ENDORSEMENTS
See why my campaign has been endorsed by the following:
Elected Officials
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Maxine Waters- Congresswoman
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Anthony Portantino- California State Senator, District 25
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Laura Friedman- California State Assembly, 43rd District
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Lindsey Horvath- West Hollywood Council Member
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Eunisses Hernandez - LA City Council Member-Elect, 1st District.
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Yasmine-Imani McMorrin- Culver City Council Member
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Isaac Bryan- California State Assembly, 54th District
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Konstantine Anthony - Burbank Vice Mayor
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Daniel Lee - Culver City Mayor
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L. David Patterson- Mayor Pro Tem, City of Hawthorne
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Al Austin II- Councilmember- Eighth District, Long Beach
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Ali Sajjad Taj- Councilmember, City of Artesia
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Mike Bonin- Los Angeles City Councilmember, 11th District
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Ana Valencia- Vice Mayor, City of Norwalk
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Dr. Armond Aghakhanian- Member of Burbank Unified School District Board of Education
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Ash Kalra- 27th District Assembly Member
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Alex Fisch- Culver City Council Member
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Sasha Renée Pérez- Mayor of Alhambra
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Frank Aurelio Yokoyama- Councilmember, City of Cerritos
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Steve Gibson- Pasadena Area Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3
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Jason Lyon- Pasadena Planning Commission, Pasadena City Council*
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Dr. Suzie Abajian- Glendale City Clerk
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Jackie Goldberg- Board Member, LAUSD District 5
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Jawane Hilton- Mayor Pro Tem, City of Carson
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Alex Lee- Assembly Member, District AD 25
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Jason Boxer- Governing Board Member, Manhatten Beach Unified School District *
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Newspapers
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Los Angeles Sentinel
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Watts Times
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Random Lengths News
Organizations
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California National Organization for Women (CA NOW)
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LA Forward Action
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Ground Game LA
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La Defensa
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Moms in Office
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Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund
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The Future Left
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Run For Something
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Sunrise Movement Los Angeles
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Progressive Asian Network for Action
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Working Families Party California
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People's Action
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Citizens For Accountable Leadership (CAL)
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Democratic Parties and Clubs
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Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV)
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Democrats for Neighborhood Action (DNA)
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East Area Progressive Democrats
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Democratic Women's Study Club of Long Beach
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Black Los Angeles Young Democrats
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Stonewall Democratic Club
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Culver City Democratic Club
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Democratic Club of the High Desert
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Burbank Democratic Club
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San Gabriel Valley Progressives
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Silver Echo Feliz Democracy Club
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Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains
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Yes We Can Democratic Club
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Americans for Democratic Action
- Pilipino American LA Democrats
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United Democrats of the San Gabriel Valley
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Foothill Community Democrats
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Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club
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Democrats of Pasadena Foothills
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Democrats for Israel Los Angeles
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Southern California Armenian Democrats
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Santa Clarita Valley Democrats
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Feel The Bern Democratic Club, San Fernando Valley
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Feel the Bern, Los Angeles County
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Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club
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North Valley Democratic Club
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Santa Monica Democratic Club
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Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County
Unions
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Roofers and Waterproofers Union, Local 36
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Unite Here Local 11
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Local 148
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California Federation of Interpreters Local 39000
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National Writers Union
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City of Long Beach Employees International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 1930
Judges & Legal Professionals
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Honorable Joel Lofton*
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Honorable Valerie Salkin*
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Honorable Marion Gaston*
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Honorable Efrain M. Aceves *
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Caree Harper- Civil Rights & Criminal Defense Trial Attorney
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Mia Yamamoto - Community leader, Civil Rights Activist, Veteran
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Victor Narro- UCLA Law Professor, Immigration and Labor Rights Expert*
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Ricardo Garcia - Los Angeles County Public Defender*
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Justine Esack - Los Angeles County Chief Deputy Public Defender*
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Mitchell Bruckner- Los Angeles County Public Defender, Head Deputy *
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Kevin R. Johnson- Dean, University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law *
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Jennifer Lorson - Children’s Law Center of California *
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Nadim Karim, Ph.D.- Court-approved forensic psychologist*
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J. Brandon Birath, Ph.D.,- Neuropsychologist, Court-approved expert, * Health Sciences Lecturer at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA *
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William J. Edwards- Attorney, Legal Expert in the field of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), Lecturer, Author, and Instructor
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Kathryn Kelly- Former Los Angeles County Probation Officer, Retired Central District of California Probation Officer. Currently a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Legal Issues Research Center Project Director, Seattle, WA. *
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Timothy Collister, Ph.D.- Court-approved Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist*
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Jose Colon- Retired Head Deputy, former Deputy in Charge at * Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office
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Community Leaders
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Franky Carrillo- President of the Los Angeles County Probation Oversight Commission*, Executive Board Member of the California Democratic Party*, and Criminal Justice advocate.
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George Moyer - 2022 Long Beach Prosecutor Candidate
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Victor Frias - California Democratic Assembly Delegate, Assembly District 52;
United Teachers Los Angeles, Chapter Chair* -
Cindi Duran - California Democratic Assembly Delegate, Assembly District 57*
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Giovanni Christian-Pope- District 34 Assembly Delegate*
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Jamie York - Secretary of Reseda Neighborhood Council*
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David Kim - 2022 Congressional Candidate CA-34
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Fatima Iqbal-Zubair - 2022 State Assembly Candidate District 65
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John Prieto - SUDCC- Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor
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Gena White - CADC II- Certified Chemical Dependency Specialist
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Josh Nuni - CA Dem Party Executive Board Member AD 52*
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Eric Brightwell - Silver Lake Neighborhood Council, Governing Board Member*
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Kristina Wong - Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council, Governing Board Member; California Democratic Party Executive Board Member, Assembly District 53*
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Susan Burton - A New Way of Life Founder*
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Luis Rodriguez- Former Los Angeles Poet Laureate, Founding Editor of Tia Chucha Press
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Darrell Goode - NAACP Area Director*
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* Title for informational purposes only​