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Los Angeles County, CA June 6, 2006 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Richard Kraft

Candidate for
Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 95

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Richard Kraft has been endorsed by law enforcement, judges, community leaders, prosecutors, victim advocates, public officials, bar associations, attorneys and community organizations who know and respect his integrity and experience.

PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS*
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 35th Congressional District
Congresswoman Diane E. Watson, 33rd Congressional District
District Attorney Steve Cooley, Los Angeles County
Sheriff Leroy D. Baca, Los Angeles County
Hon. Mark Ridley-Thomas, 48th Assembly District
Hon. Janice Hahn, Council Member, City of Los Angeles, 15th District
Hon. Greig Smith, Council Member, City of Los Angeles, 12th District
Hon. John Duran, Council Member, City of West Hollywood
Hon. Jeffrey Prang, Council Member, City of West Hollywood
Hon. Steven G. Madison, Vice-Mayor, City of Pasadena
Hon. Christina Cruz-Madrid, former Mayor, City of Azusa
Hon. Tracy Webb, former Pasadena City Prosecutor
Michael D. Mason, Esq., General Counsel, State of California Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Howard L. Winkler, Commissioner, Los Angeles County Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Commission
Robert E. Hirshon, Esq., past President, American Bar Association
Angela E. Oh, Esq.
Alana Bowman, Esq.

LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS)
Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA)
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)

BAR, LABOR AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)
Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
National Organization for Women-SFV/NE LA Chapter
Mexican American Bar Association
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Latina Lawyers Political Action Committee
Teamsters Joint Council 42
Laborers' Local 300
UFCW Local 324
UA Local Union 250
Crime Victims United of California
Community Research and Information Center, Jewish Community PAC
Multi-Cultural Bar Alliance
Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles
Korean American Federation of Los Angeles
No Te Dejes Institute

NEWSPAPERS
California Chronicle
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Pasadena Star-News
Whittier Daily News
Long Beach Press-Telegram

DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
Gardena Valley Democratic Club
Glendale Democratic Club
Malibu Democratic Club
New Frontier Democratic Club
Northeast Democratic Club
Sherman Oaks Democratic Club
Stonewall Democratic Club
Topanga Democratic Club
West Hollywood Democratic Club
Americans for Democratic Action, Southern California Chapter

JUDGES OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Hon. Tricia A. Bigelow
Hon. Robert L. Hess
Hon. Michael K. Kellogg
Hon. Ruth A. Kwan
Hon. George G. Lomeli
Hon. Stephen A. Marcus
Hon. Stephanie Sautner
Hon. David Sotelo
Hon. Craig E. Veals
Hon. D. Zeke Zeidler

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTORS*
Jeffrey B. Isaacs, Chief, Criminal and Special Litigation Branch**
Earl E. Thomas, Deputy Chief, Criminal and Special Litigation Branch**
Lara J. Bloomquist, Supervising Attorney, Domestic Violence Unit**
Deborah L. Sanchez, Supervising Attorney, Corruption/Frauds/Enforcement Unit**
Det. Spvr. Gil Escontrias, Mental Evaluation Unit, L.A.P.D.
Det. Spvr. Robert McCarty, Force Investigation Division, L.A.P.D.
Det. Spvr. Bill Sweeney, Sexually Exploited Child Unit, L.A.P.D.

CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATES
Sandra Baca, Ph.D., Domestic Violence Expert
Gail Pincus, L.C.S.W., Domestic Violence Expert

ATTORNEYS
Franklin A. Adler, Esq.
Robert M. Bernstein, Esq.
Ronald F. Frank, Esq.
Mark Geragos, Esq.
Lawrence Y. Iser, Esq.
Tom R. Medrano, Esq.
Brent H. Merritt, Esq.
Tayo A. Popoola, Esq.
Michael D. Schwartz, Esq.
Kerrin I. Tso, Esq.
Susan L. Wolk, Esq.

  • * Titles for identification purposes only
  • ** Prosecutors for the City of Los Angeles

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