Electeds, Legal Professionals and Community Leaders

Titles are for identification purposes only

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Adele Andrade-Stradler, Vice Mayor, City of Alhambra

Kathye Armitage, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Director

Eric Brightwell, Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilmember (ret.)

Aileen Dinkjian, Glendale Unified School Board Member

Laura Friedman, Congressmember

Meshal "Kash" Kashifalghita, Mayor Pro Tem, City of La Verne.  Current Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army Reserve. Combat Veteran

Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilmember (ret.)

Fiona Ma, CA State Treasurer

Andre Quintero, Mayor of El Monte (ret.)

Pilar Schiavo, Assemblymember

Nick Schultz, Assemblymember

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Judge Leslie Gutierrez

Judge Holly Hancock

Judge Patrick Hare

Judge Joel Lofton

Judge Steve Morgan

Judge Kim Repecka

Judge Valerie Salkin

 

Alison Brown, Deputy Public Defender 

​Patti Choi, Administrative law judge

Jim Coady, Former Head Deputy, Public Defender (ret.)

William J. Edwards, Attorney, American Bar Association's Paul Hearne Lifetime Achievement Award for Disability Rights recipient, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) legal expert, Lecturer, Author, and Instructor

Chellei Jimenez, Attorney, former candidate for office # 65

Brett Johnston, Certified Family Law Specialist

David Y. Kim, Deputy County Counsel 

Samuel W. Krause, Attorney, former candidate for office # 65

Elizabeth Lashley-Haynes, Deputy Public Defender

Stacy Lee, Principal Deputy County Counsel

Melissa Mertens, Deputy Public Defender, Veteran

Dr. Neda Petz, PsyD, ABPP

John Prieto, SUDCC- Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor

Luke Rodriguez, Deputy Public Defender

Rick Schoonover, Retired Deputy Public Defender, Veteran

Harvey Sherman, Deputy Public Defender 

Jake Stromin, Deputy Public Defender​​