Endorsements from Community Leaders
Elected Officials:
Harley Rouda (D), U.S. House of Representatives, Member, District 48
Tom Umberg (D), CA State Senator, District 34
Cottie Petrie-Norris (D), CA State Assembly, District 74
Dr. Jack Bedell (R), Orange County Board of Education, Trustee, Area 4
Dr. Michael Simons (R), HB Union High School District Board of Trustees, Member
Dr. Duane Dishno (R), HB Union High School District Board of Trustees, President
Dr. Ralph Bauer (R), Former Mayor of HB, Former Pres. of HBUHSD, and Former Pres. of OVSD
Jack Souders (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, Clerk
John Briscoe (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, President
Patricia Singer (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, Member
Jamison Power (D), Westminster School District Board of Trustees, Member
Martha Flour (R), Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education, Clerk
Ashley Anderson (NPP), Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education, Member
Ernie Nishii (D), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, President
Sophia Tse (R), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, Clerk, Area 5
Keri Kropke (D), Brea Olinda Unified School District, Board of Education, Member
Al Jabbar (D), Anaheim Union High School District Trustee, Area 1
Walter Muneton (D), Garden Grove Unified School District Trustee, Area 3
Al Austin (D), Long Beach City Councilman, District 8
Sergio Contreras (D), Westminster Councilman
Ali Sajjad Taj (D), Artesia City Councilman
Ahmad Zahra (D), Fullerton City Councilman, District 5
Katrina Foley (D), Costa Mesa Mayor
Manuel Chavez (D), Costa Mesa City Councilman, District 4
Melissa Fox (D), Irvine Councilwoman
Nate Holden (D), AQMD Hearing Board Member, CA Senator, District 30 (retired) and LA City Councilman, District 10 (retired)
Local Education Leaders:
Margaret Friedmann, Ocean View Teachers Association, President
Jason Bozarth, CSEA Chapter 375, Ocean View School District, President
Shawn Werner, HB Union High School District District Educators Association, President
Jon Wales, Huntington Beach Elementary Teachers Association, President
Darla Merrill, West Orange County United Teachers, President
Ray Gaer, ABC Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2317, AFL-CIO, President
Organizations:
California Teachers Association (CTA); representing 350,000 educators statewide
California Federation of Teachers (CFT); representing 120,000 educators statewide
CSEA Chapter 375, Ocean View School District; representing 560 classified employees
Ocean View Teachers Association (OVTA); representing 450 OVSD teachers
West Orange County United Teachers (WOCUT); representing 1,400 teachers
Huntington Beach Union High School District Educators Association (DEA); representing 700 teachers
Huntington Beach Elementary Teachers Association (HBETA); representing 315 teachers
ABC Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2317, AFL-CIO, representing 1,100 teachers and nurses
Democratic Foundation of Orange County
*Titles used for identification purposes only
