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

Tyller Williams, 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 Claypool, Monterey County Board of Education, Trustee Area Six

Rosalyn Green, MPC Trustee, Area 1

Dr. Bettye Lusk, MPUSD Trustee, Area 3

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

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:

Ruthie Watts              

Rita Cummings-Oglesby

Melissa Cummings

Elizabeth Aguas

Veroy Alston

Joy Anderson

Marieta Aranda

Michelle Arroyo

Paul Arroyo Jr.

Ilse Bledsoe

Filip Burks

Diana Camel

Carmen Catugda

Samantha (Sammy) Chioino

Dwayne Choates

Eleanor Ciotti

Illona Cooper

Lorainne Cornelius

James Davis

Barbara Davis

Kalyn Foliaki

Ms. Foliaki

Kristopher Foliaki

Linda Gardner

Marie DeFranco-Guth

Ron Guth, (Ret.SPD)

Sandra Gray

Willie Gray

Glenys Hardie

Al James

Lora James

Joy Jacobs

Lynn Johnson

Ron 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

Lorraine McGriff

Annalisa (Lisa) Mitchell

Barbara Mc George 

Michelle Rubio Moore

Linda Moore

Robert Moore

Miriam “Cissie” Mull

Toni Mull

Bridgette Murray

Gwen Nash

John Nash, Sr.

Erika Nava

Dianne Nielson

Franco Pacheco

Rita Pangelinan

Alvin Pangelinan

Steve Parmley

Wanda Sue Parrott

Francisca Arroyo Rosales

Stephanie Smith

Lucille B. Standifer

Edward W. Standifer, Sr.

Ernie Suber

Ethelyn “Peaches” Thomas

Brenda J. Thomas

Yvonne D. Thomas

Linda Torres

Nelson Vega

Poinciana Walker

Linda Waligora

Claudia Washington

Daniel “Bunn” Washington

Dirrick Williams

Charles (Coach) Williams

Wes White

Diana Ward

Mike Ward

William Zeigler