ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
Press
East Bay Times
San Francisco Chronicle
Organizations
Planned Parenthood Northern California Action Fund
Moms Demand Action (Candidate Distinction Award)
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, California Chapters
CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates
California Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus
Berkeley Democratic Club
West Contra Costa County Democratic Club
Albany Democratic Club
Contra Costa Young Democrats
East Bay for Everyone
Evolve CA
Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County
Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council
California Professional Firefighters
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Professional Engineers in California Government
Association of California School Administrators
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5
LiUNA Laborer’s Local 324 and Local 304
Ironworkers Local 378 Oakland
Carpenters Local 2236
IBEW Local 595
Sheet Metal Workers Local 104
Sprinkler Fitters Local 483
Plumbers & Steamfitters UA Local #342
Heat and Frost Insulators Local 16
National and Statewide Elected Officials
US President Barack Obama
US Senator Kamala Harris
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
US Congressman Ro Khanna
State Board of Equalization Member and Former Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Fiona Ma
Former US Congressman George Miller
Former US Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher
Former Vermont Governor and DNC Chair Howard Dean
Former US Congresswoman and Gun Violence Prevention Advocate Gabby Giffords
Current Members of the California State Legislature
State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
State Senator Scott Wiener
Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo
Assemblymember David Chiu
Assemblymember Susan Eggman
Assemblymember Jose Medina
Assemblymember Bill Quirk
Assemblymember Evan Low
Assemblymember Kevin Mullin
Local Elected Leaders
Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt
El Cerrito Mayor Gabriel Quinto
Albany Mayor Peggy McQuaid
Emeryville Mayor John Bauters
Hercules Mayor Chris Kelley
Piedmont Mayor Robert McBain
Pinole Mayor Timothy Banuelos
Albany Vice Mayor Rochelle Nason
Piedmont Vice Mayor Teddy King
Oakland City Council Member Annie Campbell Washington
Berkeley City Council Member Lori Droste
Berkeley City Council Member Susan Wengraf
Emeryville City Council Member Dianne Martinez
Emeryville City Council Member Scott Donahue
Hercules Council Member Myrna de Vera
Hercules City Council Member Roland Esquivias
Piedmont City Council Member Jen Cavenaugh
Former Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson
Former Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates
Former Berkeley City Council Member Darryl Moore
Former Berkeley City Council Member Laurie Capitelli
Former Richmond City Council Member Jim McMillan
BART Board Director and Civil Rights Advocate Lateefah Simon
Regional Elected Leaders
San Francisco Mayor London Breed
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
National, Local, and Regional Community Leaders
United Farm Workers Co-Founder and Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta
Astronaut and Gun Violence Prevention Advocate Mark Kelly
Senior Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett
Former California State Senator Loni Hancock
Former Secretary of California Business & Transportation Agency Donald E. Burns
Co-Founder and Executive Director at TechEquity Collaborative Catherine Bracy
Chairperson at San Francisco Commission on Women Debbie Mesloh
Principal at Boom LLC; Former Senior Special Advisor to Mayor Libby Schaaf; Former CA Political Director at Obama for America Peggy Moore
Chairperson of Measure G1 Oversight Commission; Founder of Public Rights Project Jill Habig
Berkeley Housing Advisory Commissioner, Community Health Commissioner, and Berkeley City Council Candidate Rashi Kesarwani
Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board Commissioner; Berkeley Children, Youth and Recreation Commissioner Shoshana O’Keefe
Berkeley Police Commissioner George Perezvelez
Co-Founder of
Right to Marry Supreme Court Defendants
CEO and Founder of Lesbians Who Tech, Tech Jobs Tour, and include.io Leanne Pittsford
Regional Organizing Lead, California Cavalry; former Deputy Field Director at Organizing for Action; Former Regional Field Organizer at Obama for America Sonia Sinton-Clark
Chief Community Officer at Swing Left Matt Ewing
Fellow at Institute for the Future; Co-Founder of Rebuild The Dream Natalie Foster
Professor of Political Science at Berkeley City College Matthew Freeman
Titles and organizations for identification purposes only
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