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State of California June 8, 2010 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Hector De La Torre

Candidate for
Insurance Commissioner; Democratic Party

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Organizations

  • California Medical Association
  • California Nurses Association
  • Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
  • California Professional Firefighters
  • California Small Business Association
  • California League of Conservation Voters
  • Equality California PAC
  • California Latino Labor Caucus
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  • State Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
  • LiUNA (Laborers' International Union of North America)
  • Communications Workers of America, District 9, AFL-CIO
  • Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
  • United Food and Commercial Workers
  • California School Employees Association
  • United Teachers Los Angeles
  • Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47
  • Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 40
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12
  • Los Angeles County Fire Fighters Local 1014
  • Ventura County Professional Firefighters' Association
  • United Firefighters of Los Angeles City
  • Petaluma Firefighters Local 1415
  • Crest Forest Professional Firefighters Local 4105
  • Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
  • Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS)
  • Los Angeles School Police Association
  • Chula Vista Police Officers Association
  • Long Beach Police Officers Association
  • San Jose Police Officers Association
  • San Bernardino County Safety Employees' Benefit Assn (SEBA)
  • HONOR PAC
  • La Raza Roundtable of California

Democratic Clubs & Organizations
  • San Diego LGBT Democratic Club
  • Chicano Democratic Association (San Diego)
  • Long Beach Democratic Club
  • Lambda Long Beach Democratic Club
  • Stonewall Democratic Club
  • Young Stonewall Democratic Club
  • Los Angeles County Young Democrats
  • South County Democrats United
  • West Hollywood-Beverly Hills Democratic Club
  • Democratic Women of the San Fernando Valley
  • John Muir Democratic Club (Bellflower)
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club (Cerritos)
  • San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
  • Inspiring Values Democratic Club (Antelope Valley)
  • Silicon Valley Young Democrats (Santa Clara)
  • San Mateo County Democratic Straw Poll 2010 Winner
  • Harvey Milk Democratic Club (San Francisco)
  • Potrero Hill Democratic Club (San Francisco)
  • Sonoma County Young Democrats

Newspapers
  • Contra Costa Times
  • Oakland Tribune
  • Los Angeles Sentinel
  • La Opinion

Members of Congress
  • Xavier Becerra
  • Howard L. Berman
  • Judy Chu
  • George Miller
  • Grace F. Napolitano
  • Laura Richardson
  • Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • Brad Sherman
  • Henry Waxman

State Senators
  • Ron Calderon
  • Denise Moreno Ducheny
  • Gloria Negrete McLeod
  • Alan Lowenthal
  • Christine Kehoe
  • Roderick D. Wright
  • Sheila Kuehl (Retired)
  • President pro tempore emeritus Don Perata

Assembly Members
  • Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass
  • Tom Ammiano
  • Juan Arambula
  • Julia Brownley
  • Wilmer Amina Carter
  • Mike Eng
  • Cathleen Galgiani
  • Isadore Hall III
  • Bonnie Lowenthal
  • Fiona Ma
  • Tony Mendoza
  • Bill Monning
  • Anthony J. Portantino
  • Curren D. Price
  • Mary Salas
  • Nancy Skinner
  • Betty Karnette (Retired)
  • George Nakano (Retired)

Supervisors
  • Gloria Molina, Los Angeles County
  • George Shirakawa, Santa Clara County
  • Yvonne B. Burke, Los Angeles County (Retired)

Mayors

  • Joe Aguilar, Mayor, Commerce
  • Luis Aguiñaga, Mayor Pro-Tem, South El Monte
  • Felipe Aguirre, Mayor, Maywood
  • Luis Alejo, Vice Mayor, Watsonville
  • Tina Baca Del Rio, Mayor Pro Tem, Commerce
  • Bruce W. Barrows, Mayor, Cerritos
  • Victor Bello, Vice Mayor, Bell
  • Art Brown, Mayor Pro-Tem, Buena Park
  • Barbara J. Calhoun, Mayor Pro Tem, Compton
  • Aide Castro, Mayor Pro Tem, Lynwood
  • Joseph Cho, Mayor Pro Tem, Cerritos
  • George Cole, Former Council Member, Bell
  • Ignacio De La Fuente, Vice Mayor, Oakland
  • Vera Robles DeWitt, Former Mayor, Carson
  • Raymond Dunton, Mayor Pro Tem, Bellflower
  • Joe Esquivel, Vice-Mayor, Lakewood
  • Victor Farfan, Mayor Pro Tem, Hawaiian Gardens
  • Priscilla Flores, Mayor, Bell Gardens
  • Bob Foster, Mayor, Long Beach
  • Michael Gomez, Mayor, Hawaiian Gardens
  • Henry C. Gonzalez, Mayor, South Gate
  • Veronica Guardado, Vice Mayor, Maywood
  • Oscar Hernandez, Mayor, Bell
  • Roger Hernandez, Mayor, West Covina
  • Teresa Jacobo, Vice Mayor, Bell
  • Kevin Johnson, Mayor, Sacramento
  • Dr. Manuel M. Lopez, Former Mayor & Council Member, Oxnard
  • Luis H. Marquez, Mayor Pro Tem, Downey
  • Gregory Martinez, Vice Mayor, South Gate
  • Diane J. Martinez, Mayor, Paramount
  • Ana Rosa Rizo, Mayor Pro-Tem, Maywood
  • Jennifer Rodriguez, Mayor Pro Tem, Bell Gardens
  • Maria Teresa Santillan, Mayor, Lynwood
  • Ray T. Smith, Mayor, Bellflower

Councilmembers

  • Richard Alarcon, Council Member, Los Angeles
  • Yvonne Arceneaux, Council Member, Compton
  • Luis Artiga, Council Member, Bell
  • Randy Bomgaars, Council Member, Bellflower
  • Roger C. Brossmer, Council Member, Downey
  • Sergio Calderon, Council Member, Maywood
  • Gustavo Camacho, Council Member, Pico Rivera
  • Tony Cardenas, Council Member, Los Angeles
  • Daniel Crespo, Council Member, Bell Gardens
  • Steve Croft, Council Member, Lakewood
  • Maria R. Davila, Council Member, South Gate
  • Bill De Witt, Council Member, South Gate
  • Robert C. Fierro, Council Member, Commerce
  • Alfredo Flores, Council Member, Lynwood
  • Larry Forrester, Council Member, Signal Hill
  • David R. Gafin, Council Member, Downey
  • Nancy Gall, Councilmember, Beaumont
  • Robert Garcia, Council Member, Long Beach
  • Joseph Gonzales, Council Member, South El Monte
  • Dr. Mario A. Guerra, Council Member, Downey
  • José Huizar, Council Member, Los Angeles
  • Gil Hurtado, Council Member, South Gate
  • Laura Lee, Council Member, Cerritos
  • Jesse M. Luera, Council Member, Norwalk
  • George Mirabal, Council Member, Bell
  • Andy Molina, Council Member, Huntington Park
  • Jim Morton, Council Member, Lynwood
  • Owen Newcomer, Council Member, Whittier
  • Michael J. Noll, Council Member, Signal Hill
  • Cliff Numark, Council Member, Torrance
  • Jeffrey Prang, Council Member, West Hollywood
  • Ed Reyes, Council Member, Los Angeles
  • Ramon Rodriguez, Council Member, Lynwood
  • Bill Rosendahl, Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Julie Ruiz-Raber, Council Member, Carson
  • Gerrie Schipske, Council Member, Long Beach
  • Danielle Soto, Council Member, Pomona
  • Gustavo Velasco, Council Member, Santa Fe Springs
  • Harold Williams, P.E., Former Council Member, Carson
  • Dennis P. Zine, Councilmember, Los Angeles

Sheriffs

  • Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca

School Board Members and Commissioners

  • Margarita Alejo, Commissioner, Santa Cruz County Latino Affairs Commission
  • Richard Barrera, Board Member, San Diego Unified School District
  • Frank Biehl, Trustee, East Side Union High School District
  • Margaret Bonetti, Trustee, Salinas Union High School
  • Chris Brown, Trustee, Savanna School District
  • Xavier E. Campos, Commissioner, City of San Jose Planning Commission
  • Lorraine M. De La O, Commissioner, Pico Rivera
  • Oscar de la Torre, Board Member, Board of Ed., Santa Monica-Malibu USD
  • Richard Duarte, Coordinator, Ventura County Region P-16 Council
  • Rebecca Gallardo, Commissioner, Santa Clara County Planning Commission
  • Eddie Garcia, Trustee, East Side Union High School District
  • Art Hernandez, Trustee, Ventura County Community College District
  • Esau Herrera, Board Member, Alum Rock Elementary School District (San Jose, CA) & Past President, California Latino School Board Member Assn.
  • Dick Jaquez, Board of Trustees, Oxnard Union High School
  • Brenda J. Knight, Commissioner, City of Beaumont Planning Commission
  • Kim-Shree Maufas, Member, San Francisco Board of Education
  • Dolores Marquez, Trustee, Alum Rock School District (K-8)
  • Rudy C. Montalvo, Board Member, Central Basin Municipal Water District
  • Sally Ortiz Hoyt, Commissioner, Bell Gardens Police Commission
  • Jose Preciado, Board Member, South Bay Irrigation District (Chula Vista)
  • Dr. Lupe Rivas, President, CA Retired Teachers Assoc.-Santa Cruz Chapter*
  • Ari Ruiz, Commissioner, City of Los Angeles Children, Youth and Their Families Commission
  • John Santoianni, Commissioner, City of Anaheim
  • Scott Svonkin, Vice President, San Gabriel School Board
  • Allen Treen, Commissioner, City of South Gate Civil Service Commission
  • Charles Trevino, Director, Upper San Gabriel Municipal Water District
  • Ana Valencia, Board Member, Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School Board
    Fernando Vasquez, Commissioner, City of Downey Planning Commission

Community Leaders*

  • Stephen Abreu, Attorney, Emeryville
  • Carlos R. Acuña, Attorney, El Centro
  • Wendy Askew, Monterey Community Leader
  • David Barron, City Clerk, City of Monterey Park
  • Gustavo Camacho, Director, Whittier Boulevard Merchants Association*
  • Tim Carmichael, Environmentalist
  • Beverly Church RN, CA Department of Health Care Services
  • Marjorie Crandall, Ph.D., Health Consultant, Yeast Consulting Services
  • Douglas P Dye, Democratic Candidate for 66 AD
  • Willis Edwards, Member, NAACP National Board
  • S Debra Evans, Board Member, Latino Equality Alliance
  • Ruben Guerra, Chairman, The Latin Business Association
  • Yvonne R. Gutierrez, Community Leader, Oxnard
  • Jose Luis Hernandez, President & Founder, Grupo de Autismo Angeles*
  • Octavio Hernandez, Vice President, Club Guadalajara USA*
  • Susan Jordan, Candidate, California State Assembly District 35
  • Merrie Kapp, Hands-On Democracy*
  • Coby King, MWW Group
  • Valerie Lichtman, School Librarian, Rim of the World USD
  • Henry "Hank" L. Lacayo, State President, Congress of California Seniors
  • Alicia Llinnas, PSA Director, Lazer Broadcasting Corp.
  • Armando Lopez, Partner, Plaza Development Partners
  • Michael Maindi, Member, Hands-On Democracy*
  • Keith Malone, Community Leader, Los Angeles
  • Atilano Peter Martinez
  • Anthony Mendez, Realtor, CAR Director
  • Kerry A. Murphy, Teacher, San Jose Conservation Corps & Charter School
  • Beth O'Halloran, Community Leader, San Francisco
  • Pablo F. Ortiz, Hispanic Market Specialist, Gold Coast Broadcasting
  • Anthony Peña
  • Brian Polejes, Member, DSCC (San Diego)
  • Nii-Quarterlai Quartey, Community Engagement Advisor, Courage Campaign
  • Carmen Ramos-Soriano
  • Alicia A. Reyes, La Hermandad Mexicana
  • George J. Sandoval, Producer/Director, West End Productions
  • David Schneider, Community Leader, Beverly Hills
  • Fernando Vasquez, Community Development Manager, National CORE

- *Titles for Identification Only

Labor Leaders*

  • Richard J. Alonzo, Boeing/UAW Liaison, United Auto Workers
  • Nancy A. Biagini, Staff Representative, CWA
  • John (Jack) E. Brennan, Retired Teacher, California *Teachers Association*
  • Dawn Bronsema, Retiree Director, California State Employees Association
  • Larry Caballero, California Teachers Association
  • Tom Chavez, California State Employees Association
  • Dennis Csillag, President, NABET CWA Local 54
  • Gregg Fritchle, SEIU Local 721
  • Bob Hardrick, AFSCME MAT
  • Roberto Hernandez, SEIU 1021
  • Debra J. Hurd, OPEIU 277
  • Rick Icaza, President, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 770*
  • Dan McCrory, Recording Secretary, National Writers Union UAW 1981
  • Judy McEntire, San Diego Labor Council
  • Jorge Alberto Olvera, AFSCME 3299
  • Jim Rodriguez, Teamster #896
  • Sam M. Saiu, Business Representative, IAMAW
  • John Stewart, California State Employees Association
  • Neil Struthers, CEO, Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building Trades Council
  • Yolanda Villanueva, SEIU 1000
  • Lucia Villarreal, California Retired Teachers; CABE; NABE
  • Al Ybarra, Executive Secretary Treasurer (Retired), Orange County Central Labor Council - AFL-CIO

- *Titles for Identification Only

Democratic Leaders*

  • Alex Gallardo-Rooker, First Vice Chair, California Democratic Party
  • Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr., Secretary, California Democratic Party
  • Steven K. Alari, Member, Democratic National Committee
  • Charlie Ara, President, Palm Desert Greens Democratic Club
  • Christopher Arellano, Member, LACDP
  • Nicholas Ashbaugh, Delegate, 36th AD
  • Nathan Barone, Member, California Young Democrats, CAHSD
  • Maxwell Bay, Treasurer, Cabrillo Democrats
  • Jim Benson, Vice Chairman, 68th Democratic AD PAC
  • Judy Ann Blake, Alternate Member, Democratic County Committee
  • Steve Blount, Candidate, 67th Assembly District
  • Sue Boloorchi, Community Actvist, Ventura
  • Steven Brown, Member, Simi-Moorpark Democratic Club
  • Sergio Carrillo, Regional Director, CDP Region 17
  • Edward Castillo, Member, Oxnard Democratic Club, LULAC, Personnel Commission
  • Eduardo Cisneros, Delegate, 46th AD
  • Colleen J. Colson, Delegate, 45th AD
  • Patricia A. Correia, Recording Secretary, Democratic Club of the High Desert
  • John Paul Drayer, Former President, Bellflower Democratic Club
  • Dr. Gwendolyn Driver, Member, John Muir Democratic Club
    Christopher J. Duvali, Treasurer, Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club
  • Elaine Duvali, Delegate, 56th AD
  • Swanee A. Edwards, Santa Clara County CC
  • Mary Ellen Early, Member, DNC
  • Sally Esquivel, Member, Bellflower Democratic Club
  • Steve Ferguson, Past District-Level Delegate Democratic National Convention
  • Brenda Flores, Delegate, 58th AD
  • Mike Fong, Chair, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of CDP
  • Lee Frank, Sherman Oaks
  • Kermit Franklin, PhD, Delegate, 36th AD
  • Bill Gallaher, Former Chair, Ventura County Central Committee
  • Erika Gallo, Delegate, 45th AD
  • Paul Garcia, Delegate, 60th AD
  • Nancy Garcia, Delegate, 60th AD
  • Leticia Garcia, Secretary, Fontana Democratic Club
  • Lorraine Geittmann, President, Beach Cities Democratic Club
  • Bob Gerecke, Past President, Democratic Club of Claremont
  • Michael George Glover, Nominee, Democratic Party Nominee for 70th AD '06/'08
  • Ross Gomez, Morgan Hill
  • Marcos Gonzales, Delegate, 54th AD
  • Jacob Haik, Chair, CDP 54th Assembly District
  • Ron Hansel, LACCDP, 57th AD
  • Rosie Haq, Delegate, 53rd AD
  • Jodell Haws, Chair, Ventura County Central Committee
  • John Heaner, CDP Region 13 Director
  • Leah K. Herzberg, Member, 41st AD LACDP, Valley Democrats United
  • Annette Saint John, Corresponding Secretary - Board, Valley Democrats United
  • Rene Ka'l, Member, Midway Democratic Club
  • Howard Katz, Candidate, 49th Congressional District (Temecula)
  • Nancy Koller, Member, CDP Central Committee
  • Nancy Kriz, Treasurer, 70 AD DAC
  • Michael Kulka, President, Democratic Alliance for Action, Santa Clarita*
  • Silvia M. Landers, President, Latino Democratic Club
  • Ivan Light, Chair, 59 AD committee
  • Henry Lo, Delegate, 49th AD
  • Ronald Lozano, Delegate, 58th AD
  • Ruben Macareno, President, Latino Democrats of Tulare County
  • Thomas Marchese, Delegate, 54th AD
  • Marie E. McClintoch, Treasurer, Democratic Club of the High Desert & GLBT
  • Stephanie Mitchell, 10th AD Delegate, DSCC
    Estevan
  • J. Montemayor, San Diego Vice Chair, CDP *Chicano/Latino Caucus
  • Maigue Mueraz, Vice President/Newsletter Editor, Valley Dems United
  • Robert Nakahiro, Delegate, 45th AD
  • Sylvia Navarro, Member, Demoratic Member of Conejo Valley. Ventura County DCC
  • Roberto Negrete, District Director, San Fernando Valley
  • Nikki Noushkam, President, Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club
  • Maribel Nunez, CD 44 Community Organizer, Organizing for America
  • Richard W. Odell, Past President, Midway Democratic Club
  • Brad Parker, President, Valley Democrats United
  • John P Perez, Chair, CDP 58th Assembly District
  • Karen Pogoda, Delegate, 43rd AD
  • Brian Polejes, Member, Democratic State Central Committee
  • Ricardo & Modesta Pulido, President, Mexican American Democratic Club
  • Dr. Rita Ramirez-Dean, President, Democratic Women of the Inland Empire
  • Sharon Romano, Member, Calaveras County Democratic Central Committee*
  • Lisa Romines, Delegate, 46th AD
  • Alex W. Sachs, Political Action VP, San Diego Democratic Club
  • Evette Santana, Secretary, John Muir Democratic Club
  • Tillman Sherman, Chair, Calaveras DCC*
  • Patricia Skinner Skinner Sulpizio, Delegate, CDP
  • Silissa Uriarte-Smith, Member, South County Dems United
  • Anna Soto, Rules Committee Co-Chair, LACDP
  • Michael Stabile, CDP Delegate, Alternate-LACDP, Newsletter Editor, Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club
  • Pat Stanyo, Chair, Gray Panthers of Long Beach
  • Venita Strange, Member, Northeast Democratic Club
  • Mike Suarez, President, Pomona Valley Democratic Club
  • Zephyr Tate-Mann, Delegate, AD 59
  • Mark Taylor, Delegate, CDP
  • Mary Ann Tipton, Member, Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club
  • Omar Torres, Parliamentarian, California Young Democrats
  • Susan Uballe, North Vice Chair DP Orange County and President Progressive Women in North OC
  • John Vassiliades, Delegate, 67th AD
  • Joanne Young Wendler, DSCC Member
  • Minerva L. Williams, Delegate, 37th AD, Santa Clarita Valley Dems
  • Wayne Williams, Delegate, 41st AD
  • Kelley S. Willis, Past President, West Los Angeles Democratic Club
  • Karen M. Wingard, Regional Director, Reg. 12, Region 12, California Democratic Party

- *Titles for Identification Only

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