Endorsements (Partial List)

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INDIVIDUALS (as of 04/23/09): * All titles for identification only (Organizations at bottom of page)

• Darrell Steinberg, Senate President pro Tem, CA District 6 *
  
• Mark Leno, State Senator, CA District 3; Author SR 7, Opposing Prop 8; Author SB 810, Single Payer Healthcare *
  
• Charlie Brown, Congressional Candidate, CA-04 *
  
• John A. Perez, Assemblymember, CA Dist 46, Los Angeles; Democratic Caucus Chair *
  
• Mariko Yamada, Assemblymember, CA District 8 *
  
• Pedro Nava, Assemblymember, CA District 35, Santa Barbara *
  
• Aleita Huguenin, Chair, DNC Western Regional Caucus; Vice Chair, Labor Caucus, CDP; Retired Political Director, CA Teachers Assoc. *
  
• Mayme Hubert, CDP, Region 2 Director, Co-Founder and Secretary, Progressive Caucus, CDP; Co-Founder, Take Back Red California *
  
• Mal Burnstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Progressive Caucus, CDP *
  
• Dotty LeMieux, DSCC E-Board Rep, Marin DCC; Co-Founder and Officer at Large, Progressive Caucus, CDP *
  
• Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder, CODEPINK; Co-Founder, Global Exchange; Board Member, Progressive Democrats of America *
  
• Laurie McBride, Co-Chair, National Stonewall Democrats; Northern Chair, LGBT Caucus, CDP; 9th AD Delegate; Member, Sacramento Stonewall *
  
• Henry Vandermeir, President, California Democratic Council (CDC) *
  
• Jamie Beutler, Chair, Rural Caucus, CDP *
  
• Rob Haswell, CDP, Region 1 Director *
  
• Owen Jackman, CDP, Region 3 Director *
  
• Gary Robbins, CDP, Region 7 Director; Recording Secretary, Stanislaus County DCC; Retiree IBEW 684 Exec. Board *
  
• Terence Montgomery, Vice-Chair, LA County Democratic Party (LACDP); CDP, Region 14 Director *
  
• Marilyn Grunwald, Regional Vice-Chair, LA County Democratic Party *
  
• George F. Landers, Exec. Director, UFCW Western States Council (United Food & Commercial Workers Union) *
  
• Peter Olney, Organizing Director, ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union) *
  
• Kenneth Burt, Political Director, California Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO *
  
• Bill Camp, Executive Secretary, Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO *
  
• Lee Sandahl, NorCal District Council, Legislative Director, ILWU Local 34 *
  
• Paul Scott, Political Organizer, Governmental Relations, California Teachers Association *
  
• Linda Tuttle, President, Sacramento City Teachers Association CTA / NEA *
  
• Cesar Diaz, Dep. Legislative Director, State Building and Construction Trades Council; AFL-CIO *
  
• Jeffrey Carter, President, ILWU Local 17 *
  
• Everett Burdan, Business Agent, ILWU Local 17; Exec. Board, Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO *
  
• Melahat Rafiei, Exec. Dir., Democratic Party of Orange County *
  
• Anna Molander, Chair, Sacramento County DCC; 9th AD Delegate *
  
• Jess Durfee, Chair, San Diego County Democratic Party; Member, Democratic National Committee; Co-Chair, Southern Chair, LGBT Caucus, CDP *
  
• Aaron Peskin, Chair, San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee *
  
• Daraka Larimore-Hall, Chair, Santa Barbara County DCC; Secretary, Labor Caucus, CDP; VP, Tri-County Central Labor Council; VP, UAW Local 2865 *
  
• Gary Alford, Chair, Fresno County DCC *
  
• Bob Schelen, Chair, Yolo County DCC *
  
• Larry Dubois, Chair, Placer County DCC *
  
• Becky Curry, Chair, Lake County DCC *
  
• Susan Rowe, Chair, Madera County Democratic Party; Member, California Democratic Party *
  
• Richard Blackston, Chair, San Joaquin DCC *
  
• Michael Burtch, Chair, Stanislaus County DCC *
  
• Debra Broner, Chair, Del Norte County DCC; Treasurer, Environmental Caucus, CDP *
  
• Tillman Sherman, Chair, Calaveras County DCC *
  
• Eden James, Managing Director, Courage Campaign *
  
• David Swanson, Co-Founder, AfterDowningStreet.org; Washington Director, Democrats.com; Board Member, The Backbone Campaign; Board Member, Progressive Democrats of America *
  
• Caroyln Fowler, LACDP Co-Chair, Election Protection; Chair, 51st AD Committee; Member, Rule Committee, CDP; Member, Policy Board, LACDP *
  
• Thomas O'Shaughnessy, Region 3 Vice Chair, LACDP; Chair, Irish American Caucus, CDP; Vice-Chair, SoCal Grassroots *
  
• Susie Shannon, 42nd AD E-Board Rep; LA County Democratic Party *
  
• Deana Igelsrud, 47th AD E-Board Rep, LA County Democratic Party; 47th AD Dem Club *
  
• Norman Chramoff , DSCC Delegate, 42nd AD; Member, Los Angeles Stonewall Democratic Club *
  
• Agi Kessler, Chair, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles *
  
• Raquel Simental, Director of Public Affairs, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte *
  
• Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald, 8th AD E-Board Rep; Northern CA Vice-Chair, Chicano Latino Caucus; SEIU 1000 *
  
• Joe Louis Wildman, Mendocino County DCC, UAW Local 2350 Executive Board *
  
• Zak Ford, 10th AD Delegate; Mobilization Coordinator, Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO *
  
• Luana Conley, President, Marina Democratic Club; DSCC Delegate, Monterey County DCC, CSUEU Communications Committee, Chapter 322 BU 7 *
  
• Karen Weinstein, Chair, Political Development, Women's Caucus, CDP *
  
• Brigette Hunley, Chair, CDP Computer & Internet Caucus *
  
• George Bates, Vice Chair, Trinity County Democratic Central Committee *
  
• Lori Vandermeir, Southern Vice Chair Rural Caucus, CDP; Member, Orange County DCC; Communications Chair, Orange County NOW; Communications Dir., Hedrick for Congress *
  
• David Sonneborn, 71st AD E-Board Rep, Orange County Democratic Party, CDC Rep, OC Central Democratic Club *
  
• Peter B. Collins, Host of "The Peter B. Collins Show" syndicated on SF's Green 960 & others; www.PeterBCollins.com *
  
• Christine Craft, Host of "The Christine Craft Show" on S.F's KGO 810 AM *
  
• Kevin McCarty, Sacramento City Councilman; DSCC Delegate, 9th AD *
  
• Steve Wilensky, Calaveras County Supervisor, District 2 *
  
• Shane Brinton, Councilmember, City of Arcata; 1st AD Delegate *
  
• James Williams, DSCC E-Board Rep, Fresno County DCC; President, San Joaquin Valley Democratic Club *
  
• Warren Harding, DSCC Delegate, Sacramento County DCC; Campaign Services Chair, SCDCC *
  
• Anita Fieldman, Chair, Progressive Democrats of Marin *
  
• Vicki Cosgrove, DSCC Delegate, Alameda County DCC; Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club *
  
• Anna Givens, Sonoma County DCC, Progressive Democrats, Sonoma County *
  
• Marie McDonald, 15th AD E-Board Rep; Chair, Contra Costa United Democratic Campaign *
  
• Carole Dorshkind, Southern Vice Chair, San Mateo Co. DCC; Chair, San Mateo County Democracy for America *
  
• Deirdre Des Jardins, Regional Coordinator, MoveOn.org Political Action; Dem Women's Club of Santa Cruz County; People's Dem Club *
  
• Kerri Asbury, DSCC Delegate; Vice-Chair, Sacramento County DCC *
  
• Gina Rowe, 5th AD E-Board Rep; Past President, Current Treasurer, Wellstone Democratic Club, Sacramento *
  
• J Brian Washman, 4th AD E-Board Rep *
  
• Chris Parker, 9th AD E-Board Rep; Chair- Fundraising Committee, Sacramento County DCC *
  
• Janet Stromberg, 14th AD E-Board Rep *
  
• Mark Briggs, 16th AD E-Board Rep & Delegate; Issues Chair, City of Alameda Democratic Club *
  
• Glenda Wertenberger, DSCC E-Board Rep, Placer County DCC *
  
• Candy Anderson, Peace Activist, Sacramento *
  
• Conny Anderson, 9th AD Delegate *
  
• Paul Anderson, Peace Activist, Sacramento *
  
• Paul Apffel, Member, Marin County DCC *
  
• Gustavo Arroyo, School Board Member, Sacramento City Unified School District *
  
• Geri Ayres, Auburn Area Democrats *
  
• Dan Bacher, Environmental activist, editor & journalist; Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento *
  
• Al Baguio, Enrolled Agent, Sacramento *
  
• Jerry L. Bailey, Dist 3 Rep, San Joaquin County DCC *
  
• Thomas Ball, Wellstone Democratic Club *
  
• Eugene Baranoff, Peace Fresno *
  
• Susan Baritell, 6th AD Delegate; Corresponding Secretary, Sonoma Co. DCC; Recording Secretary, Progressive Democrats Sonoma County *
  
• Michael Barnett, 14th AD Delegate; former Vice Chair Contra Costa Co. DCC; former member Alameda Co. DCC; former President Lamorinda Democratic Club *
  
• Alex Barrios, Latino Democratic Club of Sacramento *
  
• John Bell, Southside Park Neighborhood Association; Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento *
  
• Paul Berger, Member, Auburn Area Democratic Club *
  
• Claire Black Slotton, Yolo County DCC *
  
• Wendy Bloom, 14th AD Delegate; Registered Nurse; Member California Nurses Association (CNA)
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• Mary Boblet, 25th AD Delegate *
  
• Dr. Richard Boylan, DSCC Delegate, El Dorado County DCC *
  
• Elizabeth Brick, Pastor, St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, Sacramento *
  
• Tom Brown, 13th AD Delegate; Founding Officer, San Francisco for Democracy *
  
• Norman Buchwald, East Bay DFA *
  
• Maggie Campbell, Founder, Inspiring Values Democrats Club, Palmdale; Pastor - Church of the Living God *
  
• Troy Carter, Founder, Sacramento City College Democrats *
  
• Sara Cazares, 17th AD Delegate *
  
• Spandan Chakrabarti, Co-Chair, Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley *
  
• Dave Chase, Camp Casey Alumni *
  
• Mary Clark, Vice-President, JFK Democratic Club *
  
• Wes Clark, Member, JFK Democratic Club *
  
• Jay Colbe, Peace Activist, Sacramento *
  
• Corrine Cole, Member, Alpine County Democratic Central Committee *
  
• Zoila Couture, 9th AD Delegate *
  
• Mary Alice Coverdale, Member, JFK Democratic Club, Sacramento *
  
• Jean Crossley, Member, Winters Democratic Club *
  
• Jose Angel Madera Cuevas, Member, Fresno County DCC *
  
• Robert Dawa, 10th AD Delegate, Sacramento Co. DCC; Vice Chair (Central California), Filipino-American Caucus *
  
• Barbie Deutsch, 35th AD Delegate; Western Vice Chair, Rural Caucus; Santa Barbara Co. DCC; Organizational Development Committee, CDP *
  
• Rob Dickinson, DSCC Member; Founder and Former Chair, San Mateo County Democracy for America; *
  
• Jim Donald, Member, Alpine County Democratic Central Committee *
  
• Andrew Dral, Sacramento for Democracy *
  
• Tamie Dramer, 5th AD Delegate *
  
• Carie Edwards, SEIU Local 1000 *
  
• Basim Elkarra, 5th AD Delegate; E-Board Alternate *
  
• Lori Foster, Dist 1 Rep, San Joaquin County DCC *
  
• Nancy P. Fox, 15th AD Delegate; Women Democrats of Sacramento County, Wilton *
  
• Seth Francois, 15th AD Delegate; Worksite Organizer, SEIU 1021 *
  
• Don Frank, 6th AD Delegate; Treasurer, Sonoma Co. DCC; Treasurer, Progressive Democrats Sonoma County *
  
• Jeff Freitas, Chair, Change Merced; Member, Merced/Mariposa County Asthma Coalition *
  
• Venancio Gaona, Member, Fresno County DCC *
  
• Gail Gaston, Delegate, Fresno County DCC; Past Pres. Fresno County Dem. Womens Club *
  
• Kathryn Gerwig, Sacramento *
  
• Jeremy Marshall Getto, 35th AD Delegate, Santa Barbara County DCC *
  
• Ron Gillentine, President, Kern River Valley Dem Club *
  
• Donald Goldmacher, 14th AD Delegate *
  
• Bob Golling, 4th AD Delegate; President, Rocklin/Roseville Area Democrats *
  
• Peggy Gorman, 10th AD Delegate *
  
• Ryan Gorman, 10th AD Delegate *
  
• John Graf, Member, West Yolo County Democratic Club *
  
• Frank Graham, Activist / Advocate; Sacramento *
  
• David Greenwald, Davis *
  
• Christian Griffith, Sacramento *
  
• Janice Gunn, Sacramento *
  
• Jeanabeth Halley, Sacramento for Democracy *
  
• Zanaya Halliday, Stockton *
  
• Sandra Hamameh, Sacramento Homeless and Housing Advocate *
  
• Rick Hauptman, President, Progressive Democrats of San Francisco *
  
• George P. Hecker, Treasurer, JFK Democratic Club *
  
• Jo Hecker, Member, JFK Democratic Club *
  
• Alice Hendrix, President, JFK Democratic Club *
  
• James Hendrix, Member, JFK Democratic Club *
  
• Paramo Hernandez, Chair, Union Civica Primero de Mayo, Sacramento *
  
• Ismael Higareda, Latino Democratic Club of Sacramento *
  
• Judy Hotchkiss, DSCC Delegate, Amador County DCC *
  
• Rich Hundrieser, DSCC Delegate, Sacramento County DCC; Communications Chair, Stonewall Dem Club of Sacramento; Presidential Elector 2008 *
  
• Rachel Iskow, Executive Director, Sacramento Mutual Housing Association *
  
• Katrina Alison Jaggears, Dist 1 Rep, San Joaquin County DCC *
  
• Michael Jay, Special Projects Coordinator, Progressive Democrats of America, National *
  
• Bernard E. Jones, Santa Barbara County DCC; Allan Hancock College Board of Trustees *
  
• Elena Kelly, Marriage Equality USA, San Joaquin County *
  
• R. Gordon Kennedy, Member, JFK Democratic Club *
  
• Kathy Klein, 14th AD Delegate *
  
• Robert Klein, Cal Berkeley Democrats *
  
• Bernie Knighton, 10th AD Delegate; Vice-Chair, Voter Registration Committee, Sacramento County DCC *
  
• Margaret Koren, 1st AD Delegate; Progressive Democrats Sonoma County; Department of Peace Campaign *
  
• Roanna Krisko, Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento; Sacramento for Democracy *
  
• Miles Kurland, 7th AD Delegate; Founding President, Sonoma County DFA; Developer/Designer, Courage Campaign *
  
• Bill Lackemacher, DSCC Delegate, Sacramento County DCC; Communications Dir., Sacramento for Democracy; Board, Sacramento County ACLU *
  
• Elizabeth Lasensky, San Mateo Co. DFA; Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley; Menlo Park Housing Commissioner *
  
• Gary Lasky, 27th AD Delegate, Santa Cruz County DCC *
  
• Kate Lenox, 9th AD Delegate; President, Women Democrats of Sacramento Co. *
  
• Patricia Lenzi, 8th AD Delegate; Northern CA Representative, Native American Caucus *
  
• S K Lindsey, Vice President, Communications Director, Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento *
  
• Joan Little, 75th AD Delegate *
  
• Alan Lofaso, Parliamentarian, Sacramento Co. DCC; PAC Chair, Stonewall Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento *
  
• Peter S. Lopez, Sacramento Activist *
  
• Diana Madoshi, Co-Chair CA Annual Women's Equality Day Parade Coordinator *
  
• Sandra Marshall, Member, San Luis Obispo County DCC *
  
• Gloria McAfee, Member, Fresno County DCC *
  
• Billie McArthur, Murphys *
  
• Susan McKee, District Director for Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg *
  
• Margie Metzler, President, Town & Country Democratic Club, Sacramento *
  
• Maximillian Mikalonis, 8th AD Delegate; Parliamentarian, Yolo County DCC *
  
• Ralph I. Miller, Latinos for America; 6th AD Democratic Club Treasurer *
  
• Stephanie Mitchell, 10th AD Delegate *
  
• Dan Monte, Santa Rosa Dem Club; Dem Club of Southern Sonoma Co.; North Sonoma County Dem Club *
  
• Estevan Montemayor, Pacific Regional Director, Young Democrats of America-High School Caucus; San Diego *
  
• Chris Niehaus, Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento; Union Organizer *
  
  
• Lindsey Nitta, Sacramento County Young Democrats *
  
• Donna Norton, 2nd AD Delegate; Member, Sonoma County DCC; Member, Progressive Democrats Sonoma County *
  
• Jane O'Donnell, Member, JFK Democratic Club, Women Dems of Sacramento, Folsom Democratic Club *
  
• Tom Olson, President, Northern Solano Democratic Club; Member, Solano County DCC *
  
• Nathan Osburn, 9th AD Delegate; Secretary, Stonewall Democrats of Sacramento; Sacramento County Young Democrats *
  
• Teresa "Jodi" Owen, Democratic Activist & Democratic Woman of the Year 2005, 43rd AD *
  
• Nancy Patterson, Founding member, West Yolo County Democratic Club; Peace Activist *
  
• Barbara Pyle-Rodgers, Democratic Party of Arizona-Princ. #113 captain *
  
• Joan Quinn, 9th AD Delegate *
  
• Wilma Ralls, Member, Progressive Democrats Sonoma County *
  
• Anna Marie Ray, Member, Fresno County DCC District 2, Auditor, Small Business owner *
  
• Steve Reed, 5th AD Delegate; Chair, Voter Registration Committee, Sacramento County DCC *
  
• Sherry Reson, 6th AD Delegate *
  
• Tina Richard, CEO, Grassroots America; Board Member, Veterans for Peace Los Angeles Chapter *
  
• Rose Roach, Recording Secretary, San Joaquin County DCC; Union Field Director *
  
• Sara Rogers, Sacramento, Single Payer Health Care advocate *
  
• Michael E. Rowe, Steering Committee Member, Democratic Club of Coarsegold and California For Democracy *
  
• Camille Russell, Member, Fresno County DCC *
  
• Marilyn Sabin, Former Durston for Congress, Chief of Staff, Sacramento *
  
• Ronald Sampson, DSCC delegate, SLODCC; President Cambria Democratic Club of the North Coast *
  
• Rebecca Sandoval, 9th AD Delegate *
  
• James Schwab, Sacramento County Young Democrats *
  
• Lucy Sells, Former Director, Region 6, CDP; Credentials Committee, CDP *
  
• David Serrano Sewell, San Francisco Latino Democratic Club *
  
• Charlene Leathers Sibblis, Dist 2 Rep, Treasurer, San Joaquin County DCC *
  
• Mercedes R. Silveira, Dist 5 Rep, San Joaquin County DCC *
  
• Karen Simmons, Sacramento *
  
• Leslie Simmons, Vice Chair, Yolo County ACLU *
  
• Lyle Smith, Davis *
  
• Ann Solomon, Co-Chair, Southern California for Democracy *
  
• Jo Ann Souvignier, 5th AD Delegate; Wellstone Democratic Club Treasurer; Women Dems Rep. to Sac Co. DCC *
  
• Richard Steingruber, Member, Progressive Democrats Sonoma County; Santa Rosa Democratic Club; Teamster; Veterans for Peace *
  
• Martha Sullivan, 74th AD Delegate, Progressive Caucus Liaison *
  
• Eric Sunderland, 5th AD Delegate *
  
• Del Surette, JFK Club Rep, Sacramento Co. DCC; Campaign Services Vice-Chair, SCDCC; Operating Engineers, Local 3 *
  
• Tracey Surette, Member, JFK Democratic Club; CSEA, AFL-CIO *
  
• Crystal Taylor, Sacramento *
  
• Christine Thomas, 4th AD Delegate; Capitol Area Progressives *
  
• Terri Thorfinnson, Davis *
  
• Nancy Tilcock, DSCC Delegate, Placer Co. DCC; Past-President, Women Dems of Placer Co.; Rocklin/Roseville Area Dems *
  
• Don Tosaw, Jr., Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento *
  
• Jack Tracey, Placer County Coordinator, Veterans for Obama *
  
• Kathleen Trenam, 10th AD Delegate *
  
• Brent Turner, Election Reform Activists for Obama *
  
• Eddie Unutoa, 5th AD Delegate *
  
• Eric Vega, Chicano Activist *
  
• Richard Wake, 10th AD Delegate *
  
• Patricia Washington, 78th AD Delegate *
  
• Howard K. Watkins, Peace Fresno *
  
• Mike Whiteside, 9th AD Delegate; Chair, Organizational Development, Sacramento Co. DCC; Stonewall Democratic Club of Sacramento *
  
• Stacey Willett, Human Rights Chair, CA Teachers Association CTA; Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento *
  
• Evelyn Woo, Member, Marin Co. DCC; Chair, California 6th AD Democrats; Steering Committee, DFA, Marin *
  
• Dan Wood, 16th AD Delegate; blogger \\\"A Progressive Alamedan\\\" (progala.blogspot.com) *
  
• Paula Woodward, Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento; Grandmothers for Peace; APAPA *
  

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ORGANIZATIONS:

• Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Alpine County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Calaveras County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Contra Costa County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Fresno County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Lake County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Madera County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Placer County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Sacramento County Democratic Central Committee
  
• San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee
  
• San Joaquin Democratic Central Committee
  
• Santa Barbara County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Yolo County Democratic Central Committee
  
• Region 7, California Democratic Party
  
• 4th AD Democratic Council
  
• 6th AD Democrats
  
• JFK Democratic Club, Sacramento
  
• Lake County Democratic Club
  
• Latino Democratic Club of Sacramento
  
• Sacramento City College Democrats
  
• Sacramento County Young Democrats
  
• Sacramento for Democracy
  
• Sacramento State University College Democrats
  
• Stonewall Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento
  
• Town & Country Democratic Club, Sacramento
  
• Wellstone Democratic Club of Sacramento (PDA)
  
• Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, Alameda County
  
• Women Democrats of Sacramento County
  

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