ENDORSEMENTS
Elected Officials & Organizations
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United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)
California School Employees Association
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Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW)
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Betty Yee
Controller, State of California
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Anthony Portantino
State Senator, District 25, and Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
Nithya Raman
LA City Councilmember, District 4
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Jackie Goldberg
School Board Member, District 5, and former teacher, L.A. City Councilmember, and state Assemblymember
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Scott Schmerelson
School Board Member, District 3, and former school administrator
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Dr. George McKenna
School Board Member, District 1, and former school administrator
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East Area Progressive Democrats (EAPD)
Largest Democratic club in L.A. County and in California
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Democrats for Neighborhood Action (DNA)
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Stonewall Democratic Club
Centro CSO, Boyle Heights
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Parents Supporting Teachers (Padres Apoyando a Maestros)
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Network for Public Education Action (NPE Action)
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Feminists In Action
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NELA Climate Collective
Centro CSO
Angelenos for Green Schools
Eastside Padres Contra La Privatización /
Eastside Parents Against Privatization
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Community Leaders
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Erica Vilardi-Espinosa
Parent, public school advocate, and former candidate for Board District 2, Los Feliz
Alicia Romero Pérez
Teacher, City Terrace
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Koreen Cea
Teacher, Cypress Park, and elected delegate, L.A. County Democratic Party
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Gabby Cervantes
Community/parent advocate, Highland Park
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Jazmin García
Parent and Reclaim Our Schools* advocate, City Terrace
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Emily Spokes
Environmental leader, Highland Park
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Angelica Lopez Moyes
Parent and library, healthcare, and seniors advocate, Chinatown
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Judy and Art Flores
Public school supporters, El Sereno
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Carl Petersen
Parent of special-education students in LAUSD and 2017 candidate for District 2
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Jenni Chang
Parent and healthcare advocate, Los Feliz, and elected delegate, L.A. County Democratic Party
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Richard L. Ray
Disability rights leader and nationally renowned activist for the deaf and hard of hearing, Silver Lake
Vicky Montes
Teacher and parent, Lincoln Heights
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Josh Nuni
Neighborhood advocate, Los Feliz, and elected Executive Board member, L.A. County and state Democratic Party
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Brenda Del Hierro
Parent and Reclaim Our Schools* advocate, Highland Park
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Andrea García
School library aide, Cypress Park, and parent and union activist
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Dave Lara
Navy veteran, author, and LGBT advocate, Garvanza
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Elena Popp
Housing advocate and tenant protection leader, Lincoln Heights
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Lara Morrison
Environmental leader, bioethics instructor, and affordable housing advocate, Historic Filipinotown
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Cynthia Liu
Parent and K12 News Network editor, Downtown L.A.
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Carlos M. Montes
Civil rights and charter-school accountability advocate, Boyle Heights
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Ron Buckmire
Mathematician, professor, and cofounder of Black LGBT civil rights organization, Monterey Hills
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Estrella Sainburg
Former neighborhood council chair, Highland Park
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Lois Tryk
Parent of Marshall High School student and public education advocate, Silver Lake
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Liz Amsden
Northeast L.A. watchdog, neighborhood and budget advocate, and CityWatch contributor
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Josh Rutkoff
Parent, Highland Park
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Vicky Martinez
Parent and Reclaim Our Schools* advocate, Highland Park
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Irene Narváez
School administrator, Highland Park
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Rebecca Roe and Peter Olson
LAUSD parents and teachers, Highland Park
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Sharon Lilly and Joan Potter
Retired LAUSD administrator and longtime officer, Uptown Gay & Lesbian Alliance (UGLA)*, Highland Park
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Rafael Chagoya
Army veteran and Chair, EAPD Veterans Committee, Boyle Heights
Ernie Powell
Seniors advocate and anti-privatization leader, Koreatown
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Raul Macias
Youth sports organizer, Cypress Park
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Drew Paonessa
Media producer, Monterey Hills
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Christine Moore
Public school administrator, Highland Park
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Griselda Solís
School counselor, East Los Angeles
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Bennett Kayser
Former school board member, Echo Park
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Francisco Cendejas and Jenifer Crawford
Healthcare workers advocate and college faculty member, Lincoln Heights
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Ianthe Zevos
Creative director and affordable housing advocate, Silver Lake
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Seth Cutler
Retired teacher, Highland Park
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Sara Lee
Environmental and climate action advocate, Highland Park
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Hugh Esten and Margaret Crane
Good government and arts advocates, Highland Park
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Carol Ng
Retired youth services professional, Silver Lake
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Carlos Medina
LGBT advocate, Los Feliz
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Victor Frías
Educator and union leader, East L.A.
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Cheryl Ortega
Bilingual education leader, Los Feliz
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King Reilly and Sue Romo
Public-school advocates, Los Feliz
Antonieta García
Parent and caregiver, East L.A.
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Brittany Margulieux
Small business owner, Highland Park
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Laura Mannino
Women’s rights advocate and screenwriter, Highland Park
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Mary A. Fischer
Journalist and author, Highland Park
Elena Velarde
Retired special education adviser, Mt. Washington
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Jeff Horton
Former School Board Member, LAUSD
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Susan Reimers
Community advocate and board member, Echo Park Improvement Association (EPIA)*
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Guillermo Reyes
Community and veterans advocate, Cypress Park
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Sandra Madera
Progressive activist, Angeleno Heights
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Susan Philips
Resident, Silver Lake
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Israel Martin
Teacher, Los Feliz
Isa-Kae Meksin
Retired teacher and unrelenting activist, Angeleno Heights
David Y. Kim
Attorney, immigrant rights and LGBT leader, DTLA resident, and candidate for U.S. Congress
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Christopher Arellano
Union organizer and public education advocate, Lincoln Heights
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Rosa Rivas
Community leader and advocate for foster parents and youth, Garvanza
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Rick Tuttle
Former Los Angeles City Controller
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LIndsay Carlson
Attorney and member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Women Lawyers
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Luis López
Principal at Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Highland Park voter
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* = for individual identification purposes only; does not imply endorsement by entity
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