ENDORSEMENTS (partial list)
Sacramento, Local Elected and Appointed Leaders
Lt. Governor, John Garamendi
State Treasurer, Bill Lockyer
Senator Gilbert Cedillo, 22nd SD
Senator Tom Torlakson, 7th SD
Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally, 52nd AD
Assemblywoman Loni Hancock, 14th AD
Assemblywoman Wilmer Amina Carter, 62nd AD
Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, 41st AD
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, 44th AD
Assemblyman Joe Coto, 23rd AD
Assemblyman Kevin de Leon, 45th AD
Assemblyman Ted Lieu, 53rd AD
Assemblyman Curren Price, Jr, 51st AD
Richard Katz, former Assemblyman, 39th AD
Larry Chimbole, former Assemblyman for the 36th AD, City of Palmdale 1st Mayor
Beverly Lowry, Board Member, Mojave Water Agency
Dave Owens, Trustee, Lancaster Cemetery District
Lynn Harrison, Former Mayor, City of Lancaster
Sandy Corrales, Board Pres. Palmdale School District
Mark Gross, Trustee, Palmdale School District
Manuel Magana, Trustee, Keppel Union School District
Matthew Gaines, Trustee, Keppel Union School District
Ira Simonds, Trustee, A.V. Union High School District
Donita Winn, Trustee, A.V. Union High School District
Martha Johnson, Eastside Union School District Trustee
Shawntrice Watkins, Eastside Union School District Trustee
Peggy Foster, Eastside Union School District Trustee
Charles Cooke, Former Eastside Union School District Trustee
Miriam Rushall, Quartz Hill Town Councilwoman
Darren Parker, CA State Chair, African Amer. Caucus, Chair AV Human Relations Task Force
Robert Conaway, Dir. Reg. 11 CA Democratic Party
Barbara Dew, SB County Dem. Central Comm.
Elise M. Brown, SB County Dem. Central Comm.
Michael A. Olsen, SB County Dem. Central Comm.
Diana D. Bowling, SB County Dem. Central Comm.
Camille Dunn, L.A. County Dem. Central Comm.
Marie McClintock, L.A. County Dem. Central Comm.
Paul O. Scott, L.A. County Dem. Central Comm.
Mario A. Guzman, L.A. County Dem. Central Comm.
Andy K. Giest, L.A. County Dem. Central Comm.
Diana Love, L.A. County Dem. Central Comm.
Bob Forshay, L.A. County Dem. Central Comm., Chair, Democratic Club High Desert
Labor/Community Organizations/PACS
CA Democratic Party
L.A. County Democratic Central Comm.
San Bernardino County Democratic Central Comm.
Patrick Kahler, 2nd V.P., SB County Dem. Central Comm.
Democratic Club of the High Desert
Santa Clarita Democratic Club
Victor Valley Democratic Club
Adelanto-Victorville Democratic Club
Wrightwood Democratic Club
Mojave Desert Democratic Club
CA Federation of Labor –AFL-CIO
L.A. County Federation of Labor- AFL-CIO
San Bernardino/Riverside County COPE
San Bernardino/Riverside County Building Trades
San Bernardino/Riverside County Central Labor Council-AFL-CIO
Teamsters Joint Council, Local 42
CWA, Local 9503
CA Faculty Association
CA School Employees Association -AFL-CIO (CSEA)
CA Federation of Teachers
CA Teachers Association
UAW- AFL-CIO Region 5
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 12
California State Council of SEIU
Laborers’ Union Local 300
Antelope Valley Community Labor Coalition
Los Angeles African American Women PAC
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 11
National Association of Social Workers, CA Chapter (CalPACE)
Local Citizens and Regional Civc Leaders (Partial List)
Robert Alvarado, Past Chair Dem. 36th AD, AV Hispanic Chamber BOD
Jacquese Conaway, Former member SB County Fair BOD, 28th Agricul. Dist
Sala Simonds, Ret. A.V. Union High School District Principal
Thomas Lacey, Senior Assembly Member, CA Senior Legislator
Mary Debra Hunter, Ret. Assoc. Warden, CA State Prison-Lancaster
Vivian Komori, AV Valley Women’s Conference, CEO Komori Enterprises
Ann Vanino, Moving Forward Coaching & Consulting
Hector Anderson, President, Adelanto Teacher Assoc.
Simone Zulu, Past Pres., Palmdale Tchr Assoc., CTA Minority- At- Large
Gene Smith, Pres. Antelope Valley Teacher Assoc.
Gary Roberts, AV Teacher Assoc., Bargaining Chair
Lionel Dew, Pres. Victor Valley African Amer. Chamber
Perry Watkins, Pres. AV African Amer. Chamber
Stephen Tucker, GIMJ Investment Group, LLC
Frank Kelly, No Drugs America Assoc.
Alice Huffman,CA State Chair NAACP
Bobbie Anderson, Vice Chair LACDP
Lois Jean Hill, CDP African American Caucus
Berlinda Fontenot-Jamerson
Frank Belt
Barbara Perkins
Patricia Correia
Michael Urmman
Vena Macbeth, President Lancaste School Distrct CSEA
Larry Halstead
Dee Bynum
Ann Hill
Dr. Susan Holly
C. Todd Porter
Dale Speights
Terry Chisholm
Terri Phillips
Monica Enriquez
Emmett Murrell
Barbara Smith
Richard Mcleod
Monique Johnson
James J. Chick
Thomas & Adeline Davis
Marjorie Forster
Susan Phipps-Carr
George Carr
Ruth Giles
Millie Jones
Janis Carroll
Peg Lee