A Broad Coalition of Endorsements For Wendy Root Askew

ORGANIZATIONS

Monterey County Democrats

Monterey County Weekly

Monterey Bay Central Labor Council

BAYMEC – Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee: Moving Equity Forward

Monterey / Santa Cruz Building and Construction Trades Council

SEIU 521

SEIU 2015 – Long Term Care

UFCW, Local 5

Operating Engineers, Local 3

Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Local 3

IBEW Local 234

Unite HERE, Local 483

Laborers, Local 270

CNA – California Nurses Association

SEIU – United Healthcare Workers

NUHW – National Union of Healthcare Workers

Vote Mama

Monterey Peninsula Renters United

Democratic Women of Monterey County

Progressive Democrats of America – Monterey County

Marina Democratic Club

Public Water Now

Sunrise Movement, Monterey County

Sierra Club, Ventana Chapter

Green Party of Monterey County

NWPC – National Women’s Political Causus

Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte

 

STATE and FEDERAL OFFICIALS

Bill Monning – CA State Senator

Mark Stone – CA State Assemblymember

Fiona Ma – CA State Treasurer

Betty Yee – CA State Controller

Sam Farr – Fmr. United States Congressman

Mike Gravel – Fmr. United States Senator

Delaine Eastin – Fmr. State Superintendent of Education

Jonathan Price,  Judge of the Superior Court (ret)

COUNTY OFFICIALS

Jane Parker – Monterey County Board of Supervisors

Mary Adams – Monterey County Board of Supervisors

Karin Strasser Kauffman – Ret. Monterey County Board of Supervisors

John Leopold – Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors

Elliott Robinson – Ret. Dir of Monterey County Social Services

Dr. Robert Melton – Ret. Dir of Monterey County Health Department

Kate Daniels Kurz – Monterey County Planning Commission

William Merry, Fmr General Manager of Monterey Regional Waste Management District

 

MAYORS AND CITY COUNCIL 

Alison Kerr – Mayor, City of Del Rey Oaks

Mary Ann Carbone – Mayor, City of Sand City

Ian Oglesby – Mayor, City of Seaside

Scott Davis – Councilmember, City of Salinas

Jon Wizard – Councilmember, City of Seaside

Jason Campbell – Councilmember, City of Seaside

Dr Lisa Berkley – Councilmember, City of Marina

Gail Morton – Councilmember, City of Marina

Adam Urrutia – Councilmember, City of Marina

Jyl Lutes – Fmr. Councilmember, City of Salinas

Robert O’Campo – Fmr. Salinas City Councilmember

Tyller Williamson – Councilmember, City of Monterey

Alan Haffa – Councilmember, City of Monterey

Jenny McAdams – Councilmember, City of Pacific Grove

Carmelita Garcia – Fmr Mayor, City of Pacific Grove

Yanely Martinez – Mayor Pro-tem, City of Greenfield

Susan Funk, Councilmember, City of Atascadero

David Wayne Brown – Fmr. Marina City Council

Dana Cleary – Fmr. Marina City Council 

EDUCATION LEADERS

Yuri Anderson – Board President, Monterey Peninsula College

Aurelio Salazar Jr – Board President, Hartnell College

Rosalyn Charles – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula College

Natalia Molina – Fmr Trustee, Monterey Peninsula College

Anthony Rocha – Trustee, Salinas Union High School District

Patty Padilla-Salsburg – Trustee, Salinas Union High School District

Sandra O’Campo – Trustee, Salinas Union High School District

Kathryn Ramirez – Trustee, Salinas City Elementary School District

Robert O’Campo – Trustee Alisal Union School Board

Dr Amanda Whitmire – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Veronica Miramontes – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Alana Myles – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Elizabeth Panetta – Fmr. Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Diane Creasey – Fmr. Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Regina Lauterbach – Fmr. Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Harvey Kuffner – Trustee, Monterey County Office of Education

Marcy Rustad – Fmr. Trustee, Carmel Unified School District

Jen Kato – Trustee, Spreckels School District

Hetty Eddy – Fmr, Trustee, Washington Union School District Board

David Kong – Trustee, Greenfield Union School District 

April Oquenda – Trustee, Hayward Unified School District

WATER DISTRICT LEADERS

Jan Shriner – Trustee, Marina Coast Water District

Herbert Cortez – Trustee, Marina Coast Water District

Tom Moore – Trustee, Marina Coast Water District

Peter Le – Trustee, Marina Coast Water District

Dr. Matthew Zefferman – Trustee, Marina Coast Water District

Alvin Edwards – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Molly Evans— Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

George Riley – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Brenda Lewis – Fmr Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Kristi Markey – Fmr Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Judith Lehman – Fmr Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

PARKS DISTRICT LEADERS

Kevin Raskoff – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District

HEALTH CARE LEADERS

Regina Gage – Trustee, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital

Fernando Elizondo EdD – Trustee, Natividad Medical Center

Dr Peter Chandler – Dir of Maternal Health, Natividad

Dr Sameer Bakhda – Emergency Medicine Physician, CHOMP

Dr. Dana Kent – Family Physician, Seaside

Dr Jessi Goldstein – Family Physician, Natividad

Kristin Bakhda – Certified Nurse Midwife, Natividad Medical Center

Dr William Khieu – Athena Medical Group 

Dr Valerie Barnes – ret Physician, Natividad

Dr Laura Solorio – ret Physician, Monterey County Family Health Centers

Dr Hal Grotke – Physician, California Correctional Training Facility

Dr. Ellie Hatori – Hatori Vision

 

Salinas Neighbors

Allen Stroh – Ret. Director of Monterey County Environmental Health

Karen Araujo – Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women

Dr. Laura Solorio – Ret. Physician, Monterey County Family Health Centers

Dr. Peter Chandler – Dir. Of Maternal Health, Natividad

Fernando Elizondo, Ed.D – Trustee, Natividad Medical Center

Elliott Robinson – Ret. Dir of Monterey County Social Services

Anthony Rocha – Trustee, Salinas Union High School District

Hetty Eddy – Fmr. Trustee, Washington Union School District Board

Jyl Lutes – Fmr. Councilmember, City of Salinas

James Thomas Green – Monterey County Democratic Central Committee

Trish Sullivan – College Instructor

Cesar Lara – Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council

Sandra O’Campo – Trustee, Salinas Union High School District

Regina Gage – Trustee, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital

Robert O’Campo – Fmr. Salinas City Councilmember; Trustee, Alisal Union School Board

Kathryn Ramirez – Trustee, Salinas City Elementary School District

Aurelio Salazar Jr. – Trustee, Hartnell College

Jen Kato – Trustee, Spreckles School District

Matt Huerta – Affordable Housing Advocate

Molly Jansen – Professor, Monterey Peninsula College

Patty Padilla-Salsburg – Trustee, Salinas Union High School District

Melissa Lomeli-Sesma – Executive Director, Parenting Connection of Monterey

Dr. William Khieu – Athena Medical Group

Pete Andresen

Andrew Sandoval

Ann Hill

Anne and Ken Helms

Amy Brewster

Bernard Cleyet

Nancy Seese

Cori Gentry

Deborah Nares

Donna Elder-Holifield

Dr. John Jameson

Patricia Jameson

Michael Dove

Joel Pablo

JoAnn Novason

Joshua Ezekiel

Christie Turano

Steve Eklund

Peter Gray

Jennifer Golden

Leonie Gray

Rosalie Gray

Frank Garden

Mike Weaver

Monika Scott

Michelle Findlay

Luke Dilger

Karen Cameron

Richard Rhodes

Susan Erickson

Stephen Storey

Wayne Tucker

Julie Tucker

Wes White

Wren Bradley

Nona Childress

Magdalena Dunn

Doug Dunn

Dr. Pedro Moreno

Jane Meade-Roberts

Dexter Farm

Rosalind Solomon

Carol Rodriguez

Phil Rodriguez

Mateos Lozano

Erika Armstrong

Michael Burgess

Kenya Burton

Gina Dursa

Edith Frederick

Lindsay Lerable

Ezzard McCall

Ed Mitchell

Amit Pandya

Jonathan Price

Linda Sakata

Jen Shipley

Lisa Steward, PhD

Carole Swain

Jesse Tamayo

Jim Wilkinson

David Butler

Seaside Neighbors

Ian Oglesby – Mayor, City of Seaside

Dave Pacheco – Councilmember, City of Seaside

Jon Wizard – Councilmember, City of Seaside

Jason Campbell – Councilmember, City of Seaside

Alvin Edwards – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Brenda Lewis – Fmr. Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Dianne Nielson – Seaside Parks and Recreation Commission

Kera Abraham Panni – Commissioner, Seaside Environmental Committee

Lacey Raak – Chair, City of Seaside Environmental Committee

Natalia Molina – Fmr. Trustee, Monterey Peninsula College

Lisa Griffin Burns – Homeless and Foster Youth Advocate

Robert “Bobby” Maxwell – Chair, Seaside Police Activity League

Rosalyn Green Charles – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula College

Jessica Hare – Chair, Seaside Homeless Committee

Alana Myles – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Mike Gravel – Fmr. US Senator

Bill Weigle

Catherine Crockett

Cathy Rivera

Connie Hurlbert

Jason and Karen Warburg

Donna Penwell

Dave Lesikar

Stanton Ruese

Elizabeth Winchester

Esther Hobbs

Keith Dodson

Garry Root

Janna Ottman

Kay Cline

Laurence Richard Hawkins

Mary Julien

Bob Coble

Pat Coble

Patty Kennedy

John Kennedy

Ray Parks

Robin Parks

Roelof Wijbrandus

Rosemarie Axton

Samuel Lipsky

Stefani Mistretta

Silvia Shih

Wanda Parrot

Pat Godfrey

Gladys Houston

Steve Bradford

Whitney Gravel 

Michael Dremel

Michelle Findlay

Ryan Sullivan

Thomas Toloy

Karla Corres

Janie Miller

Camille Groves

Paul D. & Muriel Anderson

Susan Schiavone

Sandi Berman, PhD

Allan M. Groves

Emily Howard

Carole King

George Lentz

Pastor Kenneth Murray

Martha “Marti” Myszak

River Navaille

Gisel Ray

Tom & Wendy Ryan

Sally Shea

Yvonne Walker

Sandra Weaver

Michael Wildgoose

Danny Bakewell Jr.

Marina Neighbors

Jane Parker – Supervisor, Monterey County Board of Supervisors

Dr. Lisa Berkley – Councilmember, City of Marina

Yuri Anderson – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula College

Dana Cleary, Fmr. Marina City Council

David W. Brown – Fmr. Marina City Councilmember

Jan Shriner – Trustee, Marina Coast Water District 

Tom Moore – Board President, Marina Coast Water District

Peter Le – Trustee, Marina Coast Water District

Dr. Matt Zefferman – Director, Marina Coast Water District

Herbert Cortez – Trustee, Marina Coast Water District

Brian McCarthy –Marina Planning Commission and Marina Tree Commission

Kathy Biala – Marina Planning Commission; Sustainable Marina Co-Founder

Grace Silva-Santella – Former Marina Planning Commissioner

Timothy David Ledesma – Fmr. Marina Planning Commissioner 

Mike Owen – Chair, Marina Tree Committee

Richard Boynton – Vice Chair, Marina Tree Committee

Dominick Askew – Marina Architecture Review Board

Diane Creasey – Fmr. Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Carmel York – MPUSD Facilities Advisory Committee

J Fagan – Monterey County Housing Advisory Commission

Cristina Medina Dirkson – President, Friends of the Marina Library

Lisa Ziska-Marchand – Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women

Jim Felton

Jane Felton

William Greenbaum

Harvey Biala

Kathleen Founds

DeAnna Jacobs

Roy Madsen

Linda Madsen

Leigh Rodriguez

Elizabeth Lualemana

Catrina Blair

Lynn Bentalab

Patricia Mahoney

Alfrieda Wilkins

Alastair Rodd

Guna Hebbar

Maryanne Jensen

Steve Rouland

Michael Dremel

Gail Root

Hans Thomas

Amanda Thomas

Amanda Isaac

Daniel Isaac

Ari Rettinger

Mark Tanous

Dusan Tatomirovic

Dr. Geoff Shester

Brittany and Mike Buffo 

Todd Wilde

Heather Wilde

Steve Zmak

Tina Zmak

Noreen Erwin

Jennifer and Dave Jones

Tony Raffoul

Linda O’Connell

Sarab Sarabi

Sheila Clark

Barbara Svetlik

Shannon Morrison

Alex Morrison

Mara Boyce 

Dustin Boyce

Jennifer Lucido

Adam Pablo Gonzales

Andy Kartman

Lindsay Beavers

Quilo Dirksen

Gene Doherty

Adriana DePena

Mary Ishak

Georgette Jabbouey

Urpi Jimenez

Kristi Lau

Samantha Maclead

Amanda Martini

Christina McKnew

Alex Pittaro

Sarah Ricks

Kathleen Sacoolas

Kerry T. Smith

Stefanie Kortman

Amy Tackett

Pamela Tanous

Tony Uzzle

Juliana Viele

Steven Warrel

Del Rey Oaks Neighbors

Alison Kerr, Mayor, City of Del Rey Oaks

Kevin Raskoff – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District

Katie Kreeger

Gary Kreeger

Gerry Orton

Alice Angell Green

Claudia Campbell

Douglas Mackenzie

Frederica Jones

Lynda Richardson

Susan Ragsdale-Cronin

Kimberly Shirley

Karen Harris

Patrice Vecchione

Arlen Grossman

Nancy Allison

Nicole Bulich

East Garrison Neighbors

Teri Short – President, East Garrison Community Services District; Vice President, Monterey County Fair Board

Efrem Valentin – East Garrison Community Services District 

Alan Crawford, Principal of Central Coast High School

Patricia Orquisa

Ellen Watson

Dr. Hal Grotke

Kathleen Bates-Lange

Neil Poling

Jonathan Crow

Rawan Hamad

Niemat Hamid

Colleen Anderson

Hamid Hamid

Rev Harold Lusk III

Monterey County Neighbors

Sam Farr – Fmr. US Congressman

Mary Adams – Monterey County Board of Supervisors

Karin Strasser Kauffman, Ret. Monterey County Board of Supervisors

Bill Monning – Senator, State of California

Mark Stone – Assembly member, State of California

Donna Ferraro – Ret. Director, Boys and Girls Club

Yanely Martinez, Mayor Pro-tem, City of Greenfield

Tyller Williamson, Councilmember, City of Monterey

Linda Fosler – Monterey County Behavioral Health Commission

William Merry, Fmr General Manager of Monterey Regional Waste Management District

Kristin Bakhda – Certified Nurse Midwife, Natividad Medical Center

Dr. Sameer Bakhda – Emergency Medicine Physician, CHOMP

Molly Evans – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Kate Daniels Kurtz, Monterey County Planning Commission

Martha Diehl – Monterey County Planning Commission

Carmelita Garcia – Fmr. Mayor, City of Pacific Grove

Dr. Jessi Goldstein – Family Physician, Natividad

Dr. Dana Kent – Family Physician, Seaside

Vinz Koller – Fmr. Chair, Monterey County Democratic Central Committee

Kristi Markey – Fmr. Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Jack Murphy – Deputy Director, Veterans Transition Center

Marcy Rustad – Fmr. Trustee, Carmel Unified School District

Elizabeth Panetta – Fmr. Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

George Riley – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District

Elena Loomis – Chair, Monterey County Democratic Party Central Committee

Ken Turgen – Fmr. Marina Planning Commission; Board President, Monterey Bay Charter School

Harvey Kuffner – Trustee, Monterey County Office of Education

David Kong – Trustee, Greenfield Union School District

Jenny McAdams, Councilmember, City of Pacific Grove

Dr. Tom Griffin – Ret. Director of Monterey County’s Military & Veterans Affairs Office

Alan Haffa – Councilmember, City of Monterey; Chair, Monterey County Democratic Central Committee

Dr. Amanda Whitmire – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Veronica Miramontes – Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Regina Lauterbach, Fmr Trustee, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Dionne Ybarra – Executive Director, The Wahine Project; Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women

Amy Anderson

Barbara Baldock 

Dr. Beverly Bean

David Beech

Judy Beech

Edwina Rent

Kim Biggio

Virdette Brumm

Hans Buder

Christopher Campbell

Holly Carlin

Buzz and Elaine Cole

Ellen Collard

Luana Conley

Elizabeth Carrington

Clare Margason 

Gillian Young Barkalow

Deb Clifford

Anita Crawley

Spencer Critchley

Lila Critchley

Kevin D’Angelo

Susan Davis

Rob Drezner

Julie Drezner

Dr. Brynie Dau

Regina Doyle

Ali Edwards

Thomas Ethington

Hugo and Karen Ferlito

Daya Fisch

Ann Flower

Suzanne Francoeur Taunt

Suzanne Franklin

Rev Alice Ann Glenn

Dr. Ellie Hatori

Jane Haines

Ruth Hansen-Rachel

Marty Horton

Lisa Hoivik

Carol Jungwirth

Kay Kuffner

Sonja Koehler

Rosemary Luke

Chris Mack

Anne Martin

Danielle Martin

Peggy McMahan

An McDowell

Susan McNelley

Susan Meister

J Murphy

Judy Tatelbaum

Mibs McCarthy

Jamie Meyerhoff

Janice Neal

William Rawson

Amy Sands

Judith Sulsona

Michelle Slade

Steuart Samuels

Ruth Shapiro

Jeanne Turner

Rosalie Pinkert

Brigitta Wasserman

Pris Walton

Anne Wheelis

Jay Tulley

Amy Tulley

Carolyn Swanson

Betty Jean Stallings

John Pearse

Vicki Pearse

Maureen Manning

Fred Jealous

Ann Jealous

Jane Haines

Melodie Chrislock

Phil Wellman

Charlie Hornisher

Peggy Hansen

Lynn & Mike Blakey

Angelica Blatt

Haze Braudrick

Maxwell Chaplin

Shirley Devol, PhD

Elizabeth Golden

Judith Lehman

Gary Karnes

Bill Leone

Carolina C. Marion

Marlene Martin

Janette Moody

Dan Presser 

Judy Ritchie

Michelle Saar

Deborah Sharp

Dr. & Mrs. John Shatz

Erik and Katie Uppman

Jacquelyn Woodward

Karen Sonnergren

Dorian & Mikaela Young

Sue Parris & Larry Telles