Endorsements

Sandra is proud to be endorsed by:

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Los Angeles Daily News

Elected Officials

Attorney General Kamala Harris
U.S. Rep Janice Hahn
U.S. Rep Karen Bass
U.S. Rep Julia Brownley
U.S. Rep Tony Cardenas
U.S. Rep Joaquin Castro
U.S. Rep Judy Chu
U.S. Rep Dan Maffei
U.S. Rep Scott Peters
U.S. Rep Louise Slaughter
Former California State Treasurer Phil Angelides
State Senator Holly Mitchell
State Senator Jim Beall
State Senator Loni Hancock
State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
State Senator Carol Liu
State Senator Lois Wolk
Former State Senator Christine Kehoe
Former State Senator Becky Morgan
Former State Senator Joe Simitian
Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins
Assemblymember Tom Ammiano
Assemblymember Susan Bonilla
Assemblymember Cheryl Brown
Assemblymember Cristina Garcia
Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez
Assemblymember Isadore Hall
Assemblymember Chris Holden
Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal
Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner
Assemblymember Mark Stone
Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman
Assemblymember Shirley Weber
Assemblymember Das Williams
Former Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Emeritus Fiona Ma
Former Assemblymember Jackie Goldberg
Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin
Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez
Former Los Angeles City Controller Rick Tuttle
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Ruth Galanter
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Joy Picus
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Roz Wyman
Los Angeles Community College District Trustee, Mona Field
Los Angeles Community College District Trustee, Nancy Pearlman
Former Los Angeles Community College District President, Georgia Mercer

Local Elected and Appointed Officials

West Hollywood Mayor John D'Amico
Redondo Beach City Councilmember Steve Sammarco
Former Redondo Beach City Councilmember Stevan Colin
Former Hermosa Beach City Councilmember Jeff Duclos
Former Hermosa Beach Mayor George Schmeltzer
Beverly Hills School Board Member Lewis Hall
Former Beverly Hills School Board Member, Alissa Roston
Former Hermosa Beach School District Trustee, Ray Waters
Compton Mayor Aja Brown
Mayor Pro Tempore Huntington Beach Joe Shaw
Huntington Beach Councilmember Connie Boardman
San Diego City Councilmember David Alvarez
Susan Rose, Former Santa Barbara County Supervisor
San Francisco County Supervisor Jane Kim
Joy Atkinson, Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
Cary Brazeman, Mid City West Community Council
Stephanie Cubba, West Hollywood Women’s Advisory Board*
John Frierson, Chair, California Athletic Commission*
Stacey Jones, Commissioner, City of West Hollywood Business License Commission
Geraldine Kennedy, Former Santa Monica Planning Commissioner
Miriam Aroni Krinsky, Former President, LA City Ethics Commission
Wendy Mitchell, Commissioner, California Coastal Commission*
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board*
Rebecca Ninburg, Vice President, City of Los Angeles Commission on Status Women**
Stefani Poretz, Board Member, Mid City West Neighborhood Council
Sandra Pressman, Chair, Beverly Hills Fine Art Commission
Heidi Shink, City of West Hollywood Commissioner for Human Services
Nadia Sutton, Member of Women's Advisory Board, City of West Hollywood*
Ruth Williams, Public Safety Commissioner, City of West Hollywood

Organizations

Americans for Democratic Action, Southern California
California Legislative Democratic Women's Caucus
California League of Conservation Voters
California League of Latin American Citizens/National League of Latin American Citizens
California List
California NOW
California Park and Recreation Society
California Small Business Association
Democracy for America
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
EMILY's List
Golden State Manufactured Home Owners League Political Action Committee
Military Mental Health Project
Miss Revolutionaries
NARAL Pro-Choice California
National Women's Political Caucus of California
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County
PowerPAC+
Pride PAC
San Fernando Valley/Northeast Los Angeles Chapter, NOW
Sierra Club
Women in Leadership
Women's Political Committee
Women Under Forty Political Action Committee
Women's Campaign Fund

Labor Leaders and Organizations

AFSCME California PEOPLE
AFSCME District Council 36
AFSCME Local 1902
AFT Staff Guild 1521a
Amalgamated Transit Union California Conference Board
CAL FIRE Local 2881
California Association of Professional Employees
California Conference of Machinists
California Federation of Teachers
California Nurses Association
California Professional Firefighters
Communication Workers of America Southern California Council
El Camino College Federation of Teachers
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 94
International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Southern California District Council
Ironworkers Local 416
Ironworkers Local 433
Los Angeles College Faculty Guild AFT Local 1521
Los Angeles County Firefighters Association
National Association of Social Workers
National Union of Healthcare Workers
Operating Engineers Local 12
Teamsters Joint Council 42
Torrance Firefighters Association
Transportation Communication Union Local 1315
UC-AFT Local 1990 (UCLA)
Union of American Physicians and Dentists, Local 206
United Association Local 250 Steamfitters/Refrigeration (UA 250)
United Automobile Workers Region 5 CAP Council Southern California
United Domestic Workers, Local 3909
United Farm Workers
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770
United Firefighters of Los Angeles City
United Steelworkers Legislative Education Committee for Los Angeles and Orange Counties
University Council-AFT
Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder, United Farm Workers
Raymond Cordova, Chair, South County Labor AFL CIO*
Betty Dukes, Plaintiff, Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Supreme Court Case
Carl Friedlander, President (ret.), Community College Council, California Federation of Teachers
Leslie Gersicoff, Executive Director, Jewish Labor Committee Western Region*
Rabbi Jonathan Klein, Executive Director, CLUE-LA* (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice)
Ai-Jen Poo, Advocate for Women and Low-Wage Workers
Aquilina Soriano Versoza, Executive Director, Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California*

Democratic Party Leaders & Clubs

Beach Cities Democratic Club
Bruin Democrats
California State University, Northridge Democrats
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
Feminist Democrats
Gardena Valley Democratic Club
Mexican American Democratic Club
New Frontier Democratic Club
Progressive Democratic Club
Torrance Democratic Club
University of Southern California Democrats
West LA Democratic Club
Alex Gallardo-Rooker, Vice Chair, California Democratic Party
Daraka Larimore-Hall, Secretary, California Democratic Party
Judy Jacobs, Chair, CDP Children's Caucus* and President of the Helen L. Doherty Democratic Club*
Kristen Kavanaugh, Chair, CDP Veterans’ Caucus, Committee on Women Veterans*
Thomas Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Chair, CDP Irish American Caucus
Darren Parker, Chair, CDP African American Caucus
Christine Pelosi, Chair, CDP Women’s Caucus
Lawson Stuart, Chair, CDP Veterans’ Caucus
Kate Weber, 2013 CDP Veteran of the Year, Cal Vet Woman Veteran Leader of the Year
Dante Atkins, Progressive Caucus Chair, California Young Democrats
David Atkins, Chair, Ventura County Democratic Party
Teresa Bird, Secretary, Beach Cities Democratic Club*
Kathryn Campbell, President, Beach Cities Democratic Club & 66th AD Democratic Woman of the Year 2014
Norman Chramoff, Co-Chair, Platforms Committee, California Democratic Party
Suzie Ditmars, member of the California Senior Legislature
Becca Doten, Member, Democratic National Committee
Courtney Driver, National Committeewoman and Black Caucus Chair, California Young Democrats
Lorraine Geittmann, CDP Credentials Committee*
Tracy Gore!, Membership Chair, West LA Democratic Club
Jimmy Gow, Torrance Democratic Club*
David Graham-Caso, Former President, Los Angeles County Young Democrats
Sue Gunther, CDP Environmental Caucus Secretary
Tony Hale, CDP AD66 Executive Board Member, Former President, Beach Cities Democratic Club*
Ty Halen, Communications Director, California Young Democrats LGBTQ Caucus
Kaitlin Lawson, CSUN Young Democrats
Edna Murphy, Treasurer, Beach Cities Democratic Club*
Dency Nelson, Vice President, Beach Cities Democratic Club*
Teresa Savo, Parliamentarian, Palos Verdes Democrats*
Bill Roberts, CDP AD62 Delegate, 62nd AD Democratic Man of the Year 2014
Rochelle Schneider, CDP AD66 Delegate
Connie Sullivan, Past President of Palos Verdes Democrats*
John Vigna, President, California Young Democrats
Carolyn Waters, CDP AD62 Delegate
Ray Waters, CDP AD62 Delegate
Kelley Willis, Secretary, West LA Democratic Club

Environmental Leaders

Sierra Club
California League of Conservation Voters
California Park and Recreation Society
Ed Begley Jr., Environmental Activist
Bruce Campbell, Environmental Advocate
Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Board of Directors, National Wildlife Federation*
Sue Gunther, CDP Environmental Caucus Secretary
David Holtzman, South Coast Air Quality Management District*
Wendy Mitchell, Commissioner, California Coastal Commission*
Stephanie Molen, Environmental Activist
Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board*
Aaron Paley, Executive Director & Co-Founder CicLAvia*
Jonathan Parfrey, Executive Director, Climate Resolve*
Susana Reyes, Sierra Club National Board of Directors and Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters Board Member
Nancy Sutley, Former Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality*
Jean Watt, President, Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks

Gender Equaity Leaders

California Legislative Democratic Women's Caucus
California NOW
EMILY's List
Miss Revolutionaries
NARAL Pro-Choice California
National Women's Political Caucus of California
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County
San Fernando Valley/Northeast Los Angeles Chapter, NOW
Women in Leadership
Women's Political Committee
Women Under Forty Political Action Committee
Women's Campaign Fund
Betsy Berkemer-Credaire, Past President, National Association of Women Business Owners of CA*
Rebecca Blanton, former Executive Director, California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls*
Autumn Buriss, Founder and Director, Survivors for Solutions
Araceli Campos, Association of California Commissions for Women*
Stephanie Cubba, West Hollywood Women’s Advisory Board*
Karen DeCrow, former President of NOW
Jane Hasler Henick, Women’s Community Activist
Ilyse Hogue, President, NARAL
Kate Karpilow, Executive Director, California Center for Research on Women*
Karen Mulhauser, Former National Executive Director, NARAL
Rebecca Ninburg, Vice President, City of Los Angeles Commission on Status Women**
Farrah Parker, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women**
Christine Pelosi, Chair, CDP Women’s Caucus
Ai-Jen Poo, Advocate for Women and Low-Wage Workers
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, “Miss Representation” Filmmaker
Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem
Nadia Sutton, Member of Women's Advisory Board, City of West Hollywood*
Karen Teegarden, Founder, UniteWomen*
Cathy Unger, Women's Community Leader
Sarah Weddington, Attorney who won Roe v. Wade
Sophia Yen, Co-Founder, SheHeroes.org

Education Leaders

AFT Staff Guild 1521a
California Federation of Teachers
El Camino College Federation of Teachers
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
Los Angeles College Faculty Guild AFT Local 1521
UC-AFT Local 1990 (UCLA)
University Council-AFT
Los Angeles Community College District Trustee, Mona Field
Los Angeles Community College District Trustee, Nancy Pearlman
Former Los Angeles Community College District President, Georgia Mercer
Former Beverly Hills School Board Member, Allissa Roston
Former Hermosa Beach School District Trustee, Ray Waters
Roberta Achtenberg, Former Chair, Cal State University Board of Trustees
Woodrow Clark, Qualitative Economist
Janice Eckstrand, Special Education Activist
Carl Friedlander, President (ret.), Community College Council, California Federation of Teachers
Areva Martin, Esq., Founder of Special Needs Network, Inc.*
Dale Petrulis, Education Advocate
Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO, Girls Who Code

Veteran's Advocacy Leaders

Military Mental Health Project
Jacob Angel, Executive Director, Military Mental Health Project*
Susan L. Burke, Attorney for Victims of Military Sexual Assault
Zoe Dunning, former Board Co-Chair, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network*
Kristen Kavanaugh, Chair, California Democratic Party Veterans’ Caucus, Committee on Women Veterans*
Toni Reinis, Co-Founder, New Directions for Veterans
Lawson Stuart, Chair, CDP Veterans’ Caucus
Kate Weber, 2013 CDP Veteran of the Year, Cal Vet Woman Veteran Leader of the Year
Amy Ziering, Producer, Invisible War

LGBTQ Advocacy Leaders

Pride PAC
Dustin Lance Black, Founding Board Member, American Foundation for Equal Rights
Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force*
Masen Davis, Executive Director, Transgender Law Center*
Ty Halen, Communications Director, California Young Democrats LGBTQ Caucus
Mara Keisling, Founding Executive Director, National Center for Transgender Equality*
Kate Kendell, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights*
Catherine Shugrue dos Santos, Director of Client Services, Anti Violence Project*
Sharon Stapel, national advocate against violence affecting LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities
Maureen Steiner, Board President, Lambda Archives*
Chris Svoboda, LGBTQ Community Advocate
Zach Wahls, LGBT Activist

Community Leaders

Abby Arnold, Community Activist and Social Justice Advocate
Elissa Barrett, Interim CEO, Bet Tzedek Legal Services*
Nicole Carcel, Deputy for Community Engagement and Outreach, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
Derek Cressman, Campaign Finance Reform Advocate
Marta Evry, Community Leader
Dallas Fowler, Principal, Daltek Global Solutions, LLC
Larry Fox, South Bay Community Leader
Leslie Gersicoff, Executive Director, Jewish Labor Committee Western Region*
Janet Halbert , Jewish Community Leader
Corky Hale Stoller and Mike Stoller
John Healey, Executive Director, Human Rights Action Center
Judy Ki, California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs
Rabbi Jonathan Klein, Executive Director, CLUE-LA* (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice)
Linda and Syd Leibovitch
Capri Maddox, MPA, Esq., Los Angeles Special Assistant City Attorney*
Kenneth Petrulis, Former President, Beverly Hills Bar Association
Sarah Pillsbury, Liberty Hill Founder*
Isabel Rodriguez, Hermosa Beach
Brent Roske, Director
Ed Sanders, Community Activist
Pastor William Smart
Seth Stodder, Former State Senate District 26 Candidate
Kathy Sutton, CEO/VP, SIERF*

*for ID purposes only
**Not acting on behalf of the City of Los Angeles

Endorsements

Sandra Fluke is a champion for California women and their families. She bravely spoke up on Capitol Hill in defense of contraceptive coverage and has been a tireless advocate in California on behalf of legislation like last year’s Abortion Access Bill (AB 154, Atkins). She is not only a pro-choice candidate, but part of a new generation of progressive leaders fighting for reproductive justice. In the Senate, Sandra will join a committed pro-choice majority. Endorsing Sandra was an obvious choice, because we know that she will be a champion and leader for reproductive rights in Sacramento. We’re so excited to help her get there.

-Amy Everitt, State Director, NARAL Pro-Choice California
She is one of a fresh, new generation of feminists, and it is exciting to see her take this step in her political career. I know Sandra will fight in Sacramento for progressive values and change to better the lives of everyone in her district. I look forward to supporting her campaign from now until Election Day!

-Gloria Steinem
Although I would have loved to have her as a colleague in Congress, the people of the 26th Senate District will be lucky to have Sandra fighting for them. Sandra will be able to create the progressive change in Sacramento that unfortunately Congress is unable to achieve in this political climate. This is a great first step for Sandra’s political career and I wholeheartedly endorse her for State Senate.

-Congresswoman Janice Hahn
I am thrilled to endorse Sandra’s bid for State Senate. She is a true progressive leader who has already worked to pass important legislation here in California. As chair of the Education Committee, I know the importance of early childhood education, one of many issues Sandra has championed. Her future constituents will be lucky to have her be their voice in Sacramento.

-Carol Liu
I’ve had the privilege of working with Sandra Fluke several times. I’m impressed with her expertise and eloquence. She is just the kind of advocate with a fresh perspective that we need in Sacramento. I’m confident Sandra will stand up for what is right to protect reproductive freedom, and she’ll be a strong voice as a leader from within a new generation of progressives. I’m proud to support her for election to the California Senate.

-Sarah Weddington, Attorney who argued the Roe v. Wade case
I am pleased and delighted to endorse Sandra for the State Senate. Sandra and I have worked together on legislation to advance issues of gender equality and reproductive justice and as Vice Chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus, I am proud to offer her my support.

-State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
I am proud to stand with Sandra Fluke in her bid for California State Senate. Sandra is a strong, hardworking, and dedicated individual with an impressive passion for public service. She is a strong role model and is the right choice to fight for equality and progress in Sacramento.

-Jennifer Siebel Newsom
I am proud to stand with Sandra Fluke in her bid to serve in the California State Senate. Sandra has long been a fearless advocate for women’s rights especially those of women veterans. I am confident that she will, with unwavering courage and endless commitment, continue to serve all who have served our country.

-Kristen Kavanaugh, Chair, CDP Veterans’ Caucus, Committee on Women Veterans
During my 2012 campaign, Sandra came to Rochester and stood with me. I got to know her and I was deeply impressed with her willingness to fight for what she believed in. She remains a champion for women’s health, and has spoken out this year in support of equal pay and access to contraception. She also speaks out for issues that don’t get as much coverage: human trafficking, skyrocketing student loan debt and workers’ rights. I’m proud to support Sandra’s run for State Senate.

-U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Ranking Member on the House Rules Committee
Sandra Fluke is a fighter, and I know she will make a real difference in the lives of her constituents. Sandra is an incredibly effective champion for the issues that matter to Angelenos. I’m impressed by the work she’s done for victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, as well as her legislative advocacy for worker protections and access to education. I’m proud to endorse Sandra Fluke for State Senate.

-Honorable Joy Picus, Former Los Angeles City Councilmember
I’m proud to endorse Sandra Fluke for State Senate. From our water crisis, to fracking, to the region’s significant transportation challenges – we need an environmental champion in the State Senate fighting every day to protect our communities, and Sandra is that champion. Sandra is a pragmatic and experienced leader who will be a strong advocate for the environment.

-Nancy Sutley, Former Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
As a veteran and survivor of sexual assault in the military, I have learned that real strength is the courage to stand up in the face of adversity regardless of how tall the challenge may seem. I support Sandra Fluke because she has the strength and dedication required to represent women and veterans and will ensure that veteran issues are a top priority when she goes to Sacramento.

-Kate Weber, Mom, Veteran, Advocate, Survivor. 2013 Veteran of the year by the California Democratic Party and Woman Veteran Leader of the Year by Cal Vet
In 2012 when I was running for Congress, Sandra came and stood with me. I got to know her as we campaigned together, and I was incredibly impressed by her commitment to California and her willingness to fight for change. Sandra is definitely never one to back down from a challenge! I’m proud to stand with her now and I fully endorse her campaign for State Senate.

-Congressman Scott Peters
I’m endorsing Sandra’s run for California State Senate. She represents a new generation of progressive leadership and she’ll be a fresh voice in government. I’m standing with Sandra and I hope you will, too.

-Congressman Joaquin Castro
I am so happy to endorse my friend, Sandra Fluke! Sandra has been a strong advocate for social justice and the LGBTQ community. Even before she was known on the national stage, she co-founded a statewide coalition that passed legislation to eliminate discrimination against LGBTQ people in family court, helping protect parents like mine. I know she’ll be a fighter for her constituents and she’ll bring to Sacramento a fresh perspective on progressive issues.

-Zach Wahls, LGBTQ Rights Activist
I strongly admire Sandra’s public service on a number of issues and I am so excited for her to step forward and run for State Senate. Sandra Fluke will be an effective voice for her community and her generation.

-Christine Pelosi, Chair, Women’s Caucus, California Democratic Party