Candidate for
State Senator; District 15

Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
California Federation of Teachers (CFT)
California Labor Federation COPE
California Nurses Association (CNA)
California School Employees Association (CSEA)
California Teachers Association (CTA)
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
Californians Allied for Patient Protection (CAPP)
California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV)
California Small Business Association (CSBA)
National Association of Social Workers
Sierra Club
AFSCME, District Council 57
AFSCME, Local 101
Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 265
Deputy Sheriffs Association of Santa Clara County
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)
San Jose Police Officers Association (SJPOA)
Santa Clara County Firefighters, IAFF Local 1165
Santa Clara County Firefighters, IAFF Local 1171
Teamsters, Joint Council 7
Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
Santa Clara County Democratic Club
Silicon Valley Young Democrats
The Villages Democratic Club

State

Dave Jones, California Insurance Commissioner
Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Elaine Alquist, State Senator
Ellen Corbett, State Senate Majority Leader
Mark DeSaulnier, State Senator
Curren Price, State Senator
Loni Hancock, State Senator
Mark Leno, State Senator
Leland Yee, State Senator
Tom Ammiano, State Assemblymember
Susan Bonilla, State Assemblymember
Bob Blumenfield, State Assemblymember
Joan Buchanan, State Assemblymember
Wes Chesbro, State Assemblymember
Mike Davis, State Assemblymember
Roger Dickinson, State Assemblymember
Mike Eng, State Assemblymember
Warren Furutani, State Assemblymember
Cathleen Galgiani, State Assemblymember
Rich Gordon, State Assemblymember
Holly Mitchell, State Assemblymember
Bob Wieckowski, State Assemblymember
Mariko Yamada, State Assemblymember

County

Laurie Smith, Santa Clara County Sheriff
Liz Kniss, President, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Ken Yeager, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Pete Kutras, Former County Executive
Rod Diridon, Sr., Former Santa Clara County Supervisor and California High Speed Rail Authority Board Chair Emeritus and Member
Dr. Charles Weis, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools
Joe DiSalvo, Santa Clara County Board of Education President
Leon Beauchman, Santa Clara County Board of Education Board Member
Julia Hoover+Smoot, Santa Clara County Board of Education Board Member
Virginia Mae Days, Former Santa Clara County Judge
Mayors

Mike Kotowski, Campbell Mayor
Richard Lowenthal, Former Cupertino Mayor
Steve Tate, Morgan Hill Mayor
Mike Kasperzak, Mountain View Mayor
Victor Ojakian, Former Palo Alto Mayor
Janet Gray Hayes, Former San Jose Mayor
Jamie Matthews, Santa Clara Mayor
Chuck Page, Saratoga Mayor
Tony Spitaleri, Sunnyvale Mayor
Richard Constantine, Morgan Hill Vice-Mayor
City Council

Jason Baker, Campbell City Councilmember
Jeff Cristina, Campbell City Councilmember
Rich Waterman, Campbell City Councilmember
Dan Furtado, Former Campbell City Councilmember
Jane Kennedy, Former Campbell City Councilmember
Barry Chang, Cupertino City Councilmember
Orrin Mahoney, Cupertino City Councilmember
Kris Wang, Cupertino City Councilmember
Joe Pirzynski, Los Gatos City Councilmember
Kansen Chu, San Jose City Councilmember
Sam Liccardo, San Jose City Councilmember
Nancy Pyle, San Jose City Councilmember
Don Rocha, San Jose City Councilmember
Judy Chirco, Former San Jose City Councilmember
Forrest Williams, Former San Jose City Councilmember
John McLemore, Former Santa Clara City Council Member
Aldyth Parle, Former Santa Clara City Council Member
Manny Cappello, Saratoga City Councilmember
Howard Miller, Saratoga City Councilmember
Chris Moylan, Sunnyvale City Councilmember
School Board

David Cohen, Berryessa School District Board Member
Debbie Blow, Cambrian School District Superintendent
Stacey Brown, Cambrian School District Board Member
Sue Pyne, Cambrian School District Board Member
Danielle Cohen, M.S., Campbell Union School District Board Member
Leah Read, Campbell Union School District Board Member
Johanna VanderMolen, Ed.D, Former Campbell Union School District Superintendent
Diane Gordon, Campbell Union High School District Board Member
Royce Peterson, Campbell Union High School District Board Member
Phil Quon, Cupertino Union High School District Superintendent
Frank Biehl, East Side Union HS District Board Member
Lan Nguyen, East Side Union HS District Board Member
Buu Thai, Franklin-McKinley School District Board Member
Cynthia Chang, Los Gatos-Saratoga High School District Board Member
Tony Garcia, Oak Grove School District Superintendent
Jeremy Nishihara, Oak Grove School District Board Member
Yvonne Cook, Oak Grove School District Board Member
Manny Barbara, Former Oak Grove School District Superintendent
Pam Foley, San Jose Unified School District Board Member
Rich Garcia, San Jose Unified School District Board Member
Jorge Gonzalez, San Jose Unified School District Board Member
Veronica G. Lewis, San Jose Unified District Board Member
Don Iglesias, Former San Jose Unified School District Superintendent
Linda Murray, Former San Jose Unified School District Superintendent
Michael Gallagher, Sunnyvale School District Assistant Superintendent
Pearl Cheng, Foothill-DeAnza Community College District Board of Trustee
Vickie Brown, Union Elementary School District Board Member

Democratic Party

Hope Cahan, Elected Democratic Party Central Committee Representative & San Jose City Planning Commissioner
Jill Chesler, Elected Democratic Party Central Committee Representative
Carol Garvey, Elected Democratic Party Central Committee Representative
Emilie Gadfield, Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee
Stephen Quigley, Jr., Elected Democratic Party Central Committee Representative
Bill Roth, Elected Democratic Party Central Committee Representative
Mehdi Saflpour, Elected Democratic Party Central Committee Representative
Phyllis Ward, Elected Democratic Party Central Committee Representative
Shaian Mohammadi, Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 24
Melinda Amato, Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 24
Jeanine Corneliussen, Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, AD 24
Igor Tregub, Bay Area Regional Director, California Young Democrats*
Judy Pipkin, Community Services and Registration Director, Santa Clara County Democratic Party