Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 18

California Labor Federation

California Teachers Association

California Nurses Association

California Federation of Teachers

California Faculty Association

Oakland Education Association

Alameda Education Association

SEIU California

SEIU Local 1000

UNITE HERE

AFSCME District Council 57

AFSCME Local 3299

Teamsters Joint Council 7

Teamsters Local 350

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 192

United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)

Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 67

Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 886

Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 304

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 595

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Northern California Joint Council

Peralta Federation of Teachers AFT Local 1603

Faculty Association of California Community Colleges

California Coalition for Public Higher Education

PAC+ (PAC Plus)

Victory Fund

Sierra Club

California League of Conservation Voters

Clean Water Action

MoveOn.Org

Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club

Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club

East Bay Young Democrats

Southern Alameda County Young Democrats

California Latino Legislative Caucus

California Legislative LGBT Caucus

Democracy for America

Equality California

Oakland Chamber of Commerce PAC

Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce

Oakland Rising

National Association of Social Workers

East Bay Rental Housing Association

Latino Connection PAC

Associated Students of Laney College (ASLC)

Bay Guardian

East Bay Express

Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance

California Board of Equalization Chair Betty Yee

Assemblymember Ricardo Lara

Assemblymember Luis Alejo

Assemblymember Michael Allen

Assemblymember Susan Bonilla

Assemblymember Nora Campos

Assemblymember Paul Fong

Assemblymember Roger Hernandez

Assemblymember Ben Hueso

Assemblymember Henry T. Perea

Assemblymember V. Manuel Perez

Assemblymember Tony Mendoza

Assemblymember Norma Torres

Assemblymember Richard Gordon

Assemblymember Toni Atkins

Assemblymember Steven Bradford

Assemblymember Isadore Hall

State Senator Ed Hernandez

State Senator Gloria Negrete Mcleod

State Senator Michael J. Rubio

State Senator Juan C. Vargas

State Senator Mark Leno

State Senator Carole Migden (retired)

Former Assemblymember and Oakland School Superintendent Joe Coto

Former Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico

Former State Senator Liz Figueroa

California Democratic Party Vice-Chair Alexandra "Alex" Gallardo-Rooker

Local Elected & Appointed Officials

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan

Former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris

Oakland City Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente

Oakland City Councilmember Nancy Nadel

Oakland City Councilmember Libby Schaaf

Alameda County Board of Supervisors President Nate Miley

Alameda County Board of Supervisors Vice President Keith Carson

San Leandro City Councilmember Jim Prola

Former San Leandro Mayor Shelia Young

Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates

Berkeley City Councilmember Jesse Arreguin

Berkeley City Councilmember Darryl Moore

Alameda County Medical Center Boardmember Dan Boggan

Alameda County Medical Center Boardmember Floyd Huen, MD

East Bay Municipal Utility District Director Andy Katz

East Bay Municipal Utility District Director William "Bill" Patterson

AC Transit Board President Elsa Ortiz

AC Transit Board Director Greg Harper

BART Board Director Bob Franklin

Former BART Board Director Carole Ward Allen

Former AC Transit Director Rocky Fernandez

Alameda County Planning Commissioner Mike Jacob

Oakland Planning Commissioner Vien Truong

Oakland Civil Service Board Vice-Chair Winnie Lu Anderson

Former Alameda County Human Relations Commission Vice Chair Frieda Edgette

Oakland Community Policing Advisory Board Member Jennifer Pae

Oakland Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Member Dan Schulman

Oakland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Vice-Chair Rebecca Saltzman

Former Chair of Oakland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Jonathan Bair

Hayward City Councilmember Mark Salinas

San Mateo City Councilmember David Lim

San Pablo Vice Mayor Cecilia Valdez

San Pablo Councilmember Genoveva Garcia Calloway

Emeryville Mayor Jennifer West

Emeryville City Councilmember Kurt Brinkman

Former Berkeley City Councilmember Carla Woodworth

Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Igor A. Tregub

Hilary Crosby, Controller, CA Democratic Party*

Edie Irons, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*

Andrew Kelley, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*

Carl Jaramillo, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*

Pamela Drake, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*

Ginny Demartini, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*

Margarita Lacabe, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member*

Melanie Sweeney Griffth, Former Alameda County Democratic Party Chair*

Wendy Bloom, 14th AD Delegate, CA Democratic Party*

Ces Rosales, Northern Vice Chair, Women's Caucus, California Democratic Party*

Karen Weinstein, Former Chair, Women's Caucus, California Democratic Party*

Darcie Green, Executive Board Rep., 23 AD Delegate, CA Democratic Party*

Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder, United Farm Workers

Matt Goldstein, President, Peralta Federation of Teachers, Local 1603*

Mary Astrid Bergan, Past President, California Federation of Teachers

Aby Brewer, President, SEIU Local 1021-Peralta Chapter*

Diana Lara, Past President, SEIU 1021, Peralta Chapter (retired)

Bud Brandenberger, Past President, SEIU 1021, BART Chapter (retired)

Debbie Weintraub, Immediate Past President, PFT Local 1603*

Mark Greenside, Peralta Federation of Teachers, Local 1603*

Helene Maxwell, Peralta Federation of Teachers, Local 1603*

Thomas Manley, VP of Legislative & Political Action, IFPTE Local 21*

Sergio Santos, President, United Auto Workers Local 2244*

Van Nguyen, National Executive Boardr Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA)*

Ana Turetsky, President, Oakland American Federation of Teachers, Local 771*

Don Hightower, President, Laborers, Local 886*

Delaine Eastin, California Superintendent of Public Instruction (retired)

Alameda County Superintendent of Schools Sheila Jordan

Oakland School Board President Jody London

Oakland School Boardmember Gary Yee

Oakland School Boardmember Noel Gallo

Oakland School Boardmember Jumoke Hinton Hodge

Oakland School Boardmember David Kakishiba

Oakland School Boardmember Christopher Dobbins

Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Nicky Gonzalez Yuen

Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Cy Gulassa

Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Marcie Hodge

Peralta Community Colleges Trustee William Riley

Peralta Community Colleges Trustee Bill Withrow

Robert Adams, President, Merritt College*

John Beam, Athletic Director, Laney College*

Dr. Robert Blackburn, Former OUSD Superintendent*

Blanca Brown, School Board Member, Lemon Grove District*

Kerry Compton, Vice President of Student Services, College of Alameda*

Russ Ellis, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley*

Esau R. Herrera, Former President, California Latino Trustees Association

San Leandro School Board President Morgan Mack-Rose

San Leandro School Boardmember Mike Katz

San Leandro School Boardmember Lance James

San Leandro School Boardmember Diana Prola

Alameda School Boardmember Trish Herrera-Spencer

West Contra Costa School Boardmember Antonio Medrano

West Contra Costa School Boardmember Tony Thurmond

Alum Rock School Board President Dolores Vasquez

Berkeley School Board President Beatriz Leyva-Cutler

Berkeley School Boardmember Josh Daniels

Berkeley School Boardmember John Selawsky

Berkeley School Boardmember Leah Wilson

Emeryville School Board President Miguel Dwin

Sarabjit Kaur Cheema, New Haven Unified School District Trustee

Lemon Grove School Boardmember Blanca Brown

Sacramento School Boardmember Diana Rodriguez

Ben Allen, President of the Santa Monica - Malibu Unified School District

Foothill-DeAnza Community College Trustee Laura Casas Frier

George Herring, President, College of Alameda (retired)

Dr. Betty Inclan, President, Berkeley City College*

Dr. Jannette Jackson, President, College of Alameda*

Reginald James, Former Peralta Colleges Student Trustee

Gene Judson, Former San Lorenzo Unified School Board Member

Dr. Jane Mauldon, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy

Dr. Marshall Mitzman, Trustee, Chabot Las Positas Community College District*

Deanna Niebuhr, Director of Community Schools Initiative, Partnership for Children and Youth*

Odell Johnson, President, Laney College (retired)

Frank Pugh, Immediate Past President, California School Boards Association*

Dr. Steve Raphael, Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley*

Dr. Karolyn van Putten, Peralta District Academic Senate President*

Tina Vasconcellos, Dean of Student Services, Laney College*

Dr. Elnora Webb, President, Laney College*

Toni Cook, Past President, Oakland Unified School Board

Ben Allen, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Boardmember*

Dr. William Love, Professor, Merritt Community College*

Claudia Quezada, Director, Early Assessment Program, Cal State University of the East Bay*

Jose Duenas

Jose Dorado, Dorado Tax & Bookkeeping Service*

Derje Adamu, Business Owner

Antonio "Tony" Guzman, Fleet Manger, San Leandro Ford Store*

Robert Apodaca, Principal, ZeZen Advisors*

Michael Bardales, Chair, Oakland Association of Realtors Young Professionals Network*

Tesfaye Beyen, Owner, Shashamane (Oakland)*

Jose Corona, Inner City Advisors, Executive Director*

Dona Savitsky, Owner, Dona Tomas (Oakland)*

Alfonso Dominguez, Business Owner*

Curtis Howard, Business Owner*

Bennett Hall, Owner, Eco-Framing (Oakland)*

Nenna Joiner, Owner, Feelmore (Oakland)*

Rick Mitchell, Owner, Luka's (Oakland)*

Armando Ramos, Owner, Somar (Oakland)*

Fassil "Joe" Sabbath, Owner, Cafe Randevu (Oakland)*

Ron Silva, Chair, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County*

Jesus Vargas, VSCE Engineering*

Gloria Vasconcellos, Owner, Curves (San Leandro)*

Jake Sloan, Principal, Davillier-Sloan, Inc.*

Fred Harris, Turner Construction Group*

Awa Kadiri, Accenture*

Jordan M. O'Brien, Esq., American Mortgage Law Group*

Richelle Lieberman

Cassie Nickelson, Owner, Scend's (Emeryville)*

Tim Holmes, Owner, Zocalo's (San Leandro)*

Mia Barber, Founding Director, Association of African American Professionals*

Paul Loya, Partner, AALRR*

Ed Henderson, Editor-in-Chief, The Monthly Weekly*

Rev. Dr. Harold R. Mayberry, FAME*

Rev. Rick Perry, COR*

Rev. Mike McBride, Pastor, The Way Christian Center*

Bishop Robert "Bob" Jackson, Acts Full Gospel C.O.G.I.C*

Robert L. Harris, Esq.

Arnold Perkins

Melanie Shelby, Gray, Greer, Shelby & Vaughn LLC*

Jack Kurzweil

Thomas Ahn, Executive Director, First Graduate*

Aimee Allison

Manuel Alcala

Mal Burnstein, Democratic Progressive Caucus*

Luis Alcazar

Sharon Cornu

Steve Archibald

Elizabeth Bent

Boris Bindman

Joshua Bingham

Dave Blake

Aiko Brandon

Tracy Brown

Amanda Brown-Stevens, Deputy Director, Greenbelt Alliance*

Rodney Brooks, Co-Chair, Oakland United Democratic Campaign*

Claudia & Oracio Burgos

Gene Calderon

Nate Carroll

Vincent Casalaina, Member, East Bay Democracy for America Organizing Team*

Stephanie Casenza

Katherine Casey

Antonio Cediel

Arnold Chandler

Armando Chavez

Sharon Clegg

Vanessa Coe

Zachary Cohen

Charles Cole, III

Cris Cristina

Kirby Dominick (Kirby Dominant), Artist

Diana Dorinson

Lupe Gallegos Diaz

Ignacio Ferrey, Health Planner

Robert Firehock

Jason Frierson

Seamus Garvey

Karla Goodbody

Ron Grant

Bob Grill

Kevin Guillen

Matt Haney

Leticia Henderson

Rosa Hernandez

Ju Hong

Jakada Imani

Eugene Jackson

Dan Kalb, Union of Concerned Scientists*

Alex Katz

Peter Kim, Executive Director, Glow Foundation*

Devin Lavelle

Geoffrey Lavelle

Anais LaVoie, President, Cal Dems (UC Berkeley)*

Julian Ledesma

Maurillio Leon, Unity Council*

Lorena Letechipea

Erin Lofstrom-Perez

Teresa Limon

Matthew Lockshin

Maria Maciel

Sharon Maldonado, Member, Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club*

Kristina Mariscal

Jose Mayorquin

Pamela Mays McDonald, Editor-in-Chief, OaklandSeen.com*

Michael Mills

Eleni Murphy

Sele Nadel-Hayes

Irene Nexica

Jordan M. O'Brien, Esq., American Mortgage Law Group

Victor Ochoa

John F. O'Toole, National Center for Youth Law*

Eesuu Orundide, Artist

Robert Phillips

Hector Preciado

Luis Quinonez

Richard Raya

Charles "Otis" Roberts

Favianna Rodriguez

Kimani Rogers

Carmen Rojas

Christopher Rollins

Echa Schneider

Betsy Schulz

Andre Smith

Keith Stevenson

Levin Sy

Alfredo Terrazas, Deputy Attorney General (CA)*

Esperanza Tervalon-Daumont, Executive Director, Oakland Rising*

Omar Torres

Joe Trapp, President, Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club

Rosemary Vazquez

Marco Villa

Trina Villanueva, Boardmember, Filipino Advocates for Justice*

Emily Weinstein

Dan Weltin

Kenya Wheeler

De'Shawn Woolridge

Kevin Zwick

Lucky Braimah

Stefanii Wolford, RN, MBA

Darren Chan

Noah Finneburgh

David W. Manson, Jr.

Helene Maxwell

Leslie Silket, RN

Stacey Murphy, Abode Services*

Shin Green

Alicia Olivarez

Gabrielle Lessard

Jill Broadhurst

Suzy Jones, Boardmember of Equality California*

Mary J. Logan

Garrett Naiman

Pedro Toledo

Lily Leung

Nancy Conway

Sean Ravenscraft

Linda Olvera

Fabrizio Mejia

Scott Alonso, Former Exec. Committee Member of EBYD*

Tunua Thrash

William Smith

Zennie Abraham

Mark Briggs

Mark Cooper, DDS

Minh Lam

Keith D. Brown

Carolyn Mixon, African American Museum & Library of Oakland (AAMLO)

Anil Pandey, Motherland Nepal, President*