Candidate for
State Senator; District 13; Democratic Party

Key Endorsements

Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs

State Senator Alfred E. Alquist, Retired, California State Senate
Hon. Sylvia Alvarez, Evergreen School District Governing Board Member and
Past President Evergreen Valley Teachers Assn.
Hon. Patricia Castillo, former Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Kansen Chu, Board of Education Berryessa School District
Hon. Susan Hammer, Former Mayor, City of San Jose
Hon. Patricia Mahan, Mayor, City of Santa Clara
State Senator Nick Petris, Retired, California State Senate
Sal Alvarez, Sr.
Dr. Phil Barone, Ph.D
Daisy Chu, Santa Clara County Sister City Commissioner
Roberta Economidis, Attorney at Law
Mike Fox Sr.
Victor Garza, Chair of the Santa Clara County LaRaza Roundtable
Nick Leon, Past President Eastside Teachers Association, CTA
Marina Moustakas
MaryAnn Murphy, Immediate Past President, Santa Clara County Trial Attorneys
Fariba Nejat, President, Iranian Federated Women's Club and Payvand Cultural School
Hon. Madison P. Nguyen, Franklin-McKinley School District Board of Education
Paul Bic Nguyen, President, Vietnamese-American Bar Association of Santa Clara County
Yvette del Prado, Former Vice President, Silicon Graphics
Albert Reed, Founder and Former President, Martin Luther King, Jr. Foundation Silicon Valley
Harold Riddle
Loretta Riddle, former Chief of Staff, State Senator Alfred Alquist (Ret.)
Loc Vu

Key Endorsements

California Apartment Association
California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA)
California Democratic Council
California Democratic Legislative Women's Caucus
California List
California National Organization for Women (CA NOW)
California Nurses Association
California Organization of Police and Sheriffs (COPS)
California Professional Firefighters
California School Employees Association
California Small Business Association
California State Employee's Association (CSEA)
City of Santa Clara Firefighters, Local 1171
Crime Victims United of California
Democratic Activists for Women Now (D.A.W.N.)
Democratic Forum of Silicon Valley
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
Deputy Sheriffs' Association of Santa Clara County
Gilroy Police Officers Association
Gilroy Firefighters Association
Mountain View Firefighters, Local 1965
Mountain View Police Officers Association
National Latino Peace Officers Association, Santa Clara County Chapter
National Women's Political Caucus
Paw PAC (Political Action Committee for Animals)
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
Registered Nurses Professional Association
Retired Peace Officers Association of California
Sacramento Women's Campaign Fund
Santa Clara County Association of Realtors
Santa Clara County Democratic Club
Santa Clara County Firefighters, Local 1165
Santa Clara Peace Officers Association
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club (SVAPADC)
Sunnyvale Public Safety Officers Association
Sunnyvale Communication Officers Association
SUNPAC, a political action committee of the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce
United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers (UAW), Region 5
United Domestic Workers of America
United Farm Workers

Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers
Sen. John Vasconcellos, California State Senator, 13th Senate District
Hon. Philip Angelides, California State Treasurer
Hon. Kevin Shelley, California Secretary of State
Hon. Delaine Eastin, Former Superintendent of Schools State of California
Hon. Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman, 14th District
Hon. Diane Watson, Congresswoman, 31st District
Hon. Carole Migden, Chairwoman, Board of Equalization
Hon. John Chiang, Member, Board of Equalization
Hon. Don Perata, Majority Leader, California State Senate
Hon. Dede Alpert, California State Senator
Hon. Martha Escutia, California State Senator
Hon. Liz Figueroa, California State Senator
Hon. Betty Karnette, California State Senator
Hon. Shelia Kuehl, California State Senator
Hon. Gloria Romero, California State Senator
Hon. Nell Soto, California State Senator
Hon. Judy Chu, California State Assemblymember
Hon. Lou Correa, California State Assemblymember
Hon. Carol Liu, California State Assemblymember
Hon. Lou Papan, Former California State Assemblymember

Hon. Lawrence E. Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor
Hon. Pete McHugh, County Supervisor, Santa Clara County
Hon. Don Gage, County Supervisor, Santa Clara County
Hon. Liz Kniss, County Supervisor, Santa Clara County
Hon. Fiona Ma, County Supervisor, San Francisco County

Hon. Rod Diridon, Sr., former County Supervisor, Santa Clara County
Hon. Tom McEnery, former Mayor, City of San Jose
Hon. Janet Gray Hayes, former Mayor, City of San Jose, and Ken Hayes
Hon. Dianne McKenna, former County Supervisor, Santa Clara County and
former Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Helen Thomson, County Supervisor, Yolo County and former Assemblywoman
Martin Gorfinkel, 22nd Assembly District Democratic Committee Chair
Hon. Michael Chang, Mayor, City of Cupertino
Hon. Sandra James, Vice Mayor, City of Cupertino
Hon. Patrick Kwok, Councilmember, City of Cupertino
Hon. Tom Springer, former Mayor, City of Gilroy
Hon. Connie Rogers, former Councilmember, City of Gilroy
Hon. Pete Valdez Jr., former Councilmember, City of Gilroy
Hon. Cat Tucker, Planning Commissioner, City of Gilroy
Hon. Armando Gomez, Councilmember, City of Milpitas
Hon. Greg Perry, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
Hon. Matt Neely, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
Hon. Matt Pear, Mayor, City of Mountain View
Hon. Dominic J. Caserta, Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
Hon. Rod Diridon, Jr., Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
Hon. Patrick Kolstad, Vice Mayor, City of Santa Clara
Hon. Jaime L. Matthews, Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
Hon. John L. McLemore, Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
Hon. Aldyth Parle, Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
Hon. Lisa Gillmor, Former Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
Hon. Forrest Williams, Councilmember, City of San Jose
Hon. Ken Yeager, Councilmember, City of San Jose
Hon. John DiQuisto, Retired, Councilmember, City of San Jose
Hon. John Howe, Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Dean Chu, Vice Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Fred Fowler, Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Otto Lee, Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Julia Miller, Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Ron Swegles, Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Manuel Valerio, Former Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Patricia Vorreiter, Former Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
Hon. Jack Walker, Former Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale

Stephen R. Rowley, Fremont Union High School District, Superintendent
Joseph Rudnicki, Sunnyvale School District, Superintendent

Sparky Harlan, Executive Director, The Bill Wilson Center

John Baker, Vice President Student Services, Gavilan College
Dorothy Brough, Cupertino Educational Association, Past President
Hon. Alex Bantis, Santa Clara County Board of Education
Hon. Anna Song, Santa Clara County Board of Education
Hon. T. N. Ho, Santa Clara County Board of Education
Hon. John Coyle, Berryessa Union School District, Board of Trustees
Hon. Francine Davis, Berryessa Union School District, Board of Trustees President
Hon. Ben Liao, President, Cupertino Union School District Board of Education
Hon. Barry Chang, Cupertino Union School District Board of Education
Hon. Pearl Cheng, Cupertino Union School District Board of Education
Hon. Nancy Pyle, Evergreen Community College Board of Trustees
Hon. Paul Fong, Foothill DeAnza Community College District Board of Trustees
Hon. Judith Moss, Foothill DeAnza Community College District Board of Trustees
Hon. Kevin Moore, West Valley Mission Community College District Board of Trustees
Hon. Katherine Ho, President, Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees
Avie Katz, Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees
Hon. Nancy Newton, Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees
Hon. Barbara Nunes, Fremont Union High School District Board of Trustees
Hon. Daniel Chavez, Luther Burbank School District Board Member and
President, Burbank Neighborhood Association
Hon. Rose Marie Filicetti, Mountain View-Whisman School District Governing Board
Hon. Teresa O'Neill, Santa Clara Unified School District Governing Board
Hon. Phyllis Fowler, Sunnyvale School District, Board of Trustees
Hon. Jim Rogers, Gilroy Unified School District, Board of Trustees

Community Endorsers

George and Katherine Alexander
Enide Allison
Rose Amador
Sylvia Amico
Aris Anagnos
Loula Anaston
Emma Anderson
Connie Aretos-Banis
Grant & Beverly Armstrong
Charlie Arolla
James O. Ausman IV
Dr. Mehrdad Azarmi
Colleen & Dennis Badagliacco
Reza Badiyi
Surjit Bains
Ravinder Bainiwal
Sukdev Singh Bainiwal
Noemi Baiza
John T. Baker
Fifi Balalis
Ashish & Supriya Bali
Hon. Alex & Susan Bantis
Ms. Demetra Barkas
Frederick Baron
P. A. Barone
David and Joan Barram
Manjul & Kumar Batra
Hazel Belli
Raj Bhanot
Shirley Blaskower
Brenna Bolger
Jay Boyarsky
S. Keith McLaurin & Mary E. Boyle
Lee Ann and Jim Boynton
Dale & Barbara Bracey
Lillyann Brannon
Richard Calhoun
Don & Clare Callejon
Rick Callender
Dr. Liz Zoltan & Dr. Bob Caret
Louis J. Cassani
Anna Marie Castro
Sue-Fay Chang
Jeffrey Chang
Joe R. Charles
C.C. Chen
Maria Chen
Nancy Chen
Ray & Shirley Chen
Sherry & Chia-Chieh Chen
Steve & Laurel Chessin
Vicky Kwoh Ching
Dr. Peter & Elisa Chiu
Ralehpol S. Chohal
Josephine Chou
Dean Chu
Dr. John & Genevieve Cladis
Bill Chew & Yolande Clark
Nancy Clish
David Cohen
Ken Colson
Geoffrey D. Commons
Chrysanthy Conomos
Paul Contos
Yesenia Contreras
Carl & Sharron Cookson Sr.
LaDoris Cordell
Vince Cortese
Dr. George & Joanna Costouros
Annie Dandavati
Chinh Thi Dang
Terryn Davis
Mitch Day
Henry and Priscilla Der
Anima Desai
Shirley DiQuisto
Hong Do, MD
Dora Dong
Mike and Lisa Douglas
Diane Dreher
Dr. Patrick J. Driscoll
Marilee Dunn
Bettina Duval
Pat Duffy
Phil & Nancy Economopoulos
Josef Eiseu
Jim Eller
Dr. Herbert & Mary Engstrom
Daniel P. Esparza
Frank Ettefagh
Danny & Grace Fang
Lawrence Fargher
David B. Ferguson
Donald & Norma Ferguson
Dr. Martin Fishman
Pamela Foley
James Fousekis
Michael & Mary Ellen Fox
George & Kay Frangadakis
Dr. Kenneth & Angie Frangadakis
Richard & Cathy Friberg
Jeanne Gage
Lorie Garcia
Michael Garcia
Andy & Eva Garrido
Bill Gates
George & Evelyn Geraci
Evangelo & Olympia Gerontinos
Mrs. Argie Steve Gionis
Michael Goltzer
Roger Goodyear
Alicia C. Gordillo
Lewis Green
Bert & Lila Greenberg
Frank Greene
Hector Guerra
Paul Guerrero
Richard Haak
Dr. Sam David Haddad
Dr. Peter & Susan Haikalis
Joe & Kathi Hamilton
Russ Harden
Azy Hariri
Salle Hayden
Kostas & Pamela Hazifotis
John Heagerty
Jacquie Heffner
Richard Highlander
Quincy N. Hoang
Diana Hoffman
Rich Holder
Mary Hontalas
Elainna Houghton
Jodi Howe
Ta-Lin & Joyce Hsu
Michelle & Jackson Hu
Pat & Jim Jackson
Bob & Seema Jaffee
Michael Paul Jannsch
Ken Seaton-Msemaji / Fahari Jeffers
Donna K. Jeler
Dr. Elizabeth Johnson
Hon. Gail Jones
Lillian C. Jones
Matt Kamkar
John Kanakaris
Terry & Penny Kastanis
Hon. Avie Katz
Edward Keible
Emily Lee & Jon William Kelley
James Kim
Glenn & ZoAnn Kinsey
Chuck Kissner
Richard & Pamela Goyan Kittler
Hon. Judy Kleinberg
Norm & Allison Kline
Michael A. Kokkinos
Jayaram Komati
George P. Koo
Rosemary Knox
Jeffrey A. Kroeber
Bala Kumaravel
Subroto Kundu
Dr. Hsing & Margaret Kung
Candice Kwok
Peter Lagarias
Virginia & Jim Lagiss
Deepka Lalwani
Steve Larson
Sue Lashedr
Bob & Margaret Lawson
Robert C. Lewis
Dr. Elliot Lepler
Ellen Liao
Jack & Marjorie Licursi, Sr.
Thomas Lim
Kico Lin
Scott D. Lipton
Peter & Amy Liu
Holly Lofgren
Dr. Arthur W. Low
Kathy Naylor Low
Steve J. Lu
Hon. Josephine "Jo" Lucey
Timothy Luong
Alice J. MacAllister
Dimitri & Sofia Magganas
Harikrishna J. Majmundar
Victor Makras
Mohinder Mann
Jennie Mannina
Paul & Elaine Manolis
Bill & Dorothy Mansfield
George & Judy Marcus
Art Marshall
Ken and Anna Martz
Mary Kay & Cloyd Marvin
Evelyn & Ward McCabe
Hon. Gary McCue
Regis McKenna
Hons. Clysta Seney
James McManis
Gaurang & Hersh Mehta
Shreya Mehth
Roger & Mimi Menard
Dr. Walter & Miriam Meyerhoff
Konstantin & Mary Milionis
Rena Modell
Osa & Farrah Mok
Kevin Moore
Mehrdad "Mark" Moshayedi
Evan Moustakas
Ratnaji Nallamothu
Kathy Chavez Napoli
Maria & Stanley Nascimento
Douglas Newton
Diem D. Ngo
Halien Nguyen
Lily Nguyen
Nancy Nguyen
Son Nguyen
The-Vu Nguyen
Tra Thanh Nguyen
Gary Niblock
Barinder Nijjar
Patrick Nikolai
Ned Nix, DDS
Kathy & Jim Noether
Buck Norred
Richard Norris
Hon. Barbara Nunes
Pat & Dan O'Donnell
Jeff Ota
Bernice Otudeko
Esther Owen
Phil & Jackie Pabich
Hon. Roberta & John Pabst
Steve Padis
Dr. Gary & Lisa Pagonis
Lillian H. Pang
Chris J. Panopulos
Stella Pantazis
Tom & Rose Marie Pashos
Naranji V. Patel
Ramesh Patel
Peter & Carole Pavlina
Gloria Peralta
Joseph Peralta
Margaret "Marty" Peterson
Carol Peterson
Anna Petris
Nam Pham
David Phan
Pamela Phillips
Tran Chi Phuc
Dr. Jim & Zoe Pilafas
Hon. David Pine
John and Popie Pokyzos
Paul Porrovecchio
Sandy Potts
Pat Poujade
Anne Pound
Ellie & Michael Prokopakis
John Protopappas
Roger Pyle
Gabe Reyes
Barbara Rieder
Chris Riess
Freida Roeback
Hon. Suellen C. Rowlison
Carolyn Ruck
Dr. Cyrus I. Rudinger
Harmeet & Tripta Sachdev
Tony & Alba Salciccia
Shinzui Sanada
Burga Santiago
Burga Santiago
Ralph S. Santoro
Shadi Sarryelt
Hon. Pat Sausedo
Annette Schunk
Dr. Ronald G. Seger
Karen & Faramarz Sepahmansour
Harlan Sethe
Tom Shannon
Dilip & Mala Sheth
Ngozi Okafo & Livia Ann Shirkey
Jean Hsia & Tommy Shwe
Bill and Anita Singh
Karan Singh
Sanjiv & Virnal Singh
Dr. Katherine Skoulas
Jerilyn Smith
Donald & Barbara Snyder
Betty Soennichsen
Vicken Sonentz-Papazian
George & Elaine Spanos
Mary Stanley
Ralph & Maria Steiber
Beverly & Paul Stein
Sharon Stuart
Bill Stubbs
Dr. John Sullivan
Steven & Angeline Summers
Mary Szczepanik
Phillip Ta
Sushma Taneja
Ed Taylor
Ramraj Thanapandian
Mary Thodos
Jewel Timmons
Steve & Jeannie Ting
Betty Jo Toccoli
Chris Tomaras
Hon. Homer & Joanne Tong
Fernando M. Torres-Gil
James E. Towery
Lanh Thi Ho & Ung Tran
Frances Trimmer
Terry Trumbull
Chen-Lung Tsai
Echo Tsai
Kyriakos Tsakopoulos
Angelo and Sofia Tsakopoulos
Eleni and Markos Tsakopoulos
David & Cathy Tsang
Cindana Turkatte
Alfredo Villasenor
Jim Vincenzini
Don & Olga Von Raesfeld
Catherine Vonnegut
John Vu
Carol & J.M. Waldorf
Susan Walker
Charles & Ann Walton
Dennis Wan
Dr. Albert & Anna Wang
Lillian Raffel & Karen Weinstein
Joy and Bob Weiss
Howard S. Welinsky
Ken Wesson
Maya & Tony West
H. Clay Whitlow
Helen Wilmot & Gregory Davidson
Dr. Charles & Catherine Winget
Aaron Wong
Gilbert Wong
Stanley Woo
Willie & Mitchell Wool
Margaret Wozniak
Saul & Sherry Yeung
Elissa Young
Marilyn Zavattero-Howard
Peter Zouras