Endorsements

Organizations:

  • Democratic Party, Alameda County
  • Sierra Club
  • Empower Oakland
  • Building & Construction Trades Council of Alameda County
  • Teamsters, Joint Council District 7
  • Sheet Metal Workers, Local 104
  • Hispanic Engineers, Builders and Contractors (HEBCo)
  • Oakland Firefighters, IAFF Local 55
  • Laborers, Local 304
  • Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus
  • Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
  • East Bay Animal PAC
  • Interfaith Council of Alameda County
  • Families in Action for Justice
  • Plumbers & Steamfitters, Local 342
  • Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)
  • The Post Newspaper
  • Nor Cal Carpenters Union
  • SOS Oakland
  • Oakland Builders Alliance
  • Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte (PPAMM)

Elected Officials:

  • Hon. Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember
  • Hon. Janani Ramachandran, Oakland City Councilmember
  • Hon. Kevin Jenkins, Oakland City Councilmember
  • Hon. Carroll Fife, Oakland City Councilmember
  • Hon. Treva Reid, Oakland City Councilmember
  • Hon. Dan Kalb, Oakland City Councilmember
  • Hon. Lena Tam, Alameda County Supervisor
  • Hon. Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor
  • Hon. Jorge Lerma, Oakland Board of Education
  • Hon. Michael Hutchison, Oakland Board of Education
  • Hon. Sam Davis, Oakland Board of Education
  • Hon. VanCedric Williams, Oakland Board of Education
  • Hon. Clifford Thompson, Oakland Board of Education
  • Hon. Bill Patterson, EBMUD Director
  • Hon. Phong La, Alameda County Assessor 
  • Hon. Robert Raburn, BART Board Director
  • Hon. Trustee Ken Berrick, Alameda County Board of Education
  • Hon. H.E. Christian (Chris) Peeples, AC Transit
  • Hon. Jesse Arreguin, Mayor of Berkeley
  • Hon. Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mayor of Alameda
  • Hon. Courtney Welch, Mayor of Emeryville
  • Hon. Bryan Azevedo, San Leandro City Councilmember

Oakland Faith Leaders:

  • Monsignor Antonio Valdivia, Diocese of Oakland
  • Bishop Bob Jackson, Acts Full Gospel Church
  • Pastors Javier and Melinda Ramos, Shiloh Christian Church
  • Pastor Michael Vigil, Victory Outreach
  • Rev. Ken Chambers, Interfaith Council of Alameda County

Former Oakland Elected Officials:

  • Elihu Harris, Former Mayor of Oakland, Former State Assemblymember, Former Chancellor, Peralta Community Colleges
  • Frank Matarese, Former Alameda City Council Member
  • Joe Coto, Former California State Assemblymember
  • Gay Plair Cobb, Alameda County Board of Education (retired)
  • Larry Reid, Former Oakland City Councilmember
  • Loren Taylor, Former Oakland City Councilmember
  • Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Former Oakland City Councilmember
  • Ignacio de la Fuente, Former Oakland City Councilmember
  • Alan Yee, Former Port of Oakland Commissioner
  • Jumoke Hinton-Hodge, Former Oakland School Board Director
  • Sandre Swanson, Former State Assemblymember
  • James Harris, Former Oakland School Board member
  • Kerry Hamill, Former Oakland School Board member
  • Chris Dobbin, Former Oakland School Board member
  • Dan Siegel, Former Oakland School Board Member

Community, Education & Business Leaders

  • Chris Iglesias, Unity Council
  • Martin Waukazoo, Friendship House
  • Natalie Aguilera, Native American Health Center
  • Carol Wahpepah, Intertribal Friendship House
  • Aaron Ortiz, La Familia Counseling Center
  • Jane Garcia, La Clinica de la Raza
  • Kathy Chao Rothberg, Lao Family Community Development
  • Michelle Clark, Youth Employment Partnership (YEP)
  • Raymond Lankford, Oakland Private Industry Council
  • David Kakishiba, East Bay Asian Youth Center & Former Oakland School Board Director
  • Cynthia Elliott, Fruitvale Neighborhood Council & Jingletown Arts & Business Community
  • Josefina Alvarado Mena, Safe Passages
  • Alicia E. Perez, Safe Passages
  • Christopher Martinez, Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation
  • Gabriela Galicia, Street Level Health Project
  • Maciel Jacques, Centro Legal de la Raza
  • Rosa Velazquez, Latino Businesses Network & Allies
  • Joe Partida, Oakland Latino Chamber of Commerce
  • Carl Chan, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
  • Gary Moncher, Ph.D., Patten University
  • Abraham Ruelas, Ph.D., Patten Academy
  • Larrisa Adam, Education for Change
  • Nidya Baez, Fremont High School
  • Emiliano Sanchez, OUSD
  • Danny Wan, Port of Oakland
  • Cythnia Adams, Oakland NAACP
  • Kenneth E. Maxey II, Business & Community Leader
  • Cathy Leonard, Oakland Community Leader
  • David Silver, Education Leader
  • Larissa Adam, Education Leader
  • Rick da Silva, Business Leader
  • Richard Fuentes, Business & Community Leader
  • Sean Sullivan, Business & Community Leader
  • Carlos Plazola, Business & Community Leader
  • Jose Ortiz, Community Leader
  • Rafael Zamora, District 5 Business Owner
  • Esther Salinas, District 5 Business Owner
  • Crystal Wahpepah, District 5 Business Owner
  • Raul Cruz, District 5 Business Owner
  • Keba Konte, District 5 Business Owner
  • Fernando Pelayo, District 5 Business Owner
  • Bill Phua, District 5 Business Owner
  • Maria Sanchez, District 5 Community Leader
  • Luis Ortega, District 5 Community Organizer
  • Julio Burgos, District 5 Business Owner
  • Marisa Zamora, District 5 Business Owner
  • Everardo Rodriguez, District 5 Business Owner
  • Paul Cobb, Publisher, Post News Group
  • Geoffrey Pete, Business & Community Leader
  • Chris McKay, District 5 Business & Community Leader