Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 18

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The San Francisco Chronicle

Congressmembers
Congressmember Judy Chu

State Officials
Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata (Ret.)
Senator Leland Yee
Senator Ted Lieu
Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Fiona Ma
Assemblymember Paul Fong
Assemblymember Mariko Yamada
Assemblymember Mike Eng
Assemblymember Warren Furutani
Assemblymember Das Williams
Assemblymember Richard Pan
California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus

Alameda County Officials
Supervisor Wilma Chan
Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker (Ret.)

Labor Organizations
California Labor Federation
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California
California School Employees Association (CSEA)
California Professional Firefighters (CPF)
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
United Farm Workers (UFW)
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
UNITE HERE State Council
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)
California Police Chiefs Association
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1000
California Association of Professional Scientists
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 5
Operating Engineers Local 3
Teamsters Joint Council District 7
Deputy Sheriffs' Association of Alameda County
San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs' Association
California Association of Highway Patrolmen (CAHP)
CDF-Firefighters, IAFF Local 2881
IAFF Local 55--Oakland, Alameda County, Emeryville Firefighters
Alameda Firefighters, IAFF Local 689
San Francisco Firefighters, IAFF Local 798
Oakland Police Officers Association
Alameda Police Officers Association
San Leandro Police Officers Association
San Francisco Police Officers Association
East Bay Automotive Machinists Local 1546
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 16
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 57
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1245
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO

Former Opponents
Kathy Neal

Democratic Party
Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
City of Alameda Democratic Club
East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
John George Democratic Club

National, Statewide, & Local Organizations
California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV)
California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (CAL/ACEP)
Asian American Action Fund
Friends of the Filipino American Community, Political Action Committee
Philippine American Bar Association (PABA)
KAYA, Filipino Americans for Progress (local chapter)
Chinese American Political Association (CAPA)
San Francisco Asian Peace Officers Association

Oakland City Council Members
Larry Reid, President
Patricia Kernighan
Danny Wan (Ret.)

Alameda City Council Members
Marie Gilmore, Mayor
Beverly Johnson
Lena Tam
Tony Daysog (Ret.)
Hadi Monsef (Ret.)

San Leandro City Council Members
Vice Mayor Michael Gregory
Pauline Cutter
Diana Souza
Joyce Starosciak
Tony Santos, Mayor (Ret.)
John Faria, Mayor (Ret.)
Gordon Galvan, Vice Mayor (Ret.)
Surlene Grant, Vice Mayor (Ret.)

San Leandro School Board Members
Morgan Mack-Rose, President
Hermy Almonte
Louis Heystek (Ret.)
Ken Pon (Ret.)

Alameda School Board Members
Margie Sherratt, President
Ron Mooney
Mike McMahon
Niel Tam
Bill Schaff (Ret.)

Alameda Hospital Board Members
Jordan Battani, Chair
Stewart Chen, D.C.
Robert Deutsch, M.D.
J. Michael McCormick
Dr. Jeptha Boone (Ret.)

Eden Township Health Care District Board Members
Carole Rogers, Chair

Peralta Community College Board Members
Bill Withrow

AC Transit Board of Directors
Elsa Ortiz, President
Greg Harper

East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors
Frank Mellon
Doug Linney

East Bay Regional Park District Board Members
Doug Siden

UFW Leaders
Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers
Jose Gomez, Former Executive Assistant to United Farm Workers Co-Founder César Chávez

Local Elected Officials
Ed Lee, Mayor of San Francisco
David Chiu, President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Dennis Herrera, San Francisco City Attorney
Phil Ting, San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
Scott Wiener, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Gilbert Wong, Mayor of Cupertino
John Chiang, Mayor of Piedmont
Pete Sanchez, Mayor of Suisun City
Otto Lee, Mayor of Sunnyvale
Christopher Cabaldon, Mayor of West Sacramento
Evan Low, Vice Mayor of Campbell
Anu Natarajan, Vice Mayor of Fremont
Hydra Mendoza, President, San Francisco Board of Education
Garrett Yee, Ohlone Community College Board Member
Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley Councilmember
Mark Pulido, Cerritos City Councilmember
Ray Buenaventura, Daly City Councilmember
Sue Chan, Fremont City Councilmember
Myrna De Vera, Hercules City Councilmember
Gina Papan, Milbrae City Councilmember
Andrew McCullough, San Rafael Councilmember
Pat Gacoscos, Union City Councilmember
Isabel Polvorosa, San Lorenzo School Board Member
Katherine Zarate Dulany, Jefferson Union High School District School Board Trustee
Mae Cendana Torlakson, Board Member, Ambrose Recreation & Park District
Igor Tregub, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Commissioner
Richard Bartalini, Alameda County Superior Court Judge (Ret.)
Charlie Plummer, Alameda County Sheriff (Ret.)
Ruth Asmundson, Mayor of Davis (Ret.)
Henry Manayan, Mayor of Milpitas (Ret.)
Rodel Rodis, San Francisco Community College Board (Ret.)
Carl Basuino, Fire Commissioner Ashland-Eden (Ret.)

Community Leaders
Mike Nisperos, Director of Oakland Mayor's Office of Drugs and Crime (Ret.)
Agnes Ubalde, Vice Chair, Oakland Workforce Investment Board
Elsa Villegas, Registered Nurse, Alameda Hospital
Lucila Manalapaz, Registered Nurse, Alameda Hospital
Rosie Apura, Registered Nurse, Alameda Hospital
Sarge Lafuente, Registered Nurse, Alameda Hospital
Dennis Eloe, Board President, Alameda Chamber of Commerce
Jesus Vargas, Alameda Transportation Commission
Justin Harrison, Chair, Alameda Economic Development Commission
Alan Ryan, Alameda Economic Development Commission
Harry Dahlberg, Alameda Economic Development Commission
Ron Matthews, Alameda Youth Advocate
Kathy Moehring, Executive Director, West Alameda Business Association (Ret.)
Marily Mondejar, President of Filipino Women's Network*
Noelani Sallings, President of Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN) & Vice President of Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
Kyle Conner, Owner/Operator of Alameda Theater & Cineplex
Chris Seiwald, CEO & Founder of Perforce Software
Brad Shook, Owner, Bladium Sports & Fitness Club
Trina Villanueva, Board President, Filipino Advocates for Justice
Jim Oddie, Co-President, City of Alameda Democratic Club
Alice Fried, Co-President City of Alameda Democratic Club
Doug Biggs, Executive Director, Alameda Point Collaborative
Jenya Cassidy, Education and Training Coordinator at the Labor Project for Working Families*
Rob Connolly, President, Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco
Fel Amistad, San Mateo County Commissioner
Maeley Tom, President of the California State Personnel Board & Chief Administrative Officer of the California State Assembly (Ret.)
Ray Colmenar, California Endowment Program Manager, Health & Human Services
Anne DeBardeleben, Past President, Alameda Education Foundation
Sarah Olaes, Director of Enrichment Programs, Alameda Education Foundation
Lesa Rasmussen, State President of the California Federation of Business & Professional Women (Ret.)
John Platt, Northern California Market Team, West Marine
Emil A. Deguzman, President Emeritus of Manilatown Heritage Foundation
Geraldine Alcid, Programs Director for Filipino Advocates for Justice
Lillian Galedo, Executive Director, Filipino Advocates for Justice
Magdalena Deguzman, school teacher and United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) Executive Board Member
Michael Pangilinan, Chair, San Francisco Filipino American Democratic Club
Michael Karp, President of the Bayview Estates Homeowners Association
Evelyn Centeno, Treasurer, Filipino American Democratic Caucus of the California Democratic Party; Executive Board, Contra Costa Mental Health Commission
Tim Dayonot, State Chair, Filipino-American Democratic Caucus of the CA Democratic Party*
Charito C. Benipayo, API State Filipino Coalition Chair, Broadcast Journalist
Barbara Kolodzieski, Executive Board, AFSCME Local 2019
Genevieve Jopanda, KAYA National Co-Chair; Northern California Vice Chair, San Francisco Bay Area, Filipino American Democratic Caucus of the California Democratic Party
Henry Villareal, Member, Alameda Social Services Human Relations Board
Dennis Hanna, Member, Alameda Social Service Human Relations Board (Ret.)
Tom Silva, Eden Realty
Cindy Zecher, CSEA Area Director
Amber Maltbie, Founder, Mills College Feminist Democrats
Margaret Lacabe
C.C. Yin
Angela Ramirez Holmes
Karen Korematsu, Daughter of Civil Rights Leader Fred Korematsu
Paul Miyamoto
Mario Juarez, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member, City of Oakland Budget Advisory Committee Member
Ronnie Caplane
Jennie Ong
Phong La, Commissioner, City of Fremont Human Relations Commission
Charles Gilcrest, Boardmember, Davis Street Family Resource Center
Rose Johnson, Davis Street Family Resource Center
C.J. Hirschfield
Chris Miley, City of Alameda Transportation Commissioner
Paul Yep, President, San Francisco Asian Peace Officers Association
Alan Michaan, Owner of Grand Lake Theater
Rick Moss, Chief Curator of the African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Alice Bulos
Mike Henneberry & Solana Henneberry
Ismail "Izzy" Ramsey
Albert Wang
Mike Robles Wong
Barbara Kahn
Sylvia Kahn
Wayne Nishioka
Dr. Jocelyn Banaria
Randy Banaria
Dr. Carmelo Roco
Bernadette Roco
Virginia Sung
Terry Bautista
Betty Buccat
Lamon Jones
Lupita Kashiwahara
Calvin Gibbs
Donna Gibbs
Jean Fong
Tom Simpson
Jose Pecho
Ruth Belikove
Rudy Rabago
Adriel Hampton
Justin Ilumin
Evan Ackiron
Roberta Schutz
Karl Debro
Enoch Shin
Jose Ringor
Andy Currid
Kirk Klug
Gary Tsifrin
Dale Minami
Karen Green
Ace Climaco
Carlos Zialcita
Susan Davis
Victor Jin
Dennis Pagones
John Knox White
Jacqueline Orpilla
Lisa Leverton
Irene Bueno
Jimmy Regacho
Gloria Fangon-Hitz
James & Patricia Carson
David & Olivia Rebanal
Charisma Serrano
Lynne Dennis
Rick Rocamora
Loida Nicholas Lewis
Gloria Omania
Michael Celio
Gwen DeVera
Elisa Von Lange
Rolando Lavarro
Andre Richardson
Jason Lagria
Amy Gambrill
Stefani Komaru
Richard Tamor
Rowena Libang
Carlos Jacome
Llewellyn Ventura
Reverend Michael Yoshii
Honora Murphy
Charles Murphy
Luann DeWitt
Donna Vaughn
Kate Quick
Mark Grafilo
Gene Benavides
Connie Hanna
Linda Garvin
Donato Datuin
Russ Giuntini
Yolanda Stern
Alexandra Cohn
Kent Rosenblum
Sonney Chong
Jill Broadhurst
Angelica Jongco
Ingrid Evans
Louis Sarmiento, Jr.
Jon Spangler
Linda Hudson
Ronald Pineda
Helen Sause
Sam Sause
Jonathan Soglin
Kathleen C. Woulfe

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