Endorsements
Elected Officials
Federal – State – County
Elected Officials:
Julia Brownley, Congresswoman
Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Monique Limon, State Senator
Hannah-Beth Jackson, Former State Senator
Steve Bennett, Assemblymember
Vianey Lopez, Ventura County Supervisor
Linda Parks, Ventura County Supervisor, Ret
Kathy Long, Ventura County Supervisor, Ret
Maggie Kildee, Ventura County Supervisor, Ret
John Zaragoza, Oxnard Mayor & Former Supervisor
Das Williams, Santa Barbara County Supervisor & Former Assemblymember
Susan Santangelo, Camarillo City Council
Martha Martínez-Bravo, Camarillo City Council
Laura Espinosa, Santa Paula City Council, Ret
John Procter, Santa Paula City Council, Ret
Gabino Aguirre, Fmr Mayor of Santa Paula
Albert Mendez, Fillmore City Council
Christina Reyes Villasenor, Fillmore City Council
Lynn Edmonds, Fillmore City Council, Ret
Brian Sipes, Fillmore City Council, Ret
Gayle Washburn, Fillmore City Council, Ret
Gabe Teran, Oxnard City Council
Gabby Basua, Oxnard City Council
Bert Perello, Oxnard City Council
Irene Pinkard, Oxnard City Council & OUHSD Trustee, Ret
Martha McQueen-Legohn, Port Hueneme City Council
Bobby Martinez, Port Hueneme City Council
Laura Hernandez, Port Hueneme City Council
Roseann Mikos, Moorpark City Council, Ret
David Pollock, Moorpark City Council, Ret
David Newman, Thousand Oaks City Council
Claudia Bill-de la Peña, Thousand Oaks City Council, Ret
Rachel Lang, Ojai City Council
Suza Francina, Ojai City Council
Doug Halter, Ventura City Council
Liz Campos, Ventura City Council
Sofia Rubalcava, Ventura City Council, Fmr
Carl Morehouse, Ventura City Council, Ret
School Board Trustees:
Josh Chancer, Ventura Community College District
Bernardo Perez, Ventura Community College District
Arleigh Kidd, Ventura County Board of Education
Dr. Mark Lisagor, Ventura County Board of Education
Dr. Ramón Flores, Ventura County Board of Education
Mike Teasdale, Ventura County Board of Education
Rachel Ulrich, Ventura County Board of Education
Charles Weis, Hueneme Elementary School District & Fmr County Superintendent of Schools
Patrick Fitzgerald, Pleasant Valley School District
Bob Rust, Pleasant Valley School District
Kristine Anderson, Rio School District Trustee
Tricia Gradias, Fillmore Unified School District
Tommy Frutos, Santa Paula Unified School District
Linda Baker Torres, Oxnard Union High School District
Karen Sher, Oxnard Union High School District
Genevieve Flores-Haro, Oxnard Union High School District
Rose Gonzales, Oxnard School District
Denis O’Leary. Oxnard School District, Ret
Alesia Martin, Rio School District
Rosa Balderrama, Rio School District
Kristine E. Anderson, Rio School District
Betsy Connolly, Conejo Valley Unified School District, Ret
Bill Gorback, Conejo Valley Unified School District
Lauren Gill, Conejo Valley Unified School District
Lisa Powell, Conejo Valley Unified School District
Jim Moynihan, Oak Park Unified School District
Atticus Ford Reyes, Ojai Unified School District
Sofya Bagdasaryan, Simi Valley Unified School District
Sabrena Rodriguez, Ventura Unified School District
James Forsythe, Ventura Unified School District
Amy Yamamoto Callahan, Ventura Unified School District, Ret
Special Districts:
Bev Dransfeldt, Pleasant Valley Rec & Park District Director
Jordan Roberts, Pleasant Valley Rec & Park District Director
Jason T Hodge, Oxnard Harbor District Commissioner
Mary Anne Rooney, Oxnard Harbor District Commissioner
Dave Stephenson, Crestview Mutual Water Director
Organizations
Unions:
Central Coast Labor Council
Oxnard Federation of Teachers and School Employees, Local 1273
SEIU 721, County Employees Southern California Public Service Workers
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 12
Sheet Metal Workers Local 104
SEIU-121RN , Registered Nurses and Healthcare Professionals
SEIU 2015, Southern California In-Home Healthcare Workers
SEIU- UHW United Healthcare Workers
UFCW Local 770 United Food and Commercial Workers
Community Groups:
CAUSE Action Fund
Center for Biological Diversity
Conejo Climate Coalition
Central Coast Environmental Voters
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Fund Her
Political Groups:
Ventura County Democratic Party
Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County
United Democrats for Progress Ventura County
Ventura County Young Democrats
GOOD Club – Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats
Santa Clara Valley Democrats
Democratic Club of Camarillo
Simi Valley Democratic Club
Moorpark Democratic Club
Democratic Club of Ventura
Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley
Democratic Women’s Council of the Conejo Valley
Community Leaders (personal endorsements):
Dolores Huerta, Labor Activist
Oscar Hernandez, Assistant Superintendent, Rio School District
Dr. Tom McCoy, Superintendent, Oxnard Union High School District
Ted Lawrence, Principal, Oxnard Union High School District
Mark Contreras, Principal, Oxnard Union High School District
Shannon Houston-Scott, Principal, Oxnard Union High School District
Maricruz Hernandez, Principal, Oxnard Union High School District
Marianne Ramos, Principal, Oxnard Union High School District
Brenda Bravo, Principal, Oxnard Union High School District
Daisy Tatum, Ret. Principal, Oxnard Union High School District
Rich Cervantes, District Governor, California Lions
Albert & Glenda Learn, Santa Paula Lions
Victor Martinez, President, Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions
Mike Nunez, Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions
Richard Bellman, Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions
Dr. Hillary Ling, Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions, Retired Camarillo Dentist
Bill & Ginger Schulze, Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley & Amber’s Light Lions
Mary Jo Cervantes, Amber’s Light Lions
Dr. Kalani Jose, Oxnard Noontimers Lions, Chiropractor, Kalani Total Wellness, Oxnard
Grace Tuazon, Officer, Filipino Community of Ventura County, Deputy Director, Filipino American Council of Ventura County
Eduardo Miranda, National Latino Peace Officers Association
LaRita Montgomery, 20th Century Onyx Club Inc.
Raye Keene, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Alasdair Coyne, Keep Sespe Wild
Junemarie Justus, Founder, The Acorn Project
Tom Justus, CEO, The Justus Groups
Tom Garcia, Owner, Tomas Cafe, Oxnard
Roberto Garcia, Owner, Garcia Mortuaries, Oxnard
Denise Carter, Regional Director, Mission Hospice, Comedian
Julio Lopez, Owner, Mi Pueblo Cafe, Loru’s Cafe, & Money Pancho’s, Oxnard & Camarillo
Corrine Larson, Owner, Earl Joseph Shoes, Camarillo
Vanessa Frank, Immigration Attorney
Barbara Macri-Ortiz, Real Estate & Education Attorney
Xavier Gallegos, Employment Attorney
Maria Elena Ramirez, Community Activist
Merrill Berge, Community Activist
Lauren De La Torre, Community Activist
Miguel Rodriguez, Community Organizer
Amadeo Sumano, Farmworker Advocate & Community Organizer