Candidate for
Member of the State Assembly; District 18

Newspapers
The San Francisco Chronicle
The Oakland Tribune / Bay Area News Group

Congressmembers
Congressmember Judy Chu
Congressmember Mike Honda

State Officials
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata (Ret.)
Senator Leland Yee
Senator Ted Lieu
Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Fiona Ma
Assemblymember Sandré Swanson
Assemblymember Mike Eng
Assemblymember Paul Fong
Assemblymember Warren Furutani
Assemblymember Jerry Hill
Assemblymember Richard Pan
Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski
Assemblymember Das Williams
Assemblymember Mariko Yamada
California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus

Alameda County Officials
Supervisor Wilma Chan
Supervisor Nate Miley
Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker (Ret.)
Superior Court Judge Richard Bartalini (Ret.)
Sheriff Charlie Plummer (Ret.)
Sheila Jordan, Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Joaquin Rivera, Trustee Alameda County Board of Education

Labor Organizations
California Labor Federation
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California
California Nurses Association (CNA)
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
Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL)
Oakland Police Officers Association
Alameda Police Officers Association
San Leandro Police Officers Association
San Francisco Police Officers Association
East Bay Automotive Machinists Local 1546
United Association Local Union 342 Plumbers & Steamfitters
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
California Democratic Party
California Democratic Council
Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
City of Alameda Democratic Club
John George Democratic Club
East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
Oakland East Bay Democratic Club
South Alameda County Young Democrats

National, Statewide, & Local Organizations
California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV)
California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (CAL/ACEP)
California Small Business Association (CSBA)
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
Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) California State PAC

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

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

San Leandro City Council Members
Vice Mayor Michael Gregory
Pauline Cutter
Jim Prola
Diana Souza
Joyce Starosciak
Tony Santos, Mayor (Ret.)
Shelia Young, Mayor Emeritus
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, Vice President
Louis Heystek (Ret.)
Ken Pon (Ret.)

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

Alameda Healthcare District Directors
Jordan Battani, Chair
Stewart Chen, D.C.
Robert Deutsch, M.D.
J. Michael McCormick
Dr. Jeptha Boone (Ret.)
Leah Williams (Ret.)

Eden Township Health Care District Board Members
Carole Rogers, Chair

Peralta Community College District Board Members
Bill Withrow
Alona Clifton (Ret.)

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
David Campos, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Gilbert Wong, Mayor of Cupertino
John Chiang, Mayor of Piedmont
Abe Friedman, Piedmont Mayor (Ret.)
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
Erin Hannigan, Vice Mayor of Vallejo
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
Olden Henson, Hayward City Councilmember
Gina Papan, Milbrae City Councilmember
Andrew McCullough, San Rafael Councilmember
Pat Gacoscos, Union City Councilmember
Jim Navarro, Union City Councilmember
Hermie R. Sunga, Vallejo City Councilmember
Paul Sethy, Alameda County Water District Director
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
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
Meredith Brown, President of the Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club
Alan Ryan, Alameda Economic Development Commission
Harry Dahlberg, Alameda Economic Development Commission
Ron Matthews, Alameda Youth Advocate
Michael John Torrey, Former Housing Commissioner
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
Harry Hartman, Owner, Hartman Insurance Services
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
Joe Trapp, President, Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
Dr. Gretchen White, Vice President, Metropolitan Greater Oakland 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
Ben Bartlett, City of Berkeley Commissioner; Law Student
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
Evelyn Javier Centeno, Member, Contra Costa 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
Jose Pecho, Chair Emeritus, Region 8, National Federation of Filipino American Associations
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
Meriam Reynosa, Co-chair, KAYA SF Bay Area/Board Member APA Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
Henry Villareal, Member, Alameda Social Services Human Relations Board
Dennis Hanna, Member, Alameda Social Service Human Relations Board (Ret.)
Joe Trapp, Civil Engineer, Port of Oakland*
Gretchen White, Owner, Field Direction International and Market Research Specialist*
Tom Silva, Eden Realty
Cindy Zecher, CSEA Area Director
Amber Maltbie, Founder, Mills College Feminist Democrats
Hal G. Gin, Ed.D., Trustee, Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
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
Phong La, Commissioner, City of Fremont Human Relations Commission
Charles Gilcrest, Boardmember, Davis Street Family Resource Center
Rose Johnson, Davis Street Family Resource Center
Lino Ochoa, Senior, Aviation Operations at San Jose State University
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
Howard Egerman, Democratic Central Committee Delegate
Helena Straughter, Democratic State Central Committee Delegate
Pheleta Santos, Democratic State Central Committee Delegate
Terrence Butler, Democratic State Central Committee Delegate
Nyeisha DeWitt, Democratic State Central Committee Delegate
Richard Fuentes, Democratic State Central Committee Delegate
Linda Perry, Democratic State Central Committee Delegate
Sean Sullivan, Democratic State Central Committee Delegate
Keith Gibbs, Communication Workers of America
Deborah Williams, United Auto Workers Retiree
Julie Soo, President of San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women
Deborah Cox, President of San Leandro Education Foundation and member of the San Leandro Human Services Commission
Ian Crueldad, President, CSU East Bay Young Democrats
Andrae G. Macapinlac, President Emeritus, Silicon Valley Young Democrats
Gordon Hinkle, Director of Public Policy and Communications, Cal Asian Chamber
Leroy Smith, Co-Chair of San Leandro's Measure B
Reverend Ray W. Williams, Moderator of St. John's Missionary Baptist Association
Gayle Thomas, Fire Captain
Michael Williams, Fire Captain
Brian College, Director at Columbia College
Sarah Olaes, Enrichment Program Director for Alameda Education Foundation
William Smith, Engineer for Lawrence Livermore
Katherine Zarate Dulany, Lawyer for Coblentz, Patch, Duffy, LLP
Cesar Alegria, Lawyer for PG&E
Margaret Lacabe
C.C. Yin
C.J. Hirschfield
Angela Ramirez Holmes, Elected Board Member at Zone 7 Water Agency
Ronnie Caplane
Jennie Ong
Xiao Ping Wang, President of UCPCM
Nickol Marta
Matthew Davis
Omar Figueroa
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
Carol "CJ" 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
Faheem Salaam
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
William Starmer
Ross Turner
Gerone Spruill
Karen Green
Mark Grafilo
Gene Benavides
Connie Hanna
Venus Piper
Linda Garvin
Donato Datuin
Russ Giuntini
Yolanda Stern
Alexandra Cohn
Kent Rosenblum
Dan Ryan
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
Sean Cahill
William Fitzpatrick
Clinton Killian
Bruce Bostrom & Kim Bostrom
Kristine Poplawski
Joseph Jung
Angeleter Pringle
Levin Sy
Bob Balandra
Marty Schneider
Yui Hay Lee
Sherry Hirota
Teresa Puentes Sweetser
Cindi Reiss
Kristen Root
Jeff Cambra
Godfrey White
Alan Wong

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