2012 CAMPAIGN ENDORSEMENTS
I am honored to have the support of the following community organizations and civic leaders for my re-election to the citywide seat on the Oakland City Council:
NEWSPAPERS
Oakland Tribune
East Bay Express
Bay Area Reporter
SF Bay Guardian
Oakland Post
El Mundo
ORGANIZATIONS
Alameda County Democratic Party
California Nurses Association
Service Employees International Union Local 1021
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21
International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Northern CA District Council
Sierra Club
Oakland Education Association
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
Oakland Rising Action
National Women’s Political Caucus – Alameda North
League of Conservation Voters of the East Bay
Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
John George Democratic Club
East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
East Bay Young Democrats
Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
Oakland-East Bay Democratic Club
Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
Harvey Milk Democratic Club
Black Women Organized for Political Action
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
East Bay Small Business Council
Oakland Latino Merchants Association
Asociación de Comerciantes y Profesionales de Oakland
Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance
Oakland Builders Alliance
Bayard Rustin Coalition
The Town PAC
INDIVIDUALS
| Hon. Gavin Newsom | Lieutenant Governor, State of California |
| Hon. Betty Yee | Board of Equalization Member, State of California |
| Hon. Loni Hancock | Senator, State of California |
| Hon. Mark Leno | Senator, State of California |
| Hon. Sandre Swanson | Assemblymember, State of California |
| Hon. Nancy Skinner | Assemblymember, State of California |
| Hon. Bob Wieckowski | Assemblymember, State of California |
| Hon. Joan Buchanan | Assemblymember, State of California |
| Hon. Tom Ammiano | Assemblymember, State of California |
| Hon. Keith Carson | Supervisor, County of Alameda |
| Hon. Richard Valle | Supervisor, County of Alameda |
| Hon. Marlon McWilson | Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education |
| Hon. Eileen McDonald | Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education |
| Hon. Pat Kernighan | Councilmember, City of Oakland |
| Hon. Chris Dobbins | Director, Oakland Unified School District |
| Hon. Alice Spearman | Director, Oakland Unified School District |
| Hon. Toni Cook | Former Director, Oakland Unified School District |
| Hon. Chris Peeples | Director, AC Transit |
| Hon. Nicky Gonzalez-Yuen | Trustee, Peralta Community College District |
| Hon. Malia Cohen | Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco |
| Hon. David Campos | Supervisor, City and County of San Francisco |
| Hon. Mark Luce | Supervisor, County of Napa |
| Hon. Jennifer Hosterman | Mayor, City of Pleasanton |
| Hon. Amy Worth | Vice Mayor, City of Orinda |
| Hon. Ash Kalra | Councilmember, City of San Jose |
| Hon. Bill Quirk | Councilmember, City of Hayward |
| Hon. Olden Henson | Former Councilmember, City of Hayward |
| Hon. Joyce Starosciak | Councilmember, City of San Leandro |
| Hon. Jim Prola | Councilmember, City of San Leandro |
| Hon. Pauline Cutter | Councilmember, City of San Leandro |
| Hon. Sue Chan | Councilmember, City of Fremont |
| Hon. Jesse Arreguin | Councilmember, City of Berkeley |
| Hon. Darryl Moore | Councilmember, City of Berkeley |
| Hon. Kriss Worthington | Councilmember, City of Berkeley |
| Hon. A. Sepi Richardson | Councilmember, City of Brisbane |
| Hon. Julie Pierce | Councilmember, City of Clayton |
| Hon. Teresa Cox | Trustee, Ohlone Community College District |
| Hon. Tony Thurmond | Trustee, West Contra Costa County Unified School District |
| Hon. Igor Tregub | Commissioner, City of Berkeley |
| Hon. Gus Newport | Former Mayor, City of Berkeley |
| Hon. Eric Bauman | Vice Chair, California Democratic Party |
| Hilary Crosby | Controller, California Democratic Party |
| Michael Colbruno | Member, Oakland Planning Commission |
| Kathy Neal | Member, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee |
| Michael Barnett | Member, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee |
| Mario Juarez | Member, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee |
| Jack Kurzweil | President, Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club |
| Edie Irons | Former President, East Bay Young Democrats |
| Rev. J. Alfred Smith, Sr. | Pastor Emeritus, Allen Temple Baptist Church |
| Rev. Daniel Buford | Director of Prophetic Justice Ministry, Allen Temple Baptist Church |
| Pastor Zach Carey | TrueVine Ministries |
| Pastor Jim Hopkins | |
| Marilyn Washington Harris | Executive Director, Khadafy Foundation for Nonviolence |
| Geoffrey Pete | Vice Chair, Oakland Black Caucus |
| Dorothy King | Owner, Everett & Jones |
| Darrel Carey | East Bay Small Business Council |
| Kemba Shakur | Founder, Urban Releaf |
| Richard Lee | Founder, Oaksterdam University |
| John Loh | Past President, Board of Port Commissioners |
| Christopher Fry-Lopez | Member, Save Oakland Sports |
| Tina Ramos | Owner, Tina Tamale |
| Lindsay Imai | |
| Leslie Bonett | |
| Chuck Johnston | |
| Eric Ciasullo | |
| Catherine Trimbur | |
| Pan Haskins | |
| Judy Appel | |
| Eric Young | |
| Ada Chan |
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