Endorsements
Our campaign is honored to be supported by current and former elected officials and community leaders.
Organizational Endorsements
BAYMEC
California Renters Council
The Campanile
Carbon Free Palo Alto
The Daily Post
Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley
Democratic Activists for Women NOW (DAWN)
IBEW 332
League of Conservation Voters
The Mercury News
National Women's Political Caucus of Silicon Valley
Peninsula for Everyone
Peninsula Young Democrats
Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
Santa Clara County Democratic Party
Santa Clara County High School Democrats of America
SEIU Local 521
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club
Silicon Valley Stonewall Democrats
South Bay Labor Council
Verde Magazine
Local Elected & Appointed Officials*
Marc Berman, California State Assemblymember
Adrian Fine, Palo Alto Mayor
Alison Cormack, Palo Alto City Council Member
Liz Kniss, Palo Alto City Council Member & Former Mayor
Jennifer DiBrienza, Palo Alto Unified School District Board Member
Shounak Dharap, Palo Alto Unified School District Board Vice President
Betsy Bechtel, Former Palo Alto Mayor
& Former Trustee at Foothill De Anza Community College District
Bern Beecham, Former Palo Alto Mayor
Sid Espinosa, Former Palo Alto Mayor
Terry Godfrey, Former Palo Alto Unified School District President
Larry Klein, Former Palo Alto Mayor
Judy Kleinberg, Former Palo Alto Mayor
Gail Price, Former Palo Alto City Council Member
& Former Palo Alto Unified School District Board Member
Greg Scharff, Palo Alto Utilities Advisory Commissioner & Former Mayor
Dana Tom, Former PAUSD School Board Member and President
Cory Wolbach, Former Palo Alto City Council Member
Gary Kremen, Santa Clara Valley Water District
Lisa Forssell, Palo Alto Utilities Advisory Commission Vice Chair
Bart Hechtman, Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commissioner
Dr. Billy Riggs, Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commissioner
Stacey Ashlund, Former Palo Alto Parks & Recreation Commissioner
Claude Ezran, Former Chair Palo AltoHuman Relations Commission
Lee Lippert, Former Vice Chair of the Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission & Former Architecture Review Board Commissioner
Bonnie Packer, Former Planning & Transportation Commissioner & Affordable Housing Advocate
Regional Elected & Appointed Officials*
Bernie Sanders, US Senator from Vermont
Ro Khanna, US Congressional Representative
Ash Kalra, California State Assemblymember
Alex Lee, Candidate for State Assembly
Susan Ellenberg, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Jane Kim, Former San Francisco Supervisor
Otto Lee, Former Sunnyvale Mayor & DNC Delegate
Lisa Gauthier, East Palo Alto City Council Member
Drew Combs, Menlo Park Vice Mayor
Ellen Kamei, Mountain View Vice Mayor
Lucas Ramirez, Mountain View City Council
Ellen Wheeler, Mountain View Whisman School District Trustee
Lenny Siegel, Former Mountain View Mayor
Pat Showalter, Former Mountain View Mayor
Neysa Fligor, Los Altos Vice Mayor
Jessica Speiser, Los Altos School District Board Member
Giselle Hale, Redwood City Council Member
Nancy Smith, Sunnyvale Vice Mayor
Karina R. Dominguez, Milpitas City Council Member
Aisha Wahab, Hayward City Council Member
Sara Lamnin, Hayward City Council Member
Lori Cunningham, Cupertino Union School District President
Patrick Ahrens, Foothill-De Anza Community College District Trustee
David Cohen, Berryessa Union School District Governing Board Member
Wendy Root-Askew, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Trustee
Helen Chapman, Director-Elect of the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Wendy Ho, President San Jose Evergreen Community College District
IdaRose Sylvester, Mountain View Human Relations Commission Chair
Emily Ramos, Mountain View Rental Housing Committee Chair
Chelsea Bonini, Former San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Trustees President
Richard Mehlinger, Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Chair
Partial list. * Titles listed for identification purposes only.
Community Leaders & Activists*
Democratic Party Leaders
Mary Hughes, Political StrategistJosh Becker, Candidate for State Senate, SD-13Justine Burt, Author & Environmental ActivistGina Dalma, California Democratic Party Elected Member, AD-24Kimberly Ellis, California Democratic Party MemberDallas Fowler, DNC Delegate & Equity ActivistGlenn Glazer, Executive Board Member, California Democratic PartyAlex Nuñez, California Democratic Party Elected Member, AD-24Amar Shergill, California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus ChairOmar Torres, Regional Director, California Democratic PartyJackie Wheeler, California Democratic Party Elected Member, AD-24
Community Leaders
Craig Allen, Clean Energy AdvocateDaniel Allen, RetiredJill Asher, Abilities ActivistCarol Bacchetti, CommunityDr. Kelsey Banes, Housing ActivistElizabeth Beheler, Community VolunteerGregory Bell, Business PersonStanley Bishop, Data ScientistOwen Byrd, LawyerMagdalena Cabrera, Environmental EducatorKatie Causey, Candidate for PAUSD BoardBenjamin Cintz, AttorneyLeah Cowan, Palo Alto Community ActivistAlison Coy-Richards, Community VolunteerTom Culbertson, Palo Alto Teacher
Partial list. * Titles listed for identification purposes only.