Endorsements

• Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti*
• Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Los Angeles City Councilmember*
• Teamsters Joint Council 42
• Service Employees International Union Local 721
• United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 770
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
• Ironworkers Local 433
• Laborers International Union of North America Local 300
• Laborers International Union of North America Local 1309
• IATSE Locals of Los Angeles
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 33
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 40
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 11
• Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16
• United Association Plumbers Local 78
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12
• Southern California Pipe Trades U.A. Local 761
• United Association Local Union 250
• Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1902
• Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association
• Los Angeles Police Protective League
• Central City Association PAC
• Hollywood Chamber of Commerce PAC
• Valley Industry & Commerce Association PAC
• LGBTQ Victory Fund
• Equality California
• Los Angeles Blade – Southern California’s LGBTQ News Source
• Armenian National Committee of America — Western Region
• Southern California Armenian Democrats
• Democrats For Israel Los Angeles Supports Kevin James for Los Angeles City Attorney
• Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
• Adeena Bleich, Los Angeles Community Leader*
• Adriana Garcia, Associate Director, Immigrant Affairs, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office*
• Ana Guerrero, Chief of Staff, Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti*
• Andy Shrader, Environmental Affairs Policy Advisor*
• Armen Ross, President, Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce*
• Dr. Armond Aghakhanian, Member, Burbank Unified School District Board of Education*
• Aura Garcia, Vice President, Los Angeles Board of Public Works*
• Barbara Romero, Deputy Mayor, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of City Services*
• Blair Besten, Executive Director, Historic Core Business Improvement District*
• Borja Leon, Former Director of Transportation, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of City Services*
• Brian Buchner, Chief of Homelessness Operations and Street Strategies, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office*
• Bruce Vilanch, LGBTQ+ Community Leader; six-time Emmy Award-winning writer; actor; and celebrity host*
• Carol Armstrong – Executive Officer, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of City Services*
• David Phelps, Past Vice-President, North Hills West Neighborhood Council*
• David Ryu, Former Los Angeles City Councilmember*
• David Vela, Board of Trustees, Los Angeles Community College District*
• Dominick W. Rubalcava, Los Angeles Attorney*
• Emmett McOsker, Policy Director, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office covering the Los Angeles Fire Department
• Gabriel Quinto, Councilmember and former Mayor, City of El Cerito; President LGBTQ Caucus, Cal Cities*
• Gail Willis, LAAAWPAC Executive Board Member; Vice President, South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission*
• George Kieffer, Chair of the Appointed LA Charter Commission and UC Board of Regents Chair Emeritus*
• Glen Dake – Board President and Chair, California League of Conservation Voters; Board President, LA Community Garden Council; former Director, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California*
• Greig Smith, Former Los Angeles City Councilmember, San Fernando Valley*
• Jose “Che” Ramirez – Deputy Mayor, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of City Homelessness Initiatives
• Marylin Bitner, President, Plan A Locations*
• Tony Borrego, Managing Attorney, Spring Street Business Law, PC*
• Cecilia Cabello, Former Vice President, Los Angeles Board of Public Works; Secretary, Equality California Board*
• Claudia Luna, Executive Officer, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of City Homelessness Initiatives*
• David Mixner, LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Leader*
• Diego De La Garza, Associate Director, Transportation, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of City Services*
• Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award Winning Writer of “Milk” and LGBTQ+ Advocate*
• Edgar Garcia, Assistant General Manager, El Pueblo*
• Edna Degollado, Senior Policy Analyst, Neighborhood Services, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of City Services*
• Eduardo Angeles, Former Senior Assistant City Attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office*
• Edward Santillan, Honorary Mayor of El Sereno*
• Emmanuelle “Manny” Lopez, Policy Director, LAPD, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Public Safety*
• Francine Oschin, President, Oschin Partners; Chair, Los Angeles County Beach Commission; Chair, VICA Transportation Committee*
• Gabriel Eshaghian, Commissioner, Los Angeles World Airports*
• Geoff Blain, Animal Rights Advocate*
• Gideon Kracov, Environmental Attorney; Member, California Air Resources Board and South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board*
• Greg Good, President of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works*
• Hal Bastion, Executive Vice President, Major Properties*
• Heather Repenning, Former Vice President, Los Angeles Board of Public Works*
• Hilary Norton, Commissioner, California Transportation Commission*
• Ilyanne Morden-Kichaven, Former Executive Director, SAG/AFTRA Los Angeles*
• Jackie Hawthorne, LAAAWPAC Founder; Los Angeles County Democratic Party Region 4 Vice-Chair; Commissioner, City of Los Angeles Commission for Community and Family Services.*
• Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, Founding President, Ward Economic Development Corporation; Board Member, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)*
• Jake Stevens, Area Planning Commissioner, City of Los Angeles*
• Jeff Mausner  –  Board Member, Tarzana Neighborhood Council, Animal rights advocate*
• Jeffrey Goss, Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office*
• Jeremy Bernard, Former White House Social Secretary in the Obama Administration*
• Jessica Caloza, Commissioner, Los Angeles Board of Public Works; Immediate Past President, Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats*
• Jill Banks Barad-Hopkins, Department of Water and Power Commissioner, City of Los Angeles; Founder, Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils*
• Jim Kennedy, Founder/Executive Director, Healthy Air Alliance*
• Jimmie Woods Gray, Former Chairperson, Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee; Commissioner, Los Angeles Fire Commission*
• John Erickson, Councilmember, City of West Hollywood*
• Jon Vein – Philanthropist; Co-Founder of MarketShare; President, Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Board of Commissioners*
• Joy Atkinson, Executive Director, LA African American Women’s Public Policy Institute; City of Los Angeles Board of Neighborhood Commissioners*
• Kathleen Brown, California State Treasurer (ret.)*
• Kenn Phillips, former President and CEO of The Valley Economic Alliance*
• Kirkpatrick Tyler, Director of Skid Row Strategy, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of City Homelessness Initiatives*
• Kelli Bernard, Former Deputy Mayor, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Economic Development*
• Ken Ziffren, Partner, Ziffren Brittenham*
• Kurt Peterson, Partner, Reed Smith, LLP*
• Laurie Goldman, President, Friends of the Hollywood Central Park
• Luis Mora, Proclamations Designer, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office*
• Lyn Cohen, Co-Founder, First-in Fire Foundation*
• Marc Cohen, Partner, Loeb and Loeb; Co-Founder, First-in Fire Foundation*
• Mary Nemick, Board member, Los Angles League of Conservation Voters; Director of Communications, City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering*
• Matthew Johnson, Partner Ziffren Brittenham, former Los Angeles Police Commissioner and Los Angeles World Airports Commissioner*
• Mia Lehrer, President, Studio-MLA; Commissioner, Department of Water and Power*
• Miguel Sangalang – Executive Director and General Manager, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting; former Deputy Mayor, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Budget and Innovation; VP of Fundraising, Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats*
• Mike Davis, President Pro Tempore, Los Angeles Board of Public Works; President, New Frontier Democratic Club*
• Michael Samulon, Director of Vehicle Electrification, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Budget and Innovation*
• Myran Cotton, CEO, Cotton Consultant Group*
• Najee Ali, Community Leader and Activist*
• Philip Nulud, Past President, National Filipino American Lawyers Assoc., Member; Board of Governors, Philippine American Bar Association; former Director, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association*
• Prophet Walker, Co-Founder, Watts United Weekend; Co-Founder, Anti-Recidivism Coalition; Co-Founder, Treehouse Co-Living*
• Rachelle Arizmendi, City Councilmember, City of Sierra Madre*
• Renata Simril, President/CEO of LA84 Foundation*
• Richard Katz, former California State Assemblymember, San Fernando Valley*
• Robert H. Philibosian, Former District Attorney of Los Angeles County*
• Rudy Svorinich, Jr., Los Angeles City Councilmember (ret.); President, Dalmatian-American Club*
• Steve Lurie, Partner, Greenberg Glusker; Board of Advisors, Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission*
• Steve Sletten, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; Board Member, Salvation Army*
• Teresa Villegas, Commissioner, Los Angeles Board of Public Works*
• Vijay Patel – Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office*
• Vahid Khorsand – Former Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner; Founding Chair, Inspirational Women of the San Fernando Valley*
• Wendy Bruget, Former President, Getty House Foundation*
• Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Former Los Angeles County Supervisor, Former United States Congressmember*

*Endorsement is in an individual capacity. Titles are for identification purposes only.