Endorsements

Elected officials and community leaders from across the 28th Assembly District have endorsed Mayor Caballero. Add your name to the list! Endorse Anna on the Join Team Caballero page.

2008 Elected Officials

Leon Panetta, Former Member of Congress
Blanca Alvarado, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Anthony Botelho, San Benito County Supervisor
Tony Campos, Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Reb Monaco, San Benito County Supervisor
Jane Parker, Monterey County Supervisor Elect
Ellen Pirie, Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Simon Salinas, Monterey County Supervisor
Mark Stone, Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Ken Yeager, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Chris Bourke, Vice Mayor, City of Soledad
Rick Edge, Vice Mayor, San Juan Bautista City Council
Doug Emerson, Mayor, City of Hollister
Sam Liccardo, San Jose City Council Member
Jyl Lutes, Salinas City Council Member
Monica Marshall-Johnson, Vice Mayor, City of Hollister
Eugenia Sanchez, Hollister City Council Member
Dale Skillicorn, Wastsonville City Council Member
Don Arganbright, San Antonio Union School District Trustee
Deborah Nelson, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare Director
Anabelia Ponce, Chualar Union School District Trustee
Patricia Saenz, Salinas Union High School District Trustee
Jose Vazquez, Greenfield Union School District Trustee

2008 Organizations

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
Association of California State Supervisors
California Association of Code Enforcement Officers
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
California Association of Professional Scientists
California Correctional Peace Officers Association
California Department of Forestry Firefighters
California Labor Federation, COPE
California League of Off-Road Voters
California National Organization for Women
California Professional Firefighters
California School Employees Association
California State Employees Association Retirees
Monterey/Santa Cruz Building and Construction Trades Council
National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter
Pajaro Valley Cesar Chavez Democratic Club
Planned Parenthood Advocates, Mar Monte
Service Employees International Union
South Bay Labor Council, AFL-CIO
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 505, County of Santa Cruz

2008 Community Members

Monica Agpaoa-Gonzales
Luis A. Alejo
Ruth Alejo
Peter D. Anderson
Shawn K. Bagley
Flip and Janine Baldwin
John E. Bandarra
Daniel Brown
Nick Bulaich
Diane Cadei
Frank Dice
Carmen L. Domingo
Sheila Dominguez
Sam Eastman
MacGregor Eddy
Donna Elder-Holifield
Moctesuma Esparza
Tom Forgette
Mark Gibson
Jim Gonzalez
Brett R. Harrell
Edna M. Holcomb
Sue Jamiesson
Peter Kasavan
Joey Lasnik
Inocencio Martinez
Derinda L. Messenger
Tim & Candy McCarthy
Cassie McSorley
Wylie W. Mitchell
Annie G. Moreno
Hilda Nazario
Carl Niizawa
Sylvia Panetta
Joseph P. Pendry
Bettye R. Pina
Jean Richards
Nick Rivera
Evelia Morales Rosso
Jaime Rosso
Ann Soldo
Kenneth Steen Jr.
Lorraine E. Stucki
Ed Weinstein

2006 Endorsements

Organizations

AFL-CIO
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
BAYMEC
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
California Association of Psychiatric Technicians
California Correctional Peace Officer’s Association
California Faculty Association
California Labor Federation
California NOW
California Professional Firefighters (CPF)
California Senior Advocates League
California Teachers Association
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
CDF Firefighters
GLBT Alliance, Santa Cruz
Equality California
L.A. Senior Advocates League
Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, recommended candidate
Monterey County Association of REALTORS®
Monterey County Business PAC
Monterey County Deputy Sheriff’s Association
The Monterey County Herald
Monterey County Hospitality Association
Pajaro Valley Cesar Chavez Democratic Club
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 62
Professional Engineers in California Government
The Salinas Californian
Salinas Police Officers Association
Salinas Valley Builders Exchange
Salinas Valley Democratic Club
SEIU Local 1000
South County Democratic Club
United Auto Workers
United Farm Workers
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 839
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1096
UNITE HERE Local 483, AFL-CIO

Elected Officials

California Elected Officials
Steve Westly, California State Controller
Henry Cisneros, Former Secretary of HUD
Sam Farr, U.S. Congressman
Leon Panetta, Former U.S. Congressman
Elaine Alquist, State Senator
Rusty Areias, Former State Assemblyman
Joe Coto, State Assemblyman
Manny Diaz, Former State Assemblyman
Dario Frommer, State Assemblyman
Jenny Oropeza, State Assemblywoman
Simon Salinas, State Assemblyman
Nell Soto, State Senator

Monterey County

Simon Salinas, State Assemblymember
Mike Kanalakis, Monterey County Sheriff
Gary Gerbrandt, Former Gonzales Mayor
Juan Huerta, Greenfield Mayor
Terry Hughes, King City Mayor
David Pendegrass, Sand City Mayor
Richard Ortiz, Soledad Mayor
Bill Freeman, Hartnell College Trustee
Valerie Golden, Former Hartnell College Trustee
Aaron Johnson, Hartnell College Trustee
Joey Lasnik, Former Hartnell College Trustee
Juan Martinez, Hartnell College Trustee
Janet Barnes, Salinas City Councilmember
Gloria De La Rosa, Salinas City Councilmember
Jyl Lutes, Salinas City Councilmember
Robert Ocampo, Salinas City Councilmember
Jan Collins, Former Salinas City Councilmember
Ann Brown, Salinas Union High School District
Lila Caan, Salinas Union High School District
Jim Reavis, Salinas Union High School District
Michael Harris, Salinas Elementary School Board Member
Gary Karnes, Alisal School Board Member
Jesus Velasquez, Alisal School Board Member
Guadalupe Ruiz-Gilpas, Alisal Union SD Board President
Margaret Serna-Bonetti, Salinas UHSD Trustee

San Benito County

Curtis Hill, San Benito County Sheriff
Candice Hooper Mancino, San Benito District Attorney elect
Bob Cruz, Former San Benito County Supervisor
Pat Loe, San Benito County Supervisor
Ruth Kesler, Former San Benito County Supervisor
Robert Scattini, Hollister Mayor
Brian Conroy, Former Hollister Mayor
Fernando Gonzalez, Former Hollister Mayor
Leonard J. Poletti, Former Hollister Mayor
Connie Rogers, Former Gilroy Councilmember
Doug Emerson, Hollister City Councilmember
Pauline Valdivia, Hollister City Councilmember
Sonny Flores, Hollister Water Board Member
Javier Aguirre, Gilroy Unified School Board Member
Jaime Rosso, Gilroy Unified School Board Member
Evelyn Muro, San Benito High School District Trustee

Santa Clara County

Elaine Alquist, State Senator
Rusty Areias, Former State Assemblyman
Joe Coto, State Assemblyman
Manny Diaz, Former State Assemblyman
Blanca Alvarado, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Dennis Kennedy, Morgan Hill Mayor
Nora Campos, San Jose City Councilmember
Madison Nguyen, San Jose City Councilmember

Santa Cruz County

Cynthia Matthews, Santa Cruz Mayor
Betty Bobeda, Former Watsonville Mayor
Judy Doering-Nielsen, Former Watsonville Mayor
Antonio Rivas, Watsonville Mayor
Ann Soldo, Former Watsonville Mayor
Ramon Gomez, Watsonville City Councilmember
Oscar Rios, Watsonville City Councilmember
Roberto Garcia, Former Pajaro Valley USD Trustee
Willie Yahiro, Watsonville School Board Member
Carlos Rico, Former Watsonville School Board Member
Alex Solano, Former Watsonville School Board Member

Community Leaders

Bob Antle & Gary Tanimura
Sylvia Panetta
Tony & Kathy Ruiz
Kenneth & Gabrielle Adelman
John & Lois Anderson
Maria Arroyo
Marlene Ayesta
Shawn Bagley
John Bandarra
Steve Bankhead
Tony Barerra
Joyce Barr
Maggie Barr
Mike Barsi
Marco Becerra
Matt Bogoshian
Jeffrey Braff
Paul Breen
Jack Briscoe
Amy Brewster
Ilia Bulaich
Diane Cadei
Seth Capron
Ali Chavez
Juan Chavez
Chris Coté
Geoffrey Couch
George Couch
Spencer Critchley
Marian Cruz
Carol Cuellar & Ron Eastwood
Tom & Helen Deaton
Abby Deats
Vice Dimaggio
Sheila Dominguez
Dennis Donohue
Antone Duncan
Darlene Dunham
Brent Eastman
Bob Farahmand
Jeff Fortin
Ignacio Galindo
Frank Gallegos
Sharon Gish
Kurt Gollnick
Jim González
Tom Gray
Brett Harrell
Margaret Hasegawa
Alejandro Hogan
John Howell
John Huerta
Ann & Luis Jaramillo
Laura Lee Lienk
Mickie Solorio Luna
Marlys Maher
Gary Manfré
Susan Matcham
Candace McCarthy
Brigid McGrath-Massie
Douglas McKinney
John Menold
Irene Merrill
Roger Mills
Vicki Morris
Debbie Nelson
Joann Novoson
Donald & Joan Nucci
Joseph Pendry
Bettye Piña
Claudia Pizarro
Lucy Pizarro
Dick Renard
Carlos Felipe Rico
O’Brien Riordan
Jose & Irma Rodriguez
Anne Rosenzweig
Glorietta Rowland
Ralph Rubio
Art Sabiniano
Aline Sanchez
Juan Sanchez
John and Wendy Sarsfield
Murry Schekman
Peter & Jan Shah
Peter Slattery
Shirly Slick
Stephen Slovacek
Connie Sonico
Sara & Johnny Sotomayor
John Spencer
Lynne Steele
Ken Steen
David Stolich
Lorraine Stucki
Kelly Sutherland
Bruce Taylor
Sally Torres
Wayne & Julie Tucker
Frank Turner
Eleanor Villarreal
Orrin Wagoner
Harry Wardwell
Lynne White-Dixon
Joanne Yahiro