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Santa Clara County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Manny J. Diaz

Candidate for
Council Member, 3; City of San Jose; Council District 3

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Elected Officials

California State Senator

  • Elaine Alquist

California State Assemblymembers

  • Rebecca Cohn
  • Joe Coto
  • John Dutra (ret.)
  • Jerome Horton
  • Sally Lieber
  • Simon Salinas
  • Juan Vargas

County Supervisors

  • Blanca Alvarado, Santa Clara
  • Geraldo Sandoval, San Francisco

San Jose City Council Members

  • Nora Campos
  • John DiQuisto (ret.)
  • Linda LeZotte
  • Forrest Williams

City of Santa Clara

  • Dominic Caserta, Councilmember
  • Rod Diridon Jr., City Clerk
  • John McLemore, Councilmember (ret.)

City of Sunnyvale

  • Fred Fowler, Councilmember
  • John Howe, Councilmember
  • Otto Lee, Councilmember
  • Julia Miller, Councilmember (ret.)
  • Ron Swegles, Mayor

Local City Officials

  • Peter Arrellano, Gilroy Councilmember
  • Dennis Kennedy, Morgan Hill Mayor
  • Kathleen King, Saratoga Councilmember
  • Laura Macias, MountainView Councilmember
  • Henry Manayan, Milpitas Mayor (ret.)
  • Dolly Sandoval, Cupertino Councilmember

Evergreen Community College Trustees

  • Maria Fuentes
  • Richard Hobbs
  • Ron Lind
  • Randy Okamura
  • Fred Tovar

Foothill-DeAnza College Trustees

  • Laura C Frier
  • Paul Fong

K-12 School District Trustees

  • Dustin DeRollo, Franklin-McKinley
  • Kansen Chu, Berryessa
  • Jorge Gonzales, San Jose Unified
  • Veronica Lewis, San Jose Unified
  • Craig Mann, Eastside Union
  • Betty Martinez, Mount Pleasant
  • Margie Mitchell, Campbell
  • George Sanchez, Franklin-McKinley
  • George Shirakawa Jr., Eastside Union High
  • Buu Thai, Franklin-McKinley

Santa Clara Valley Water District

  • Tony Estremera
  • Rosemary Kamei
  • Joe Judge
  • Sig Sanchez
  • Richard Santos

Organizations

  • Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
  • Moorpark Democratic Club
  • San Jose Police Officers Association (SJPOA)
  • South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council (COPE)
  • Silicon Valley Asian -Pacific American Democratic Club
  • Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum

Labor

  • AFSCME Council 57
  • AFSCME Local 101
  • American Fed. of Teachers Local 6157
  • ATU Local 265
  • CWA Local 9423
  • IAM and AW Local Lodge 93
  • IBEW Local 332
  • IBEW Local 1245
  • Laborers Local 270
  • NALC Local 193
  • Newspaper Guild Local 98
  • Painters & Tapers Local 913
  • Plumbers, Steamfitters & Ref Fitters 393
  • SC/SB Counties Bldg & Const Trades
  • SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West
  • SEIU Local 715
  • Sheetmetal Workers Local 104
  • Sign & Display Local 510
  • UFCW Local 428
  • Teamsters Local 287
  • Unite/HERE Local 19
  • UBC Carpenters Local 405

Community Leaders

Affordable Housing

  • Chris Block
  • David Neale
  • Phyllis Ward

Arts and Culture

  • Adrian Vargas- SJ Multicultural Artists Guild

Business

  • Robert Aldana
  • Don Alvarez
  • Gloria Ballard
  • Frank De La Cruz
  • Val DeLeon
  • Harry Evans
  • Ray Duran
  • Carlos Figueroa
  • Sylvia Flores
  • Eddie Garcia
  • Gina Gates
  • Ruben Garcia
  • Steve Guerrero
  • Ryan Hubris
  • Jasmin Jonson
  • Rolando Loera
  • Robert Martin
  • Mauricio Mejia
  • Juan San Miguel
  • Thuan Nguyen
  • Mark Robeson
  • Tony Quintero
  • Alex Torres
  • Javier Vega
  • Vic Zavala

Community

  • Harry Adams
  • Saeed Ali
  • Teresa Alvarado, Hispanic Foundation SV
  • Angie Aguirre
  • Barbara Med Aranda, Cesar Chavez member
  • Sandra Avila-Diaz
  • Miriam Ayllon
  • Carmen & Al Castellano
  • Rosa & Eloy Campos
  • Xavier Campos
  • Tom Cochran
  • Parris Correa
  • Enrigue Colin
  • Carla Collins
  • Drina Collins
  • Daisy Chu
  • George Duran
  • Carol Garvey, (DAWN)
  • Darcie Green
  • Danette Green
  • Ross Gomez
  • Beth Gonzales
  • Sarah Gonzales- Filipino Youth Coalition
  • Sandra & Tom Harder
  • Dan Hoffman
  • James Kim
  • Scarlett Lam
  • Clarence Madrilejos
  • Maggie Madueno, SJ American GI Forum
  • Rita Medina, Sister of Cesar Chavez
  • Rudy Medina, Cesar Chavez family member
  • Mohinder Mann
  • Esther Medina, MACSA (ret.)
    HG Nguyen
  • Jesus Orosco- Loaves & Fishes Group
  • Lawrence Ramirez, SCC Trial Lawyers Association President (ret.)
  • Lynda Ramirez Jones
  • Mike Rodriguez
  • Mary Jane Solis
  • Noella Tabladillo, Filipino American Community
  • Gustavo de La Torre
  • Francisco Valenzuela
  • Gustavo Vargas
  • Batista Vierra
  • Rani-Yadav-Ranjan
  • Fernando Zazueta

Education

  • Larry Aceves, Franklin McKinley School Superintendent
  • Gayle Adams
  • Leo Chavez, San Jose City College President
  • Muhammed Chaudhry, Education Foundation
  • Mayra Cruz
  • Robert Cruz II, National Hispanic University
  • Adam Escoto, Horace Mann School Principal
  • Luis Ricardo Fraga, Stanford University Professor
  • Robert Gonzales
  • Maritza Maldonado
  • Marvelyn Maldonado
  • Linda Murray, San Jose Unified School District Superintendent (ret.)
  • Hermelinda Sapien, Executive Director, Center for Employment Training (CET)

Health Care

  • Leona Butler, Executive Director, Santa Clara County Health Plan
  • Roz Dean- Save Downtown Hospital
  • Reymundo Espinoza, Executive Director, Gardner Family Health Corporation
  • Michal Mendoza, Health advocate
  • Dr. Amor Santiago, Community Health advocate

Labor Leaders

  • Tony Alexander
  • Bill Brill
  • Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins + South Bay Labor Council
  • Josue Garcia
  • Claudia Shope
  • Neil Struthers- SC/SB Council Building Trades

Neighborhood Leaders

  • Jaime Alvarado, Mayfair Neighborhood Initiative
  • Aurelia Aldana, Washington Neighborhood Advisory
  • Tiara Cortez, Northside Neighborhood Advisory
  • Tito Cortez, Northside Neighborhood Advisory
  • Joe Fota, Rosemary Gardens Neighborhood
  • Ron & Rubie Golart
  • Anna Harshbarger, Naglee Neighborhood Association
  • Katherine Moore-Wines, Japantown neighborhood
  • Victor Nakmoto, Northside Neighborhood advisory
  • Richard Nichols, Ryland Mews Neighborhood Advisory
  • Erlinda Lily Siquig, Northside Neighborhood
  • Rudy & Lily Tenes, PACT
  • Morgan Wines, Japantown Neighborhood

  • The endorsers listed above have endorsed Manny Diaz in an individual capacity only. Neighborhood associations are listed identification purposes only and do not imply the endorsement of the entire neighborhood association.

Non Profit

  • Patricia Gardner, Santa Clara County Non-Profits
  • Olivia Mendiola, Executive Director, MACSA
  • Patricia Diaz, Immigrant Rights Education Network

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