardmember of Equality California*
Mary J. Logan
Garrett Naiman
Otis "Chuck" Roberts
Pedro Toledo
Lily Leung
Nancy Conway
Sean Ravenscraft
Linda Olvera
Fabrizio Mejia
Scott Alonso, Former Exec. Committee Member of EBYD*
Tunua Thrash