Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 53; Democratic Party

A proven consumer and environmental leader, Betsy Butler has worked with the California League of Conservation Voters, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Consumer Attorneys of California to protect California's families. Previously she served in the Clinton Administration as a Special Assistant in the International Trade Administration in the Commerce Department. Butler is Past-President of the Westside National Women's Political Caucus and is a Board member of Equality California.

Labor Unions and Leaders

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1277
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12
Painters & Allied Trades, District Council 36
Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union 105
Teamsters Joint Council 42
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 324
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1442
UNITE/HERE Local 11
United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME
Raymond L. Cordova, Chair, South County Labor, AFL-CIO *
Dolores Huerta, Co-founder, United Farm Workers & President of Dolores Huerta Foundation *

Organizations

Americans for Democratic Action (So. Cal. Chapter)
California Nurses Association
Child Abuse Prevention Center
Consumer Federation of California
ECCO PAC
Equality California
LA Grassroots 4 Obama
Mexican American Bar Association of LA County
National Organization for Women (NOW) California
National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) California
Planned Parenthood
Stonewall Democratic Club
Stonewall Young Democrats
Women's Political Committee

Public Safety

Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association
Los Angeles County Fire Fighters Local 1014
Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association
Orange County Professional Firefighters Association
Peace Officers Research Association of CA (PORAC)
Riverside City Firefighters Association
Torrance Fire Fighters Association
Torrance Police Officers Association

Elected Officials

State Controller John Chiang
State Controller Steve Westly (Ret.)
Chair, California Board of Equalization Betty T. Yee
Congressman Pete McCloskey (Ret.)
Congresswoman Diane Watson
Congresswoman Laura Richardson
Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg
Senator Joe Dunn (Ret.)
Senator Loni Hancock
Senator Christine Kehoe
Senator Sheila James Kuehl (Ret.)
Senator Mark Leno
Senator Fran Pavley
Senator Curren Price
Assembly Speaker John A. Perez
Assembly Speaker-Emeritus Karen Bass
Assembly Speaker pro Tem Fred Keeley (Ret.)
Assemblymember Patty Berg (Ret.)
Assemblymember Marty Block
Assemblymember Julia Brownley
Assemblymember Hector De La Torre
Assemblymember Kevin de León
Assemblymember Mike Eng
Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III
Assemblymember Ed Hernandez
Assemblymember Jared Huffman
Assemblymember Hannah-Beth Jackson (Ret.)
Assemblymember Dave Jones
Assemblymember John Laird (Ret.)
Assemblymember Dennis Mangers (Ret.)
Assemblymember Tony Mendoza
Assemblymember Cindy Montanez (Ret.)
Assemblymember Pedro Nava
Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino
Assemblymember Mary Salas
Assemblymember Lori Saldana
Assemblymember Tom Torlakson
Assemblymember Howard Wayne (Ret.)
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel
Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz
Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry
Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustee Member Georgia Mercer
Torrance City Councilmember Gene Barnett
Torrance City Councilmember Pat Furey
Torrance City Councilmember Cliff Numark
Torrance City Councilmember Mark Wirth (ret.)
Hermosa Beach Councilmember Howard Fishman
Hermosa Beach Councilmember Jeff Duclos
Lomita Mayor Don Suminaga
Lomita City Councilmember Margaret Estrada
Manhattan Beach Mayor Portia Cohen
Carson Mayor Jim Dear
Huntington Beach Mayor Keith Bohr
Lennox School Board Member Marisol Cruz
Lennox School Board Member Angela Fajardo
Lennox School Board Member Mercedes Ibarra
Little Lake City School District Ronald Gonzalez Lawrence
Long Beach City Councilmember Robert Garcia
Malibu Mayor Sharon Barovsky
Maywood Mayor Ana Rosa Rizo
Montebello Unified School Board Member David Vela
Rio Hondo Community College Trustee Andre Quintero
Santa Monica City Councilmember Kevin McKeown
San Gabriel School Board Member Matthew Stadtler
San Rafael Vice Mayor Damon Connolly
West Hollywood Mayor Abbe Land
West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tem John Heilman
West Hollywood City Councilmember John Duran
West Hollywood City Councilmember Lindsey Horvath

Community and Business Leaders

Steve Afriat, President, Los Angeles County Business License Commission*
Cory Allen, President, Long Beach Lambda Democratic Club*
Joe Ahn, Korean American Coalition and Korean American Democratic Committee *
David Allgood, Southern Director, CLCV and former Chair, Coalition for Clean Air*
Eric C. Bauman, LA County Democratic Party *
Ed Begley, Jr., actor and environmental activist
Betsy Berkheimer-Credaire
Arun Bhumitra, Arjay Communications
Bob & Debra Brownow, Manhattan Beach Residents
Richard Browning, Chair, Torrance Planning Commission*
Lauren Burton, Manhattan Beach Resident
Kimo Campbell, CLCV Board Member*
Todd Campbell , Clean Energy *
Tim Carmichael, Former Policy Director, Coalition for Clean Air *
John Carvalho, Professor, Cal State Dominguez Hills*
Liz Cheadle, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy *
Elaine Cherlin, Redondo Beach Resident
Aimee Christensen, Christensen Global Strategies
Robin Comer, Board Member, Torrance Education Foundation*
Stephanie Culver, MD
Paula A. Daniels, Former President, Heal the Bay
Fran Diamond, CLCV Board Member *
Toni Didier, Paraeducator, TUSD*
Debbie Dreier, Redondo Beach Resident
John B. Emerson, President, Capital Guardian Trust Company*
Darice Fisher, Redondo Beach Resident
Steve Fleischli, former President, WaterKeeper Alliance
Larry Fox, Redondo Beach Resident
Dean Francois, Former President, Beach Cities Democratic Club
Terry Furey, Board Member, Torrance Education Foundation*
Patrick Furey Jr., Torrance Resident
Judi Gerber, Chair, Torrance Library Commission*
Sue Gibson, Board Member, Torrance Education Foundation*
Mark Gold, President, Heal the Bay *
Jimmie Woods Gray, Teacher, LAUSD*
Jonathan Greenblatt, UCLA Anderson School of Mgmt
Gene Hale, G&C Equipment Corporation*
Jim Henry, Torrance Resident*
Jennifer Hernandez, CLCV Board Member*
Teri Holoman, political organizer
Danny Hylands, Torrance Resident
Cleve Jones, Civil Rights Acivist
Alison Kiehl Friedman, grassroots and political activist
Alissa Ko, President, California Young Democrats *
Steven M. Krems, MD
Rick Jacobs, Courage Campaign *
Rabbi Steven Jacobs, Progressive Faith Foundation
Wendy James, CLCV Board Member*
Rudy & Joyce Jimenez, Torrance Residents
Jim Kennedy, 53rd Assembly District delegate*
Patty Kestin, political activist*
Debbie Levin, Environmental Media Association*
Doug Linney, Board President, East Bay Municipal Utility District & President, Next Generation*
Mary Luevano, Global Green *
Joe Lyou, South Coast Air Quality Mgmt. District*
Glenda McCarthy, teacher and CTA member*
Jerilyn Mendoza, Vice President, Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission & Former, Policy Director, Environmental Defense Fund *
Wendy Mitchell, WM Consulting
Stephanie Molen, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters*
Mary D. Nichols, Chair, CA Air Resources Board *
Sara Nichols, environmental and grassroots activist
Andy Okun, CLCV Board Member*
Carina Franck Pantone, political and grassroots organizer
Vanessa Poster, Beach Cities Health District *
Anthony Rendon, CA Democratic Party Central Committee*
Gerry Rische, Torrance Cultural Arts Commission*
Tom Rische, Torrance Traffic Commission*
Judith Robelotto, Torrance Commission on Aging*
Wendy-Sue Rosen, President, Brentwood Residents Coalition*
Herb Schwartz, MD
Mitchell Schwartz, environmental and grassroots activist
Paul Song, MD
Nancy Stephens, environmental and grassroots activist
Sharon Stienstra, Manhattan Beach Resident
Jeff Seymour, environmentalist
Caren Stiffel, Manhattan Beach Resident
Becky Terry, Torrance Resident
Glen Terry, Board Member, North Torrance Homeowners Association*
Jesse Switzer, West Los Angeles Democratic Club*
Darrell L. Tucci
Sabrina D. Venskus, Venskus & Associates, environmental lawyer and activist
Zeke Vidaurri, Editor/Publisher, "Carson Venture"
Susan Warshaw, Manhattan Beach Resident
Gary Wayland, Manhattan Beach Resident*
V. John White, CLCV Board Member*
Denny Zane, Executive Director, Move LA *

• For identification purposes only