Candidate for
Member; California State Assembly; District 22; Democratic Party

Elected Endorsements

• Hon. Norm Mineta -- Member of Congress (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Bill Lockyer -- CA State Attorney General
  
• Hon. John Garamendi -- CA State Insurance
  Commissioner (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Jackie Speier -- Senator, CA State Senate
  
• Hon. John Vasconcellos -- Senator, CA State Senate
  
• Hon. Al Alquist -- Senator, CA State Senate (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Dan McCorquodale -- Senator, CA State Senate
  (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Kevin Shelley -- Majority Leader, CA State
  Assembly
  
• Hon. Fred Keeley -- Speaker Pro Tem. CA State
  Assembly
  
• Hon. Elaine Alquist -- Assemblymember, CA State
  Assembly
  
• Hon. Dean Florez -- Assemblymember, CA State
  Assembly
  
• Hon. Dario Frommer -- Assemblymember, CA State
  Assembly
  
• Hon. Joe Simitian -- Assemblymember, CA State
  Assembly
  
• Hon. Rusty Areias -- Assemblymember, CA State
  Assembly (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Laurie Smith -- Sheriff, Santa Clara County
  
• Hon. Larry Stone -- Assessor, Santa Clara County
  
• Hon. Rod Diridon, Sr. -- Santa Clara County Board of
  Supervisors (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Gerry Stienberg -- Santa Clara County Board of
  Supervisors (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Ron Gonzales -- Mayor, City of San Jose
  
• Hon. Cindy Chavez -- Councilmember, City of San
  Jose
  
• Hon. Dave Cortese -- Councilmember, City of San
  Jose
  
• Hon. John Diquisto -- Councilmember, City of San
  Jose
  
• Hon. George Shirakawa, Jr. -- Councilmember, City of
  San Jose
  
• Hon. Forrest Williams -- Councilmember, City of San
  Jose
  
• Hon. Susan Hammer -- Mayor, City of San Jose (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Janet Gray Hayes -- Mayor, City of San Jose
  (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Al Ruffo -- Mayor, City of San Jose (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Jerry Estruth -- Councilmember, City of San Jose
  (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Frank Fiscalini -- Councilmember, City of San
  Jose (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Fred Fowler -- Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
  
• Hon. Julia Miller -- Vice -Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
  
• Hon. John Howe -- Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
  
• Hon. Tim Risch -- Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
  
• Hon. Manny Valerio -- Councilmember, City of
  Sunnyvale
  
• Hon. Pat Vorreiter -- Councilmember, City of
  Sunnyvale
  
• Hon. Jack Walker -- Councilmember, City of
  Sunnyvale
  
• Hon. Pat Castillo -- Mayor, City of Sunnyvale (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Jim Roberts -- Mayor, City of Sunnyvale (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Landon Noll -- Councilmember, City of
  Sunnyvale (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Pat Kolstad -- Councilmember, City of Santa
  Clara
  
• Hon. Patricia Mahan -- Councilmember, City of Santa
  Clara
  
• Hon. Jamie Matthews -- Councilmember, City of Santa
  Clara
  
• Hon. John McLemore -- Councilmember, City of Santa
  Clara
  
• Hon. Aldyth Parle -- Councilmember, City of Santa *
  Clara
  
• Hon. Larry Fargher -- Mayor, City of Santa Clara (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Gary Gillmor -- Mayor, City of Santa Clara (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Dave DeLozier -- Councilmember, City of Santa
  Clara (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Lisa Gillmor -- Councilmember, City of Santa
  Clara (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Sue Lasher -- Councilmember, City of Santa
  Clara (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Sandra James -- Councilmember, City of
  Cupertino
  
• Hon. Patrick Kwok -- Councilmember, City of
  Cupertino
  
• Hon. Pat Figueroa -- Mayor, City of Mountain View
  (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Henry Manayan -- Mayor, City of Milpitas
  
• Hon. Jim Lawson -- Councilmember, City of Milpitas
  
• Hon. Bob Livengood -- Councilmember, City of
  Milpitas
  
• Hon. Jack Lucas -- Mayor, City of Monte Sereno
  
• Hon. Joe Pirzynski -- Mayor, City of Los Gatos
  
• Hon. David Buckmaster -- Mayor, City of San Carlos
  (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Don Burr -- Councilmember, City of Campbell
  
• Hon. Larry Carr -- Councilmember, City of Morgan Hill
  
• Hon. Suellen Rawlison -- Councilmember, City of
  Gilroy (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Steve Lodge -- Chief of Police, City of Santa
  Clara
  
• Hon. Charlie Arolla -- Chief of Police, City of Santa
  Clara (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Manny Ferguson -- Chief of Police, City of Santa
  Clara (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Frank Vasquez -- Chief of Police, City of Santa
  Clara (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Leon Beauchman -- Santa Clara County Board
  of Education
  
• Hon. Anna Song -- Santa Clara County Board of
  Education
  
• Hon. Ron Lind -- Trustee, SJ Evergreen Community
  College District
  
• Hon. Nancy Pyle -- Trustee, SJ Evergreen Community
  College District
  
• Hon. Dawn Wright -- Trustee, SJ Evergreen
  Community College District
  
• Hon. Brian Sloan -- Trustee, Mission WVC College
  District (Ret.)
  
• Hon. David Mineta -- Jefferson Union High School
  District
  
• Hon. Randy Okamura -- Fremont Union High School
  District Board
  
• Hon. Jeff Ota -- East Side High School Union District
  
• Hon. Don Callejon -- Santa Clara Unified School
  District Board (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Jason Rodriguez -- Alum Rock Union School
  District
  
• Hon. Tony Alexander -- Alum Rock Union School
  Board (Ret.)
  
• Hon. Tony Estremera -- Santa Clara Valley Water
  District
  
• Hon. Rosemary Kamei -- Santa Clara Valley Water
  District
  
• Hon. Dick Santos -- Santa Clara Valley Water District
  
• Hon. Larry Wilson -- Santa Clara Valley Water District
  
• Hon. Gregory A. Zlotnick -- Santa Clara Valley Water
  District
  
• Hon. Garnetta Annable -- Santa Clara County Open
  Space Authority
  
• Hon. Ed Foglia -- Santa Clara County Open Space
  Authority (Ret.)

• AFL-CIO, California Labor Federation
  
• AFL-CIO COPE, South Bay Central Labor Council
  
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265
  
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal
  
• Employees of California American Federation of State,
  County and Municipal Employees Local 101
  
• Apple Computer
  
• California Faculty Association
  
• California Federation of Teachers
  
• California Medical Association, CALPAC
  
• California Professional Firefighters Association
  
• California State Council of Laborers
  
• California State Firefighters Association
  
• California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
  
• Carpenters Local 405
  
• COMPAC, San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of
  Commerce
  
• Crime Victims United of California
  
• Intel Corporation
  
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local
  332
  
• Ironworkers Local 377
  
• La Raza Roundtable
  
• Laborers Local 270
  
• Los Angeles County Probation Officers Union Local
  685
  
• Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs Association
  
• Los Angeles Police Protection League
  
• Mountain View Firefighters Association
  
• Operating Engineers Local 3
  
• Plumbers, Steamfitters and Refrigeration Fitters Local
  393
  
• PORAC: Police Officers Research Association of
  California
  
• PORAC: Central Coast Chapter
  
• RNPA: Registered Nurses Professional Association's
  
• San Jose Firefighters Association
  
• San Jose Police Officers Association
  
• Santa Clara County Association of Realtors
  
• Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs Association
  
• Santa Clara County Firefighters Association
  
• Santa Clara County Park Rangers Association
  
• Santa Clara Firefighters Association
  
• Santa Clara Police Officers Association
  
• SEIU California State Council
  
• Sheet Metal Workers Local 104
  
• Sunnyvale Public Safety Officers Association
  (combined police and fire)
  
• Teamsters Local 287
  
• UAW Region 5
  
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 428

David Abramson
Charles Aldridge
Tony Alexander
Enide Allison
Dave Anderson
Garnetta Annable
Tony Arreola
Jon and Jami Atkinson
Miles Barber
Roger Barnes
Jude Barry
Candace Bates
Donovan Bayuga and Melinda Waller
Michael Beach
Sally and Jay Beall
Leon Beauchman
Eric Benhamou
Louie Bettencourt
Edessa Bitbadal
Mike Blach
Kelly Blough
Shanna Boigon
Brenna Bolger
Tom and Larel Bondi
Duarte Braga
Kevin Brett
John Bruzzone
Myron Brody
Marlene Burak
Nancy Bussani
Fred Buzo
Rick Callender
Wendi-Mae Camara
Steve Caplan
Peter and Denise Carter
Sheldon and Jill Carter
Dominic Caserta
Maryles Casto
Don Cecil
Carl Cilker
Gary Citti
Leslee Coleman
Drina Collins
Jim Compton
John Conway
Carl Cookson
Wilfred Corrigan
Victor and Joan Corsiglia
Stewart Cusimano
Anne Davidson
Grace Davis
Don Davis
Laurence Dawson
Bill Del Biaggio, III
Dennis DeMellopine
Papken Der Torossian
Jason DiNapoli
John DiNapoli
Rick DiNapoli
Rachel Dinno
Tom Diridon
Mary Ann Diridon
Mary Margaret Diridon
Berk Driessel
Chris Elias
Jim Eller
Joe Escobar
Kirk Everett
Jim Evers
Gary Filizetti
Pam and Mike Foley
Michael Foulkes
Eleanor Fowl
Cameron Cranston
Ernest and Marie Fortino
Lori and Mike Fox, Jr.
Mary Ellen and Mike Fox, Sr.
Bea Fudge
Eddy Garcia
Gil Garcia and Wendy Teague
Jim Garrison
William Gates
John Gibbs
Scott Giddens
David Ginsborg
Jack Going, Jr.
Ross Gomez
Dan Gordon
Richard Gourley
Reid Gustafson
Walt Hammond
Gary Hanson
Jerry Hanson
Archie Hayes
Steve Haze
Dave Heagerty
John Heagerty
Eric and Anna Heckman
Jon Hellesoe
Chris Hemingway
Bill Highlander
Curtis Hisao
Shawna Holmes
Robyn Holst
Keith Honda
Gary Hong
Ryan Hubris
Martin Hughes
John Johns
Marissa Kachigian
Sean and Miriam Kali-Rai
David Katz
Ken and Gretchen Keegan
Greg Kevin
Robert S. Kieve
Dennis King
Rick Kitson
Norm and Allison Kline
Joe Korder
Patrick Kwok
Greg Landers
Janet Laverty
David Law
Steve Lee
Ken Leonard
Mark Levine
Francis Lickwar
Nick Livak
Steve Lopes
Andy Lucero
Chris Mackie
Stephanie Martin-Young
David and Marti Martz
Ken and Bunny Martz
Bill and Lisa Matthews
Thom Mayer
Bill McClean
Jennie Meehan
Kevin Moore
Ivone Montes De Oca
Ernesto Moreno
Robert Morgan
Michael and Kim Mulcahy
Bill Murphy
Walter Neal
Camilla Nelson
Eileen Nelson
Tim Nieuwsma
Dan Orloff
Pat and Bernice Patterson
Dina Pecoraro
Norma Pezzini
Greg and Myrna Phillips
Si and Red Plaxco
Hal Plotkin
Joe Pon
John Popovich
Dan Potash
Gayvin Powers
Robert and Glorian Quigley
Phil Rafton
Patricia Ramos
John Redding
Judy Reinartz
Pat Restuccia
Tom Richardson
Rosie Rios
George Rivera
Mark Robeson
Rich Robinson
Donald Rocha
Eric Roderiques
Dave Rose
Cindy Rubin
Diane Rubino
Yvonne Ryzak
Murphy Sabatino
Murphy Sabatino, III
Shin Sanada
Leslie Saul
Eric Schoennauer
Jean and Steve Schott, Jr.
Christopher and Jill Schumb
Charlie Shea
Jim Shore
Jennifer Simms
Mark Skeen
Brian Sloan
Lorne Smyth
Bill Smythe
Don Solem
Riane Spalding
Steven Stamm
Robert Steinberg
Jerry Strangis
Steve Tedesco
David Thompson
Jorj Tilson
Dave Timmons
Yosh Uchida
Scott Valor
Steven Van Beek
Michael Van Every and Jennifer Wright
James Veny
John Vidovich
Jose Villareal
Mark Walker
Phyllis Ward
Diane Wesson
Tony West
Dave Wilkinson
Beth Wyman
John Zamora
Fernando Zazueta
Barbara Zeitman
Olsen Joann Zimmerman
Jim Zuur