Endorsements
Organizations & Labor
Endorsing Organizations
Firefighters, law enforcement, labor, and Democratic organizations backing Melissa.
Alameda County Firefighters
IAFF Local 55
Fremont Police Association
Fremont Firefighters
IAFF Local 1689
Teamsters Joint Council 7
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighters
IAFF Local 1974
Livermore Police Officers’ Association
National Latino Peace Officers Association
Advocacy
Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
Alameda County
Latinas Lead California
Statewide Latina Leadership Organization
Bold Democrats
National Democratic Organization
NewDem Action Fund
Political Arm of the New Democrat Coalition
Elect Democratic Women
National Organization Electing Democratic Women
Local Leadership
Mayors Across the District
Mayors from across the Tri-Valley and East Bay support Melissa.
Sherry Hu
Mayor of Dublin
Mark Salinas
Mayor of Hayward
John Marchand
Mayor of Livermore
Jack Balch
Mayor of Pleasanton
Juan González III
Mayor of San Leandro
Gary Singh
Mayor of Union City
Federal Leaders
Members of Congress
Zoe Lofgren
U.S. Representative, CA-18
Gil Cisneros
U.S. Representative, CA-31
Linda Sánchez
U.S. Representative, CA-38
Julia Brownley
U.S. Representative, CA-26
Sam Liccardo
U.S. Representative, CA-16
Lou Correa
U.S. Representative, CA-46
Ami Bera
U.S. Representative, CA-6
Jim Costa
U.S. Representative, CA-21
Lois Frankel
U.S. Representative, FL-22
Brad Schneider
U.S. Representative, IL-10
Greg Stanton
U.S. Representative, AZ-4
Norma Torres
U.S. Representative, CA-35
State & County
State & County Leaders
Statewide and Alameda County leaders standing with Melissa.
Fiona Ma
California State Treasurer
David Haubert
Alameda County Supervisor
Elisa Márquez
Alameda County Supervisor
Nate Miley
Alameda County Supervisor
Community Support
More Endorsers
Melissa is also proud to have the support of these local officials, community leaders, and neighbors.
City Councilmembers
Kashef Qaadri, Dublin • Teresa Keng, Fremont • Kathy Kimberlin, Fremont • Dan Goldstein, Hayward • Francisco Zermeno, Hayward • Ben Barrientos, Livermore • Craig Eicher, Pleasanton • Matt Gaidos, Pleasanton • Jeff Nibert, Pleasanton
Regional & Local Officials
Gabriel Quinto, Mayor of El Cerrito & President, League of California Cities • Kerry Hillis, Mayor of Moraga • Kevin Wilk, Mayor of Walnut Creek • Newell Arnerich, Mayor of Danville • Renee Morgan, Danville Town Councilmember • Ken Carlson, Contra Costa County Supervisor • Mark Foley, BART Board Director • Robert Raburn, BART Board Director • Matt Rinn, BART Board Director • David Furst, Livermore Area Recreation and Park District Director • Hector Garcia, Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Trustee • Sara Lamnin, Hayward Area Recreation and Park District President • Richard Thornbury, Dublin Parks and Community Services Commission • Aisha Knowles, Alameda County Board of Education Trustee • Kathy Narum, Zone 7 Water Agency Board Director • David Weekly, Redwood City School District President • TJ (Tejinder) Dhami, Fremont Mobility Commissioner
Former Mayors & Councilmembers
Cathie Brown, Former Mayor of Livermore and Founder, Tri-Valley Haven • Barbara Halliday, Former Mayor of Hayward • Teddy Gray King, Former Mayor of Piedmont • Pauline Cutter, Former Mayor of San Leandro • Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Former Mayor of Union City • Scott Haggerty, Alameda County Supervisor (Ret.) • Lisa Blackwell, Former Councilmember, Danville • Bob Carling, Former Councilmember, Livermore • Dan Kalb, Former Councilmember, Oakland • Deborah Cox, Former Councilmember, San Leandro • Lee Thomas, Former Councilmember, San Leandro • Al Mendall, Former Councilmember, Hayward • Kevin Dowling, Former Councilmember, Hayward
Public Safety & Community Leaders
David Rocha, Retired Alameda County Fire Chief • Christopher Sherry, Retired CHP Commander • Judge Stephen Pulido (Ret.), Retired Alameda County Judge • Benny Lee, Oro Loma Sanitary District Board Director • Ruby Lopez-Villarreal, Former Downtown Livermore Executive Director • Linda Kelly, Pleasanton Community of Character Collaborative Board Member • Monya Lane, Livermore Arts Commissioner • Steve Minniear, Dublin Historian • Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold, Dublin San Ramon Services District Director • Susan Houghton, Founder, Sunflower Hill • Roman Reed, Stem Cell Patient Advocate
Community Members
Avi Aggarwal, Taresh Anand, Angela De La Housaye Ashley, Harry Avila, Dawn Benson, Bimal Bhagvat, Subru y Bhat, Andrew Blidy, Justin Briggs, Alan Burnham, Michael Cherman, Susy Clifton, Patrick Coyle, Michael Crabbe, Chuck Edell, Jon Elfin, Sean Grafton, Bernardo Hernandez, Diana Hernandez, Ainsworth Jackson Sr., Krish Kapoor, James Koch, Ellie Lange, Sherman Lewis, Margaret Liang, Victoria Liu, Megan Loomis Powers, Carla Mill, Vijay Mishra, Stephen Mitchell, Anjana Nair, Kathy Nouri, Patrick O’Brien, Rahil Prakash, Patty Powers, Seema Rajoura, Reyhaan Rashid, Alejandro “Alex” Reyes, Herb Ritter, Janeen Rubino-Brumm, Joy Sarofiem, Ishan Sharma, Liz Silos, Clair Song, Sudharsana Srinivasan, Satish Susheelkar, Gabriel Teitelbaum, Wanda Thompson, George Tran, Raj Vaichal, Genea Villarreal, Aly Wente, Phil Wente, Evan Win, Stephen Wright