Endorsements

Local Elected Officials

Steve Bennett, Ventura County Supervisor
Kathy Long, Ventura County Supervisor
John Zaragoza, Ventura County Supervisor
Dr. Ramon Flores, President of the Ventura County Board of Education
Dr. Mark Lisagor, Ventura County Board of Education Member
Susan Lacey, Ventura County Supervisor, Retired
Jeff Baarstad, Superintendent of Conejo Valley Unified School District
Bill Fulton, Former Mayor of Ventura
Carl Morehouse, Ventura City Councilmember and Former Mayor of Ventura
Richard Francis, Former Mayor of Ventura, Co-Author SOAR Initiative
Brian Brennan, Ventura City Councilmember
Cheryl Heitmann, Ventura City Councilmember
David Pollock, Moorpark Councilmember and former President California School Boards Association
Carmen Ramirez, Oxnard City Council
Jane Tolmach, Former Mayor, Oxnard
Carol Smith, Council Member and Former Mayor, Ojai
Kathi Smith, President of Ventura County School Boards Association
Veronica Robles-Solis, Oxnard School District Board of Trustees, President
Chuck Weis, Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Betsy Connolly, Conejo Valley Unified School District President
Barbara Fitzgerald, Ventura Unified School District Board Member
Peggy Buckles, Conejo Valley Unified School District Board Member
Tim Stephens, Conejo Valley Unified School District Board Member
Rikki Horne, Ojai Unified School District Board Member
Anthony Knight, Superintendent, Oak Park Unified School District
Maricela Morales, Former Mayor Port Hueneme
Susan Rose, Santa Barbara County Supervisor, Retired
Dr. Manuel Lopez, Oxnard Harbor Commissioner
Jess Herrera, Oxnard Harbor Commissioner
Mary Anne Rooney, Oxnard Harbor Commissioner
Jonathan Sharkey, Port Hueneme City Council Member, Former Mayor Port Hueneme
Linda Taylor, Ojai Unified School District Board Member
Murray Rosenbluth, Former Mayor of Port Hueneme
Stephen Blum, Chair Ventura County Community College District
Paul Chatman, President Ocean View School District

Organizations & Clubs

California Federation of Teachers
California Labor Federation
California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV)
California Nurses Association/National Nurses Association
California Teachers Association
CSU Channel Islands College Democrats
Democratic Campaign Council of Ventura County
Democratic Club of Camarillo
Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley
Democratic Club of Ventura
Democratic Women's Council of the Conejo Valley
EMILY's List
Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats
League of Conservation Voters
Los Angeles County Firefighters
Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Times
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
National Organization for Women (NOW)
No Labels Problem Solvers Seal of Approval
Oxnard Firefighters, Local 1684
Ojai Valley Democratic Club
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
SEIU Local 121RN
Sierra Club
Stonewall Young Democrats
Tri-Counties Central Labor Council
United Farm Workers (UFW)
United Nurses Association of California
Ventura County Deputy Sheriff's Association (VCDSA)
Ventura County Firefighters, Local 1364
Ventura County Reporter
Ventura County Star
Ventura County Women's Political Council
Ventura County Young Democrats
California Democratic Party

Federal and State Elected Officials

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
Dianne Feinstein, Senator
Barbara Boxer, Senator
John Chiang, California State Controller
Dave Jones, California State Insurance Commissioner
Tom Torlakson, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lois Capps, Congresswoman
Karen Bass, Congresswoman
Judy Chu, Congresswoman
John Garamendi, Congressman
Grace Flores Napolitano, Congresswoman
Linda Sánchez, Congresswoman
Adam Schiff, Congressman
Jackie Speier, Congresswoman
Henry Waxman, Congressman
Jack O’Connell, Former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Sheila Kuehl, Former California State Senator
Tony Cardenas, Los Angeles City Councilmember, Candidate for Congress
Das Williams, Assemblymember
Ricardo Lara, Assembly Latino Legislative Caucus Chair
Luis Alejo, Assemblymember
Nora Campos, Assemblymember
Gil Cedillo, Assemblymember
Ben Hueso, Assemblymember
Holly Mitchell, Assemblymember
Henry Perea, Assemblymbember
V Manuel Perez, Assemblymember
Diane Watson, Congresswoman, Retired

Community Leaders

Tim Allison, Statewide Chair, Environmental Caucus, California Democratic Party
David Atkins, Chair, Ventura County Democratic Central Committee
Ed Begley, Jr., Actor and Former Chairman of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy*
Ted and Carol Bartell, Retired Dean and Professor Emeritus, California Lutheran University*
Louise Bockall, Member, Democratic Club of Camarillo
Jerry Brown and Gail Weller Brown, Former Program Director, Ventura County Community Foundation*
Judy Bysshe, Secretary, Ventura County Community Foundation*
Ed Castillo, Former Planning Commissioner, City of Oxnard*
Mary Kay Donahoe, President, Democratic Women's Council of the Conejo Valley
Joe Edmiston, Executive Director, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy*
Sandy Emberland, Former 1st Vice Chair, Ventura County Democratic Central Committee
Robert Fraisse, Professor CLU, Past Superintendent of Conejo Valley USD and Hueneme ESD*
Bill Gallaher, Immediate Past President, Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats
David A. Gomez, former Superintendent of Santa Paula Unified High School District*
Sandi Gummerman, Membership Director, Democratic Club of Camarillo
Sally Hackel, Ojai Valley Land Conservancy*
Elizabeth Hartung, Director, Henry L. Lacayo Institute for Workforce & Community Studies at CSU Channel Islands*
Martha Hernandez, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Ventura County Office of Education*
Bill and Sharon Hillbrant, Past Chair, Ventura County Democratic Central Committee
Barbara Hirsch, Commissioner, City of Ojai Arts Commission*
Heather Hughes, Past President Ventura County Young Democrats
Carol Keavney, Executive Vice President, Democratic Women's Council of the Conejo Valley
Sandra Kinsler, President, Democratic Club of Ventura
Hank Lacayo, President of the Congress of California Seniors*
Leah Lacayo, CSU-CI Foundation President*
Brian Leshon, Democratic Campaign Council of Ventura County
Armando Lopez, Former Board Member, Ventura County Community Foundation*
Irma Lopez, Oxnard community activist*
Marie Lakin, Vice Chair City of Ventura Cultural Affairs Commission*
Bruce and Karen Little, Camarillo Democratic Club
Kate McLean, Board Member, Ventura County Community Foundation*
Joe Mendoza, Program Director, Ventura County Office of Migrant Education*
Maricela Morales, Deputy Executive Director, CAUSE*
Krystal Rose-Ramos, President, Ventura County Young Democrats
Zeke Ruelas, former Congressional candidate, and retired Longshoreman*
Puneet Sharma, Chief Information Officer, Oxnard Union High School District*
Marcy Sherbok, Board Member Congress of California Seniors*
Kathy Smiley, Treasurer, Democratic Women's Council of the Conejo Valley
Penny Strowger, Member, Ventura County Community Foundation*
Ana Maria Valle, Coordinator EOPS, Ventura County Community College District*
Audrey Vincent, Board Member, Task Force to End Homelessness in Santa Paula*

*For identification purposes