Endorsements

As of May 29, 2010

ENDORSED BY

FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo

Congresswoman Jackie Speier

Former Congressman Norm Mineta

STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS

Senator Mark Leno
Senator Leland Yee
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano
Assemblyman Jim Beall
Assemblywoman Fiona Ma

Former Controller Steve Westly
Former Assemblyman John Laird
Former Assemblyman Gene Mullin

COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS

Mark Church, San Mateo Board of Supervisors Rose Jacobs Gibson, San Mateo Board of Supervisors Carole Groom, San Mateo Board of Supervisors Adrienne Tissier, San Mateo Board of Supervisors Tom Huening, San Mateo County Controller	Liz Kniss, Santa Clara Board of Supervisors George Shirakawa, Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Gerry Steinberg, Santa Clara Board of Supervisors (Former) Ken Yeager, Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Larry Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor

Ted Novelli, Amador County Board of Supervisors Merita Callaway, Calaveras Board of Supervisors David Finigan, Del Norte County Board of Supervisors Jill Duffy, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Gary Wyatt, Imperial County Board of Supervisors Tony Oliveira, Kings County Board of Supervisors Frank Bigelow, Madera County Board of Supervisors Susan Adams, Marin County Board of Supervisors Steve Kinsey, Marin County Board of Supervisors Carre Brown, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Kendall Smith, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Mike Nelson, Merced County Board of Supervisors Jane Parker, Monterey County Board of Supervisors Diane Dillon, Napa County Board of Supervisors Ed Scofield, Nevada County Board of Supervisors	John Tavaglione, Riverside County Board of Supervisors Reb Monaco, San Benito County Board of Supervisors Greg Cox, San Diego County Board of Supervisors Bevan Dufty, San Francisco Board of Supervisors Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors Joni Gray, Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors Mark Stone, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Jim Spering, Solano County Board of Supervisors Efren Carrillo, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Vito Chiesa, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors Kathy Long, Ventura County Board of Supervisors Mike McGowan, Yolo County Board of Supervisors Matt Rexroad, Yolo County Board of Supervisors Helen Thomson, Yolo County Board of Supervisor

CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS

Jim Janz, Atherton Town Council (Former) Ruben Abrica, East Palo Alto Council Laura Martinez, East Palo Alto Council Francis La Poll, Los Altos Council (Former) Jim Thurber, Los Altos Mayor (Former) Steve Blanton, Los Gatos Mayor (Former) Thomas Ferrito, Los Gatos Mayor (Former) Diane McNutt, Los Gatos Mayor Joe Pirzynski, Los Gatos Vice Mayor John Boyle, Menlo Park Council Andy Cohen, Menlo Park Council Mickie Winkler, Menlo Park Council (Former) Don Perry, Monte Sereno City Council Larry Klein, Palo Alto City Council Dena Mossar, Palo Alto City Council (Former) Gail Price, Palo Alto City Council Greg Scharff, Palo Alto City Council Yiaway Yeh, Palo Alto City Council Kirke Comstock, Palo Alto & Portola Valley Councils (Fmr) Maryann Moise Derwin, Portola Valley Town Council	Gary Nielson, Portola Valley Town Council (Former) Jon Silver, Portola Valley Town Council (Former) Steve Toben, Portola Valley Town Council Alicia Aguirre, Redwood City Council Ian Bain, Redwood City Council Rosanne Foust, Redwood City Council Jeff Gee, Redwood City Council Jim Hartnett, Redwood City Council (Former) Diane Howard, Redwood City Council (Former) Jeff Ira, Redwood City Council Barbara Pierce, Redwood City Council John Seybert, Redwood City Council Omar Ahmad, San Carlos City Council Bob Grassilli, San Carlos City Council Andy Klein, San Carlos City Council Brad Lewis, San Carlos City Council (Former) Randy Royce, San Carlos City Council Judy Chirco, San Jose Vice Mayor Nancy Pyle, San Jose City Council

Dave Warden, Belmont City Council Terri Cook, Belmont City Clerk Sepi Richardson, Brisbane City Council Jerry Deal, Burlingame City Council Terry Nagel, Burlingame City Council Evan Low, Campbell City Council Dolly Sandoval, Cupertino City Council Gilbert Wong, Cupertino City Council Carol Klatt, Daly City Council Don Saylor, Davis City Council Bob Wieckowski, Fremont City Council Rick Kowalczyk, Half Moon Bay City Council John Muller, Half Moon Bay City Council Kevin Dowling, Hayward City Council Christine Krolik, Hillsborough Town Council Mitch Ward, Manhattan Beach Mayor Marge Colapietro, Millbrae City Council	Nadia Holober, Millbrae City Council Gina Papan, Millbrae City Council Daniel Quigg, Millbrae City Council Bob Livengood, City of Milpitas Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga, Mountain View City Council Mike Kasperzak, Mountain View City Council Sue Digre, Pacifica City Council Mary Ann Nihart, Pacifica City Council Jim Vreeland, Pacifica City Council Larry Franzella, San Bruno Mayor (Former) Irene O’Connell, San Bruno City Council John Lee, San Mateo City Council David Lim, San Mateo City Council Jack Matthews, San Mateo City Council Kevin Mullin, So. San Francisco City Council Julia Miller, Sunnyvale City Council (Former)

SCHOOL ELECTED OFFICIALS

Jean Holbrook, San Mateo Co. Superintendent of Schools Susan Alvaro, San Mateo County Board of Education Jim Cannon, San Mateo County Board of Education Rhonda Ceccato, San Mateo County Board of Education	Beverly Gerard, San Mateo County Board of Education Rod Hsiao, San Mateo County Board of Education Memo Morantes, San Mateo County Board of Education

Betsy Bechtel, Foothill-DeAnza Community College Laura Casas Frier, Foothill-DeAnza Community College Jay Jackman, Foothill-DeAnza (Former) Mary Mason, Foothill-DeAnza (Former) Bruce Swenson, Foothill-DeAnza Community College	Randy Okamura, San Jose/Evergreen Community College Richard Holober, San Mateo Community College Dave Mandelkern, San Mateo Community College Patricia Miljanich, San Mateo Community College Karen Schwarz, San Mateo Community College


Karen Canty, Menlo Park School District (Former) Joe Terhar, Menlo Park School District (Former) Judy Hannemann, Mt. View/Los Altos High (Former) Ray Bacchetti, Palo Alto Unified (Former) Julie Jerome, Palo Alto Unified (Former) Joan Johnston, Palo Alto Unified (Former) Cathy Kroymann, Palo Alto Unified (Former) Susie Richardson, Palo Alto Unified (Former) Dana Tom, Palo Alto Unified School District Camille Townsend, Palo Alto Unified School District Carolyn Tucher, Palo Alto Unified (Former) John Tuomy, Palo Alto Unified (Former) Marcelino Lopez, Ravenswood School District	Sharifa Wilson, Ravenswood School District Maria Diaz-Slocum, Redwood City School District Shelly Masur, Redwood City School District Alisa MacAvoy, Redwood City School District Dennis McBride, Redwood City School District Carrie DuBois, San Carlos School Board Beth Hunkapiller, San Carlos School Board Peter Hanley, San Mateo Union High School District Dave Pine, San Mateo Union High School District Stephen Rogers, San Mateo Union High School District Olivia Martinez, Sequoia Union High School District Lorraine Rumley, Sequoia Union High School District Chris Thomsen, Sequoia Union High School District

EDUCATION LEADERS

Donald Kennedy, Former President Stanford University

Floyd Gonella, Former San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools	Chuck Weis, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools

Anne Campbell, Superintendent Portola Valley Schools Jan Christensen, Superintendent Redwood City Schools	Pat Gemma, Superintendent Sequoia High School District

OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS

Mary Davey, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Dist.
Cecily Harris, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Dist.
Larry Hassett, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Dist.
Curt Riffle, Midpensula Regional Open Space Dist.

David Burruto, Chair –
San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee
Patrick Kwok, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Don Horsley, Sequoia Healthcare District

ORGANIZATIONS

Association of California School Administrators
BAYMEC (Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee)
California Correctional Peace Officers Association
California Federation of Teachers
California Labor Federation
California League of Conservation Voters
California Medical Association
California Nurses Association
California School Employees Association
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
California Teachers Association
Child Abuse Prevention Center
Civil Justice Association of California
DAWN (Democratic Activists for Women Now)
Dean Democratic Club of the Silicon Valley
Equality California
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund

Laborers’ International Union of North America
Operating Engineers Local 3
Plumbers & Steamfitters, Local 467
Peace Officers Research Association of California
San Mateo County Farm Bureau
San Mateo County Building & Construction Trades
San Mateo County Central Labor Council
San Mateo County Deputy Sheriff’s Association
San Mateo County Firefighters IAFF Local 2400
Service Employees International Union, Local 521
Service Employees International Union, Local 1000
Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum
Silicon Valley Young Democrats
Stonewall Democrats of Sacramento
South Bay Labor Council
Teamsters, Joint Council #7
Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations

COMMUNITY LEADERS

Jeffrey Adair	Philip Gregory	Val Perkins
Eve Agiewich	Robert Grimm	Laura Peterhans
Mark Agnew	Andrew & Shannon Griscom	Heidi Pham
Richard Alexander	Linda Guzman	Alice Phelan
Ross Allen & Curtis Hill	Joan & Bill Hancock	Alma & Jim Phillips
David Amann	David Hankin	Josh Pierry
Joanna Ambrosio	Alice Hansen	Sigrid Pinsky
Fel Amistad	Kim Harris & Bennet Marks	Frank Pitre
Sam Anderson	Susan Hartzell	Kathy & Bob Piziali
Stephanie Anderson	Marquisa Hawkins	Nancy & Steve Player
Jeannine Antypas	Walter & Kay Hays	Sheryl Pomerenk
Jane Ardley	Mary Ann Hayward	Karen Porter
Ralph & Lynn Armenio	Jerry Hearn	Marlene Prendergast
Robert Arrington	Jan & Pete Heilman	Sally Probst
Mike & Cathy Aydelott	Eleanor & Bruce Heister	Marcia Pugsley & Kent Mather
Carol Bacchetti	Scott Henderson	Phyllis Quilter
Charles Bacon & Cynthia Dusel-Bacon	Ernie Hirose	Andrew Radin
Ofer Baharav	Mary Jo & Keith Hoffman	Linda Raffel
Chris Balme	Christy Holloway	Ruth Ramel
Connie Barton Barba	Alan Holmes	Margery Ranch
Catherine Barber	Ralph Holt	Ann Rando
Nancy Barnhart	Joan Holtzman	Victoria Ranes
Marianne Barrett	Lorri Holzberg	Diana Reddy
Gwen Barry	Chip & Pam Huggins	Pamela Reed
Keith Bautista	Leannah Hunt	Carolyn & Tom Reese
Debbie Bazan	Sue Irvine	Dan Rehor
Mary Bedekovic	Donna Ito	Kay & Don Remsen
Robert Bernardo	Walter Jaye	Mario Rendon
Barbara & John Berry	Ad Jessup	Chris Renken
Jim Bigelow	Sally Jones	Jeffrey Rensch
Fred Bjork	Nancy Jorgensen	Katy Rhoades
Steve Blank	Caroline Judy	Jon Richards
George Block & Mariam Wahab	Anne Junkerman	Jeannie Richter
Julia Bott	Nina Kadera	Barbara Rieder
Deborah Boyd	Monique Kane	Erika Rigling
Joan Brennen	Harvey Kaplan, M.D.	Lorna Ritter
Julie Brenner	Lorianna & Mike Kastrop	Lennie Roberts
Mark Brickman	Max Keech	Ron Robinson
Denise Brown	Floyd Kessler	Al Rooney
Gloria Brown	Robert & Edie Kirkwood	John Root
Lorraine Brown	Bill Kirsch	Chris Rosas
Pat Brown	Barbara Klein	Adolph Rosekrans
Amy Buckmaster	Kris Klint	Sarah Rosendahl
Jill Buckmaster	Anna Ko	Marlene “Molly” Rossi
Larry & Joan Buckmaster	Fred & Bunny Koehler	Luanne Rotticci
Loren Buddress	Arthur Kraemer	Sherry Rundell
Leslie Bulbuk	Eleanor Kraft	Gordon Russell
Alice Bulos	Anne Marie Krogh	Audrey Rust
Dana Bunnett	Karen & Mel Kronick	John Sack
Sally Cadigan	Kay Krouskup	Pam & Oscar Salvatierra
Dorothy Canadas	Nina & Norman Kulgein	Joan Sanders
Anne Capitant	Mike & Kathy Ladra	Ayaka Sato
JoAnne and Joe Carcione	Eric Lamb	Ray Satorre
John Carcione	Janet & John Lamb	Gary Saunders
Barbara Carlitz	Joan Lane	Erica Schaefer
Sanford Carnahan	Susan Lang	Sue Schectman
Dan Carnese	Rosemary Lanyon	Stephen Scheifele, M.D.
Rob Caughlan	Ann Latta	Kathy Schmidt
Kalamu ChaChe	Judith Leahy	Margo Schmidt
John Chavez	Bassie Lee	John Schrup
Jill Chesler	Bren Leisure	Ira Schwartz
Vicky Ching	Jeffrey Leiter	Hank and Dorris Sciaroni
Karen Leong Clancy	Joanna Leon	Irene Searles
Anne Clark	Miguel Leon	Daniel Seubert
Donna Clarke	Joyce & Bob Leonard	Lynne & Butch Shafsky
Ken Cleaveland	Jon Levinson	Jennifer Sheppard
John & Nina Clinton	David Lewis	Amanda Sherlock
Jim Cogan	Jennifer Lewis	Joan Sherlock
Tamara Colby	Wendra Liang	Judith Shmueli
Thomas Constantino	Pete Liebengood	DeeDee Shurman
Bill Cook	John Liotto	Gunita Singh
Gary Cooper & Bill Fanning	Charles Lindauer	Alice Smith
Sandra Cooperman	Melissa & John Liotti	Claudia Smith
George Corey	Carol & Hal Louchheim	Ellen & Dennis Smith
Joe Cotchett	Trina & Larry Lovercheck	Pam Smith
Sandy Couser	Fernando Maestrini	Roger Smith
Nancy Crabbe	Heidi Magnussen	JoAnn Sockolov
Roberto Crowe	Sandra & Bernie Magnussen	Ann Sonnenberg
Kevin Cullinane	Angela Mallett	Sara Spang
Carolyn Curtis	John Maltbie	Joe Spolin
Warren Dale	Marian Mann	Lucile & Gene Spurlock
Anne Dauer	Chuck Marsh	Bonnie Stein
Sonja Davidow	Scot Marsters	Lisa Steinback
Carolyn Davidson	Melodi Dawn Masaniai	Anne & Peter Steiner
Ann DeBusk	Jim Massey	Ginny Stewart
Larry deGhetaldi	Renee & JD Masterson	Suzan Stewart
Jean Dehner	Rebecca Matthews	Katherine Strehl
Kathe & Patrick Dempsey	Dave & Sally McClure	Vicki & Larry Sullivan
Jeremy Dennis	Kacy McClure	Neilda & Howard Sussman
Deanna Dickman & Diana Wahler	Ruth McCutcheon	Barbara Swenson
Carolyn & Peter Digovich	Dennis McGinn	Levin Sy
Jan & Tony DiJulio	Mary McGlynn	Anne Tait
Pat Dixon	Kay & Chip McIntosh	Margaret Taylor
Midge Dorn	Chris McKinney	Diana Teater
Carole Dorshkind	Elizabeth McManus	Terri Tedford
Dianne Dougherty	Jeannette McNeil	Ashley Brooks Terry
Carrie Drake	Betty Meissner	Laura Teutschel
Olga Dunlap	Lynnie Melena	Susie Thom
Rick Egan	Don Mendel	Michael Thompson
Jordan Eldridge	Joann & Sam Meredith	Wayne Thompson
Karyl Eldridge	Molly Clark Meschke	Susan Thomsen
Shari Emling	Darryl Michael	Betty Till
Gretchen Emmons	David Miller	Kathy & Mike Torgersen
Herb Engstrom	Julia Miller	Linda Torgesen
Marico Enriquez	Marty Miller	Randy Torrijos
Alice Erber	Lynn & Dave Mitchell	Tom Tranfaglia & Pat Owen
Carol & Chris Espinosa	Chris Mohr	Catherine Trejo
Dee & Richard Eva	Eleanor Molloy	Heather Trossman
Ashleigh Evans	Clem Molony	Terry Trumbull
Sally Falkenhagen	Mark Molumphy	Marcene Van Dierendonck
Art Faro	Cecilia Montalvo	Bill Vinci
Eitan Fenson & Barbara Weinstein	Randy Mont-Reynaud	Moez & Vivienne Virani
Jan Fenwick	Gene & Anne Morosoli	John Volanti
Katie Ferrick	Arthur Morris	Stacey Wagner
Edward Gerard Fike & Peter Taber	Tammy Moss	Darien & Doug Walker
Nancy Fineman	Mark Moulton	Alex Wara
Lynn Fiorentino	Alfred Moye	John Ward
Joan Fishel	Carole Mullowney	Virginia Warheit
Bob Fisher	Trish Mulvey	Steve and Pat Way
Ken & Sherrilyn Fisher	Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto	Mimi Webb
Mary Flamer	Jerry Nastari	Margaret & Curt Weil
Ann & Alan Fleishman	Sylvia Nelson	Cindy Welton
Chrisi Fleming	Keet Nerhan	Bob Wenzlau
Robert Flint, Jr.	Kari Nevil	Rita Wespi
Megan Swezey Fogarty	Barbara Newton	DeWitt Wey
Sean Foote	Richard Nichols	Ann & Rory Whittaker
Jeannette Fowler	Christopher Nicholson	Judy & Larry William
Bob Franceschini	Liz Nielson	Clark Williams
Jim & Sarah Fries	Nanci Nishimura	Catherine Williams
Wynne Furth	John & Jennifer O’Holleran	GeeGee Williams
Michael Garb	Michael O’Holleran, M.D.	Doug Winslow
Gabe Garcia, M.D.	Don O’Keefe	Janette Wolfram
Patricia Gardner	Ingram Olkin	Katrina Wollenberg
Sherri Garoutte	Jack Olsen	Marilyn and Boris Wolper
Betty Gerard	Henry Organ	Alice Wong
Susan & Keith Gilbert	Chuck Ott	Jackie Wood
Gerry Gilchrist	Judy Ousterhout	Marie Wood
Mary Gill	Susan & Jack Owicki	Chris Wuthmann
Michael Gonella	Bonnie Packer	Hamilton Yeh
Javier Gonzalez	Paula Page	Irene Yeh
Nancy Goodban	Porsche Parker	Daniel Yost
Ann & Sam Gordon	Lori Pastorelli	Marilyn & Leslie Zatz
Barry & Margot Gordon	Kay Pauling	Gisela Zebroski
Margie Gordon	Steve Penna	George Zimmerman
Loretta Green	Becky Perelli	Renee Zimmerman
Jonathan Greene	Brian Perkins