Newspaper Endorsements

San Jose Mercury News
San Mateo County Times
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Menlo Park Almanac
Palo Alto Weekly
San Mateo Daily Journal
Palo Alto Daily News

Organizational Endorsements

AFSCME, Local 2620
Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
California Democratic Council
California Democratic Party
California Federation of Teachers
California Labor Federation
California League of Conservation Voters
California NOW PAC
California Nurses Association
California Professional Firefighters
California State Employees Association
California Teachers Association
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
California Union of Safety Employees (CAUSE)
California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearning Officers in State Employment (CASE)
Coalition for Change
Crime Victims United (CVU)
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
Democratic Women’s Club
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC)
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley
Mexican American Political Association, San Jose Chapter (MAPA)
Monterey Bay Central Labor Council
National Latino Peace Officers Association (NLPOA)
North County Democratic Club
People’s Democratic Club
Registered Nurses Professional Association
San Jose Firefighters Local 230
San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce (COMPAC)
San Mateo County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
Santa Clara County Firefighters Local 1165
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Silicon Valley African American Democratic Coalition
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club
South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
Stanford Democrats
University of California Santa Cruz Democrats
United Farm Workers

Elected Endorsers

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Leader, U.S. House of Representatives

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
Congressman Sam Farr
Congressman George Miller

Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi

Lt. Governor Mervyn M. Dymally (Retired)

Lt. Governor Leo McCarthy (Retired)

Attorney General John Van de Kamp (Retired)

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin (Retired)

Former State Senator Barry Keene
Former State Senator Dan McCorquodale

Speaker of the State Assembly Fabian Nunez

Assemblymember Patty Berg
Assemblymember Rudy Bermudez
Assemblymember Ronald Calderon
Assemblymember Joe Canciamilla
Assemblymember Wilma Chan
Assemblymember Ed Chavez
Assemblymember Judy Chu
Assemblymember Mervyn M. Dymally
Assemblymember Dario Frommer
Assemblymember Loni Hancock
Assemblymember Jerome Horton
Assemblymember Hannah-Beth Jackson
Assemblymember Christine Kehoe
Assemblymember Paul Koretz
Assemblymember Mark Leno
Assemblymember Lloyd Levine
Assemblymember Carol Liu
Assemblymember John Longville
Assemblymember Alan Lowenthal
Assemblymember George Nakano
Assemblymember Gloria Negrete McLeod
Assemblymember Jenny Oropeza
Assemblymember Nicole Parra
Assemblymember Fran Pavley
Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas
Assemblymember Simon Salinas
Assemblymember Juan Vargas
Assemblymember Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
Assemblymember Pat Wiggins
Assemblymember Lois Wolk
Assemblymember Leland Yee

SANTA CLARA COUNTY
County Supervisor Blanca Alvarado
County Supervisor Jim Beall
County Supervisor Don Gage
County Supervisor Liz Kniss
County Supervisor Pete McHugh

Former Supervisor Rod Diridon
Former Supervisor Dianne McKenna
Former Supervisor Gerry Steinberg
Former Supervisor Susie Wilson

District Attorney George Kennedy

Sheriff Laurie Smith

Sheriff Chuck Gillingham (Retired)

County Assessor Larry Stone

SANTA CLARA COUNTY OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Chair Craige Edgerton
Vice Chair Alex Kennett
Board Member Garnetta Annable
Board Member Jim Foran
Board Member Richard Forst
Board Member Clysta Seney

CITY OF CAMPBELL
Mayor Don Burr
Vice Mayor Jane Kennedy
Councilmember Jeanette Watson

Former Mayor Barbara Conant
Former Mayor Bob Dougherty

CITY OF CUPERTINO
Mayor Sandra James
Vice Mayor Patrick Kwok
Councilmember Richard Lowenthal
Councilmember Kris Wang

Former Mayor Don Burnett
Former Mayor Michael Chang
Former Mayor Wally Dean
Former Mayor Lauralee Sorensen
Former Mayor John Statton

Former Vice Mayor Marshall Goldman

CITY OF LOS ALTOS
Mayor John Moss
Mayor Pro Tem David Casas
Councilmember Ron Packard

Former Mayor Lou Becker
Former Mayor Kris Casto
Former Mayor Bob Grimm
Former Mayor Penny Lave
Former Mayor Jane Reed
Former Mayor Dave Reeder

TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
Mayor Emily Cheng
Mayor Pro Tem Mike O’Malley
Councilmember Bob Fenwick
Councilmember Breene Kerr
Councilmember Dean Warshawsky

Former Mayor Bob Johnson
Former Mayor Bill Siegel

CITY OF PALO ALTO
Mayor Bern Beecham
Vice Mayor Jim Burch
Councilmember Hillary Freeman
Councilmember Yoriko Kishimoto
Councilmember Judy Kleinberg
Councilmember Jack Morton
Councilmember Dena Mossar
Councilmember Vic Ojakian

Former Mayor Betsy Bechtel
Former Mayor Kirke Comstock
Former Mayor Gary Fazzino
Former Mayor Alan Henderson
Former Mayor Dick Rosenbaum
Former Mayor Lanie Wheeler
Former Mayor Gail Woolley

Former Vice Mayor Ron Andersen
Former Vice Mayor Ellen Fletcher
Former Vice Mayor Emily Renzel

Former Councilmember Nancy Lytle

CITY OF SAN JOSE
Councilmember Nora Campos
Councilmember Cindy Chavez
Councilmember Judy Chirco
Councilmember Dave Cortese
Councilmember Terry Gregory
Councilmember Chuck Reed
Councilmember Forrest Williams
Councilmember Ken Yeager

Former Councilmember John Diquisto
Former Councilmember Charlotte Powers
Former Councilmember George Shirakawa

SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Board Member Margaret Abe-Koga
Board Member Alex Bantis
Board Member Leon Beauchman
Board Member Don Kruse
Board Member Anthony Munoz
Board Member Anna Song

Past President Maria Ferrer

FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
Board President Paul Fong
Board Member Betsy Bechtel
Board Member Sandy Hay
Board Member Andrea Leiderman
Board Member Hal Plotkin

Past President Ray Bacchetti
Past President Jay Jackman

SAN JOSE-EVERGREEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
Board President Richard Hobbs
Board Member Richard Tanaka
Board Member Dawn Wright

CAMBRIAN SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Randy Scofield
Board Member Alan Baker
Board Member Gary Chronert

CAMPBELL UNION SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Susan Mayer
Board Member Janet Johnson
Board Member John Snelham

Past President Nejleh Abed

CAMPBELL UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
Board President George St. Claire
Board Member Tim Hegstrom
Board Member Margie Mitchell
Board Member Pamela Parker
Board Member Henri Zander

CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL BOARD
President Pearl Cheng
Board Member Ben Liao
Board Member Josephine Lucey
Board Member Gary McCue
Board Member Geroge Tyson

Past President John Barram
Past President Roberta Pabst

FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Nancy Newton
Board Member Avie Katz
Board Member Homer Tong

Past President Randy Okamura

LOS ALTOS SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Victor Reid
Board Member Bill Cooper
Board Member Margot Harrigan
Board Member Duane Roberts

MORELAND SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Lori Booroojian
Board Member Frances Amlin
Board Member Taleen Nazarian
Board Member Susan Zimmer

MOUNTAIN VIEW–LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Judy Hannemann
Board Member Phil Faillace
Board Member Julia Rosenberg
Board Member Susan Sweeley
Board Member David Williams

PALO ALTO SCHOOL BOARD
Board Member John Barton
Board Member Mandy Lowell
Board Member Gail Price
Board Member Camille Townsend

Past President Ray Bacchetti
Past President Bob Calfee
Past President Alan Davis
Past President Julie Jerome
Past President Joan Johnston
Past President Hank Levin
Past President Amado Padilla
Past President Susie Richardson
Past President Aggie Robinson
Past President Greg Schmid
Past President Carolyn Tucher
Past President John Tuomy
Past President Don Way

SAN MATEO COUNTY
County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson

County Supervisor Mary Griffin (Retired)
County Supervisor Tom Nolan (Retired)
County Supervisor Bill Schumacher (Retired)

MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
President Nonette Hanko
Board Member Jed Cyr
Board Member Larry Hassett
Board Member Deane Little
Board Member Ken Nitz
Board Member Pete Siemens

TOWN OF ATHERTON
Mayor Kathy McKeithen
Councilmember Alan Carlson
Councilmember Jim Janz
Councilmember Charles Marsala

CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
Vice Mayor David Woods
Councilmember Duane Bay
Councilmember Pat Foster
Councilmember Chris Woodard

Former Mayor Myrtle Walker
Former Mayor Sharifa Wilson

CITY OF MENLO PARK
Mayor Lee Duboc
Mayor Pro Tem Mickie Winkler
Councilmember Paul Collacchi
Councilmember Chuck Kinney

Former Mayor Mary Jo Borak
Former Mayor Bob Burmeister
Former Mayor Jack Morris
Former Mayor Gail Slocum
Former Mayor Dee Tolles

Former Vice Mayor Bernie Nevin Valencia

REDWOOD CITY
Mayor Jeff Ira
Vice Mayor Barbara Pierce
Councilmember Ian Bain
Councilmember Roseanne Foust
Councilmember Jim Hartnett
Councilmember Diane Howard

Former Mayor Brent Britschgi
Former Mayor Richard Claire
Former Mayor Dani Gasparini
Former Mayor Jack Greenalch

CITY OF SAN CARLOS
Mayor Mike King
Vice Mayor Inge Tiegel Doherty
Councilmember Donald Eaton
Councilmember Matt Grocott

Former Mayor David Buckmaster
Former Mayor Sally Mitchell
Former Mayor Sylvia Nelson
Former Mayor David Nolan

SAN MATEO COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
President Karen Schwarz
Board Member Dave Mandelkern

Past President Tom Constantino

LAS LOMITAS SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Steve Sowiski
Board Member Leslie Airola-Murveit
Board Member Lee Anderson
Board Member David Bailard
Board Member Libby Tyree-Taylor

Past President Mary Wachtel

MENLO PARK SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Bruce Ives
Board Member Carol Orton
Board Member Laura Rich
Board Member Nancy Serrurier
Board Member Terry Thygesen

RAVENSWOOD SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Todd Gaviglio
Board Member Jacqueline Greene
Board Member Marcelino Lopez
Board Member Adam Mitchell

REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL BOARD
Board Member Alicia Aguirre
Board Member Dennis McBride

Past President Ed Riley

SAN CARLOS SCHOOL BOARD
Board Member Eric Von der Porten

Past President Grant Kolling
Past President Henk van der Schoor

SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Don Gibson
Board Member Gordon Lewin
Board Member Olivia Martinez
Board Member Lorraine Rumley
Board Member Sally Stewart

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
County Supervisor Jan Beautz
County Supervisor Tony Campos
County Supervisor Ellen Pirie
County Supervisor Mark Stone

Sheriff Mark Tracy

CITY OF CAPITOLA
Mayor Stephanie Harlan
Vice Mayor Bruce Arthur
Councilmember Dennis Norton
Councilmember Gayle Ortiz

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
Mayor Scott Kennedy
Vice Mayor Mike Rotkin
Councilmember Tim Fitzmaurice
Councilmember Cynthia Mathews
Councilmember Mark Primack
Councilmember Emily Reilly

Former Mayor Neal Coonerty

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Board Member Arnie Levine
Board Member Jeanne MacLaren
Board Member Jim Maxwell

Past President Jim Rapoza

CABRILLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
Board Member Rebecca Garcia
Board Member John Leopold
Board Member Alan Smith
Board Member Rachael Spencer
Board Member Katy Stonebloom
Board Member Claudine Wildman

Former President George Couch

LIVE OAK SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Carolyn Bartz
Board Member Dennis Carson
Board Member Wendy Corlis
Board Member Karen Palmer

SAN LORENZO VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Susan Weber
Board Member Jeff Bidmon
Board Member Bob Fultz
Board Member Linda Kyrnitszke
Board Member Barbara Sprenger

SANTA CRUZ SCHOOL BOARD
Board President Felix Robles
Board Member John Collins
Board Member Judy Cook
Board Member Cece Pinheiro
Board Member Mick Routh
Board Member Tim Willis

Former Board Member Donna Cohick

SOQUEL SCHOOL BOARD
Board Member Phil Rodriguez
Board Member Jim Martin
Board Member Judy McGooden
Board Member Lou Tuosto
Board Member Sandra Wallace

Past President Michael Oliver

(partial list – 2/11/04)


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