Candidate for
United States Representative; District 18

United States Members of Congress:
Bill Thomas- Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee (R-21st C.D.)
David Drier- Chairman, House Rules Committee (R-28th C.D.)
John Doolittle- House Appropriations and Budget Committee (R-4th C.D.)
Darrell Issa- House International Relations Committee (R-48th C.D.)
Gary Miller- House Budget and Financial Services Committee (R-41st C.D.)
Ed Royce- House International Relations Committee (R-39th C.D.)
Mary Bono- (R-45th C.D.)
Elton Gallegly- (R-24th C.D.)
Buck McKeon- (R-25th C.D.)
Doug Ose- (R-3rd C.D.)
George Radonovich- (R-19th C.D.)
Ken Calvert- (R-44th C.D.)
Duke Cunningham- (R-50th C.D.)
Wally Herger- (R-2nd C.D.)
Steve Horn- (R-39th C.D.)
Jerry Lewis- (R-41st C.D.)
Richard Pombo- (R-11th C.D.)
Dana Rohrabacher- (R-46th C.D.)
Chris Cox- (R-48th C.D.)

California State Senators:
Jim Brulte- Senate Republican Leader- 31st Senate District
Charles Poochigian- 14th Senate District
Dick Ackerman- 33rd Senate District
Jim Battin- 37th Senate District
Ray Haynes- 36th Senate District
Ross Johnson- 35th Senate District
Pete Knight- 17th Senate District
Bob Margett- 29th Senate District
Bruce McPherson- 15th Senate District
Bill Morrow- 38th Senate District
Maurice Johannessen- 4th Senate District
Tom McClintock- 19th Senate District
Rico Oller- 1st Senate District

California State Assemblymembers:
Dave Cox- Assembly Republican Leader- 5th Assembly District
Sam Aanestad- 3rd Assembly District
Tim Leslie- 4th Assembly District
Roy Ashburn- 32nd Assembly District
Phil Wyman- 34th Assembly District
Tony Strickland- 37th Assembly District
Keith Richman- 38th Assembly District
Dennis Mountjoy- 59th Assembly District
Tom Harman- 67th Assembly District
Ken Maddox- 68th Assembly District
John Campbell- 70th Assembly District
Bill Campbell- 71st Assembly District
Lynn Daucher- 72nd Assembly District
Patrica Bates- 73rd Assembly District
Mark Wyland- 74th Assembly District
Charlene Zettel- 75th Assembly District
Jay LaSuer- 77th Assembly District
David Kelly- 80th Assembly District

Local Elected Officals:
Peter Johansen- Former Mayor, City of Modesto
Mary Jo Knudsen- Former Mayor, City of Merced
Mike Amabile- Mayor, City of Los Banos
Rudy Trevinio- Mayor, City of Atwater
Deidre Kelsey- Supervisor, District 4, Merced County
Mike Bogna- Former Merced County Supervisor, District 3
Al Bardini- Retired Merced County Supervisor
Frank Bigelow- Supervisor, District 1, Madera County
Vern Moss- Supervisor, District 4, Madera County
Ronn Dominici- Supervisor, District 3, Madera County
Gary Gilbert- Supervisor, Madera County
John Silva- Supervisor, Madera County
Stan Thurston- Council Member, City of Merced
Rick Osorio- Council Member, City of Merced
Ed Abercrombie- Council Member, City of Atwater
Gary Frago- Council Member, City of Atwater
William Ingram- Council Member, City of Livingston
Julie Bonta- Planning Commissioner, City of Gustine
John W. Wells- Council Member, City of Madera
Ron Pistoresi- Chairman, Madera Irrigation District
Richard Pland- Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors
Jerry Duncan- Chairperson, Fresno City Redevelopment Agency

Buisness Leaders:
Alex Spanos- Stockton Real Estate Developer and owner of NFL's San Diego Chargers
Fritz Grupe- Stockton Real Estate Developer
John Headding- CEO, Mercy Hospital of Merced
Bob Carpenter- President: Leap, Carpenter, Kemp Insurance
Bob Ayers- Co-Owner, TransCounty Title Company
George Sziraki- Owner, Sziraki Custom Painting
Dr. Von Goodin- Dentist, Merced
Don & Carla Kavanaugh- Kavanaugh Insurance Services
Carl Haney- Owner, Modesto Color Center
Robert Martin- Owner, Robert Martin Insurance
George Kelly- Founder, Stevinson Ranch Golf Course
Carolyn S. Downey- Chief Financial Officer, Madera Superior Court
Carol Silva- Retired Fiscal Supervisor, Merced County
Linda Strauss- Manager, Atwater Shell
Douglas Frago- Management Consultant

Educators:
Paul Lo- Trustee, Merced City School District
David Just, Ph.D- Administrator, Stoneridge Christian High School, Merced
Dr. Larry Wilder- Assistant Superintendent, Fresno County Office of Education
Barbara Bigelow- School Board Member, Chawanakee Joint School District
Adam Komos- Teacher, Hilmar Middle School

Law Enforcement:
Gordon Spencer- District Attorney, Merced County
John Phillips- District Attorney, San Joaquin County
Ernie LiCalsi- District Attorney, Madera County
Bill Eldridge- Police Chief, City of Livingston
Don Hutchins- Police Chief, City of Gustine
John J. Robinson- Police Chief, City of Chowchilla
Bob Freitas- Marshall, Merced County
Bill Amis- Merced County Sheriff, Retired
Jess Bowling- Merced County Sheriff, Retired
Norm Silva- Merced County Marshall, Retired
Early Downey- Sgt. Marshall, Merced County Marshall's Office
John Riis-Christansen- Retired Police Chief, City of Atwater
Harry Nabors- Chief Probation Officer, Madera County
Duane Ellis- Chief of Police, Sonora Police Department
Dick Rogers- Sheriff, Tuolune County
Pelk Richards- Sheriff, Mariposa County

Military:
Don K. Allen- Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (RET.)

Agriculture & Water:
William G. Cerutti- Vice President, Central California Irrigation District
Scott Hunter- 1st Vice President, Merced County Farm Bureau
Fred Claus- Member, Stanislaus County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Mike Gallo- President/CEO, Joseph Gallo Farms
Jim Duarte- Farmer

Community Leaders:
John Nelum- President, Fresno County NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Donald Holley- President, Madera County NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Patti Manfredi- Administrative Director, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central California
Bette Belle Smith- Modesto

Organizations:
National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
United States Chamber of Commerce
Associated Builders and Contractors Political Action Committee
Building Industry Association of Merced County
California Young Republicans
Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce
Campaign for Working Families
National Federation of Independent Business
Building Industry Association of Central California
60 Plus Association