Candidate for
Board Member; Sequoia Union High School District

ENDORSEMENTS FROM EVERY LOCAL NEWSPAPER

• The Almanac endorsement "urges voters to elect Chris Thomsen to bring a wide-ranging and valuable set of skills to the Sequoia Board."

• The Daily Post endorsement declares, "Our top choice."

• The Mercury/Daily News notes "fiscal acumen and philosophical approaches to ensuring the district's 8,000-plus students get the best education possible" in giving its endorsement.

• The San Mateo Daily Journal endorsement describes Chris's "background and perspective that would serve to benefit the board and the community at large"

Ted Mitchell
President, California State Board of Education

Hon. Steve Westly
Former Controller, State of California

Hon. Richard S. Gordon
Vice President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors

Rod Hsiao
Trustee, San Mateo County Board of Education

Deborah Fitz
President, Menlo Park City School District

Terry Thygesen
Past President, Menlo Park City School District

Ray Villareal
Past President, Portola Valley School District

Evan Weiner
Student Representative, Sequoia Union High School District Governing Board

Hon. Heyward Robinson
Mayor, Menlo Park

Hon. Gail Slocum
Former Mayor, Menlo Park and current San Mateo County Planning Commissioner

Hon. Kelly Ferguson
Former Mayor, Menlo Park and current Council Member

Hon. Maryann Moise Derwin
Former Mayor, Portola Valley

Hon. Paul Goeld
Former Mayor, Woodside

Peter Hanley
President, San Mateo Union High School District

Richard Whitmore
Superintendent of Schools, Los Gatos Union School District

Donald Kennedy
President emeritus, Stanford University

ENDORSEMENTS FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Mary Alexander, Atherton
Brenda and Regan Avery, Woodside
Beth Bartlett, Portola Valley
Darlene Batchelder, Woodside
Kelly and Brett Battles, Menlo Park
Joan and Perry Blackmon, Portola Valley
Danna Breen Bortz, Portola Valley
Lindsay Bowen, Portola Valley
JoAnne Goldberg and Vincent Bressler, Menlo Park
Ben and Kelly Brieger, Menlo Park
Jeff Burton, Woodside
Marge Cassingham, Portola Valley
Howard Chao, Menlo Park
Tracy and James Crawford, Woodside
Harriet Coulson, Portola Valley
Susan Ford and Mike Dorsey, Woodside
Mary Elting, Menlo Park
Glenn and Beth Berlin Fishback, Menlo Park
Betsy and Tom Furst, Menlo Park
Mark and Cheryl Goodman-Morris, Portola Valley
Glen and Jill Howard, Portola Valley
Christine Johnson, Portola Valley
Rian and Melissa Jorgensen, Menlo Park
Janet McLaughlin and Kurt Konolige, Menlo Park
Joan Lane, Atherton
Lloyd Leanse, Menlo Park
Judy and Tom Leep, Menlo Park
Lori and Randy Livingston, Woodside
Catherine and Pierre Martineau
Nate McKitterick, Portola Valley
Anita Wotiz and Ted Meeker, Portola Valley
Kim Meredith, Atherton
Kerry Memole, Redwood City
Debra Meyerson, Portola Valley
Ellen Moore, Portola Valley
Bob and Sue O'Donnell, Atherton
Alicia Payton, Redwood City
Cathy Paniagua, Menlo Park
Gian and Robin Polastri
Steve and Cyndie Pogue, Portola Valley
Becky and Chris Preimesberge, Menlo Park
Rob Reich, Redwood City
Rosemary Richard, Redwood City
Kim and David Selby, Atherton
Carla Sheifly, Menlo Park
Jim and Denise Stanford, Menlo Park
Michael Thompson, Redwood City
Betty and Ted Tight, Portola Valley
Harry and Charlotte Turner, Portola Valley
Julia Kennedy and Ted Tussing, Menlo Park
Jean and Cort Van Rensselaer, Portola Valley
Barbara Varenhorst, Portola Valley
Mary Dent and Allen Weiner, Menlo Park
Barry Weingast and Susie Cohen, Menlo Park
Michael and Kathy Wright, Portola Valley
Chris Yates, Menlo Park
Shimon Avrahami and Carolyn Ybarra, Redwood City
Lynne Young, Menlo Park