ENDORSEMENTS:

2026 Elected Official Endorsements: 

Dawn Addis, California State Assemblymember, District 30

Senator Bill Monning (Ret.) California State Senate Majority Leader Emeritus

Chris Lopez, Supervisor District 3 

Wendy Root Askew, Supervisor District 4

Kate Daniels, Supervisor District 5

David Pacheco, Seaside, Mayor Pro-Tem

Alexis Garcia Arrazola, Seaside,City Council

Rita Burks, Seaside, Seaside, City Council

Mary Ann Carbone, Mayor, Sand City

Anna Velazquez, Mayor, Soledad

Tyller Williamson, Mayor, Monterey 

Dr. Kim Barber, Monterey, Council Member

Jenny McAdams, Marina Council Member

Kim Shirley, Del Rey Oaks Council Member

Tina Nieto, Monterey County Sheriff

Mary Ann Leffel, Monterey Peninsula Airport District

Mary Claypool, Monterey County Board of Education, Trustee Area Six

Rosalyn Green, MPC Trustee, Area 1

Yuri Anderson, MPC Trustee, Area 2

Jeff Uchida, MPUSD Trustee, Area 1

Dr. Bettye Lusk, MPUSD Trustee, Area 3

Maiaika Velazquez, MPUSD Trustee, Area 4

Veronica Miramontes, MPUSD Trustee, Area 5, Vice President & CSDA Delegate Region 9B

Dr. PK Diffenbaugh, MPUSD, Superintendent

Alvin Edwards, MPWMD Trustee, Div. 1

Susan Schiavone, MPWMD Trustee, Div. 1 (Elect)

George T. Riley, MPWMD Trustee, Div. 2 

Karen Paull, MPWMD Trustee, Div. 4

Jacqueline C. Simon, North County Fire Protection District, Vice President 

Darryl Choates, Fmr. Seaside Council member

Libby Sofer, Fmr. Sand City Council member

Alana Myles, Fmr. MPUSD Trustee Area 2

Bennie Copper, Fmr. Seaside Police Chief

2026 COMMUNITY LEADER ENDORSEMENTS:

Byrl Smith

Ruthie Watts              

Melissa Cummings

Rita Oglesby

Pastor, Dr. Ronald Britt

Pastor, ML Carter

Pastor, Dr. A. Dunham

Pastor, Dr. Eugene B. Jones

Pastor, H.H. Lusk

Elizabeth Aguas

Veroy Alston

Joy Anderson

Marieta Aranda

Anthony Aranda

Grace Arroyo

Paul Arroyo Sr.

Michelle Arroyo

Paul Arroyo Jr.

Teddy Balestreri Jr.

Ilse Bledsoe

James Bogan

Filip Burks

Diana Camel

Samantha Chioino

Dwayne Choates

Eleanor Ciotti

Illona Cooper

Lorainne Cornelius

Barbara Davis

James Davis

Hannelore Eggemann

Donna Ferraro

Silia Foliaki

Kalyn Foliaki

Kristopher Foliaki

Linda Gardner

Marie DeFranco-Guth

Ron Guth, (Ret.SPD)

Sandra Gray

Willie Gray

Anthony Grijalva

Glenys Hardie

Rob Hays

Dr. Shira Helen

Judy Huynh

Danny Huynh

Al James

Lora James

Joy Jacobs

Lynn Johnson

Ron Johnson

Joe Johnson

James Jones

Leon Joyce

Barbara Joyce

Henry Junsay

Maria Kausin 

Yvonne Kirkland

Lacy Kirkland

Dana Kent, M.D.

Lisa Lewis

Dinice Maiden

Teresita “Tessie” Malate

Leo Martinez

Barbara McGeorge 

Lorraine McGriff

Annalisa (Lisa) Mitchell 

Michelle Rubio Moore

Linda Moore

Robert Moore

Gladys Rodriquez-Morales

Jaime Morales

Miriam “Cissie” Mull

Toni Mull

Bridgette Murray

Gwen Nash

John Nash, Sr.

Erika Nava

Art Nobida

Franco Pacheco

Rita Pangelinan

Ignacio Pangelinan

Wanda Sue Parrott

Guadalupa “Guada” Perez

Cris Perry

George Pincham III

Francisca Arroyo Rosales

Stephanie Smith

Muriam Smith

Lucille B. Standifer

Edward W. Standifer, Sr.

Ernie Suber

Ethelyn “Peaches” Thomas

Brenda J. Thomas

Yvonne D. Thomas

Linda Torres

Linda Usog

Nelson Vega

Mary Ventura

Poinciana Walker

Linda Waligora

Claudia Washington

Daniel “Bunn” Washington

Mary Warburton

Wes White

Dirrick Williams

Diana Ward

Mike Ward

Christopher Yontz

William Zeigler