Candidate for
Insurance Commissioner; Democratic Party

Organizations

• California Medical Association
  
• California Nurses Association
  
• Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
  
• California Professional Firefighters
  
• California Small Business Association
  
• California League of Conservation Voters
  
• Equality California PAC
  
• California Latino Labor Caucus
  
• Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  
• State Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
  
• LiUNA (Laborers' International Union of North America)
  
• Communications Workers of America, District 9, AFL-CIO
  
• Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
  
• United Food and Commercial Workers
  
• California School Employees Association
  
• United Teachers Los Angeles
  
• Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47
  
• Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 40
  
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3
  
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12
  
• Los Angeles County Fire Fighters Local 1014
  
• Ventura County Professional Firefighters' Association
  
• United Firefighters of Los Angeles City
  
• Petaluma Firefighters Local 1415
  
• Crest Forest Professional Firefighters Local 4105
  
• Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
  
• Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS)
  
• Los Angeles School Police Association
  
• Chula Vista Police Officers Association
  
• Long Beach Police Officers Association
  
• San Jose Police Officers Association
  
• San Bernardino County Safety Employees' Benefit Assn (SEBA)
  
• HONOR PAC
  
• La Raza Roundtable of California

• San Diego LGBT Democratic Club
  
• Chicano Democratic Association (San Diego)
  
• Long Beach Democratic Club
  
• Lambda Long Beach Democratic Club
  
• Stonewall Democratic Club
  
• Young Stonewall Democratic Club
  
• Los Angeles County Young Democrats
  
• South County Democrats United
  
• West Hollywood-Beverly Hills Democratic Club
  
• Democratic Women of the San Fernando Valley
  
• John Muir Democratic Club (Bellflower)
  
• Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club (Cerritos)
  
• San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
  
• Inspiring Values Democratic Club (Antelope Valley)
  
• Silicon Valley Young Democrats (Santa Clara)
  
• San Mateo County Democratic Straw Poll 2010 Winner
  
• Harvey Milk Democratic Club (San Francisco)
  
• Potrero Hill Democratic Club (San Francisco)
  
• Sonoma County Young Democrats

• Contra Costa Times
  
• Oakland Tribune
  
• Los Angeles Sentinel
  
• La Opinion

• Xavier Becerra
  
• Howard L. Berman
  
• Judy Chu
  
• George Miller
  
• Grace F. Napolitano
  
• Laura Richardson
  
• Lucille Roybal-Allard
  
• Brad Sherman
  
• Henry Waxman

• Ron Calderon
  
• Denise Moreno Ducheny
  
• Gloria Negrete McLeod
  
• Alan Lowenthal
  
• Christine Kehoe
  
• Roderick D. Wright
  
• Sheila Kuehl (Retired)
  
• President pro tempore emeritus Don Perata

• Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass
  
• Tom Ammiano
  
• Juan Arambula
  
• Julia Brownley
  
• Wilmer Amina Carter
  
• Mike Eng
  
• Cathleen Galgiani
  
• Isadore Hall III
  
• Bonnie Lowenthal
  
• Fiona Ma
  
• Tony Mendoza
  
• Bill Monning
  
• Anthony J. Portantino
  
• Curren D. Price
  
• Mary Salas
  
• Nancy Skinner
  
• Betty Karnette (Retired)
  
• George Nakano (Retired)

• Gloria Molina, Los Angeles County
  
• George Shirakawa, Santa Clara County
  
• Yvonne B. Burke, Los Angeles County (Retired)

• Joe Aguilar, Mayor, Commerce
  
• Luis Aguiñaga, Mayor Pro-Tem, South El Monte
  
• Felipe Aguirre, Mayor, Maywood
  
• Luis Alejo, Vice Mayor, Watsonville
  
• Tina Baca Del Rio, Mayor Pro Tem, Commerce
  
• Bruce W. Barrows, Mayor, Cerritos
  
• Victor Bello, Vice Mayor, Bell
  
• Art Brown, Mayor Pro-Tem, Buena Park
  
• Barbara J. Calhoun, Mayor Pro Tem, Compton
  
• Aide Castro, Mayor Pro Tem, Lynwood
  
• Joseph Cho, Mayor Pro Tem, Cerritos
  
• George Cole, Former Council Member, Bell
  
• Ignacio De La Fuente, Vice Mayor, Oakland
  
• Vera Robles DeWitt, Former Mayor, Carson
  
• Raymond Dunton, Mayor Pro Tem, Bellflower
  
• Joe Esquivel, Vice-Mayor, Lakewood
  
• Victor Farfan, Mayor Pro Tem, Hawaiian Gardens
  
• Priscilla Flores, Mayor, Bell Gardens
  
• Bob Foster, Mayor, Long Beach
  
• Michael Gomez, Mayor, Hawaiian Gardens
  
• Henry C. Gonzalez, Mayor, South Gate
  
• Veronica Guardado, Vice Mayor, Maywood
  
• Oscar Hernandez, Mayor, Bell
  
• Roger Hernandez, Mayor, West Covina
  
• Teresa Jacobo, Vice Mayor, Bell
  
• Kevin Johnson, Mayor, Sacramento
  
• Dr. Manuel M. Lopez, Former Mayor & Council Member, Oxnard
  
• Luis H. Marquez, Mayor Pro Tem, Downey
  
• Gregory Martinez, Vice Mayor, South Gate
  
• Diane J. Martinez, Mayor, Paramount
  
• Ana Rosa Rizo, Mayor Pro-Tem, Maywood
  
• Jennifer Rodriguez, Mayor Pro Tem, Bell Gardens
  
• Maria Teresa Santillan, Mayor, Lynwood
  
• Ray T. Smith, Mayor, Bellflower

• Richard Alarcon, Council Member, Los Angeles
  
• Yvonne Arceneaux, Council Member, Compton
  
• Luis Artiga, Council Member, Bell
  
• Randy Bomgaars, Council Member, Bellflower
  
• Roger C. Brossmer, Council Member, Downey
  
• Sergio Calderon, Council Member, Maywood
  
• Gustavo Camacho, Council Member, Pico Rivera
  
• Tony Cardenas, Council Member, Los Angeles
  
• Daniel Crespo, Council Member, Bell Gardens
  
• Steve Croft, Council Member, Lakewood
  
• Maria R. Davila, Council Member, South Gate
  
• Bill De Witt, Council Member, South Gate
  
• Robert C. Fierro, Council Member, Commerce
  
• Alfredo Flores, Council Member, Lynwood
  
• Larry Forrester, Council Member, Signal Hill
  
• David R. Gafin, Council Member, Downey
  
• Nancy Gall, Councilmember, Beaumont
  
• Robert Garcia, Council Member, Long Beach
  
• Joseph Gonzales, Council Member, South El Monte
  
• Dr. Mario A. Guerra, Council Member, Downey
  
• José Huizar, Council Member, Los Angeles
  
• Gil Hurtado, Council Member, South Gate
  
• Laura Lee, Council Member, Cerritos
  
• Jesse M. Luera, Council Member, Norwalk
  
• George Mirabal, Council Member, Bell
  
• Andy Molina, Council Member, Huntington Park
  
• Jim Morton, Council Member, Lynwood
  
• Owen Newcomer, Council Member, Whittier
  
• Michael J. Noll, Council Member, Signal Hill
  
• Cliff Numark, Council Member, Torrance
  
• Jeffrey Prang, Council Member, West Hollywood
  
• Ed Reyes, Council Member, Los Angeles
  
• Ramon Rodriguez, Council Member, Lynwood
  
• Bill Rosendahl, Councilmember, Los Angeles
  
• Julie Ruiz-Raber, Council Member, Carson
  
• Gerrie Schipske, Council Member, Long Beach
  
• Danielle Soto, Council Member, Pomona
  
• Gustavo Velasco, Council Member, Santa Fe Springs
  
• Harold Williams, P.E., Former Council Member, Carson
  
• Dennis P. Zine, Councilmember, Los Angeles

• Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca

• Margarita Alejo, Commissioner, Santa Cruz County Latino Affairs Commission
  
• Richard Barrera, Board Member, San Diego Unified School District
  
• Frank Biehl, Trustee, East Side Union High School District
  
• Margaret Bonetti, Trustee, Salinas Union High School
  
• Chris Brown, Trustee, Savanna School District
  
• Xavier E. Campos, Commissioner, City of San Jose Planning Commission
  
• Lorraine M. De La O, Commissioner, Pico Rivera
  
• Oscar de la Torre, Board Member, Board of Ed., Santa Monica-Malibu USD
  
• Richard Duarte, Coordinator, Ventura County Region P-16 Council
  
• Rebecca Gallardo, Commissioner, Santa Clara County Planning Commission
  
• Eddie Garcia, Trustee, East Side Union High School District
  
• Art Hernandez, Trustee, Ventura County Community College District
  
• Esau Herrera, Board Member, Alum Rock Elementary School District (San Jose, CA) & Past President, California Latino School Board Member Assn.
  
• Dick Jaquez, Board of Trustees, Oxnard Union High School
  
• Brenda J. Knight, Commissioner, City of Beaumont Planning Commission
  
• Kim-Shree Maufas, Member, San Francisco Board of Education
  
• Dolores Marquez, Trustee, Alum Rock School District (K-8)
  
• Rudy C. Montalvo, Board Member, Central Basin Municipal Water District
  
• Sally Ortiz Hoyt, Commissioner, Bell Gardens Police Commission
  
• Jose Preciado, Board Member, South Bay Irrigation District (Chula Vista)
  
• Dr. Lupe Rivas, President, CA Retired Teachers Assoc.-Santa Cruz Chapter*
  
• Ari Ruiz, Commissioner, City of Los Angeles Children, Youth and Their Families Commission
  
• John Santoianni, Commissioner, City of Anaheim
  
• Scott Svonkin, Vice President, San Gabriel School Board
  
• Allen Treen, Commissioner, City of South Gate Civil Service Commission
  
• Charles Trevino, Director, Upper San Gabriel Municipal Water District
  
• Ana Valencia, Board Member, Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School Board
  Fernando Vasquez, Commissioner, City of Downey Planning Commission

• Stephen Abreu, Attorney, Emeryville
  
• Carlos R. Acuña, Attorney, El Centro
  
• Wendy Askew, Monterey Community Leader
  
• David Barron, City Clerk, City of Monterey Park
  
• Gustavo Camacho, Director, Whittier Boulevard Merchants Association*
  
• Tim Carmichael, Environmentalist
  
• Beverly Church RN, CA Department of Health Care Services
  
• Marjorie Crandall, Ph.D., Health Consultant, Yeast Consulting Services
  
• Douglas P Dye, Democratic Candidate for 66 AD
  
• Willis Edwards, Member, NAACP National Board
  
• S Debra Evans, Board Member, Latino Equality Alliance
  
• Ruben Guerra, Chairman, The Latin Business Association
  
• Yvonne R. Gutierrez, Community Leader, Oxnard
  
• Jose Luis Hernandez, President & Founder, Grupo de Autismo Angeles*
  
• Octavio Hernandez, Vice President, Club Guadalajara USA*
  
• Susan Jordan, Candidate, California State Assembly District 35
  
• Merrie Kapp, Hands-On Democracy*
  
• Coby King, MWW Group
  
• Valerie Lichtman, School Librarian, Rim of the World USD
  
• Henry "Hank" L. Lacayo, State President, Congress of California Seniors
  
• Alicia Llinnas, PSA Director, Lazer Broadcasting Corp.
  
• Armando Lopez, Partner, Plaza Development Partners
  
• Michael Maindi, Member, Hands-On Democracy*
  
• Keith Malone, Community Leader, Los Angeles
  
• Atilano Peter Martinez
  
• Anthony Mendez, Realtor, CAR Director
  
• Kerry A. Murphy, Teacher, San Jose Conservation Corps & Charter School
  
• Beth O'Halloran, Community Leader, San Francisco
  
• Pablo F. Ortiz, Hispanic Market Specialist, Gold Coast Broadcasting
  
• Anthony Peña
  
• Brian Polejes, Member, DSCC (San Diego)
  
• Nii-Quarterlai Quartey, Community Engagement Advisor, Courage Campaign
  
• Carmen Ramos-Soriano
  
• Alicia A. Reyes, La Hermandad Mexicana
  
• George J. Sandoval, Producer/Director, West End Productions
  
• David Schneider, Community Leader, Beverly Hills
  
• Fernando Vasquez, Community Development Manager, National CORE

Labor Leaders*

• Richard J. Alonzo, Boeing/UAW Liaison, United Auto Workers
  
• Nancy A. Biagini, Staff Representative, CWA
  
• John (Jack) E. Brennan, Retired Teacher, California *Teachers Association*
  
• Dawn Bronsema, Retiree Director, California State Employees Association
  
• Larry Caballero, California Teachers Association
  
• Tom Chavez, California State Employees Association
  
• Dennis Csillag, President, NABET CWA Local 54
  
• Gregg Fritchle, SEIU Local 721
  
• Bob Hardrick, AFSCME MAT
  
• Roberto Hernandez, SEIU 1021
  
• Debra J. Hurd, OPEIU 277
  
• Rick Icaza, President, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 770*
  
• Dan McCrory, Recording Secretary, National Writers Union UAW 1981
  
• Judy McEntire, San Diego Labor Council
  
• Jorge Alberto Olvera, AFSCME 3299
  
• Jim Rodriguez, Teamster #896
  
• Sam M. Saiu, Business Representative, IAMAW
  
• John Stewart, California State Employees Association
  
• Neil Struthers, CEO, Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building Trades Council
  
• Yolanda Villanueva, SEIU 1000
  
• Lucia Villarreal, California Retired Teachers; CABE; NABE
  
• Al Ybarra, Executive Secretary Treasurer (Retired), Orange County Central Labor Council - AFL-CIO

Democratic Leaders*

• Alex Gallardo-Rooker, First Vice Chair, California Democratic Party
  
• Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr., Secretary, California Democratic Party
  
• Steven K. Alari, Member, Democratic National Committee
  
• Charlie Ara, President, Palm Desert Greens Democratic Club
  
• Christopher Arellano, Member, LACDP
  
• Nicholas Ashbaugh, Delegate, 36th AD
  
• Nathan Barone, Member, California Young Democrats, CAHSD
  
• Maxwell Bay, Treasurer, Cabrillo Democrats
  
• Jim Benson, Vice Chairman, 68th Democratic AD PAC
  
• Judy Ann Blake, Alternate Member, Democratic County Committee
  
• Steve Blount, Candidate, 67th Assembly District
  
• Sue Boloorchi, Community Actvist, Ventura
  
• Steven Brown, Member, Simi-Moorpark Democratic Club
  
• Sergio Carrillo, Regional Director, CDP Region 17
  
• Edward Castillo, Member, Oxnard Democratic Club, LULAC, Personnel Commission
  
• Eduardo Cisneros, Delegate, 46th AD
  
• Colleen J. Colson, Delegate, 45th AD
  
• Patricia A. Correia, Recording Secretary, Democratic Club of the High Desert
  
• John Paul Drayer, Former President, Bellflower Democratic Club
  
• Dr. Gwendolyn Driver, Member, John Muir Democratic Club
  Christopher J. Duvali, Treasurer, Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club
  
• Elaine Duvali, Delegate, 56th AD
  
• Swanee A. Edwards, Santa Clara County CC
  
• Mary Ellen Early, Member, DNC
  
• Sally Esquivel, Member, Bellflower Democratic Club
  
• Steve Ferguson, Past District-Level Delegate Democratic National Convention
  
• Brenda Flores, Delegate, 58th AD
  
• Mike Fong, Chair, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus of CDP
  
• Lee Frank, Sherman Oaks
  
• Kermit Franklin, PhD, Delegate, 36th AD
  
• Bill Gallaher, Former Chair, Ventura County Central Committee
  
• Erika Gallo, Delegate, 45th AD
  
• Paul Garcia, Delegate, 60th AD
  
• Nancy Garcia, Delegate, 60th AD
  
• Leticia Garcia, Secretary, Fontana Democratic Club
  
• Lorraine Geittmann, President, Beach Cities Democratic Club
  
• Bob Gerecke, Past President, Democratic Club of Claremont
  
• Michael George Glover, Nominee, Democratic Party Nominee for 70th AD '06/'08
  
• Ross Gomez, Morgan Hill
  
• Marcos Gonzales, Delegate, 54th AD
  
• Jacob Haik, Chair, CDP 54th Assembly District
  
• Ron Hansel, LACCDP, 57th AD
  
• Rosie Haq, Delegate, 53rd AD
  
• Jodell Haws, Chair, Ventura County Central Committee
  
• John Heaner, CDP Region 13 Director
  
• Leah K. Herzberg, Member, 41st AD LACDP, Valley Democrats United
  
• Annette Saint John, Corresponding Secretary - Board, Valley Democrats United
  
• Rene Ka'l, Member, Midway Democratic Club
  
• Howard Katz, Candidate, 49th Congressional District (Temecula)
  
• Nancy Koller, Member, CDP Central Committee
  
• Nancy Kriz, Treasurer, 70 AD DAC
  
• Michael Kulka, President, Democratic Alliance for Action, Santa Clarita*
  
• Silvia M. Landers, President, Latino Democratic Club
  
• Ivan Light, Chair, 59 AD committee
  
• Henry Lo, Delegate, 49th AD
  
• Ronald Lozano, Delegate, 58th AD
  
• Ruben Macareno, President, Latino Democrats of Tulare County
  
• Thomas Marchese, Delegate, 54th AD
  
• Marie E. McClintoch, Treasurer, Democratic Club of the High Desert & GLBT
  
• Stephanie Mitchell, 10th AD Delegate, DSCC
  Estevan
  
• J. Montemayor, San Diego Vice Chair, CDP *Chicano/Latino Caucus
  
• Maigue Mueraz, Vice President/Newsletter Editor, Valley Dems United
  
• Robert Nakahiro, Delegate, 45th AD
  
• Sylvia Navarro, Member, Demoratic Member of Conejo Valley. Ventura County DCC
  
• Roberto Negrete, District Director, San Fernando Valley
  
• Nikki Noushkam, President, Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club
  
• Maribel Nunez, CD 44 Community Organizer, Organizing for America
  
• Richard W. Odell, Past President, Midway Democratic Club
  
• Brad Parker, President, Valley Democrats United
  
• John P Perez, Chair, CDP 58th Assembly District
  
• Karen Pogoda, Delegate, 43rd AD
  
• Brian Polejes, Member, Democratic State Central Committee
  
• Ricardo & Modesta Pulido, President, Mexican American Democratic Club
  
• Dr. Rita Ramirez-Dean, President, Democratic Women of the Inland Empire
  
• Sharon Romano, Member, Calaveras County Democratic Central Committee*
  
• Lisa Romines, Delegate, 46th AD
  
• Alex W. Sachs, Political Action VP, San Diego Democratic Club
  
• Evette Santana, Secretary, John Muir Democratic Club
  
• Tillman Sherman, Chair, Calaveras DCC*
  
• Patricia Skinner Skinner Sulpizio, Delegate, CDP
  
• Silissa Uriarte-Smith, Member, South County Dems United
  
• Anna Soto, Rules Committee Co-Chair, LACDP
  
• Michael Stabile, CDP Delegate, Alternate-LACDP, Newsletter Editor, Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club
  
• Pat Stanyo, Chair, Gray Panthers of Long Beach
  
• Venita Strange, Member, Northeast Democratic Club
  
• Mike Suarez, President, Pomona Valley Democratic Club
  
• Zephyr Tate-Mann, Delegate, AD 59
  
• Mark Taylor, Delegate, CDP
  
• Mary Ann Tipton, Member, Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club
  
• Omar Torres, Parliamentarian, California Young Democrats
  
• Susan Uballe, North Vice Chair DP Orange County and President Progressive Women in North OC
  
• John Vassiliades, Delegate, 67th AD
  
• Joanne Young Wendler, DSCC Member
  
• Minerva L. Williams, Delegate, 37th AD, Santa Clarita Valley Dems
  
• Wayne Williams, Delegate, 41st AD
  
• Kelley S. Willis, Past President, West Los Angeles Democratic Club
  
• Karen M. Wingard, Regional Director, Reg. 12, Region 12, California Democratic Party