Candidate for
Councilmember; City of Los Angeles; District 15

Los Angeles County Democratic Party

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca
Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz
Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks
Former Los Angeles City Controller Rick Tuttle
Former Los Angeles City Councilman Michael Woo
LAUSD Board President, Monica Garcia
LA Community College Board President Miguel Santiago
LA Community College Board Vice President Tina Park
LA Community College Board Trustee Kelly Candaele
LA Community College Board Trustee Steve Veres

Congresswoman Karen Bass
Congressman Howard Berman
Congresswoman Judy Chu
Congressman Mike Honda
Congresswoman Laura Richardson
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Norman Mineta, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (ret.)

State Controller John Chiang
Chair, California State Board of Equalization, Jerome Horton
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg
State Senator Kevin De Leon
State Senator Ed Hernandez
State Senator Mark Leno
State Senator Curren Price
State Senator Ted Lieu
State Senator Alan Lowenthal
State Senator Rod Wright
Speaker of the Assembly, John Perez
Assemblymember Steve Bradford
Assemblymember Betsy Butler
Assemblymember Gil Cedillo
Assemblymember Mike Davis
Assemblymember Mike Eng
Assemblymember Isadore Hall
Assemblymember Ricardo Lara
Assemblymember Holly Mitchell
Assemblymember Bill Monning
Former Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally
Former State Senator Martha Escutia
Former State Senator Betty Karnette
Former State Senator Sheila Kuehl
Former State Senator Richard Polanco
Former State Assemblymember Pedro Nava
Carson Mayor Jim Dear
Carson City Councilmember Lula Davis-Holmes
Carson City Councilmember Mike Gipson
Carson City Councilmember Julie Ruiz Raber
Carson City Councilmember Elito Santarina
Carson City Clerk Helen Kawagoe
Gardena City Councilmember Ron Ikejiri
Lawndale Councilmember Robert Pullen-Miles
Lomita City Councilmember Don Suminaga
Long Beach City Councilmember Robert Garcia
Long Beach City Councilmember Steve Neal
Former Long Beach City Councilmember Tonia Reyes Uranga
Water Replenishment District Board Member Lillian Kawasaki

Organizations

Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Gardena Valley Democratic Club
Korean American Democratic Committee
Long Beach Democratic Club
Los Angeles Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
New Frontier Democratic Club
Progressive Democratic Club
Southern California Armenian Democrats

Labor Organizations

AFSCME Local 3299
AFT Faculty Guild Local 1521
AFT Staff Guild Local 1521A
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1277
CAPE Los Angeles
Communications Workers of America District 9
Laborers Local 300
Laborers Local 507
Laborers Local 802
Operating Engineers Local 12
Painters District Council 36
Pile Drivers, Bridge, Dock & Wharf Builders Local 2375
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
TCU Local 1315
Teamsters Joint Council 42
Teamsters Local 911
UNITE HERE Local 11
United Industrial Workers SIU
United Steelworkers Local 675

Community Leaders

Cory Allen, California Young Democrats Regional Director, Los Angeles County*
Armond Aghakhanian, Chair Southern California Armenian Democrats*
Danny Bakewell, Publisher, Los Angeles Sentinel*
Robert Brandin, First Vice President, San Pedro Democratic Club*
Julian Burger, President, Progressive Democratic Club*
Charisse Bremond, Brotherhood Crusade*
Connie Calderon, Founder, Wilmington Teen Center*
Michael Chernus, Member, San Pedro Democratic Club
Ray Cordova, Chair, South County Labor AFL-CIO*
Laura Espinoza, Madres y Padres de Wilmington*
Mike Fong, Southern California Chair, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus*
Joyce Fredericks, Board Member, Harbor Regional Park Advisory Board*
John Frierson, Chairman, State Athletic Commission*
Gloria Gray, West Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors*
Bruce Horton, Secretary, Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council*
Tony Hale, President, Democratic Action Center of the South Bay*
"Sweet" Alice Harris, Executive Director, Parents of Watts*
Susan Jordan, Founder, CA Coastal Protection Network*
Celes King, IV, Advocate for Civil Rights, Education and Economic Justice
Salvador Lara, Wilmington Community Activist
Ray Madrigal, Executive Director, Harbor Community Development Corp.*
Joe Mendez. Community and Labor Activist
Nilo Michelin, Hawthorne School District Board of Trustees*
Jerry Mineghino, Long Beach Airport Commissioner*
Mary Nakahara, San Pedro High School, Class of 1939
Frank O'Brien, Director, Harbor-Watts Economic Development Corporation*
Darren Parker, Chair, California Democratic Party African American Caucus*
Carmen O. Perez, Former Long Beach Harbor Commissioner*
Carlos Prinzen, Banning High School Parents Center*
Melissa Ramoso, Filipino-American Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair LA/Orange County*
Rex Richardson, President, Long Beach Democratic Club*
Orasee Russell, President, Harbor City/Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce*
Maria Sanchez, Wilmington Community Activist
Magali Sanchez-Hall, Wilmington Community Activist
Lenora Stango, ILWU Retiree, Member, Four Democratic Clubs
John Stinson, Board Member, Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council*
Roberto Uranga, Chair-Elect National Community College Association*
Joeanne Valle, Exec. Dir., Harbor City/Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce*
Olivia Verrett, City of Carson Planning Commissioner*
Howard Welinsky, Chair, Democrats for Israel*
Nelson Williams, Board Member, Wilmington Neighborhood Council*
Patrick Wilson, President, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce*
Arturo Ybarra, Executive Director, Watts/Century Latino Organization*

• Titles used for identification purposes only