Local Leaders Endorse Jon
“Jon Wizard will be an asset to our state as we fight for social justice and equity for all Californians. He has the experience and skill-set to advocate for comprehensive criminal legal and police reform. I am proud to endorse him.”
— Sydney Kamlager,
California State Senator, District 30
Sydney Kamlager
California State Senate
District 30
Mia Bonta
California State Assembly District 18
Isaac Bryan
California State Assembly
District 54
Mike Fong
California State Assembly District 49
Matt Haney
California State Assembly District 17
Alex Lee
California State Assembly
District 25
Kevin McCarty
California State Assembly
District 7
Buffy Wicks
California State Assembly
District 15
Luis Alejo
California State Assembly
District 30 (ret.)
Fred Keeley
California State Assembly
Speaker pro Tempore (ret.)
Wendy Root Askew
Monterey County Supervisor, District 4
Manu Koenig
Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 1
Jane Parker
Monterey County Supervisor, District 4 (ret.)
Dr. Deneen Guss
Monterey County Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Faris Sabbah
Santa Cruz County Superintedent of Schools
Carmelita Garcia
Former Pacific Grove Mayor
Alison Kerr
Del Rey Oaks Mayor
Don Lane
Former Santa Cruz Mayor
Kathy Biala
Marina Mayor Pro Tem
Carlyn Christianson
San Luis Obispo Vice Mayor
Jenny McAdams
Pacific Grove Mayor Pro Tem
Jeff Baron
Carmel City Council
Christina Medina Dirksen
Marina City Council District 3
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John Gaglioti
Del Rey Oaks City Council
Alan Haffa
Monterey City Council
Kim Shirley
Del Rey Oaks City Council
Yuri Anderson
Monterey Peninsula Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 2
Rosalyn Green
Monterey Peninsula Community College District Chair of Trustees, Area 1
Felipe Hernandez
Cabrillo College Board of Trustees, Area V
Adam Spickler
Cabrillo College Board of Trustees, Area II
Jessica Hare
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education, Area 2
Veronica Miramontes
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education, Area 3
Alana Myles
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education, Area 2
Carolyn Swanson
Pacific Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees
Dr. Amanda Whitmire
Chair of the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education, Area 3
Amy Anderson
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Division 5
Alvin Edwards
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Division 1
Karen Paull
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Division 4
George Riley
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Division 2
Reed Geisreiter
Santa Cruz Harbor District
Board of Port Commissioners Chair
John Bauters
Mayor of Emeryville
Adrian Fine
Former Mayor of Palo Alto
Anthony Rocha
Salinas City Council
Alex Fisch
Culver City City Council
Ernesto Gonzalez
Former Salinas City Council
ORGANIZATIONS
California Legislative Black Caucus
California Legislative Progressive Caucus
College Democrats
of Cal Poly
College Democrats
at UC Santa Cruz
Stonewall Democrats of San Luis Obispo County
California Faculty Association
Service Employees International Union
California Labor Federation
SMART Local 0023
California School Employees Association
Teamsters Local 890
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National Union of Healthcare Workers
Unite HERE! Local 483
California Environmental Voters
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Healthcare For All - California (HFA)
California YIMBY
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Monterey County
New Progressives
Evolve California
Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
Public Water Now
United Food and Commercial Workers
YIMBY Action
COMMUNITY LEADERS
Debbie Hale, Executive Director of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (ret.)
Steven Goings, LCSW Multicultural Equity Advocate
Melodie Chrislock, Managing Director of Public Water Now
Dr. PK Diffenbaugh, Superintendent of Monterey Peninsula Unified School District*
Allison Groves, organizer of the Stonewall Democratic Club of San Luis Obispo
Esther Hobbs, Lead Organizer of Women’s March Monterey Bay*
Kristin Horowitz, CEO & Cofounder of The Pad Climbing SLO*
Kyle Kelley, City of Santa Cruz Transportation and Public Works* and Santa Cruz County resident
Jane Lloyd, Operations Director at LPI* (ret.) and publisher of Advocate and OUT! Magazines*
Dr. Jim Luke, former Biology teacher at Visalia Unified School District and San Luis Obispo County resident
Marie-Christine Mahe, organizer of the Stonewall Democratic Club of San Luis Obispo
Konny Murray, community organizer and Monterey County resident
Walter Heath, healthcare activist and resident of San Luis Obispo County
Wayne Norton, President of Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties* Board of Directors
Dr. Carissa Purnell, Director of Alisal Family Resource Centers* and Monterey County resident
Sibley Simon, President of New Way Homes* and Santa Cruz County resident
Jill Stegman, Community organizer and San Luis Obispo County resident
Pris Walton, Monterey County resident and community organizer
Roxanne Wilson, Executive Officer of the Coalition of Homeless Services Providers* and Monterey County resident
Patrice Vecchione, author, teacher, and Monterey County resident
Cynthia Harris, marketing consultant and San Mateo County resident
Gerri Clemens, organizer and San Luis Obispo County resident
Wanda Sue Childress-Parrott, writer and Monterey County resident
Donna Murphy, community organizer and Santa Cruz County resident
Violet Sage Walker, community organizer and San Luis Obispo County resident
Kate Roberts, former President of Monterey Bay Economic Partnership* and Santa Cruz County resident
Matt Huerta, Affordable Housing and community development consultant
Sandee Hunt-Burns, media consultant and San Luis Obispo County resident
Holly Carlin, CPA and Monterey County resident
Linda Luke, Attorney and San Luis Obispo County resident
Beverly Bean, community organizer and Monterey County resident
Buz Roberts, Santa Cruz County resident
Erik Long, professor of Political Science (ret.) at Cal Poly State University - San Luis Obispo
RL Miller, Chair Emerita of the California Democratic Party Environmental Caucus
Andrew Goldenkranz, educator and Santa Cruz County resident
Leslie Austin, climate organizer and San Benito County resident
Ryan Jones, organizer and Santa Cruz County resident
Rojina Bozorgnia, CSUMB student and Monterey County resident
Elena Loomis, retired librarian and Monterey County resident
Tim Jouet, safe streets advocate and San Luis Obispo County resident
Brandon Messerly, public schoolteacher and San Luis Obispo County resident
Rafa Sonnenfeld, affordable housing expert and Santa Cruz County resident
Ethan Stan, community planner and San Luis Obispo resident
Dr. Arlene Maki Haffa, professor and Monterey County resident
Tom Cross, organizer and San Luis Obispo resident
*affiliation provided for identification purposes only