“I take great pride in my local support. I was born and raised in this area. I have served on the local school board and local city council. Local officials and local voters know me and know I have worked hard for them in the past and will do so again.â€
Official California Democratic Party Endorsement
Local Elected
Congresswoman Grace Napolitano
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
Assemblymember Tony Mendoza
Darryl Adams, President- Norwalk- La Mirada School District
 Carlos Aparico, President- East Whittier School District
Louie Aguinaga, Mayor- City of South El Monte
 Nicholas Aquino, Board Member -Los Nietos School District
David E. Argudo, Mayor Pro-Tem – City of La Puente
Janet Baird, Vice President- South Whittier School District
Jeff Baird, Board Member- Whittier Union High School District
 Lynn Berg, Board Member- Little Lake School District
 George Buchanan, President- Little Lake School District
 Ray Chacon, Board Member- Los Nietos School District
 Jay Chen, Board Member- Hacienda- La Puente Unified School District
 Joseph Chang, President- Hacienda- La Puente Unified School District
 Rudy Chavarria, Board Member- Hacienda- La Puente Unified School District
 Kenia Davalos, Board Member- Whittier City School District
Hector Delgado, Council Member- City of South El Monte
Dimitri Elbling, Board Member- East Whittier School District
 Art Escobedo, President- Los Nietos School District
 Angelica Garcia, Council Member- City of South El Monte
Gabe Garcia, Mayor – City of La Mirada
 Paul Gardiner, Board Member- East Whittier School District
 Ed Hengler, Vice President- Norwalk- La Mirada School District
 Marissa Hernandez, Vice President- Los Nietos School District
Vince House, Council Member- City of La Puente
Norman Hsu, Former Board Member- Hacienda- La Puente Unified School District
Wilhans Ili, Mayor Pro Tem- City Of South El Monte
 Gino Kwok, Board Member- Hacienda- La Puente Unified School District
 Ronald Lawrence, Former Board Member- Little Lake School District
 Hal Malkin, Former Council Member- City of La Mirada
Sylvia Macias, Board Member -South Whittier School District
 Richard Martinez, Board Member- Little Lake School District
Mike Mendez, Mayor- City of Norwalk
Silvia Monge, Board Member- Los Nietos School District
Richard Moore, Mayor Pro Tem- City of Santa Fe Springs
Lawrence Mowles, Council Member- City of La Mirada
 Deborah Pacheco, Former Board Member- South Whittier School District
Ralph Pacheco, Vice President- Whittier Union High School District
Irella Perez, Board Member- Whittier City Elementary School District
Andre Quintero, Mayor- City of El Monte
Marcel Rodarte, Council Member- City of Norwalk
William Rounds, Mayor- City of Santa Fe Springs
 Vicky Santana, Trustee –Rio Hondo Community College
Tim Schneider, President- Whittier Union High School District
Joseph Serrano, Sr. Council Member– City of Santa Fe Springs
Madeline Shapiro, Trustee 5th District- Rio Hondo Community College
Leonard Shryock, Council Member- City of Norwalk
Sharon Stys, President- South Whittier School District
Christine Sullivan, Vice President- East Whittier School District
 Juanita Trujillo, Council Member- City of Santa Fe Springs
Jesus Urquidi, Board Member- Norwalk- La Mirada Unified School District
Armando Urteaga, Board Member- East Whittier School District
Ana Valencia, Board Member- La Mirada Unified School District
Luigi Vernola, Vice Mayor- City of Norwalk
Carl Westerhoff, Council Member- City of La Habra Heights
Hilda Zamora, Vice President- Little Lake School District
Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club
Mark Twain Democratic Club
San Gabriel Valley Democratic Club
Apartment Association of Southern California
Unions:
- Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 1277
- Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
- California Association of Highway Patrolmen (CAHP)
- California Association of Professional Employees (CAPE)
- California Democratic Council
- California League of Conservation Voters
- California School Employees Association
- California Teachers Association
- Communication Workers of America
- East Whittier Education Association
- International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) District Lodge 947/ Local 1957
- Iron Workers Local 433
- Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA)
- Los Angeles County Fire Fighters Local 1014
- Los Angeles County Organization of Police and Sheriffs
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW) California Chapter
- Operating Engineers Local 501
- Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)
- Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
- Santa Fe Springs Firefighters
- Southern California Alliance of Law Enforcement (SCALE)
- Teachers Association of the Norwalk-La Mirada Area, (TANLA)
- Teamsters Joint Council 42
- Teamsters Public Affairs Council
- Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 416
- Unite HERE!
- United Association (UA) Plumbers Local 78
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 770
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 324