Candidate for
Board Member; Palo Alto Unified School District

Current and Former Elected Officials

Hon. Joe Simitian, State Senator, 11th District
Hon. Rich Gordon, State Assemblyman, 21st District
Hon. Liz Kniss, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 5
Hon. Dave Pine, San Mateo County Supervisor, District 1

Hon. Ray Bacchetti, former President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Joan Barram, President; Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board
Hon. John Barton, former Member, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Betsy Bechtel, Member; Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board, former Palo Alto Mayor, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Bern Beecham, former Palo Alto Mayor, former Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Pat Burt, former Palo Alto Mayor, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Cynthia Chang, President, Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District Board
Hon. Peter Drekmeier, former Palo Alto Mayor, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Sid Espinosa, former Palo Alto Mayor, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Walt Hays. former Member, San Jose City Council
Hon. Karen Holman, Member, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Julie Jerome, former President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Yoriko Kishimoto, former Palo Alto Mayor, former Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Larry Klein, former Palo Alto Mayor, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Judy Kleinberg, former Palo Alto Mayor, former Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Cathy Kroymann, former President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Mandy Lowell, former President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Shelly Masur, Vice President, Redwood City School District Board
Hon. Barbara Mitchell, former President; current Member, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Gail Price, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Diane Reklis, former President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Laura Rich, President, Menlo Park City School District Board
Hon. Greg Scharff, Palo Alto Vice-Mayor, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Greg Schmid, Palo Alto City Council, former Member, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Nancy Shepherd, Member, Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Bruce Swenson, Member; Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board
Hon. Camille Townsend, President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Carolyn Tucher, former President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. John Tuomy, former President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Don Way, former President, Palo Alto Unified School District Board
Hon. Ellen Wheeler, Member, Mountain View Whisman School Board
Hon. Lanie Wheeler, former Palo Alto Mayor, former Palo Alto City Council
Hon. Yiaway Yeh, Palo Alto Mayor, Palo Alto City Council

Campaign Co-Chairs

Pat Markevitch
Louise Valente
Marvina White
Julie Williams

Friends, Community Leaders & Supporters

Stacey Ashlund
Bern Beecham
Claudia Begg
Sally Bemus
Janice Berman
Kim Bomar
Kathi Bowers
Chris Chang
Enoch Choi
Isabelle Cole
Scott Cole
Michelle DeMarta
Yvonne Dennis
Joe Drake
Lynn Drake
Roxane Douvos
Dan Dykwel
Sunny Dykwel
Penny Ellson
Annette Fazzino
Lisa Felleman
Len Filppu
Catherine Crystal Foster
Jon Foster
Lois Garland
Bruce Gee
Jane Gee
Lisa Gerould
Richard Gerould
Matt Glickman
Steve Godfrey
Lisa Gordon
Gary Hammer
Xenia Hammer
Carroll Harrington
Walt Hays
John Herr
May Herr
Kate Hill
John Hiss
Kathleen Hughes
Leannah Hunt
Pamela Hornik
Susie Hwang
Joan Jacobus
Lauren Janov
Sara Woodham Johnson
Kathy Jordan
Sally Kadifa
Nancy Katz
John Kelley
Jane Kershner
Ken Kershner
Cathy Kirkman
Sheryl Klein
Abbie Knopper
Rita Lancefield
Rob Lancefield
Peter Levin
Todd Lewis
Julie Lythcott-Haims
Judy Logan
Shivonne Logan
Helyn MacLean
John Markevitch
Pamela Markevitch
Karen Matthys
Susan McCarty
Barry Medoff
Mary Medoff
Roxane Mehta
Elaine Miller
Paul Miller
Soma Mitra
Tom Moutoux
Eric Nee
Tekla Nee
Darren Neuman
Camilla Olson
Megan O'Reilly-Lewis
Rob Parish
Kathy Patterson
Susan Paul
Lou Pelosi
Sue Pelosi
Ken Poulton
Teri Raffel
Margaret MacDonald Redfern
Robin Reynolds
Tom Scarpino
Eric Schuur
Kristal Shen
Mona Siegel
Monal Sonecha
Vatsal Sonecha
Joel Spolin
Barbara Spreng
Megan Swezey Fogarty
Ann Taylor
Craig Taylor
Anna Thayer
Samir Tuma
Linda Van Gelder
Mark Vershel
Teri Vershel
Lisa Voge-Levin
Asher Waldfogel
Holly Ward
Karen White
Deb Whitson
Sharon Yost
Al Yuen
Steve Zelinger
Cindy Ziebelman
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