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Endorsements

Individuals*

Assemblymember – Ash Kalra

Assemblymember – Evan Low

Assemblymember – Marc Berman

Attorney and Former San Jose Rotary President – Fernando Zazueta

BAYMEC, Vice President – Michael Lomio

Campbell City Councilmember – Sergio Lopez

CEO, Valley Health Foundation - Michael Elliot

Chair, California Transportation Commission – Carl Guardino

Chair, San Jose Community Energy Advocates – Ruth Merino

Chair, San Jose Parks and Recreation Commission – Kelly Snider

City of Santa Clara Community Advocate – Mary Grizzle

City of Santa Clara Planning Commissioner – Nancy Biagini

Community leader – Bill Rankin

Community leader – Gabrielle Chavez Lopez

Community leader – Janikke Klem

Congressmember – Anna Eshoo

Congressmember – Ro Khanna

Congressmember – Zoe Lofgren

County Assessor – Larry Stone

County Supervisor – Cindy Chavez

County Supervisor – Otto Lee

County Supervisor and Chair – Susan Ellenberg

East Side Union High School District Board Member – Pattie Cortese

Former Assemblymember – Paul Fong

Former CEO, San Jose Downtown Association – Scott Knies

Former CEO, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition – Ted Smith

Former CEO, United Way Bay Area – Kevin Zwick

Former County Board of Education – Darcie Green

Former County Supervisor – Blanca Alvarado

Former County Supervisor – Ken Yeager

Former County Supervisor – Rod Diridon Sr. 

Former Editorial Page Editor, Mercury News – Barbara 

Former Executive Director, Committee for Green Foothills – Megan Fluke

Former Executive Director, Veggielution – Cayce Hill

Former FEC Commissioner and Santa Clara County Counsel – Ann Ravel

Former Los Gatos Town Councilmember – Marico Sayoc

Former Palo Alto Mayor – Peter Drekmeier

Former San Jose Councilmember – Raul Peralez

Former San Jose Councilmember – Trixie Johnson​

Former San Jose Councilmember and Valley Water Board – Linda LeZotte

Former San Jose Mayor – Ron Gonzales

Former San Jose Mayor – Sam Liccardo

Former San Jose Planning Commissioner – Brian O'Halloran

Former San Jose Planning Commissioner – Chuck Cantrell

Former San Jose Planning Commissioner – Norm Kline

Former Santa Clara City Councilmember – Teresa O'Neill

Former Santa Clara Vice Mayor – Rod Diridon Jr.

Former Sunnyvale City Councilmember – Gustav Larssen

Founder, Chargepoint – Richard Lowenthal

Founding Principal, Salas O'Brien – Carl Salas

Fremont Union High School District Board Member – Rod Sinks

Italian American Heritage Foundation – Dana Zuccarrello

Italian American Heritage Foundation – Ken Borelli

Los Gatos Town Councilmember – Maria Ristow

Los Gatos Town Councilmember – Rob Moore

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Director – Yoriko Kishimoto

Milpitas Councilmember – Anthony Phan

Mountain View City Councilmember – Lucas Ramirez

Mountain View City Councilmember – Margaret Abe-Koga

Mountain View Mayor – Pat Showalter

President, Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club – Edwin Tan

Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University – Terry Christensen

San Jose City Councilmember – Pam Foley

San Jose Coucilmember – Omar Torres, (dual)

San Jose Councilmember – Dev Davis

San Jose Councilmember – Domingo Candelas

San Jose Councilmember – Sergio Jimenez

San Jose Evergreen Community College District – Wendy Ho

San Jose Library and Early Education Commissioner and nonprofit leader – Patricia Gardner

Santa Clara City Councilmember – Kathy Watanabe

Santa Clara City Councilmember – Raj Chahal

Santa Clara City Councilmember – Suds Jain

Santa Clara County Open Space Authority Director – Helen Chapman

Santa Clara Mayor – Lisa Gillmor

Santa Cruz Mayor – Fred Keeley

Senator – David Cortese

Senator – Josh Becker

Senator and Former California Natural Resources Agency Secretary – John Laird

Small Business Founder/General Manager - A Slice of New York – Kirk Vartan

Sunnyvale Mayor – Larry Klein

Water District Board Member & District 2 Incumbent – Barbara Keegan

West Valley - Mission Community College District – Anne Kepner

West Valley - Mission Community College District – Karl Watanabe

West Valley - Mission Community College District – Randi Kinman

Organizations

AFSCME Local 101

IFPTE Local 21

Santa Clara County Democratic Club

Dean Democratic Club

Democratic Activists for Women Now

League of Conservation Voters, Santa Clara County

Planned Parenthood Marmonte

* affiliations listed for identification purposes only

Awards

San Jose Parks Foundation Community Hero, 2023
Climate Smart Champion, City of San Jose 2020
Woman of the Year Trailblazer Award, State Senator Jim Beall, 2019
Local Leadership Award, California Housing Consortium, 2015
Women of Influence, San Jose Business Journal, 2012
Women in Leadership, YWCA, 2011
40 Under 40, San Jose Business Journal, 2008

Boards and Community

Chair and Co-Founder, SV@Home, 2015 to present
Chair, Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters, 2002 to 2024
Chair, San Jose Planning Commission, 2015-2021
Court Appointed Special Advocate, 2004 to 2018
Fellow, American Leadership Forum, 2014
Silicon Valley Housing Trust Board, 2012-2022
Board of Governors, California Housing Consortium, 2005-2014
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter Board, 2002-2004
Community Technology Alliance Board, 2002-2005
Advisory Board, Great Communities Collaborative, 2011-2015
Appointee, San Jose General Plan Task Force, 2008-2011
Appointee, California High Speed Rail Committee, 2011-2012
Association of Bay Area Governments Regional Planning Committee, 2002 to 2014
Co-Chair, 2020 Measure S for the Santa Clara Valley Water District
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