2026 endorsements

ORGANIZATIONs

Association of California State Supervisors
CAL FIRE Local 2881

California Association of Highway Patrolmen

California Democratic Legislative Women's Caucus

California Democratic Party

California Professional Firefighters

California School Employees Association

California State Retirees

California Teachers Association (CTA)

California Women's List

Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)

National Union of Healthcareworkers (NUHW)
National Women's Political Caucus

Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte

Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)

San Jose Firefighters Local 230

Sierra Club California

Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Smart Justice California

Shatter PAC​

Solar Rights Alliance

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FEDERAL & STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS

Alex Padilla, United States Senator

Adam Schiff, United States Senator
Jimmy Panetta, United States Representative 

Zoe Lofgren, United States Representative

Sam Liccardo, United States Representative 

Anna Eshoo, Former United States Representative

Sam Farr, Former United States Representative

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Gavin Newsom, Governor of California

Dr. Shirley Weber, California Secretary of State

Rob Bonta, California State Attorney General

Malia Cohen, California State Controller

Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer

Ricardo Lara, California State Insurance Commissioner

Betty Yee, Former California State Controller

Johan Klehs, Former State Board of Equalization and Former State Assemblymember

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Toni Atkins, Former Pro Tempore of the California State Senate
Bill Monning, Ret. California State Senate Majority Leader Emeritus

Dave Cortese, California State Senator

John Laird, California State Senator

Aisha Wahab, California State Senator

Jim Beall, Former California State Senator

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Robert Rivas, Speaker of the California State Assembly

Willie Brown Jr., Former Speaker of the California State Assembly

Dawn Addis, California State Assemblymember

Patrick Ahrens, California State Assemblymember

Ash Kalra, California State Assemblymember

Marc Berman, California State Assemblymember
Rusty Areias, Former California State Assembly

Jim Cunneen, Former California State Assembly
Mark Stone, Former California State Assembly​

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS

The Entire Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors:

       Manu Koenig, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 1

       Kim DeSerpa, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 2

       Justin Cummings, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 3

       Felipe Hernandez, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 4

       Monica Martinez, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 5

Jeff Rosell, Santa Cruz County District Attorney

Chris Clark, Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner

Faris Sabbah, Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools

Tony Campos, Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor

Ryan Coonerty, Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor

John Leopold, Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor

Gary Patton, Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor

Richard Bedal, Former Santa Cruz County Clerk-Recorder

Edith Driscoll, Former Santa Cruz County Auditor/Controller-Treasurer/Tax Collector

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The Entire Santa Cruz City Council:

       Fred Keeley, Santa Cruz City Mayor

       Gabriela Trigueiro, Santa Cruz City Council, District 1

       Sonja Brunner, Santa Cruz City Council, District 2

       Shebreh Kalantari Johnson, Santa Cruz City Council, District 3

       Scott Newsome, Santa Cruz City Council, District 4

       Susie O'Hara, Santa Cruz County Council District 5
       Renee Golder, Santa Cruz City Council, District 6

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Derek Timm, Scotts Valley City Mayor

Donna Lind, Scotts Valley City Council

Krista Jett, Scotts Valley City Council

Steve Clark, Scotts Valley City Council

Don Lane, Former Santa Cruz City Mayor

Cynthia Mathews, Former Santa Cruz City Mayor

Donna Meyers, Former Santa Cruz City Mayor

Martine Watkins, Former Santa Cruz City Mayor

Lowell Hurst, Former Watsonville City Mayor

Rebecca Garcia, Former Watsonville City Mayor

 

Greg Larson, Santa Cruz County Board of Education Trustee, Area 3

Rachel Williams, Santa Cruz County Board of Education Trustee, Area 5

Rose Filicetti, Former Santa Cruz County Board of Education Trustee

Donna Ziel, Cabrillo Community College District Area 1

Ken Wagman, Cabrillo Community College District Area 4

Rachael Spencer, Former Cabrillo Community College District

Michael Shulman, Former Scotts Valley Unified School District

Reed Geisreiter, Santa Cruz Port District, Area 4

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SANTA CLARA COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS

The Entire Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors:

       Sylvia Arenas, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 1

       Betty Duong, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 2

       Otto Lee, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 3

       Susan Ellenberg, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 4

       Margaret Abe-Koga, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 5

Lawrence Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor

Jeffrey Rosen, Santa Clara County District Attorney

Robert Jonsen, Santa Clara County Sheriff

Mike Wasserman, Former Santa Clara County Supervisor

Rod Diridon, Former Santa Clara County Supervisor

 

Maria Ristow, Los Gatos City Council

Rob Moore, Los Gatos City Council

Rob Rennie, Los Gatos City Council

Emily Ramos, Mountain View City Council

Zach Hilton, Gilroy City Council

Miriam Vega, Morgan Hill City Council

Marilyn Librers, Morgan Hill City Council

Rene Spring, Former Morgan Hill City Council

John McKay, Former Morgan Hill City Council

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Raeena Lari, Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 7

Kathy Chavez Napoli, Gavilan Joint Community College District, Area 1

Alicia Cortez, Gavilan Joint Community College District, Area 2

Laura Casas, Foothill-DeAnza Community College District

Tony Alexander, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, Area 3

Carla Collins, San Jose Unified School District, Area 3

Nancy Altman, Morgan Hill Unified School District, Area 1

John Horner, Morgan Hill Unified School District, Area 2

Theresa Bond, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District

Helen Chapman, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, Area 3

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COMMUNITY LEADERS

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