Thank you for your endorsements*!
*Partial List. Titles Used for Identification Purposes Only. Individuals are listed in alphabetical order by LAST name.
CURRENT & FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS (50)
STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS
Patrick Ahrens, Assemblymember (District 26)
Mia Bonta, Assemblymember (District 18)
Christopher Cabaldon, State Senator (District 3)
Malia Cohen, California State Controller
Ash Kalra, Assemblymember (District 25)
Alex Lee, Assemblymember (District 24)
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERVISORS
Margaret Abe-Koga, District 5
Betty Duong, District 2
Susan Ellenberg, District 4
Otto Lee, District 3
COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Helen Chapman, Director
Lisanna Dominguez, District 6 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority
Neysa Fligor, Santa Clara County Assessor-Elect
Shay Franco-Clausen, Former District 5 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority
Lisa Gauthier, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors (District 4)
Kathy Sutherland, District 4 Director, Santa Clara Open Space Authority
CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
David Cohen, San Jose City Councilmember (District 4)
Ellen Kamei, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
Juslyn Manalo, Daly City Councilmember
Rob Moore, Mayor of Los Gatos
Mark Pulido, City of Cerritos Councilmember
Cameron Sasai, City of Pinole Mayor
Libby Schaaf, Former Mayor of Oakland
Anthony Tordillos, San Jose City Councilmember (District 3)
Michael Tubbs, Former Mayor of Stockton
Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton, San Leandro City Councilmember & Education Advocate
COLLEGE & SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES
Milan Balinton, Former Franklin-McKinley Board of Education Trustee
Jeremy Barousse, Evergreen School District Trustee
Patrice Berry, Oakland Unified School Board Member
Thelma Boac, Berryessa Unified School District Governing Board Member
Rosalinda Canlas, retired School Board Trustee and Alameda County School Boards Association President Emerita
Teresa Castellanos, San José Unified School District Board President
Dr. Michael Chang, Former President, Santa Clara County Board of Education
Aliya Chisti, City College of San Francisco Trustee
Pattie Cortese, East Side Union High School District Trustee
Maureen Joy “Mo” de Nieva-Marsh, San Rafael City Schools Trustee, ESUHSD alumna
Paul Fong, West Valley-Mission Community College District Trustee
Melissa Got-Lopez, Mount Pleasant Elementary School District Trustee
Darcie Green, Former Member and President of the Santa Clara County Board of Education
Corina Herrera-Loera, Alum Rock Union School District Board Member
Wendy Ho, Former San Jose-Evergreen Community College District Trustee
Dr. Martha Kanter, Former Foothill De Anza Community College District Trustee
Sylvia Leong, Cupertino Union School District Board Trustee
David Li, Redwood City School District Trustee
Crystal Martinez, Marin Community College District Trustee
Dr. Heather McCarty, San Francisco Community College Board Trustee
Nayiri Nahabedian, Former President, Glendale Unified School District Board of Education
Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Trustee
Gilbert Wong, Former Cupertino Mayor and Foothill-De Anza Community College District Trustee
DELEGATES
Tuan Nguyen, CA Democratic Party Delegate, Assembly District 25
COMMUNITY & EDUCATION LEADERS (76)
Peter Allen, Arts & Nonprofit Leader
Rene Alvarez, Higher Education Administrator
Dr. Lisa Andrew, Community Leader
Alexandra Bernadotte, Founder & CEO of Beyond 12
Dora Beyer, Community Development at Excite Credit Union
Ahrash Bissell, Nonprofit President
Merrell Botello, Nava Benefits Partner
Dr. Jennifer Briscoe, Community Leader
Chandra Brooks, Activist/Entrepreneur/Community Leader
Dr. Jeremy Brown, Higher Education Leader
Razelle Buenavista, Community Leader
Dana Bunnett, Child and Family Advocate
Tessa Carmen De Roy, Equity Advocate
Gemma Chavez Garcia, ESUHSD Alum & Parent
Christopher Chen
Liza Chu, Education Policy Advocate
Dr. Angelica Cortez, Community Leader
Despina Costopoulos Emerson, Policy Advocate
Kat Da Silva, Community Leader & Wellness Educator
Dr. Janie Dam, Emerge CA 2024
Kathy Duong, ESUHSD Alum and Community Advocate
Robert L Escobar, Community Advocate
Alerie Flandez, Community Advocate
Barb Gee, Community Member
Alan Gouig, Community Leader
Devon Gray, Anti-Poverty Advocate
Charlene Green, Educator
Justher Gutierrez, Community Leader and Advocate
John Hiester, Community Leader and Advocate of Education
Reginald Hillmon, Education and Community Leader and Advocate
Mike Hennessy
Lia Izenberg, Entrepreneur and Nonprofit Advocate
Rolland Janairo, Community Leader
Allison Joe, Community Leader, Education Advocate
Valerie Johnson, Higher Education Advocate
Julie Kling, PHHS/ESUHSD Alum, Community Leader and Advocate
Takeo Kubo, Community College Administrator
Joshua Lachs, Social Impact Leader
Itanza Lawrence, Community Leader and Advocate
Mary Le, M.Sc., CCFS®, ASSA®, Financial Educator & Community Builder
Camille Llanes-Fontanilla, ESUHSD Alum and Community Leader
Kalwis Lo, Community Advocate (Philanthropy)
Gloria Loventhal, Community Leader
Linda Lu, Liberatory Researcher
Meri Maben, Community Leader
Maileen Joy Mamaradlo, Community Leader
Michele Mashburn, Community Leader & Advocate
Piper McNulty
Leena Mendoza, Santa Clara County Business Owner
Sayam Moktan, Community Member
Lourdes Moldre, Rn, MSN, ACNP-BC, Health Advocate
Claudia Morales, Parent of ESUHSD Alum
Briana Mullen, Education Advocate
Dr. Christopher Nellum, Education Advocate
Jackie Nevarez, Statewide College Access and Financial Equity Leader
Mike Nguyen, Community and Student Advocate
Janella Parucha, Community Advocate
JP Pina, Community Leader & Housing Advocate and ESUHSD Alumni
Dr. Elvin Ramos, Community Leader
Dr. Anthony Santa Ana, Educator and Community Organizer
David Silver
Hannah Smith, Principal
Dr. Alexis Takagi, Student Advocate
Maristella Tapia, Community Advocate, Educator
Cora Tomalinas
Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng, Higher Education Leader
Roy Tongilava, Community Advocate
Michelle Tran, Equity Advocate
Eileen Tsai, Community Advocate
Camille Valerio, Community Leader & Advocate
Vaughn Villaverde, Director of Advocacy
Jahmal Williams, Community Advocate
Stephisha Ycoy-Walton, Education Justice Academy (EJA) Director of Recruitment, City of Oakland Budget Advisory Commissioner
April Yee, Community Leader & Advocate
Steve Yodz, Community Advocate
Marlene Zapata, Community Advocate