Endorsements

Endorsements: Latino Leaders/Organizations

Partial Listing as of October 16, 2006

Campaign Co-Chair

  • Speaker of the California State Assembly Fabian Núñez

Elected Officials

  • Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante
  • Congressman Joe Baca
  • Congressman Xavier Becerra
  • Congressman Dennis Cardoza
  • Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • Congresswoman Linda Sánchez
  • Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
  • Congresswoman Hilda Solis
  • State Senator Richard Alarcón
  • State Senator Gil Cedillo
  • State Senator Denise Loreno Ducheny
  • State Senator Dean Florez
  • State Senator Deborah Ortiz
  • State Senator Gloria Romero
  • State Senator Nell Soto
  • Assemblymember Joe Baca Jr.
  • Assemblymember Joe Coto
  • Assemblymember Dario Frommer
  • Assemblymember Gloria Negrete-Mcleod
  • Assemblymember Lori Saldaña
  • Assemblymember Simon Salinas
  • Assemblymemeber Alberto Torrico
  • Cruz Reynoso, Former Associate Justice, California Supreme Court
  • Blanca Alvarado, Supervisor, Santa Clara County
  • Salud Carbajal, Supervisor, Santa Barbara County
  • Victor Carrillo, Supervisor, Imperial County
  • James Gonzalez, Former Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco
  • Gloria Molina, Supervisor, Los Angeles County 
  • Max Rodriguez, Supervisor, Madera County
  • John Vasquez, Supervisor, Solano County
  • Pablo Catano, Mayor Pro Tem City of Hawthorne
  • Richard Chavez, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Anaheim 
  • Maria Antonieta Contreras, Treasurer, City of Baldwin Park
  • Rocky Delgadillo, City Attorney, City of Los Angeles
  • Rose Espinoza, Councilmember, City of La Habra
  • Marlen Garcia, Councilmember, City of Baldwin Park
  • Victor Gordo, Councilmember, City of Pasadena
  • Roger Hernandez, Councilmember, City of West Covina
  • Meline Juarez, Mayor, City of Covina
  • Victor Lopez, Mayor, City of Orange Cove
  • Louie Lujan, Mayor, City of La Puente
  • Laura Macias, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
  • Nury Martinez, Mayor, City of San Fernando
  • John Noguez, Mayor, City of Huntington Park
  • Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
  • Roberto Ocampo, Councilmember, City of Salinas
  • Ana Ventura Phares, Councilmember, City of Watsonville
  • Antonio Rivas, Mayor, City of Watsonville
  • Sergio Sanchez, Councilmember, City of Salinas
  • Julia Sylva, Former Mayor, City of Hawaiian Gardens
  • Marco Robles, Vice Mayor, City of Pomona
  • Julie Ruiz-Raber, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Carson
  • Elito Santarina, Councilmember, City of Carson
  • Jose Solorio, Councilmember, City of Santa Ana
  • Norma Torres, Mayor, City of Pomona

Education

  • Rene Aguilera, Board Member, Roseville City School District
  • Christine Aranda, President, Board of Trustees, Southwestern College
  • Rebecca Garcia, Board Member, Cabrillo Community College District Board of Trustees
  • Nicholas Gonzales Yuen, Board Member, Peralta Community College Board of Trustees
  • Maggie Mejia, Superintendent, Sacramento City Unified School District
  • Art Montez, Board Member , Centralia School District Board of Trustees
  • Andre Quintero, Board Member, Rio Hondo Community College Board of Trustees
  • Sylvia Ruiz, President, Sacramento County Board of Education
  • Sylvia Scott-Hayes, Vice President, Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees
  • Maria Elena Serna, Vice President, San Joaquin Delta Community College
  • Michelle Yanez, Former Board Member, Rio Hondo Community College Board of Trustees

Other Organizations and Leaders

  • Bahia Del Sur
  • Mexican American Bar Association, Political Action Committee
  • California La Raza Lawyers Association
  • Latin American Law Enforcement Association (LaLey)
  • Latina Lawyers Political Action Committee
  • Miguel Bustos, Former Executive Director, California Latino Civil Rights Network*
  • Hildy Carrillo-Rivera, Executive Director, Calexico Chamber of Commerce *
  • Henry Cisneros, Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  • Ray Cordova , Former Director, Region 18, California Democratic Party
  • Frank Martin Del Campo, President, San Francisco Chapter Labor Council for Latin America*
  • Christina Felix-Carrasco, President, Latino Lawyers Bar Association*
  • Robert García, Executive Director, Center for Law in the Public Interest*
  • Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder, United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO
  • Nativo Virgil Lopez, President, Mexican American Political Organization*
  • Mickie Luna, Latina Activist
  • Irma Munoz, President and Founder, Mujeres de la Tierra*
  • James Rojas, President, Latino Urban Forum*
  • Placido Salazar, Director, Northwest Region, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project*

CA Democratic Party Leaders, Democratic Activists and Organizations

  • Yvette Andrade, Chair, Chicano-Latino Caucus, California Democratic Party
  • Roberto De La Rosa, Tulare County Latino Democratic Club*
  • Rocky Fernandez, Political Director, California Young Democrats
  • Xavier Martinez, Director, Region 20, California Democratic Party
  • Antonio Tirado, Chair, Imperial County Democratic Central Committee

* Organization names are for identification purposes only.