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Ben is endorsed by the Santa Monica Daily Press, the Malibu Times, and a wide range of our communities' most respected leaders, including Zev Yaroslavsky, Sheila Kuehl, Julia Brownley, Fran Pavley, Bobby Shriver, and Sharon Barovsky.
Organizations / Newspapers
Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association
Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS)
Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability, Direction (LEAD)
Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Santa Monica Democratic Club
Santa Monicans for Renters Rights (SMRR)
SEIU
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
The Malibu Times
Santa Monica Daily Press
Santa Monica Observer
Current and Former Elected Officials
Judy Abdo, Former Santa Monica Mayor
Sharon Barovsky, Member, Malibu City Council
Richard Bloom, Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem
Julia Brownley, Member, California State Assembly
Oscar de la Torre, President, Board of Education
Delaine Eastin, Former CA Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jose Escarce, Vice President, Board of Education
Michael Feinstein, Former Santa Monica Mayor
Bruria Finkel, Former Santa Monica Arts Commissioner, Former SM Rent Board Member
David Finkel, Santa Monica College Trustee, Retired Judge
John Garamendi, California Lieutenant Governor
Ken Genser, Member, Santa Monica City Council
Nancy Greenstein, Santa Monica College Trustee
Michael Hill, Former Member, SMMUSD Board of Education
Patricia Hoffman, Former President, SMMUSD Board of Education
Louise Jaffe, Vice President, Santa Monica College Board of Trustees
Sheila Kuehl, California State Senator
John Laird, California State Assemblymember
Maria Leon-Vazquez, Member, Board of Education
Ralph Mechur, Member, Board of Education
Jeff Modisett, Former State Attorney General (IN)
Pam O'Connor, Santa Monica City Council, MTA Board Chair
Fran Pavley, former State Assemblymember, Author of AB 32, State Senate Candidate
Kelly Pye, Member, Board of Education
Rob Rader, President, Santa Monica College Board of Trustees
Bill Rosendahl, Los Angeles City Councilman
Margaret Quiñones-Perez, Santa Monica College Trustee
Jose E. Serrano, United States Congressman
Bobby Shriver, Member, Santa Monica City Council
Barry Snell, Member, SMMUSD Board of Education
Andy Stern, Member, Malibu City Council
Tony Vazquez, Former Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem
Andrew Walzer, Santa Monica College Trustee
Kathy Wisnicki, Member, SMMUSD Board of Education, Malibu Parent
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor
Dennis Zane, Former Santa Monica Mayor
Elena Allen, Former Chair, Santa Monica Arts Commission, Former Public School Teacher
Bill Bauer, Santa Monica Daily Press Columnist
Claudia Bautista-Nicholas, Teacher, Santa Monica High School
Bernie and Beverly Bienstock, Santa Monica Parents, Engineer and Writer
Christopher Braun, Chiropractor, Santa Monica Rent Board Candidate
Lynda Brewer, Staff/Employees' Representative, UC Regents
Bruce Cameron, Director, Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau
Dina Cervantes, Former Student Trustee, Santa Monica College
Michael Cox, Chair, California Sustainable Student Coalition
Gleam Davis, Santa Monica Planning Commissioner
Shari Davis, Chair, Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS)
Kevin Dukelow, Environmental Filmmaker
Chris Edley, Education Scholar, Obama Advisor, UC Berkeley Law Dean
Ralph Erickson, Retired Judge, Former President, Malibu Democratic Club
Todd Flora, Member, SMRR Steering Committee
Diana Garcia, Former Teacher, Santa Monica High School
Michael Gisser, Attorney, SM Resident
Mike Gruning, Former Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
Iris Halpern, Former Chair, Boalt National Lawyers' Guild Chapter
Chris Harding, Former President, SM Chamber of Commerce
Don Hedrick, Teacher, Santa Monica High School
Joy Horowitz, Santa Monica Parent
Carol Jago, President, National Council of Teachers of English, former Santa Monica High teacher
Peggy Hall Kaplan, SM Museum of Art, Malibu Journalist
Samuel Kaplan, Malibu Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Commission
Harry Keiley, Teacher, President, Classroom Teachers' Association, Member CALSTRS Board
Jim Korb, SM Resident, UCLA Physician
David M. Kramer, Malibu Parent
Robert Kronovet, Rent Board Candidate
Sherry Lansing, UC Regent, Former CEO, Paramount Pictures
Tom Larmore, Former President, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
Rochelle Lewis-Fanali, Former Chair, Santa Monica-Malibu PTA Legislative Committee
Jose Lopez, Editor in Chief, California Law Review
Krystal Lopilato
Maria Loya, Pico Neighborhood Association
Steve Marcy, Lincoln Teacher, Troop 2 Scoutmaster
James McGrath, SM Resident, Former Class President, UCLA Law School
Carl McKinzie, Attorney
Rena McKinzie, Member, Santa Monica High School Alumni Association Board of Directors
Josh Mendelsohn, Local Businessman, SM Resident, District Alum
Leah Mendelsohn, SM Community Volunteer, Democratic Party Activist
Will Nicholas, PhD, SMMUSD Parent, Board Member, Connections for Children
Colleen O'Beirne Brydon, Malibu High School Parent
Gene Oppenheim, M.D., Santa Monica Library Board
Lucas Oppenheim, former Student Member, SMMUSD Board of Education
Matt Risman, SM Resident, LAUSD Teacher, District Alum
Michael Risman, SM Resident, Attorney
Jerry Peace Activist Rubin, Santa Monica City Council Candidate
Genise Schnitman, Member, SMRR Steering Committee
Darren Schultz, Former Santa Monica High School ASB President
Patti Schwartz, Malibu High School Parent
Scott Schwartz, Malibu High School Parent
D'Artagnan Scorza, Inglewood Teacher, UC Regent
Rebecca Simon, LA-Westside Board Member, National Women's Political Caucus
Henry Stern, Malibu High School Alum
Laure Stern, Malibu Parent & Youth Advocate
Linda Sullivan, Member, SMRR Steering Committee
Sonya Sultan
Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, SMC Academic Senate President
Roger Thornton, SMRR Treasurer
Nick Warshaw, President, California College Democrats
Sarton Weinraub, Psychologist, Former Student Body President, Santa Monica High School
Ted Winterer, Santa Monica City Council Candidate
Graham Wong, Santa Monica Businessman and Advocate for Youth
Danny Zlatnik
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