Endorsements2018

Elected Officials*

State Senator Ben Allen
U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass
State Assemblymember Marc Berman
State Senator Marty Block (Ret.)
State Assemblymember Richard Bloom
U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley
Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumenfield
California State Treasurer John Chiang
Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick (Ret.)
State Senator Kevin de León
U.S. Congressman Ted Deutch
United States Senator Diane Feinstein
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer
Los Angeles Community College District Vice President Mike Fong
State Assemblymember Laura Friedman
Calabasas Mayor Fred Gaines
U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego
Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
U.S. Congressman Jimmy Gomez
Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel (Ret.)
United States Senator Kamala Harris
State Senator Bob Hertzberg
Manhattan Beach Mayor Amy Howorth
Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz
Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Board Member Jay Lewitt
State Assemblymember Marc Levine
U.S. Congressman Mel Levine (Ret.)
State Board of Equalization Member Fiona Ma
Calabasas City Councilmember Mary Sue Maurer
U.S. Congresswoman Grace Napolitano
State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
State Senator Fran Pavley (Ret.)
Assembly Speaker Emeritus and UC Regent John A. Pérez
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Joy Picus (Ret.)
Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang
Calabasas Mayor Pro Tem David Shapiro
State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu
U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman
State Senator Henry Stern
Los Angeles City Controller Rick Tuttle (Ret.)
Calabasas City Councilmember Alicia Sherman Weintraub
State Senator Scott Wiener
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky (Ret.)

Organizations

California Democratic Party (CDP)**
Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV)
Democrats for Israel - Los Angeles (DFI - LA)
Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD)
North Valley Democratic Club**
San Fernando Valley Young Democrats (SFVYD)
Southern California Armenian Democrats
Stonewall Democratic Club
Stonewall Young Democrats (SYD)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Armenian National Committee of America Western Region (ANCA-WR)
CAL FIRE Local 2881
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
California Association of Professional Scientists
California Labor Federation
California League of Conservation Voters
California Legislative Jewish Caucus
California State Retirees
California Teachers Association (CTA)
IATSE Los Angeles Local Unions (The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 40
International Longshore & Warehouse Union SCDC
International Union of Operating Engineers (I.U.O.E.) Local 12
Iron Workers Locals 433 & 416
Laborers' Local 300 Union
National Union of Healthcare Workers
Painters & Allied Trades District Council 36
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles (PPLA)
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California State Council
Sierra Club California
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Steamfitters - Refrigeration Fitters of United Association (UA) Local 250
Teamsters Joint Council 42
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)
Voices for Progress

Environmental Leaders*

Marc Carrel, President & CEO, Breathe LA
Dan Freedman, Co-Chair, Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative (LASC)
Shona Ganguly, Associate Director, Advocacy & Campaigns, The Nature Conservancy
Michael Kadish, Executive Director, GRID Alternatives Los Angeles
Jonathan Parfrey, Executive Director, Climate Resolve
Jake Levine, Climate Advisor, President Obama
Bruce Saito, Director, California Conservation Corps
Robin Park, Former Associate Director, Trust for Public Land
Jim Kennedy, Clean Water Advocate

Community Leaders*

Elizabeth Badger, Founder/CEO, Minority Outreach Committee, Inc.
Jill Banks Barad, Founder and Chair, Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils
Donna Bender, Valley Pro-Israel Leader
Bryan Berkett, Board Member, American Jewish University
Leslie Bider, Past Chair, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Joshua Binder, Past President, The Guardians of the Los Angeles Jewish Home
Lance Bocarsly, Board of Directors, Menorah Housing Foundation
Lynette and Derek Brown, Valley Pro-Israel Leaders
Damian Carroll, Exec. Board Member, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
Catherine Sebring Coddington, Board Member, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats
Nancy Sher Cohen, Past Chair, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Jeff Daar, Past Chair, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
Scott Edelman, President, American Jewish Committee (AJC) Los Angeles Region
Shawn Evenhaim, Israeli-American Community Leader
Cece Feiler, Chair, Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC)
Alex Garay, Board Member, Encino Neighborhood Council
Cameron Gil, Board Member, Woodland Hills - Warner Center Neighborhood Council
Susan North Gilboa, Director, OurSpace LA
Robert Glushon, Past President, Encino Neighborhood Council
Daniel Gryczman, Past Land Use Chair, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Ada Horwich, Founding Board Member, Jewish Democratic Council of America
Janice Kamenir-Reznik, Co-Founder, Jewish World Watch
Ilan Kenig, Israeli-American Community Leader
Eric Kingsley, Former Regional Board Chair, Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Jessie Kornberg, President & CEO, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Mark Kuperstock, Board Chair, Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Angeles
Eve Kurtin, Pro-Israel Leader
Andrew Lachman, Small Business Chair, Democratic National Committee
Dr. Irving Lebovics, Chair, Agudath Israel of California
Abby J. Leibman, Co-Founder, California Women's Law Center
Jason Levin, Vice President of Communications, Los Angeles County Young Democrats
Guy Lipa, Board of Directors, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Jacob Lipa, Immediate Past Chair, Los Angeles Business Council
Daniel Lopez, President, Los Angeles County Young Democrats
Mark Louchheim, Immediate Past Board Chair, United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Samantha Millman, Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner
Gila and Adam Milstein
Courtney Mizel, Board Member, JQ International
Ari Moss, Past President, Shalom Institute
Scott Packman, Advisory Board Member, Creative Community for Peace
Heidi Praw, Board Member, Beit T’Shuvah
Dave Rand, Past Board Member, Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley
Tricia Robbins Kasson, Economic Development Director for the Hon. Bob Blumenfield
Alan Rosen, Past Chair, Valley Alliance of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Rachel Rosner, Board Member, Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing
Ari Ryan, National Board Member, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
Sandy Samuels, CSUN Professor
Steve Sass, President, Jewish Historical Society of So. California
Tzivia Schwartz-Getzug, Jewish Philanthropy Consultant
Heidi Segal, Board of Trustees, Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)
Jesse Sharf, Real Estate Division Chair, Make a Wish Foundation
Rabbi Joel Thal Simonds, Executive Director, Jewish Center for Justice
Daniel Tenenbaum, Commissioner, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Ernest Tepman, Board Member, Shalom Institute
Michael Tuchin, Pro-Israel Community Leader
Avi Wagner, Board Member, Lashon Academy
Howard Welinsky, Chair, Democrats for Israel
Sam Yebri, Founder and President, 30 Years After
Dick Ziman, Past Chair, City of Hope

*Titles are for Identification Purposes Only and Do Not Indicate an Organizational Endorsement

**Special General Election

Endorsements (2018)

Elected Officials*

Organizations

Environmental Leaders*

Community Leaders*