ENDORSEMENTS

FEDERAL AND STATE LEADERS

• Vice President Joe Biden, Candidate for President of the United States

• U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, Candidate for Vice President of the United States

• U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein

• U.S. Representative Katie Porter

• U.S. Representative Ted Lieu

• U.S. Representative Lou Correa

• U.S. Representative Harley Rouda

• U.S. Representative Mike Levin

• U.S. Representative Gil Cisneros

• U.S. Representative, ret., Loretta Sanchez

• California Governor Gavin Newsom

• California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis

• California State Treasurer Fiona Ma

• California State Controller Betty Yee

• California State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara

• California Secretary of State Alex Padilla

• California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon

• California State Senate President pro tempore Toni Atkins

• California State Insurance Commissioner Emeritus Dave Jones

• California State Treasurer and Attorney General Emeritus Bill Lockyer

• California State Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez

• California State Senator, Chair of California Legislative Women’s Caucus and past president of California Labor Federation Connie Leyva

• California State Senator Tom Umberg

• California State Senator Jim Beall

• California State Senator Ben Allen

• California State Senator Bob Archuleta

• California State Senator Toni Atkins

• California State Senator Maria Elena Durazo

• California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson

• California State Senator Richard Pan, M.D.

• California State Senator Nancy Skinner

• California State Senator Susan Rubio

• California State Senator Bob Wieckoski

• California State Senator Emeritus Josh Newman

• California State Assemblymenber Cottie Petrie-Norris

• California State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva

• California State Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher

• California State Assemblymember Monique Limón

• California State Assemblymember Laura Friedman

• California State Assemblymember Tom Daly

• California State Assemblymember Christy Smith

• California State Assemblymember Richard Bloom

• California State Assemblymember Ken Cooley

• California State Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

• California State Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry 

• California State Assemblymember Evan Low

• California State Assemblymember Chris Ward

• California State Assemblymember Dr. Shirley N. Weber

• California State Assemblymember Lisa Calderon

• California State Assemblymember Jose Medina

• California State Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia

• California State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks

• California State Assemblymember, ret., Susan Bonilla

County AND CITY LEADERS

• Aliso Viejo Mayor Ross Chun

• Aliso Viejo City Councilmember Tiffany Ackley

• Anaheim Community Leader, OC Fair Board Member, and AD 68 Delegate Ashleigh E Aitken

• Anaheim City Councilmember Jordan Brandman

• Artesia City Councilmember Ali Taj

• Artesia City Councilmember, ret., Dr. Victor Manalo

• Buena Park Cultural and Fine Arts Commissioner Benjamin Gonzalez

• Brea Olinda Unified School District Board Member Keri Kropke

• Capistrano School Board Member, Ret., Dr. Gary Pritchard

• Coast Community College Trustee Dr. Lorraine Prinsky

• Centralia School District Trustee Jerry Flores

• Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley

• Costa Mesa City Councilmember Arlis Reynolds

• Costa Mesa City Councilmember John Stephens

• Costa Mesa City Councilmember Manuel Chavez

• Costa Mesa City Councilmember Andrea Marr

• El Cerrito City Councilmember Gabiel Quinto

• Fullerton City Council Member Ahmad Zahra

• Fullerton City Councilmember Jesus Silva

• Garden Grove City Councilmember Thu-Ha Nguyen

• Huntington Beach City Councilmember Kimberly Carr

• Huntington Beach City Councilmember, ret., Joe Shaw

• Huntington Beach Unified School District Board Member Diana Lee Carey

• Irvine City Councilmember Farrah N. Khan

• Irvine Mayor, ret., Sukhee Kang

• Irvine Mayor, ret., Beth Krom

• Irvine Community Service Commission Chair Lauren Johnson Norris

• Irvine Finance Commissioner Roger Sievers

• Irvine Finance Commissioner Tammy Kim

• Irvine Planning Commission Chair Dustin Nirchle

• Irvine Transportation Commissioner Ken Montgomery

• Irvine Children, Youth, and Families Committee Member Zhihai Li

• Irvine Senior Council Member Juneu Kim

• Irvine Childcare Committee Member Dawn Antis

• La Habra City Councilmember Rose Espinoza

• La Habra Heights Mayor, ret., Kyle Miller

• Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia

• Malibu City Mayor, ret., Lou LaMont

• Ocean View School District Trustee Gina Clayton-Tarvin

• Orange County Board of Education Member and former Tustin Councilmember Beckie Gomez

• Orange County Board of Education Candidate Andy Thorburn

• Orange Unified School District Trustee Kris Erickson

• Orange Mayor Candidate Adrienne Gladson

• Rancho Santiago College District Trustee John R. Hanna

• Santa Ana Councilmember Vince Sarmiento

• Santa Ana Councilmember, ret., former Chair of SCAG and President of NALEO Michele Martinez

• Tustin City Councilmember Letitia Clark

• Walnut Mayor Pro Tem Andrew Rodriguez

• West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey Horvath

ORGANIZATIONS 

• California Professional Firefighters

• California Nurses Association (CNA)

• California Teachers Association (CTA)

• California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO

• California Teachers Association For Better Citizenship 

• California Democratic Party

• California Labor Federation

• Service Employees International Union, State Council of California (SEIU)

• AFSCME California

• Los Angeles & Orange Counties Building & Construction Trades Council 

• Orange County Employees Association (OCEA)
• California League of Conservation Voters
• UNITE HERE Local 11
• National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
• Democratic Foundation of Orange County (DFOC)
• Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC)
• Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (DRIVE)

• EMILY's List

• Cal Fire Local 2881

• United Automobile Workers (UAW)

• United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)

• Equality California (EQCA)

• Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties

• NARAL Pro-Choice California

• Orange County Labor Federation 

• Moms Demand Action 2020 Gun Sense Candidate

• Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

• California National Organization for Women (NOW)

• Courage California

• Democratic Foundation of Orange County

• California Young Democrats

• Democratic Municipal Officials Blue Star Rising Candidate 

• Orange County Young Democrats

• Latinx Young Democrats of Orange County

• Lavender Democrats OC

• OC Veterans Democratic Club

• International Longshore and Warehouse Union Southern California District Council 

• International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13 

• United Domestic Workers of America, UDW/AFSCME Local 3930

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11

• Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36 

• United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324

• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 12

• International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501

• Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 9510

• Laborers International Union (LiUNA) Local 652

• Laborers International Union (LiUNA) Local 1309

• United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 220

• United Steelworkers Local 675

• Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 132

• Steamfitters & Refrigeration U.A. Local 250 

• Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters

• Retired Public Employees Association

• California Legislative Women's Caucus

• National Women's Political Caucus Orange County

• Women In Leadership (WIL)

• California Women's List

• Fund Her (Empowering Progressive Women)

• Women's Political Committee (WPC)

• WAVE (Women for American Values and Ethics)

• California Association of Professional Scientists 

• California Bicycle Coalition

• Taxpayers for a Sustainable Economy

• Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)

• Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD)

• Orange County Civic Engagement Table Action (OCCET Action)

• PawPAC 

COMMUNITY LEADERS

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• UCI Law Professor and Candidate for State Senate (SD 37) David Min

• Philanthropist and Community Leader Charlie Zhang 

• Philanthropist and Community Leader Alethea T. Hsu, M.D.

• Wild Rivers CEO Mike Riedel

• Philanthropist and Democratic Foundation of Orange County Chair Emeritus Wylie Atkin

• Human Rights Activist Rima Nashashibi
• Professor and Community Leader Kev Abazajian 
• California YIMBY Regional Organizing Director Kimberly Adams
• Chapman Law School Professor and Affordable Housing Advocate Ken Stahl
• Democratic Foundation of Orange County Chair Michael Penn

• Democratic Foundation of Orange County Chair Emeritus Dan Jacobson

• Orange County Democratic Party Vice Chair Jeff LeTourneau

• Orange County Democratic Party Treasurer Luis Aleman

• Democratic Party Activist, Attorney, and Former Obama Advisor Lee Fink

• California Democratic Party LGBT Caucus Chair Denise Penn

• California Young Democrats Latino Caucus Gio Chavez

• California Young Democrats Labor Caucus Chair Parshan Khosravi 

• California Young Democrats Jewish Caucus Chair Joshua Baum

• Community Leader and former Congressional Candidate Phil Janowicz

• California Democratic Party Region 17 Director Florice Hoffman

• Social Compassion in Legislation Founder and CEO Judie Mancuso

• Orange County Professional Firefighters Assn., Dir. Gov. Affairs, ret., Tony Bedolla

• Professor and Climate Activist Dr. Kathleen Treseder  

• Teacher and Human Rights Activist Joseph Hamer Salas

• Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member Melahat Rafiei

• Irvine Community Leader Carl Mariz

• Irvine Community Leader Laurel M Davila

• Laguna Beach Community Leader Mary Carter

• Newport Beach Activist and Women in  Leadership Member Pam Gilmour

• Clean Energy Advocate and Organizer Robin Ganahl

• Brig. General Robin Bailey Umberg, US Army, ret., former Undersecretary, California Dept of Veteran Affairs, current California Veterans Board Member

• Veterans' Advocate and US Navy Veteran Bryan Fazio

• Veterans' Advocate and US Army Vietnam War Veteran Wesley Chick Adams

• Veterans' Advocate and US Coast Guard Veteran Craig Norris

• Tustin Community Leader and AD 68 Delegate Marissa Waldman

• Tustin Community Leader and AD 68 Delegate Leslie M Cox

• Labor Union Attorney and AD 68 Delegate John Hanna

• Immigration Attorney and AD 68 Delegate Gabriel Orea

• Anaheim Community Leader and AD 68 Delegate Grant Henninger

• Orange Community Leader and AD 68 Delegate Michael Stern

• Orange Community Leader and AD 68 Delegate David Sonneborn

• Lavender Democrats Co-Chair Justin Solomon Massey

• Filmmaker and Human Rights Activist Michael Sean Wright

• California Democratic Party Litigation Committee Chair Nikki Linnerman

• California Democratic Party Resolution Committee Chair Emeritus Raymond Cordova

• LGBTQ Activist Isabella Rubio

• Radio Host and former Candidate for SD 37 Dr. Ari Grayson

• Fullerton Community Leader Monika Broome

• Orange County Arts Leader Richard Stein