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Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Brian Andrew Schmidt

Candidate for
Director; Santa Clara Valley Water District; Division 7

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Organizational

  • San Jose Mercury News
  • Mountain View Voice
  • Santa Clara County Democratic Party
  • The Sierra Club
  • Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters
  • Peninsula Democratic Coalition

State/regionally elected and former elected officials from:
  • California State Assembly
o Jim Beall, Assembly Member
  • Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
o Mary Davey, President
o Nonette Hanko, Director
  • Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
o Craige Edgerton, former Director
o Jim Foran, Director
o Alex Kennett, Director
  • Santa Clara County (Brian is endorsed by the majority of sitting County Supervisors)
o Blanca Alvarado, former Supervisor
o Liz Kniss, Supervisor
o Dianne McKenna, former Supervisor
o George Shirikawa, Supervisor
o Suzanne Wilson, former Supervisor
o Ken Yeager, Supervisor
  • San Mateo County
o Rich Gordon, Supervisor and candidate for State Assembly District 21

Locally elected and former elected officials

Brian is endorsed by the majority of the City Council
Members in:

  • Los Altos Hills:
o Breene Kerr (Mayor)
o Jean Mordo
o Ginger Summit
  • Mountain View:
o Ronit Bryant (Mayor)
o Margaret Abe-Koga (former Mayor)
o Laura Macias (former Mayor)
o Jac Siegel
  • Palo Alto:
o Sid Espinosa
o Karen Holman
o Larry Klein
o Gail A. Price
o Greg Scharff
o Greg Schmid
o Nancy Shepherd
o Yiaway Yeh

As well as by City Council Members from San Jose:
o Kansen Chu
o Ash Kalra

And former mayor and Council Members from:

  • Palo Alto
o Peter Drekmeier (former Council Mmember and Mayor); current Program Director, Tuolumne River Trust
o Enid Pearson (former Council Member); and former Member, California State Water Commission
  • Los Gatos
o Tom Ferrito (former Mayor)
  • Mountian View
Nick Galiotto (former Mayor)

Community/Business Leaders

  • Margaret ("Meg") Caldwell, Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, Stanford Law School; former Chair, California Coastal Commission
  • Michael Closson, Executive Director, Acterra
  • Helen Chapman, activist/former Chair, San Jose Parks Commission
  • Jitze Couperus, President, Los Altos Hills County Fire District
  • Nancy Couperus, member, Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee
  • Wendee Crofoot, former Chair, Mountain View Trees
  • Megan Gosch, President, Geografika
  • Walt Hays, Environmental Leader in Palo Alto
  • Jerry Hearn, Educator, Peninsula School
  • Rachel Hooper, Managing Partner, Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
  • Tom Jordan, attorney/activist, Palo Alto
  • Magaret MacNiven, Bucks Restaurant
  • Vicki Moore, Community Activist and Environmental Educator, Los Altos School District
  • Prof. Julie Phillips, Morgan Family Chair in Environmental Sciences, De Anza College
  • Brooke Partridge, Founder and CEO, Vital Wave Consulting
  • Lennie Roberts, Environmental Advocate/ Board Member,Yosemite Fund
  • Jeff Segall, PhD, scientist/Mountain View resident and activist
  • Emily ("Emy") Thurber, Activist, Santa Clara County
  • Terry Trumbull, Breathe California; Alternate Commissioner, Santa Clara County LAFCO
  • Margaret ("Meg") Caldwell, Director, Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, Stanford Law School; former Chair, California Coastal Commission
  • Michael Closson, Executive Director, Acterra
  • Helen Chapman, activist/former Chair, San Jose Parks Commission
  • Jitze Couperus, President, Los Altos Hills County Fire District
  • Nancy Couperus, member, Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee
  • Wendee Crofoot, former Chair, Mountain View Trees
  • Megan Gosch, President, Geografika
  • Walt Hays, Environmental Leader in Palo Alto
  • Jerry Hearn, Educator, Peninsula School
  • Rachel Hooper, Managing Partner, Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
  • Tom Jordan, attorney/activist, Palo Alto
  • Magaret MacNiven, Bucks Restaurant
  • Vicki Moore, Community Activist and Environmental Educator, Los Altos School District
  • Prof. Julie Phillips, Morgan Family Chair in Environmental Sciences, De Anza College
  • Brooke Partridge, Founder and CEO, Vital Wave Consulting
  • Lennie Roberts, Environmental Advocate/ Board Member,Yosemite Fund
  • Jeff Segall, PhD, scientist/Mountain View resident and activist
  • Emily ("Emy") Thurber, Activist, Santa Clara County
  • Terry Trumbull, Breathe California; Alternate Commissioner, Santa Clara County LAFCO

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