Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 16; Democratic Party

Elected Official Endorsements

Barbara Lee
Congresswoman

Ronald V. Dellums
Congressman

Cruz Bustamante
Lieutenant Governor

Don Perata
President Pro Tempore
California State Senate

Kevin Murray
Democratic Caucus Chair
California State Senate

Karen Bass
Majority Whip
California State Assembly

Mark Ridley-Thomas
Democratic Caucus Chair
California State Assembly

Mervyn M. Dymally
Assemblymember

Joe Coto
Assemblymember

Loni Hancock
Assemblymember

Johan Klehs
Assemblymember

Keith Carson
Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Nate Miley
Alameda County Board
of Supervisors

Beverly Johnson
Mayor of Alameda
Doug deHaan
Councilmember, Alameda

Frank Matarrese
Councilmember, Alameda

Jean Quan
Vice Mayor, Oakland

Jane Brunner
Councilmember, Oakland

Henry Chang
Councilmember, Oakland

Desley Brooks
Councilmember, Oakland

Larry Reid
Councilmember, Oakland

Dennis Chaconas
County Board of Education

Gay Plair Cobb
County Board of Education

Bill Schaff
Alameda School Board Member

Gregory Hodge
Oakland School Board Member

Dan Siegel
Oakland School Board Member

Alona Clifton
Peralta College Trustee

Linda Handy
Peralta College Trustee

Nicky González Yuen
Peralta College Trustee

Carol Ward Allen
BART Director

Chris Peeples
AC Transit
Board Member

William Patterson
President, East Bay Municipal Utilities District

Doug Siden
East Bay Regional Parks Board

Tom Bates
Mayor of Berkeley

Maxwell Anderson, Jr.
Councilmember, Berkeley

Linda Maio
Councilmember, Berkeley

Dona Spring
Councilmember, Berkeley

Kriss Worthington
Councilmember, Berkeley

Surlene Grant
Councilmember, San Leandro

Organizational Endorsements

California Teacher's Association

California Nurses Association

California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO

Central Labor Council of Alameda County, AFL-CIO

California Federation of Teachers

SEIU, California State Council of Service Employees International Union

AFSCME, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

California League of Conservation Voters

Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO

Sierra Club

SEIU, Local 1000

Oakland Education Association, OEA

Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Oak Pac

SEIU, Local 616

Faculty Association of California Community Colleges

California Faculty Association

California Teamsters Public Affairs Council

John George Democratic Club

East Bay Democratic Club

Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club

International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Northern

California District Council, AFL-CIO

California State Employees Association, CSEA

Legislative Black Caucus, California State Legislature