Endorsements from Community Leaders
Elected Officials:
Tom Umberg (D), CA State Senator, District 34
Cottie Petrie-Norris (D), CA State Assembly, District 74
Katrina Foley (D), Orange County Supervisor, District 2
Harley Rouda (D), U.S. House of Representatives, CA 48 (Retired)
Dr. Michael Simons (R), HB Union High School District Board of Trustees, President
Dr. Duane Dishno (R), HB Union High School District Board of Trustees, Alternate Clerk
Dr. Ralph Bauer (R), Former Mayor of HB, Former Pres. of HBUHSD, and Former Pres. of OVSD
Jack Souders (NPP), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, Vice President
John Briscoe (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, Member
Patricia Singer (R), Ocean View School District Board of Trustees, President
Jamison Power (D), Westminster School District Board of Trustees (Retired)
Martha Flour (R), Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education (Retired)
Dr. Paolo Magcalas, (D), Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education, President
Juan Gabriel Alvarez (D), Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education, Member
Ashley Anderson (NPP), Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education, Member
Carol Crane (D), Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education, Member
Ernie Nishii (D), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, Area 3, Clerk
Sophia Tse (R), ABC Unified School District, Board of Education, Area 5, President
Keri Kropke (D), Brea Olinda Unified School District, Board of Education (Retired)
Stephen T. Blount (D) North Orange County Community College District, Trustee Area 3
Al Jabbar (D), Anaheim Union High School District, Area , Member
Walter Muneton (D), Garden Grove Unified School District, Area 3, Member
Kris Erickson, (D) Orange Unified School District, Board of Education, Trustee Area 5
Robert Garcia (D), Mayor, City of Long Beach
Vincent Sarmiento (D), Mayor, City of Santa Ana
Ali Sajjad Taj (D), Mayor, City of Artesia
Natalie Moser (D), Huntington Beach City Councilmember
Dan Kalmick (D), Huntington Beach City Councilmember
Al Austin (D), Long Beach City Councilman, District 8
Dr. Jose Moreno (D), Anaheim City Councilman, District 3
Jesse Lopez (D), Santa Ana Councilowoman, Ward 3
Sergio Contreras (D), Westminster Councilman (Retired)
Ahmad Zahra (D), Fullerton City Councilman, District 5
Manuel Chavez (D), Costa Mesa City Councilman, District 4
Melissa Fox (D), Irvine Councilwoman (Retired)
Nate Holden (D), AQMD Hearing Board Member, CA Senator, District 30 (retired) and LA City Councilman, District 10 (retired)
Oscar Rodriguez (D), Huntington Beach Planning Commissioner
Local Education Leaders:
Margaret Friedmann, Ocean View Teachers Association, President Emeritus
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
Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC)
*Titles used for identification purposes only
