ENDORSEMENTS

FEDERAL AND STATE LEADERS

• U.S. Representative Katie Porter

• U.S. Representative Lou Correa

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

• California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis

• California State Treasurer Fiona Ma

• California State Controller Betty Yee

• 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 Jim Beall

• 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 Tom Daly

• 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

• Brea City Planner Adrienne Gladstone

• 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 Community Service Commission Chair Lauren Johnson Norris

• Irvine Finance Commissioner Roger Sievers

• 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 City Council Candidate Adrienne Joy 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 City Councilmember Lindsey Horvath

ORGANIZATIONS 

• California Professional Firefighters

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

• California Teachers Association (CTA)

• California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO

• California Nurses Association (CNA)

• Orange County Employees Association (OCEA)

• California Young Democrats

• UNITE HERE Local 11

• EMILY's List

• Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties

• Orange County Labor Federation (recommended for endorsement)

• Orange County League of Conservation Voters 

• Lavender Democrats OC

• OC Veterans Democratic Club

• Latinx Young Democrats of Orange County

• 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

• California Legislative Women's Caucus

• National Women's Political Caucus Orange County

• Women In Leadership (WIL)

• Fund Her (Empowering Progressive Women)

• Women's Political Committee (WPC)

• Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)

COMMUNITY LEADERS

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• Professor and Climate Activist Dr. Kathleen Treseder  

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

• Professor and Climate Activist Dr. Kev Abazajian

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

• Wild Rivers CEO Mike Riedel

• Human Rights Activist Rima Nashashibi
• 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 Association, Dir. Government Affairs, ret., Tony Bedolla

• Teacher and Human Rights Activist Joseph Hamer Salas

• 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