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This information is provided by the candidate
 
Ben is endorsed by the Santa Monica Daily Press, the Malibu Times, and a wide range of our communities' most respected leaders, including Zev Yaroslavsky, Sheila Kuehl, Julia Brownley, Fran Pavley, Bobby Shriver, and Sharon Barovsky.
 
Organizations / Newspapers
 
Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association 
Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS) 
Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability, Direction (LEAD) 
Los Angeles County Democratic Party 
Santa Monica Democratic Club 
Santa Monicans for Renters Rights (SMRR) 
SEIU 
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO 
The Malibu Times 
Santa Monica Daily Press 
Santa Monica Observer
 
Current and Former Elected Officials
 
Judy Abdo, Former Santa Monica Mayor 
Sharon Barovsky, Member, Malibu City Council 
Richard Bloom, Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem 
Julia Brownley, Member, California State Assembly 
Oscar de la Torre, President, Board of Education 
Delaine Eastin, Former CA Superintendent of Public Instruction 
Jose Escarce, Vice President, Board of Education 
Michael Feinstein, Former Santa Monica Mayor 
Bruria Finkel, Former Santa Monica Arts Commissioner, Former SM Rent Board Member 
David Finkel, Santa Monica College Trustee, Retired Judge 
John Garamendi, California Lieutenant Governor 
Ken Genser, Member, Santa Monica City Council 
Nancy Greenstein, Santa Monica College Trustee 
Michael Hill, Former Member, SMMUSD Board of Education 
Patricia Hoffman, Former President, SMMUSD Board of Education 
Louise Jaffe, Vice President, Santa Monica College Board of Trustees 
Sheila Kuehl, California State Senator 
John Laird, California State Assemblymember 
Maria Leon-Vazquez, Member, Board of Education 
Ralph Mechur, Member, Board of Education 
Jeff Modisett, Former State Attorney General (IN) 
Pam O'Connor, Santa Monica City Council, MTA Board Chair 
Fran Pavley, former State Assemblymember, Author of AB 32, State Senate Candidate 
Kelly Pye, Member, Board of Education 
Rob Rader, President, Santa Monica College Board of Trustees 
Bill Rosendahl, Los Angeles City Councilman 
Margaret Quiñones-Perez, Santa Monica College Trustee 
Jose E. Serrano, United States Congressman 
Bobby Shriver, Member, Santa Monica City Council 
Barry Snell, Member, SMMUSD Board of Education 
Andy Stern, Member, Malibu City Council 
Tony Vazquez, Former Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem 
Andrew Walzer, Santa Monica College Trustee 
Kathy Wisnicki, Member, SMMUSD Board of Education, Malibu Parent 
Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor 
Dennis Zane, Former Santa Monica Mayor
 
Elena Allen, Former Chair, Santa Monica Arts Commission, Former Public School Teacher 
Bill Bauer, Santa Monica Daily Press Columnist 
Claudia Bautista-Nicholas, Teacher, Santa Monica High School 
Bernie and Beverly Bienstock, Santa Monica Parents, Engineer and Writer 
Christopher Braun, Chiropractor, Santa Monica Rent Board Candidate 
Lynda Brewer, Staff/Employees' Representative, UC Regents 
Bruce Cameron, Director, Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau 
Dina Cervantes, Former Student Trustee, Santa Monica College 
Michael Cox, Chair, California Sustainable Student Coalition 
Gleam Davis, Santa Monica Planning Commissioner 
Shari Davis, Chair, Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS) 
Kevin Dukelow, Environmental Filmmaker 
Chris Edley, Education Scholar, Obama Advisor, UC Berkeley Law Dean 
Ralph Erickson, Retired Judge, Former President, Malibu Democratic Club 
Todd Flora, Member, SMRR Steering Committee 
Diana Garcia, Former Teacher, Santa Monica High School 
Michael Gisser, Attorney, SM Resident 
Mike Gruning, Former Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce 
Iris Halpern, Former Chair, Boalt National Lawyers' Guild Chapter 
Chris Harding, Former President, SM Chamber of Commerce 
Don Hedrick, Teacher, Santa Monica High School 
Joy Horowitz, Santa Monica Parent 
Carol Jago, President, National Council of Teachers of English, former Santa Monica High teacher 
Peggy Hall Kaplan, SM Museum of Art, Malibu Journalist 
Samuel Kaplan, Malibu Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Commission 
Harry Keiley, Teacher, President, Classroom Teachers' Association, Member CALSTRS Board 
Jim Korb, SM Resident, UCLA Physician 
David M. Kramer, Malibu Parent 
Robert Kronovet, Rent Board Candidate 
Sherry Lansing, UC Regent, Former CEO, Paramount Pictures 
Tom Larmore, Former President, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce 
Rochelle Lewis-Fanali, Former Chair, Santa Monica-Malibu PTA Legislative Committee 
Jose Lopez, Editor in Chief, California Law Review 
Krystal Lopilato 
Maria Loya, Pico Neighborhood Association 
Steve Marcy, Lincoln Teacher, Troop 2 Scoutmaster 
James McGrath, SM Resident, Former Class President, UCLA Law School 
Carl McKinzie, Attorney 
Rena McKinzie, Member, Santa Monica High School Alumni Association Board of Directors 
Josh Mendelsohn, Local Businessman, SM Resident, District Alum 
Leah Mendelsohn, SM Community Volunteer, Democratic Party Activist 
Will Nicholas, PhD, SMMUSD Parent, Board Member, Connections for Children 
Colleen O'Beirne Brydon, Malibu High School Parent 
Gene Oppenheim, M.D., Santa Monica Library Board 
Lucas Oppenheim, former Student Member, SMMUSD Board of Education 
Matt Risman, SM Resident, LAUSD Teacher, District Alum 
Michael Risman, SM Resident, Attorney 
Jerry Peace Activist Rubin, Santa Monica City Council Candidate 
Genise Schnitman, Member, SMRR Steering Committee 
Darren Schultz, Former Santa Monica High School ASB President 
Patti Schwartz, Malibu High School Parent 
Scott Schwartz, Malibu High School Parent 
D'Artagnan Scorza, Inglewood Teacher, UC Regent 
Rebecca Simon, LA-Westside Board Member, National Women's Political Caucus 
Henry Stern, Malibu High School Alum 
Laure Stern, Malibu Parent & Youth Advocate 
Linda Sullivan, Member, SMRR Steering Committee 
Sonya Sultan 
Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, SMC Academic Senate President 
Roger Thornton, SMRR Treasurer 
Nick Warshaw, President, California College Democrats 
Sarton Weinraub, Psychologist, Former Student Body President, Santa Monica High School 
Ted Winterer, Santa Monica City Council Candidate 
Graham Wong, Santa Monica Businessman and Advocate for Youth 
Danny Zlatnik
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