Elected Officials and Organizations *
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congressman George Miller
Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher
Bill Lockyer, California State Treasurer
Judy Chu, State Board of Equalization, District 4
Betty Yee, Chairwoman, State Board of Equalization, District 1
Speaker of the State Assembly Fabian Núñez
State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata
California Democratic Party
California League of Conservation Voters
California Legislative Black Caucus
California List
California National Organization for Women
California Political Action Committee
East Bay Lesbian/Gay Democratic Club
Sierra Club
National Women's Political Caucus
Black Political Action Committee of Contra Costa County
Los Angeles African American Women PAC
Oakland Political Action Committee
West Contra Costa Latina/o Democratic Club
Tri-Valley Democratic Club
Cal Berkeley Democrats
El Cerrito Democratic Club
Alameda County Democratic Lawyers
AFSCME, Local 2700 United Clerical, Technical and Specialized Employees
Alameda Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 689
Berkeley Federation of Teachers
Berkeley Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1227
California Nurses Association
California Conference of Machinists
California Federation of Teachers
California Labor Federation
California Teachers Association
Communication Workers of America, Northern California & Nevada Council
Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 302
International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Northern California District Council
International Union Of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 16 Northern CA and Nevada
Oakland Political Action Committee
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Public Employees Union Local One
Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 104
State Coalition of Probation Organizations
Teamsters' Joint Council No. 7
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 5
United Profesisonal Firefighters of Contra Costa County, IAFF Local 120
Tom Bates, Mayor, City of Berkeley
Ken Bukowski, Mayor, City of Emeryville
Ronald V. Dellums, Mayor, City of Oakland
Beverly Johnson, Mayor, City of Alameda
Marshall Kamena, Mayor, City of Livermore
Robert Lieber, Mayor, City of Albany
Janet Lockhart, Mayor, City of Dublin
Tony Santos, Mayor, City of San Leandro
Victoria Smith, Mayor, City of Orinda
State Senator Alan Lowenthal
State Senator Gloria Romero, Majority Leader
Assemblymember Sally Lieber, Speaker Pro Tem
Assemblymember Karen Bass, Majority Leader
Assemblymember Kevin De Leon, Assistant Majority Leader
Assemblymember Noreen Evans, Chair, Democratic Caucus
Assemblymember Jim Beall Jr., Chair of Human Services Committee
Assemblymember Patty Berg, Chair, Women’s Caucus; Select Cmte. on Aging & Long-Term Care
Assemblymember Anna Calballero, Chair, Select Committee on Youth & Violence Prevention
Assemblymember Charles Calderon, Chair of Revenue and Taxation Committee
Assemblymember Mike Davis, Chair, Select Committee on Rail Transportation
Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier, Chair, Select Committee on Growth Management
Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally, Chair, Health Committee & Chair, CA Legislative Black Caucus
Assemblymember Mike Feuer, Chair, Budget Subcomt. on Information Technology & Transportation
Assemblymember Ed Hernandez, Chair, Cmte. on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security
Assemblymember Jared Huffman, Chair, Committee on Environmental Safety & Toxics
Assemblymember Paul Krekorian, Chair, Select Cmte. on Preservation of CA’s Entertainment Industry
Assemblymember Mark Leno, Chair, Appropriations Committee
Assemblymember Tony Mendoza, Rules Committee
Assemblymember Gene Mullin, Chair, Education Committee
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, Chair Higher Education Committee
Assemblymember Ira Ruskin, Budget Committee, Chair Environmental Subcommittee
Assemblymember Mary Salas, Chair, Veterans Affairs Committee
Assemblymember Jose Solorio, Chair, Public Safety Committee
Assemblymember Sandré Swanson, Chair, Labor Committee
Assemblymember Alberto Torrico, Chair, Governmental Organization Committee
Assemblymember Lois Wolk, Chair, Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee
Former Assemblymember Johan Klehs
Former Assemblymember John T. Knox
Former Assemblymember Carol Liu
Former Assemblymember Fran Pavley
John Gioia, Supervisor, Contra Costa County
Marge Atkinson, Councilmember, City of Albany
Farid Javandel, Councilmember, City of Albany
Jewel Okawatchi, Councilmember, City of Albany
Joanne Wile, Councilmember, City of Albany
Allan Maris, Former Mayor, City of Albany
Peggy Thomsen, former Councilmember, City of Albany
Max Anderson, Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Laurie Capitelli, Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Linda Maio, Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Darryl Moore, Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Betty Olds, Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Gordon Wozniak, Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Ann Chandler, former Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Frederick Collignon, former Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Miriam Hawley, former Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Ying Lee, former Councilmember, City of Berkeley
Ruth Atkin, Councilmember, City of Emeryville
Ken Bukowski, Councilmember, City of Emeryville
Dick Kassis, Councilmember, City of Emeryville
Tom Butt, Councilmember, City of Richmond
Ludmyrna Lopez, Councilmember, City of Richmond
John Marquez, Councilmember, City of Richmond
Harpreet Sandhu, Councilmember, City of Richmond
Tony Thurmond, Councilmember, City of Richmond
Maria Theresa Viramontes, Councilmember, City of Richmond
John Ziesenhenne, former Councilmember, City of Richmond
Irma Anderson, former Mayor, City of Richmond
Rosemary Corbin, former Mayor, City of Richmond
George Livingston, former Mayor, City of Richmond
John Ziesenhenne, former Councilmember, City of Richmond
Janet Abelson, Councilmember, City of El Cerrito
Maria Alegria, Councilmember, City of Pinole
David Durant, Coucilmember, City of Pleasant Hill
Jim Prola, Councilmember, City of San Leandro
Joanne Ward, Councilmember and Vice Mayor, City of Hercules
Amy Worth, Councilmember, City of Orinda
Jean Quan, Councilmember, City of Oakland
Tom Ritter, Former Councilmember, City of Livermore
Alice Creason, former Mayor, City of Piedmont
Linda Jeffery Sailors, former Mayor City of Dublin
Anne Grodin, former Councilmember, City of Lafayette
Claudia McCormick, former Councilmember, City of Dublin
Courtney Ruby, Office of the City Auditor, City of Oakland
Dennis Chaconas, Member, Alameda County Board of Education
Jacki Fox Ruby, Member, Alameda County Board of Education
Tracy Lynn Jensen, Trustee, Alameda Unified School District Board of Education
Jamie Calloway, Member, Albany Unified School District Board of Education
Nadine Ghammache, Member, Albany Unified School District Board of Education
Miriam Walden, Member, Albany Unified School District Board of Education
Karen Hemphill, Director, Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education
Shirley Issel, Director, Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education
Nancy Riddle, Director, Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education
Kurt Brinkman, Member, Emery Unified School District Board of Education
Melodi Dice, Member, Emery Unified School District Board of Education
Miguel Dwin, Member, Emery Unified School District Board of Education
Joshua Simon, Member, Emery Unified School District Board of Education
Cheryl Webb, Member, Emery Unified School District Board of Education
Christopher Dobbins, Director, Oakland Unified School District Board of Education
Gregory Hodge, Director, Oakland Unified School District Board of Education
Kerry Hammill, Director, Oakland Unified School District Board of Education
David Kakishiba, Director, Oakland Unified School District Board of Education
Dan Siegel, former Director, Oakland Unified School District Board of Education
Alice Spearman, Director, Oakland Unified School District Board of Education
Joan Buchanan, Member, San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education
Pamela Mirabella, Area 1 Trustee, Contra Costa County Board of Education
Audry Miles, Member, West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education
Karen Pfeifer, President, West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education
Charles Ramsey, Member, West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education
Glen Price, former Member, West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education
Jennifer E. Henry, Member, Dublin School Unified District Board of Education
John Ledahl Member, Dublin School Unified District Board of Education
Mary Lou Eggman, former Member, Castro Valley Unified School District Board of Education
Nicky González Yuen, Member, Peralta Community College District
Cy Gulassa, Area 6 Board Vice President, Peralta Community College District
Joseph Ovick, Superintendent of Schools, Contra Costa County
Greg Harper, Member, AC Transit Board of Directors
Joe Wallace, Member, AC Transit Board of Directors
Rocky Fernandez, Member, AC Transit Board of Directors
Robert Franklin, Member, BART Board of Directors
Gail Murray, Member, BART Board of Directors
Erlene DeMarcus, former Member, BART Board of Directors
Katy Foulkes, Director, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Andy Katz, Director, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Lesa MacIntosh, President, East Bay Municipal Utility District
David Richardson, former Direcotr, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Ted Radke, Member, East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors
Nancy Skinner, Member, East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors
John Sutter, Member, East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors
Nagaraja Rao, Chair, Contra Costa County Democratic Party
Elizabeth Echols, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
Maggie Gee, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
Beverly Greene, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
* Titles for Identification Purposes Only
Additional Endorsements:
Margaret & Moshe Alafi
Ronald Adler
Margaret and Moshe Alafi
Adele R. Amodeo
Elaine Attias
Beatrice Barrighen
Michael Barnett
Kathleen Barry
Dale Bartlett
John Bass
June Batterman
Regina Blus
Dorothy Boberg
Daniel Boggan
Charles Boije
Robert Brauer
Doras Briggs
Lorie S. Brillinger
Donald Brody
Roberta Brooks
Louise W. Brown
Meredith Brown
Guy Bryant
Evangeline Buell
Lisa Bullwinkel
Robert Burnett
Winston Burton
Jody Bush
Joy Carlin
Pamela Calvert
Stephanie Cartwright
Peggy Casey
Edward Church
Louise Clark
Denis Clifford
Davida Coady
Janet Santos Cobb
Mark Cohen
Sam Cohen
Michael Colbruno
Joan Collignon
Geoffrey A. Cook
Toni Cook
Doug Corbin
Vicki L. Cosgrove
Judy Cox
Afton Crooks
Sheila Daar
Quinn Delaney
Pamela M. Doolan
Lenore Doran
Terry Doran
Pamela Drake
Roderic Duncan
Troy Duster
Kevin Eckard
Edwin M. Epstein
Russ Ellis
Ronald Elson
Paul Fadelli
Timothy Farley
Warren Felt
Douglas Field
Mitch Fine
Richard Flacks
Stewart Florsheim
Stanley and Mary Friedman
Mike Friedrich
Rick Furtado
Joel Garcia
Toni Garrett
Joshua Genser
Sandi Genser-Mack
Robin Gilbert
Abby Ginzberg
John and Judith Glass
John Gooding
Louis Goodman
Madeline R. Goodwin
Tom Gorham
Nancy Gorrell
Alan Gould
Robert Greem
Claire Greensfelder
Glenn Gregory
Mary Jane Gross
Seymour Grossman
John Hall
Bruce H. Hamilton
Timothy Hansen
Harry Hartman
Jerrold Hatchett
Richard Heggie
Bonnie Cediel Henderson
Barbara Hendrickson
Judith Herrman
E. Patricia Herron
Douglas Herst
Charity Hirsch
Collie Hooven
Archana Horsting
Melody Howe-Weintraub
Floyd Huen
Bishop Bob Jackson
Anthony “Van” Jones
Conway & Leslie Jones
Emmett Jones
Wayne Jordan
Barbara Kamena
Ali Kashani
Jonathan Kaufman
Jim Kellogg
Joanna Kim-Selby
Mary King
Marilyn Kizziah
Kathy Klein
Jean Knox
Janet Kranzberg
Barry Krisberg
Judith Kunofsky
Jack Kurzweil
Barbara L. Lanier
Don Lau
Robert Lawson
Eleanore Lee
Joann Lee
Eric Leenson
Deborah Leveen
Beatriz Levya-Cutler
Margaret Lin
Jack C. Lockhart
Davis Loeb
Dexter Louie
Jeannette Mahoney
Paul J. Makela
Jim Martin
David Matza
Marie McDonald
Karen McKie
Sylvia C. McLaughlin
Martin McNair
Leon McNeely
Fred Medrano
John and Helen Meyer
Tom Meyer
Regina Minudri
Nils Moe
Soheyl Modarressi
Ron Mooney
Reggie Moore
Raquel Newman
Barbarette Newton
John Nigol
Alpha Quincy
Eva Paterson
Jennifer Peck
James N. Penrod
Rev. Marvis V. Peoples
Arnold Perkins
Howie Perlin
Rita B. Perry
George and Guyla Ponomareff
Therese Powell
Rabbi Ferenc Raj
Steve Rasmussen
Hillary Reinis
Rona Renner
Ann Riley
Walter Riley
Richard Robbins
Charles L. Robinson
Ces Rosales and Sue Ferrera
Sylvia Rosales-Fike
David Rosenthal
Susan Rosenthal
Joel Rubenzahl
Barney Rubin
Frank Russo
Kaye K. Rosso
Nancy Sampson
William Samsel
Sara Sanderson
Jeanine Saperstein
Lynn Seppala
Jack Sawyer
Shonda Scott
Steve Silberstein
Rick Simons
Myrna Schnur
Dick Schneider
Karla Smith
Don Snyder
Lois Nancy Snow
Andy Spahn
Dave Stark
Frances and Randolph Starn
Carol Starr
Alberta Steele
Ken Stein
John Steinfirst
Arnold Steinman
Janet Stromberg
Tony Suh
Scott Sumner
Marge Tabankin
Steve Tidrick
Diane Tokugawa
David Trachtenberg
Cecilia Valdez
Carol Wallisch
Mary Warren
Robert and Shirley Warwick
Eric Weaver
Harry Weininger
Ilene Weinreb
Rachel Weinstein
Kathryn A. Williams
Niculia Williams
Rita Williams
Rev. Veola Williams-Wilson
Steven Winkel
Susan Wittenberg
Felicia Woytak
Evelyn Wozniak
Dennis Zane
Felice Tanenbaum Zensius
Bill Zimmerman
Stanley Zimmerman
