Endorsements

Endorsements: Elected Officials

Partial Listing as of October 16, 2006

Campaign Co-Chairs

  • United States Senator Dianne Feinstein
  • United States Senator Barbara Boxer
  • United States House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
  • Speaker of the California State Assembly Fabian Núñez

Elected Officials

  • President Bill Clinton
  • Vice President Al Gore
  • United States Senator John Kerry
  • United States Senator John Edwards
  • United States Senator Barack Obama
  • Governor Howard Dean
  • Governor Mark Warner
  • Governor Tom Vilsack
  • Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante
  • Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi
  • State Attorney General Bill Lockyer
  • State Controller Steve Westly
  • State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell
  • Board of Equalization Member John Chiang
  • Board of Equalization Member Betty Yee
  • Congressman Joe Baca
  • Congressman Xavier Becerra
  • Congresswoman Lois Capps
  • Congressman Dennis Cardoza
  • Congressman Jim Costa
  • Congresswoman Anna Eshoo
  • Congressman Sam Farr
  • Congressman Robert Filner
  • Congressman Mike Honda
  • Congresswoman Barbara Lee
  • Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
  • Congresswoman Doris Matsui
  • Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald
  • Congressman George Miller
  • Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
  • Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
  • Congressman Adam Schiff
  • Congresswoman Hilda Solis
  • Congressman Pete Stark
  • Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher
  • Congressman Mike Thompson
  • Congresswoman Maxine Waters
  • Congresswoman Diane Watson
  • Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
  • State Senator Richard Alarcón
  • State Senator Debra Bowen
  • State Senator Gil Cedillo
  • State Senator Wes Chesbro
  • State Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny
  • State Senator Joe Dunn
  • State Senator Dean Florez
  • State Senator Christine Kehoe
  • State Senator Elaine Kontominas Alquist
  • State Senator Sheila Kuehl
  • State Senator Alan Lowenthal
  • State Senator Michael Machado
  • State Senator Kevin Murray
  • State Senator Deborah Ortiz
  • State Senator Gloria Romero
  • State Senator Nell Soto
  • State Senator Edward Vincent
  • Assemblymember Joe Baca, Jr.
  • Assemblymember Karen Bass
  • Assemblymember Patty Berg
  • Assemblymember Wilma Chan
  • Assemblymember Judy Chu
  • Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally
  • Assemblymember Noreen Evans
  • Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg
  • Assemblymember Loni Hancock
  • Assemblymember Jerome Horton
  • Assemblymember Dave Jones
  • Assemblymember Betty Karnette
  • Assemblymember Johan Klehs
  • Assemblymember Paul Koretz
  • Assemblymember John Laird
  • Assemblymember Ted Lieu
  • Assemblymember Carol Liu
  • Assemblymember Mark Leno
  • Assemblymember Lloyd Levine
  • Assemblymember Sally Lieber
  • Assemblymember Gloria Negrete-McLeod
  • Assemblymember Gene Mullin
  • Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas
  • Assemblymember Lori Saldana
  • Assemblymember Simon Salinas
  • Assemblymember Alberto Torrico
  • Assemblymember Lois Wolk
  • Assemblymember Leland Yee
  • Former State Senate President Pro Tem John Burton
  • Former Assemblymember Thomas Hannigan
  • Former State Senator Byron Sher
  • Former Assemblymember Darrell Steinberg
  • Former Assemblymember Patricia Wiggins
  • Blanca Alvarado, Supervisor, Santa Clara County
  • Tom Ammiano, Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco
  • Shirley Bianchi, Supervisor, San Luis Obispo County
  • Yvonne Burke, Supervisor, Los Angeles County
  • Salud Carbajal, Supervisor, Santa Barbara County
  • Victor Carrillo, Supervisor, Imperial County
  • Illa Collin, Supervisor, Sacramento County
  • Tom Daly, Clerk/Recorder, Orange County
  • Mark DeSaulnier, Supervisor, Contra Costa County
  • Roger Dickinson, Supervisor, Sacramento County
  • John Flynn, Supervisor, Ventura County
  • John Gioia, Supervisor, Contra Costa County 
  • Federal Glover, Supervisor, Contra Costa County
  • Rose Jacobs Gibson, Supervisor, San Mateo County
  • Duane Kromm, Supervisor, Solano County
  • Alice Lai-Bitker, Supervisor, Alameda County
  • Fiona Ma, Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco
  • Paolo Maffei, Supervisor, Tuolumne County
  • Sophie Maxwell, Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco
  • Charles McGlashan, Supervisor, Marin County
  • Michael McGowan, Supervisor, Yolo County
  • Pete McHugh, Supervisor, Santa Clara County
  • Nate Miley, Supervisor, Alameda County
  • Gloria Molina, Supervisor, Los Angeles County 
  • Don Nottoli, Supervisor, Sacramento County  
  • Aaron Peskin, Board President, City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Susan Rose, Supervisor, Santa Barbara County
  • Michael Rubio, Supervisor, Kern County
  • Bill Santucci, Supervisor, Placer County
  • Gere Sibbach, Auditor-Controller, San Luis Obispo County
  • Frank Sieferman, Jr., Supervisor, Yolo County
  • Kendall Smith, Supervisor, Mendocino County 
  • Mark Stone, Supervisor, Santa Cruz County
  • Helen Thomson, Supervisor, Yolo County
  • John Vasquez, Supervisor, Solano County
  • John Woolley, Supervisor, Humboldt County
  • Mardi Wormhoudt, Supervisor, Santa Cruz County
  • Mariko Yamada, Supervisor, Yolo County
  • Jim Gonzalez, Former Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco
  • Barbara McIver, Former Supervisor, Tehama County
  • Dianne McKenna, Former Supervisor, Santa Clara County
  • Naomi Schwartz, Former Supervisor, Santa Barbara County
  • Larry Agran, Councilmember, City of Irvine
  • Jim Aldinger, Councilmember, City of Manhattan Beach
  • Irma Anderson, Mayor, City of Richmond
  • Max Anderson, Councilmember, City of Berkeley
  • Harry Armstrong, Councilmember, City of Clovis
  • Toni Atkins, Councilmember, City of San Diego 
  • Sharon Barovsky, Councilmember, City of Malibu
  • Tom Bates, Mayor, City of Berkeley
  • Tom Bartee, Councilmember, City of Vallejo
  • Christina Billeci, Vice Mayor, City of Marysville
  • Marty Blum, Mayor, City of Santa Barbara
  • Tom Boyajian, Councilmember, City of Fresno
  • Susan Bonilla, Mayor, City of Concord
  • Art Brown, Mayor, City of Buena Park
  • Wanda Brown, Treasurer, City of Inglewood
  • Bob Foster, Mayor, City of Long Beach
  • Jane Brunner, Councilmember, City of Oakland
  • Louis Byrd, Councilmember, City of Lynwood
  • Barbara Calhoun, Councilmember, City of Compton
  • Irma Carson, Councilmember, City of Bakersfield
  • Pablo Catano, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Hawthorne
  • Richard Chavez, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Anaheim 
  • Dean Chu, Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
  • Steve Cohn, Councilmember, City of Sacramento
  • George Cole, Councilmember, City of Bell
  • Maria Antonieta Contreras, City Treasurer, City of Baldwin Park
  • Ken Cooley, Councilmember, City of Rancho Cordova
  • Ryan Coonerty, Councilmember, City of Santa Cruz
  • Jim Dear, Mayor, City of Carson
  • Roosevelt Dorn, Mayor, City of Inglewood
  • Carmen Durazo, Councilmember, City of Calexico
  • Mark Egerman, Former Mayor, City of Beverly Hills
  • Jane Egly, Councilmember, City of Laguna Beach
  • Mike Eng, Councilmember, City of Monterey Park, Candidate for AD 49
  • Jan Epstein, Councilmember, City of San Mateo
  • Rose Espinoza, Councilmember, City of La Habra
  • Iya Falcone, Councilmember, City of Santa Barbara
  • Heather Fargo, Mayor, City of Sacramento
  • Marilyn Farley, Councilmember, City of Fairfield
  • Katrina Foley, Councilmember, City of Costa Mesa
  • Robert Fong, Councilmember, City of Sacramento
  • Ralph Franklin, Councilmember, City of Inglewood
  • Lorri Galloway, Councilmember, City of Anaheim
  • Eric Garcetti, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
  • Marlen Garcia, Councilmember, City of Baldwin Park
  • Mike Gipson, Councilmember, City of Carson
  • David Glass, Mayor, City of Petaluma
  • Victor Gordo, Councilmember, City of Pasadena
  • Sue Greenwald, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Davis
  • Carole Groom, Councilmember, City of San Mateo
  • Harmony Groves, Councilmember, City of Arcata
  • Janice Hahn, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
  • Isadore Hall, III, Councilmember, City of Compton
  • Pat Hammers, City Clerk, Cathedral City
  • Lauren Hammond, Councilmember, City of Sacramento
  • Dan Harden, Councilmember, City of LaVerne
  • Michael Harris, Councilmember, City of Pleasant Hill
  • Michael Harrison, Former Mayor, City of Calabasas
  • Roger Hernandez, Councilmember, City of West Covina
  • Chris Holden, Councilmember, City of Pasadena
  • Roger Horton, Councilmember, City of Santa Barbara
  • Kerri Howell, Councilmember, City of Folsom
  • Bonnie Hurlhey, Vice Mayor, City of Shasta Lake
  • Meline Juarez, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Covina
  • Sukhee Kang, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Irvine
  • Kenneth Kearsley, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Malibu
  • Janice Keller, Councilmember, City of Lompoc
  • Janet Kennedy, Councilmember, City of Martinez
  • Abbe Land, Councilmember, City of West Hollywood
  • Otto Lee, Vice Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
  • Linda LeZotte, Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • Chi-Wei Lin, Mayor, City of Trinidad
  • Victor Lopez, Mayor, City of Orange Cove
  • Bonnie Lowenthal, Councilmember, City of Long Beach
  • Suja Lowenthal, Councilmember, city of Long Beach
  • Louie Lujan, Mayor, City of La Puente
  • Laura Macias, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
  • Rafi Manoukian, Councilmember, City of Glendale
  • Nury Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem, City of San Fernando
  • Frank Matarrese, Councilmember, City of Alameda 
  • Mary Sue Maurer, Councilmember, City of Calabasas
  • Kevin McCarty, Councilmember, City of Sacramento
  • Kevin McKeown, Councilmember, City of Santa Monica
  • Jamie McLeod, Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
  • Leonard McNeil, Councilmember, City of San Pablo
  • Lisa Moore, Councilmember, City of Cotati
  • Carl Morehouse, Mayor, City of Ventura
  • Peter Murray, Councilmember, City of Pinole
  • Nancy Nadel, Councilmember, City of Oakland
  • Gavin Newsom, Mayor, City of San Francisco
  • Madison Nguyen, Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • John Noguez, Mayor, City of Huntington Park
  • Roberto Ocampo, Councilmember, City of Salinas
  • Ron Oden, Mayor, City of Palm Springs
  • Bonnie Pannell, Councilmember, City of Sacramento
  • Ana Ventura Phares, Councilmember, City of Watsonville
  • Lee Pierce, Councilmember, City of Santa Rosa
  • Pamela Pitts, Former Councilmember, City of Vallejo
  • Anthony Portantino, Mayor, City of La Canada Flintridge
  • Jeffrey Prang, Councilmember, City of West Hollywood
  • Iris Pygatt, Treasurer, City of Lynwood
  • Steve Rabinowitsh, Councilmember, City of Santa Rosa
  • Gwen Regalia, Councilmember, City of Walnut Creek
  • Larry Reid, Councilmember, City of Oakland
  • Antonio Rivas, Mayor, City of Watsonville
  • Marco Robles, Vice Mayor, City of Pomona
  • Mari Rodin, Councilmember, City of Ukiah
  • Mike Rotkin, Councilmember, City of Santa Cruz
  • Julie Ruiz-Raber, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Carson
  • Sergio Sanchez, Councilmember, City of Salinas
  • Sedalia Sanders, Councilmember, City of El Centro
  • Elito Santarina, Councilmember, City of Carson
  • John Sawyer, Councilmember, City of Santa Rosa
  • Don Saylor, Councilmember, City of Davis
  • Joanne Schivley, Former Vice Mayor, City of Vallejo
  • Helene Schneider, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Santa Barbara
  • Jonathan Sharkey, Councilmember, City of Port Hueneme
  • Sandy Sheedy, Councilmember, City of Sacramento
  • Eric Sklar, Councilmember, City of St. Helena
  • Carol Smith, Councilmember, City of Ojai
  • Jose Solorio, Councilmember, City of Santa Ana
  • Stephen Souza, Councilmember, City of Davis
  • Tony Spitaleri, Councilmember, City of Sunnyvale
  • Cynthia Sterling, Councilmember, City of Fresno
  • Andy Stern, Mayor, City of Malibu
  • Larry Stevens, Councilmember, City of Red Bluff
  • Joshua Susman, Councilmember, City of Truckee
  • Michael Sweeney, Mayor, City of Hayward
  • Julia Sylva, Former Mayor, City of Hawaiian Gardens
  • Nick Tell, Councilmember, City of Manhattan Beach
  • Tony Thurman, Councilmember, City of Richmond
  • Pamela Torliatt, Councilmember, City of Petaluma
  • Ray Tretheway, Councilmember, City of Sacramento
  • Norma Torres, Mayor, City of Pomona
  • Richard Valle, Vice Mayor, City of Union City
  • Leticia Vasquez, Mayor, City of Lynwood
  • Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
  • Cherylee Wegman, Councilmember, City of Wasco
  • Donald White, Treasurer, County of Alameda
  • Bob Wieckowski, Councilmember, City of Fremont
  • Das Williams, Councilmember, City of Santa Barbara
  • Forrest Williams, Councilmember, City of San Jose
  • Anthony Young, Councilmember, City of San Diego
  • Rosalie Zarate, Councilmember, City of National City
  • Art Agnos, Former Mayor, City of San Francisco
  • Susan Boyd, Former Mayor, City of Davis
  • Brian Conroy, Former Councilmember, City of Hollister
  • Shelton Enochs, Former Mayor, City of Chico
  • David Guzzetti, Former Councilmember, City of Chico
  • Elihu Harris, Former Mayor, City of Oakland
  • Jerry Kaneko, Former Councilmember, City of Davis
  • Eric Knight, Former Councilmember, City of Yountville
  • Susan Leal, Former Treasurer, City and County of San Francisco
  • Michael McGinnis, Former Councilmember, City of Chico
  • Harriet Miller, Former Mayor, City of Santa Barbara
  • Dan Nguyen-Tan, Former Councilmember, City of Chico
  • Karl Ory, Former Mayor, City of Chico
  • Jim Owens, Former Mayor, City of Chico
  • Eddie Rose, Former Councilmember, City of Laguna Niguel
  • Kurt L. Schmalz, Former Councilmember, City of Redondo Beach
  • Linda Stevens, Former Mayor, City of Grass Valley
  • Daniel Whitehurst, Former Mayor, City of Fresno
  • Michael Woo, Former Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
  • Mardi Worley, Former Mayor, City of Chico
  • Larry Carr, Board Director, Sacramento Municipal Utilities District
  • Betty Chim, Member, Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission, City of Torrance
  • Bruce Daniels, Director, Soquel Creek Water District
  • Walter Edwards, Member, Sacramento County Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission
  • Maria Gutzeit, President, Board of Directors, Newhall County Water District
  • Dr. James Kohnen, Member, Alameda County Flood and Water Conservation District
  • Susan Patterson, Board Director, Sacramento Municipal Utilities District
  • Courtni Pugh, Political Director, LA County Federation of Labor
  • Bill Slaton, Board Director and President, Sacramento Municipal Utilities District
  • Doris Topsy-Elvord, President, Board of Harbor Commissioners, Port of Long Beach
  • Joe Wallace, President, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors
  • Carole Ward Allen, Vice President, Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors