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ENDORSEMENTS

ORGANIZATIONS

WORKING FAMILIES ORGANIZATIONS

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor

Los Angeles/Orange County Building Trades Council

United Firefighters Of Los Angeles City (UFLAC)

International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 1014

Long Beach Firefighters Association Local 372

AFSCME District Council 36

AFSCME Local 119

AFSCME Local 1902

AFSCME Local 2626 Librarians' Guild

AFSCME Local 3634

AFSCME United Nurses Associations of California/United Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP)

Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS)

Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 9 

Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9003

Engineers and Architects Association (EAA)

International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District Council 36

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Southern California District Council

IATSE Local 33

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals (ILWU) 13

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals (ILWU) 20

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals (ILWU) 63 

Los Angeles Port Police Association International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals (ILWU) 65

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals (ILWU) 68

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Locals (ILWU) 94

Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU) Southern California Region

Ironworkers Local 416

Ironworkers Local 433

Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16, including Local 78, Local 114, Local 230, Local 250, Local 345, Local 364, Local 398, Local 403, Local 460, Local 484, Local 582, Local 709, Local 761

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 18

Operating Engineers Local 12 

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge No. 1484

International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 92

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11

International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) Local 105

LiUNA Local 300

LiUNA Local 777

LiUNA Local 1309

Los Angeles City Attorneys Association

Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL)

Maritime Trades Department Southern California Ports Council AFL-CIO

National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)

SEIU United Healthcare Workers (UHW)

SEIU Local 99 - Education Workers United

SEIU Local 121RN

SEIU Local 721

SEIU Local 2015

Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters

Teamsters Joint Council 42

UNITE HERE Local 11 

United Farm Workers of America (UFW)

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 770 

United Steelworkers Local 675

USW Los Angeles/Orange County Legislative Education Committee

United Union of Roofers and Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 36

THE ONLY CD15 CANDIDATE ENDORSED BY THE 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY & CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTIES

DEMOCRATIC CLUBS

​California Democratic Party

​Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP)

Los Angeles County Young Democrats

Avance Democratic Club

Democrats For Israel Los Angeles - Support

Muslim American Democratic Club of Southern California

New Frontier Democratic Club

Pilipino American LA Democrats (PALAD)

San Pedro Democratic Club

Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD) 

Stonewall Democratic Club

Stonewall Young Democrats

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ADVOCACY, BUSINESS & PRESS ORGANIZATIONS

Los Angeles Times

La Opinión Newspaper

Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper

Los Angeles Blade

Korea Daily News

Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters (LALCV)

​Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction

Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund (PPAP)

Sierra Club Angeles Chapter

HONOR PAC

​Latino Coalition of Los Angeles

​Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed) PAC

Los Angeles Food and Beverage PAC

Los Angeles Jobs PAC

Los Angeles Latino Chamber of Commerce

Los Angeles South Chamber of Commerce

Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles

Armenian National Committee of America Western Region (ANCA-WR)

Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) PAC

California Apartment Association

Central City Association of Los Angeles

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce PAC

San Pedro Chamber of Commerce

Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 

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COMMUNITY AND GRASSROOTS LEADERS

Port of Los Angeles Commissioner Diane Middleton

Jimmie Woods Gray, Democratic Party and Labor Leader

Connie Rice, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Advancement Project and Long-Standing Civil Rights Attorney 

Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, President NAACP Branch 1069 & AD-70 LA County Democratic Party Delegate

Peter Gravett, Retired Major General & L.A. Harbor Boys & Girls Club Board Member

Gerry Chaleff, Former Special Assistant for Constitutional Policing to the LAPD Police Chief 

Nathalie Rayes, Latino Victory Fund President and CEO 

Brian Williams, LA County Civilian Oversight Commission Executive Director 

Pastor K.W. Tulloss, President of the Baptist Ministers Conference of LA 

Diana Nave, Past President, Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Linda Nutile, Educator and Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council Boardmember

Ray Regalado, President, Northwest Neighborhood Council; Commissioner, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 

Christian Guzman, Past President, Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Lou Caravella, Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council President

Jennifer Corral, Harbor City Neighborhood Council President

David Matthews, Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council President

Doug Epperhart, Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council President

Chris Valle, VP, Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council President & CEO Chris Valle Photography, Inc.

Desi Sarcona, Vice President, Harbor City Neighborhood Council and Park Advisory Board, Harbor City Rec Center

Lori Arnold, Governing Board, Harbor City Neighborhood Council

Linda Alexander, Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council Finance Committee Chair

Laurie Jacobs, Homelessness Liaison, Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

John Barbera, Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Tom Norman, Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council Board Member and Rotary Club of San Pedro President

Kathleen Martin, Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Melanie Labrecque, Board Member, Public Safety Committee Chair, Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Lorrie Lathrop, Block Captain, Harbor City Neighborhood Watch

Javier Gonzalez-Camarillo, Chair, Planning and Land Use Committee, Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Stacey Golden, Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Angela Sumner, Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Claudia Oliveira, President of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Greg Donnan, Past President, Harbor City Neighborhood Council

David Rivas, Harbor City Neighborhood Council, ILWU Local 13

Rebecca Perez-Rodriguez, Harbor City Neighborhood Council

Nora Gersch, Harbor City Neighborhood Council, LA County Department of Public Social Services

Kathy Estrada, Harbor City Neighborhood Council

Amanda Flores, Harbor City Neighborhood Council

Albert Bañuelos, Harbor City Neighborhood Council

Barbara St. John, Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council

Angie Perez, Harbor City Neighborhood Council

Christina Bastias, Harbor City Neighborhood Council

Renata Simril, LA84 President and CEO 

George Kieffer, Chair of the Appointed LA Charter Commission and UC Board of Regents Chair Emeritus 

Gene Hale, Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce Chair 

Laura Avila, Events & Marketing, San Pedro Chamber of Commerce 

Sandy Bradley, Finance Consultant, San Pedro Chamber of Commerce 

Olga Chavez, Community Representative, Marathon Petroleum 

Arlene Dickey, Community Activist 

Tahia Hayslet, Executive Director, Harbor Interfaith 

Noramae Munster, Small Business Owner, Just Ducky Foods 

Theresa Sardisco, Founder, San Pedro Pet Pals 

Angela Romero, Founder, San Pedro Heritage Museum 

Jenny Sova, Director of Planning, LA Fleet Week 

Erica Thorne, Director of Sales and Marketing at Doubletree LA Harbor 

Brissa Sotelo Vargas, Director, Community Relations & Government Affairs at Valero Energy Corporation

Erika Velazquez, Harbor Area Director for LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn 

Mary Jo Walker, Community Activist 

Elizabeth Warren, Dialed-In Partners

Britta Wichers, MBF Productions

Irene Mendoza, Former CD 15 staff member (Ret.)

Rachel Viramontes, Retired, Former President of the Wednesday Club

LaWanda Hawkins, CEO, Justice for Murdered Children

Emma Ogley-Oliver, College Professor

Jennifer Zivkovic LaMarque, Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Deputy

Dr. Linda Rogers Wiley, Principal, Holy Trinity Elementary School (Ret.)

Najee Ali, Community Activist 

Fred Allen, Owner, Fred Allen & Associates 

Mandy Barton, Managing Partner, The Chori-Man LLC and Salchicha Foods LLC 

Ryan S. Blaney, San Pedro Resident, Chairman of the Board of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce 

Caroline Brady, Executive Director, Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 

James Brown, Owner, San Pedro Brew Co. 

Rosemary Callahan, Vice President, Malaga Bank (Ret.) 

Ann Carpenter, Co-Founder, Braid Theory; Chief Innovative Officer, Council District 15

Pam Costa, Owner, Charcuteries by Pam; Honorary Mayor of San Pedro

Denise Eastburn, Director of Medical Staff Services and Board Liaison, Providence Little Company of Mary at San Pedro 

Amy Erickson, Executive Director, Angels Gate Cultural Center 

Mitch Harmatz, Acting Executive Director, Beacon House Association of San Pedro 

Bruce Heyman, Executive Director of Los Angeles Maritime Institute 

Brian Hishinuma, Los Angeles Fire Department (Ret.); Former United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Boardmember 

Bob Iannessa, Executive Director, San Pedro Business Improvement District 

Manuel Jimenez, Founder and Owner, Black Knight Patrol 

Alan Johnson, CEO, Jerico Development 

Eric Johnson, President, Jerico Development 

Lesley Jones, Owner, Omelette & Waffle Shop; Community Activist 

Jenny Krusoe, Founding Executive Director, AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles

Mike Lansing, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club Harbor 

Doane Liu, Board Chair, AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles 

Sandra Marchioli, Owner, Godmothers Saloon 

Angie Martinez, Boardmember, The Society for Point Fermin Lighthouse; Boardmember, The San Pedro Wednesday Club

John Mattera, Owner, Mattera Photography (and HUGE Notre Dame fan) 

Mike Molina, President and CEO, Molina Consulting, Inc. 

Pat Nave, Los Angeles City Attorney, Port of Los Angeles (Ret.) 

Lisa Nygren, Executive and Development Assistant, Grand Vision Foundation 

Ross O'Brien, Partner at Servatius, O'Brien & Fong; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Pacific Battleship Center/Battleship USS IOWA 

John Papadakis, Founder, Bridge to Breakwater Promenade plan 

Yolanda Regalado, Owner, Sirens Java & Tea 

Dan Weinstein, CTI International Partner

Cristina Santos Liu, Retired Teacher, Holy Trinity School 

Liz Schindler-Johnson, Executive Director, Grand Vision Foundation 

Bill Schopp, Co-Founder and President, Cabrillo Beach Youth Sailing Foundation 

Amber Sheikh, Chief Impact Officer, Sheikh/Impact 

Mona Sutton, Owner, Omelette & Waffle Shop; Community Activist 

Elise Swanson, President and CEO, San Pedro Chamber of Commerce 

Mark Waronek, President and CEO, M&M Consulting; Mayor of Lomita 

Shari Weaver, Director of the Coordinated Entry System, Harbor Interfaith Services 

Jonathan Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Battleship IOWA Museum/National Museum of the Surface Navy 

Lee Alpert, Senior Counsel 

Raquelle De La Rocha, Former Los Angeles City Police Commissioner, Former Ethics Commissioner, & Attorney 

Sweet Alice Harris, Watts community activist and Founder of Parents of Watts 

Kerry Morrison, Founder and Project Director, Heart Forward LA 

Mike Morrison, Founder, The Leadership Workshop 

Lee Williams, Immediate Past Board Chair of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce 

Kerman Maddox, L.A. Businessman and Activist 

Gary Dwight, President of Cabrillo Beach Boosters 

George Palaziol, Owner, GP Graphics and Marketing and San Pedro Community Advocate 

John Bagakis, Owner, Big Nick's Pizza and Pasta, Chair of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce* 

Peter D. Kelly III, Attorney, lecturer and commentator; Former State Chairman, Chief of Staff, and Finance Director of the California Democratic Party 

Felton Newell, Trial Lawyer 

Ernest Lee, Executive Director of The Korean Friendship Bell Preservation Committee 

Dan Hoffman, Former longtime Executive Director of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 

Steve Nissen, Former Chair of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp (LAEDC) 

Teresa Jasso, Jordan Downs Resident Advisory Council Member*

Rafael Garcia, Providence Wellness and Activity Center* 

Bruce Saito, Director, California Conservation Corps* 

Jessica Lall, President and CEO of Central City Association (CCA)* 

Barry Fink, Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP Partner

Linda Grimes, Executive Director, San Pedro Waterfront Arts District 

Howard Uller, CEO (Ret.), Toberman Settlement House, Inc. 

Isaiah Carter, Isaiah Carter Insurance Services Agency Owner

Kurt Muller, Attorney 

Sue Speth, President, San Pedro Meals on Wheels 

Helena Zuvich, Wilmington Resident 

Al Garnier, LLC Manager, Cabrillo Dry Boat Storage 

Sandi Coleman, Retired Longshoreman, ILWU 13 

Linda Nietes-Little, Philippine Expressions Bookshop Owner

Paula M. Mazzarino, Educator 

Jane McGuire, LAUSD Teacher 

Mike Davis, President, New Frontier Democratic Club; Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commission; Former California State Assemblymember

David Serrato, ILWU Local 13

James Acevedo, Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners (Ret.)

Gary Buss, Insurance Broker, GDB Insurance Services

Sharyl Holtzman, Communications & Events Specialist, Girl Rock Ltd

Lindy Miller, San Pedro Homeowner

Kaitlyn Estevez, San Pedro Chamber of Commerce

Orlando Ward, Community Affairs Director, Volunteers of America Los Angeles

Emma Schafer, Local Resident

Barbara J. Stanton, Executive Director, Entrepreneur Educational Center

Jack Baric, Filmmaker/Board Member Croatian-American Club

Augie Bezmalinovich, Past-President Dalmatian-American Club

Mario Bijelic, Former Vice-President Croatian-American & Dalmatian-American Clubs

John Bobich, Dean of Students/Coach, Boys Basketball San Pedro High School

Robert Bobich, Advance Planning Advisor Green Hills Memorial Park

Joseph Brajevich, General Counsel Municipal Utility

Hon. Jerry Duhovic, Former Mayor/Councilman City of Rancho Palos Verdes

Hon. Gerald N. Felando, Former Assemblyman California State Legislature

Josip Mardesic, Past-President Croatian-American Club

LaRae Mardesic-Bechmann, Realtor Coldwell Banker

Nicholas Mardesich, Secretary Dalmatian-American Club

Denise Marovich-Sampson, Retired SPHS Teacher/ Past-President Women's Auxiliary Dalmatian-American Club

Don Matulich, 2nd Vice-President Dalmatian-American Club

Hon. Anthony Misetich, Former Mayor & Councilman/Former SP Honorary Mayor, Past-President City of Rancho Palos Verdes/Dalmatian-Amer. Club

Gojko Spralja, Former San Pedro Honorary Mayor/Past-President & Board Member Dalmatian-American Club

Nada Pristinac-Matulich, President Croatian World Congress

John Resich, Attorney-at-Law, Former 1st Vice-President Dalmatian-American Club

Andrea Rukavina Hegybeli, Community Advocate

Jure Sestich, Board Member Croatian-American Club

Mary Jean Sorich, Owner of Sunshine Market

Natalie Sutlovich, President Velike Gospe Society, Mary Star Parish

Danielle Svorinich, President, Legacy Youth Club Dalmatian-American Club

Deann Svorinich, First Lady Dalmatian-American Club

John Vidovich, Retired Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal Los Angeles City Fire Department

Kathy Vidovich Carcamo, Former San Pedro Honorary Mayor/Past-President Women's Auxiliary Dalmatian-American Club

Richard Vladovic, Los Angeles Board of Education President (Ret.)

Sime Zanki, Past-President Croatian-American Club

Rosemary Zuvela Franklin, President of fINdings Art Center

John Zuvic, ILWU Member

Hilary Norton, California Transportation Commissioner

Robin Kramer, Former Harbor Commissioner, Smidt Foundation Managing Director

Dora de la Rosa, Former Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board Member

Pastor Lisa Williams, First Methodist Church - San Pedro

Rob Katherman, Director, Water Replenishment District

Camilla Townsend, Founding Boardmember of AltaSea, and Former LA Harbor Commissioner

Rochelle Gonzalez, In House Senior Counsel, Live Nation Entertainment

Lucelia Hooper, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Commissioner

Jonathan Parfrey, Climate Resolve

Matt Petersen, LA CleanTech Incubator

David Abel, VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference

Eric Brown, Government Relations Executive

Richard Zaldivar, Executive Director, The Wall Las Memorias Project

Fred Gaines, Chairman of Valley Economic Alliance

Kevin Kucera, Area Director Machinists Union District Lodge No. 190 Local Lodge No. 1484

Jerry Gaines, Commissioner, LACCOA (Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults)*
Joe Rouzan Jr., Former LAPD Captain

Joe Rouzan III, Executive Director of Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corp.

Bill Fujioka, Los Angeles City Administrative Officer, Los Angeles County CEO (Ret.)

Eric Eisenbeg, LADOT Commission President

Bob Burke, Attorney

Wally Baker, President of Green Tech Coast, and former director of Beat the Canal

Paul Dumont, Director of Community House

Gina Marie Hernandez, Homeless Advocate

Lottie Cleveland, Business Owner, Ms. Lotties Cornbread Mix

Grace Farwell-Granger, San Pedro Resident

Joelle Marie Nourse, Council District 15 Working Group on Homelessness, Chair of the American Association of Suicidology Disability and Access Committee

Mike Caccavalla, San Pedro Music by the Sea

Reverend JJ Jones, Gangsters For Christ

Christopher DeLuca, J. DeLuca Fish Company, Inc.

Irene Huerta, ILWU Local 13

Kenny Green, Gang Interventionist

Londie Cuevas, Community Activist

Ida Taylor, Community Activist

Christina Wilson, Teacher, Holy Trinity School 

Nancy Feigelson, local resident

Conrad Aguilar, Restaurant Owner
Lynne Lords, San Pedro Resident and Teacher

Balaji Govindaswami, MD, MPH, FAAP, San Pedro Resident

Linda Drake, Harbor Pines Resident

Ken Raymond, San Pedro Resident

Cora Raymond, San Pedro Resident

Dr. Thomas Norman, Professor

Belinda Arge, San Pedro Resident

Rock Ashfield, Realtor/Development Manager, Palm Realty Boutique

Ryan Guthrie, San Pedro Resident

Dr. Wade Nishimoto

John Galen, Director of Business Development, Elevate Legal Services; San Pedro Resident

Dillon Hoffman, Physician

Denise Joncich, RN, MPH, Local Resident

Loraine Roberts, Wilmington Resident

Marco Santana, Treasurer of SFVYD, Controller of DPSFV

Sara Hernandez, Community College Instructor, Attorney

Andres Osorio, Student

Allan Timko, Harbor Gateway Resident

Katherine Gray, San Pedro Visitor Center

Dr. Scott Gray, San Pedro Visitor Center

Paul Golem, Business Owner, PG Pools

Fabiola Gomez, Harbor Gateway North Resident

Victor Robles, Harbor Gateway North Resident

Susan Collins, Harbor Gateway North Resident

Charleen Collins, Harbor Gateway North Resident

Cameron Collins, Harbor Gateway North Resident

Felicia Banks-Ali, San Pedro Resident

Rudy Caseras, Producer, Public Speaker & Creator

Joleen Deatherage, Executive Director, Katahdin Foundation

Jackie DeLuca, San Pedro Resident

John DeLuca, San Pedro Resident

Caren Greenwood, San Pedro Resident

Liz Greenwood, San Pedro Resident

Pete Manghera, San Pedro Resident and Teacher

David Ross Jr., Longshoreman, ILWU Local 13

Carly Morris, Community Resident

Gabriela Medina, District Director, City of Los Angeles

Derek Mazzeo, Vice President, Los Angeles County Young Democrats

Lou Mascola, Orthodontist

Nilza Serrano, President, Avance Democratic Club

Jacob Jaregui, LGBTQ Activist

Marcos Sanchez, Former President, Los Angeles County Young Democrats

Peter Rothe, Feed and Be Fed

Dr. Linda O'Brien-Rothe, Feed and Be Fed

David McKenna, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office (Ret.)

Art Almeida, San Pedro Resident

Irene Almeida, San Pedro Resident

David Samperio, ILWU Local 13 Executive Board Member and Chairman of the Stewards

Tom Houston, Harbor City Resident

Esther Hernandez, Mamas Unidas

Charles Leone, SEIU Local 721

Robert Genest, South Shores Resident

Craig Kusunoki, Harbor City North Resident

Jacob Haik, LACDP Controller

Anissa Raja, LACYD Vice President

Ken Chawkins, Strategic Communications Consultant

Phillip Trigas, Architect

Vickie Trigas, San Pedro Democratic Club Board Member

Abdo Gaye, Founder Sunu Technologies Corp

Sean Kearns, Environmental Justice Advocate, San Pedro Resident

Jillian Shundo, Entrepreneur, Jill of All Trades Design

Jeffrey Mirvis, CEO, MGT Industries, Inc

Julia Parker, San Pedro Resident

Carol Kim, Working Mom, San Pedro Resident

Mary McLachlan, Event Lead, San Pedro Relay for Life

Uduak Ntuk, President and Chair of Long Beach College Board

Olivia Fernandez, Wilmington Resident, Former LA Library Commissioner

Sara Gasperov, Longshoreman, ILWU

Chris Sogliuzzo, Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific

Lisa Rossi, San Pedro Resident

Wendy Ruiz, Elected Los Angeles County Democratic Party Delegate, CA Democratic Party Delegate, City of Los Angeles Community Leader and Resident

Susan Tucker, Treasurer, San Pedro Democratic Club

Bobby Hernandez, Entrepreneur

Cynthia Mendenhall, Imperial Courts Resident

Richard Havenick, Community Activist, Harbor Area Non Profit Board Member

Allen Franz, San Pedro Resident

Yolanda Valle Perry, San Pedro Rotary Club

Esther Hatch, President, Harbor Area Planning Commission

Rachel Brunke, Founding Gardener, Harbor Farms

Albert Borgo, San Pedro Resident

Al Sattler, Chair, PV/South Bay Sierra Club

Oscar Martinez, IBEW

Mary P Kraakevik, CEO, Kraakevik Corp

George Woytovich, VP, Kraakevik Corp

Mary Forgione, Constituent

Dr. Perry Crouch, Watts Community Leader

George Armstrong, Small Business Owner

Chris Balonek, Founder, Bay Cities Crime Watch

Honey Koletty, San Pedro Resident

Carolyn Webster, Harbor Gateway Resident

Cathy Familathe, ILWU Local 63

Nick LaFarga, Wilmington Resident

Tamra King, Local Resident

Theodora Sonnichsen, San Pedro Resident

Dani Craig, Health Care Advocate

Fran Fuller, Women’s Advocate

Fayaz Nawabi, Muslim Community Leader

Nancy Hunt, San Pedro Resident

Kimberly Cory-Hepperle, San Pedro Resident

David Martinez, Lazy Bot Studios

Jesse Herrera, The Enabler Podcast

Nick Stelzer, Prismatic Lens Productions

David Herbst, Former Honorary Mayor of Westchester

Dr. Perry Crouch, Watts Community Leader

Martin Cerda, ILWU Executive Board Member

Victor Ibarra, Wilmington Resident

Nakiesha Scott, Community Activist and "Live Yo Life" Nonprofit Founder

Gustavo Velazquez, Wilmington Resident

Sylvia Velazquez, Wilmington Resident

Mark Schoem, Ancient Arts Stained Glass (Ret.)

Jackson Hahn, San Pedro Resident

Karina Hahn, San Pedro Resident

Joseph Anaya, Wilmington Resident

Joshua Osuna, Wilmington Resident

Alex LaFarga, Wilmington Resident

Bob LaFarga, Wilmington Resident

Helen LaFarga, Wilmington Resident

Daniel Soto, Wilmington Resident

Andrew Silber, Prior Owner, The Whale & Ale

Sue Scholton, Educator (Ret.)

Sanford Scholton, Educator (Ret.)

Buzz Dempsey, Fairway Independent Mortgage

John Stinson, San Pedro Art Association

David & Terry Blaney, San Pedro Residents

Sue Schmidt, Volunteer Coordinator, Battleship Iowa

Daude Sherrills, Community Organizer

Dave Cano, LA City Resident

Scott Lane, Attorney and Youth Development Advocate

Debbie Lamont Canlon, City of Los Angeles Housing Department (Ret.) 

Richard Welsh, San Pedro Resident

Kathleen Greene, San Pedro Resident 

Harold Greene, San Pedro Resident

Ed Steiner, San Pedro Resident

Kathy Moretti Fordiani, Creighton Property Manager

Robert Nizich, Attorney-at-Law

Eve Pericich, Director Zhena Folk Chorus

Branko Prebanda, Senior Principal Perkowitz+Ruth Architects

Troy Velasquez, Local Resident 

Kimberly Hepperle, Community Member 

Rolando Herrera, Business Owner 

Christina Lane, National Sales Representative, Taylored Services LLC

Dr. Mirko Giaconi, President Croatian National Association

Niko Hazdovac, Owner Adriatic Travel

Frane Jerkovic, President Croatian-American Club

Mario Juravic, Community Advocate

Annette Kaloper Ciketic, Director of fINdings Art Center

Miro Koletic, Board Member National Federation of Croatian Americans

Frank Kostrencich, ILWU Crane Operator/Loan Officer, C2 Financial

Vladimir Lonza, Past-President Croatian-American Club

Emily Manestar, President, Women's Auxiliary Dalmatian-American Club

Elli Bumbak, Community Advocate

Nikola Bumbak, Board Member Dalmatian-American Club

Natalie Caloper Sutlovich, Cosmetologist (Ret.)

Nikica Ciketic, Community Advocate San Pedro

Bozo Deranja, Businessman

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ELECTED OFFICIALS

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla

U.S. Congressmember Nanette Barragán

U.S. Congressmember Tony Cárdenas

U.S. Congressmember Jimmy Gomez

U.S. Congressmember Ted Lieu

U.S. Congressmember Alan Lowenthal

U.S. Congressmember Maxine Waters

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn

San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin

Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumenfield

Los Angeles City Councilmember Joe Buscaino

Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson

Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz

Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian

Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee

Los Angeles City Councilman Curren Price

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez

Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin

California State Senator Ben Allen

California State Senator Steven Bradford

California State Senator Maria Elena Durazo

California State Senator and Former State Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg

California State Senator Lena Gonzalez

California State Senator Sydney Kamlager

California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon

California State Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo

California State Assemblymember Mike Fong

California State Assemblymember Mike Gipson

California State Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer

California State Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi

California State Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell

California State Assemblymember Miguel Santiago

Former California State Assemblymember Warren Furutani 

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia

Long Beach Vice Mayor Rex Richardson

Long Beach City College Trustee ​Doug Otto

University of California (U.C.) Regent and former California State Assembly Speaker, John A. Pérez

U.S. Congressman Mel Levine (Ret.) 

Los Angeles City Council President & California Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson Jr. (Ret.)* 

Taxpayer watchdog and Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick (Ret.)*

Los Angeles City Controller Rick Tuttle (Ret.)*

Los Angeles City Controller & Councilmember Wendy Greuel (Ret.)*

California State Senate Majority leader Richard Polanco  (Ret.)*

Los Angeles Unified School District Board President Dr. Richard Vladovic (Ret.)*

Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Hernandez (Ret.)*

Los Angeles City Councilmember and President of the Board of Harbor Commissioners Cindy Miscikowski (Ret)*

Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster (Ret.)

California Democratic Party First Vice Chair Alex Rooker*

Compton Mayor Emma Sharif

San Fernando City Councilwoman and former State Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez 

Torrance Mayor Pat F​urey

State Senator Martha M. Escutia (Ret.)*

Los Angeles City Councilmember (Ret.); President,  Dalmatian-American Club* Rudy Svornich

President of the San Pedro Democratic Club President, of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Regional Vice-Chair & casual longshoreman Shannon Ross*

Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) Chair Mark Gonzalez*

Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) Vice Chair Sergio Carrillo*

United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) Past President and International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) General Secretary Treasurer, Frank Lima*

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*Titles and organizations for identification purposes only

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