"Thank you again for advocating for gun violence prevention and making a commitment to govern with gun safety in mind."
2024 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
2024 endorsements
ORGANIZATIONS
AFSCME California
Association of California State Supervisors
BAYMEC
Cal Fire, Local 2881
California Association of Professional Scientists
California Association of Highway Patrol
California Consumer Attorneys
California Democratic Party (CDP)
California Environmental Voters
California Faculty Association
California High School Democrats
California Labor Federation AFL- CIO
California Mountain Biking Coalition
California Nurses Association (CNA)
California Professional Firefighters
California School Employees Association (CSEA)
California State Retirees
California Teacher’s Association (CTA)
California Women's List
California Young Democrats
Clean Water Action
Dean Democratic Club
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
Democratic Women's Club of Santa Cruz County
Equality California
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
Health Care for All
Housing Action Coalition
IBEW Local 234
Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA)
Monterey Bay Central Labor Council AFL-CIO
Monterey/Santa Cruz Building & Construction Trades Council
National Women's Political Caucus of California
Nor Cal Carpenters Union
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 393
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
San Jose Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 230
Santa Cruz County Democratic Party
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Shatter PAC
Sierra Club CA
Sierra Club - Ventana Chapter and Loma Prieta Chapter
Silicon Valley Democratic Club
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club (SVAPADC)
Solar Rights Alliance
South Bay Labor Council AFL-CIO
United Domestic Workers/AFSCME local 3930
United Farm Workers
UPTE-CWA 9119
YIMBY Action
FEDERAL & STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIALS
Alex Padilla, United States Senator
Anna Eshoo, United States Representative
Zoe Lofgren, United States Representative
Jimmy Panetta, United States Representative
Jim Costa, United States Representative
Gavin Newsom, Governor of California
Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California
Malia Cohen, California State Controller
Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
Ricardo Lara, California Insurance Commissioner
Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Robert Rivas, Speaker of the California State Assembly
Dave Cortese, California State Senator
John Laird, California State Senator
Johan Klehs, Former State Board of Equalization and Former State Assemblymember
Jim Beall, Former California State Assemblymember
Conny McCormack, Former Los Angeles County Register-Recorder/County Clerk
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Manu Koenig, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 1
Zach Friend, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 2
Justin Cummings, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 3
Bruce McPherson, Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 5
Edith Driscoll, Santa Cruz County Auditor/Controller-Treasurer/Tax Collector
Jeff Rosell, Santa Cruz County District Attorney
John Leopold, Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 1
Ryan Coonerty, Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 3
Gary Patton, Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 3
Fred Keeley, Santa Cruz City Mayor
Jack Dilles, Scotts Valley City Mayor
Kristen Brown, Capitola City Council
Gabriela Triguerio, Santa Cruz City Council, District 1
Scott Newsome, Santa Cruz City Council, District 4
Susie O'Hare, Santa Cruz City Council, District 5
Renee Golder, Santa Cruz City Council, District 6
Don Lane, Former Santa Cruz City Mayor
Cynthia Mathews, Former Santa Cruz City Mayor
Rebecca Garcia, Former Watsonville City Mayor
Lowell Hurst, Former Watsonville City Mayor
Sandy Brown, Former Santa Cruz City Council
Bruce Van Allen, Santa Cruz County Board of Education, Area 2
Rose Filicetti, Santa Cruz County Board of Education, Area 4
Donna Ziel, Cabrillo Community College District, Area 1
Christina Cuevas, Cabrillo Community College District, Area 3
Rachael Spencer, Cabrillo Community College District, Area 4
Steve Trujillo, Former Cabrillo Community College District, Area 7
Jennifer Holm, Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Kyle Kelley, Santa Cruz City School District, Area 2
Amanda Jackson Miller, Soquel Union Elementary School District, Area 1
Cindy Ranii, Former Santa Cruz City School District Trustee
Reed Geisreiter, Santa Cruz Port District
SANTA CLARA COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
Sylvia Arenas, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 1
Otto Lee, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 3
Susan Ellenberg, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 4
Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 5
Mike Wasserman, Former Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 1
Pam Foley, San Jose City Council, District 9
Javed Ellahie, Monte Sereno City Council
Rene Spring, Morgan Hill City Council
Lawrence Carr, Former Morgan Hill City Council
Jim Reed, Former Scotts Valley City Council
Raeena Lari, Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 7
Kathy Chavez Napoli, Gavilan Joint Community College District, Area 1
Alicia Cortez, Gavilan Joint Community College District, Area 2
Minh Pham, Alum Rock Union School District
Theresa Bond, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District
Brian Wheatley, San Jose Unified School District, Area 4
COMMUNITY LEADERS
*Titles for identification purposes only
Marty Ackerman
Dolores Alvarado
Brackin Andrews
Leslie Andrews
Eliza Ballantyne
Gloria Behman
Len Beyea
Shinehah Bigham
Rene Bloch
Patrice Boyle
Bruce Bratton
Cathy Calfo
Kathy Chávez Napoli
Louis Chiaramonte
Gwen Chiaramonte
Betsy Clark
Carolyn and Curt Coleman
Leslie Conner
Julie Conway
Alicia Cortez
Cyndi Dawson
Lisa Dilles
Stacey Falls
Shary Farr
Brendan Farrell
Iwalani Faulkner
Bojana Fazarinc
Debra Feldstein
Ellen Fitzgerald Murtha
Peter Gelblum
Glenda Garcia
Don Gartner
Mary Gill
Robert and Susan Gliner
Rachel Goodman
Ron Goodman
Jack and Nancy Gordon
Maureen Heath
Adia Hoag
Dottie Jakobsen
Elaine Johnson
Dorene Kastelman
Carrie Kelley
Jo Kenny
Marc and Linda Kerner
Michele and Bob Kibrick
Greg Larson
Caren Daniels Lagonmarsino
Moira Leigh
Valerie Leveroni Corral
Robert Lewis
Lucy Lofrumento
Nancy Macy
Marlene Martin
Monica Martinez
Mary McMillan
Tibi McCann
Lynn McKibbin
Tina Medeiros
Gail Michaelis-Ow
Cathryn Ming Hyde
Tricia Montalvo Timm
Dorsey Moore
Diane Morgenstern
Ellen Fitzgerald Murtha
Francie Newfield
Mary Lou Nicoletti
William Ow
Jane Parks-McKay
Casey Protti
Mike Pruger
Colleen Raner-Walter
Cynthia Ranii
Ann Ravel
Craig Reinarman
Jenny T Sarmiento
Jane Scott
Barry Scott
Pauline Seales
William Seligmann
Francis Seludo
Clare Sheils
Renee Shepherd
Yvette Simon
Ruth Silver Taube
Stacey Smith
Rachael Spencer
Rae Spencer
Miriam Strombler
Leslie Stoner
Kathy Torgersen
Lara Triona
Steve Trujillo
Bruce Van Allen
Selene Vega
Jenni Veitch-Olson
Pauline Wildman
Linda Wilshusen
Jonathan and Susan Wittwer
George Wylie
Robert Zeiss