Ray’s Endorsers
Partial List
ORGANIZATIONS
- NEWSPAPER – The San Mateo Daily Journal
- The Sierra Club – Loma Prieta Chapter
- San Mateo County Firefighters Local 2400
- The California Nurses Association / National Nurses Organizing Political Action Committee
- SEIU – United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW)
- San Mateo County Farm Bureau
- San Mateo County Coastside Democrats
- San Mateo County Democratic Party
- San Mateo County Labor Council COPE
- San Mateo County API Caucus
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 829
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters 350
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters 856
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 7
- Jewish Democratic Club of SIlicon Valley
- Coastside Families Taking Action
- Plumbers & Pipefitters LOCAL 467
- Service Employees International Union Local 521
- Menlo Park Police Officers Association
- San Mateo County Deputy Sheriff’s Association
- San Mateo County Association of Realtors (SAMCAR)
- Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SILVAR)
Federal Elected Officials
- Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman, 18th District, former San Mateo County Supervisor
- Ro Khanna, Congressman, 17th District
- Eric Swalwell, Congressman, 15th District
State Elected Officials
- Gavin Newsom, Governor, State of California
- Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor, State of California
- Betty Yee, Controller, State of California
- Steve Westly, former Controller, State of California
- Malia Cohen, State Board of Equalization, District 2
- Josh Becker, Senator, California State Senate
- Jerry Hill, former Senator, California State Senate, former San Mateo County Supervisor
- S. Joseph Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor; former Senator, California State Senate
- Kevin Mullin, Speaker Pro Tem, California State Assembly
- Marc Berman, Assemblymember, California State Assembly
- Jim Cunneen, former Assemblymember, California State Assembly
Current and Former County Supervisors and County Elected Officials
- Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman; former San Mateo County Supervisor
- Dave Pine, Vice President, San Mateo County Supervisor
- Warren Slocum, San Mateo County Supervisor
- Adrienne Tissier, former San Mateo County Supervisor
- Jerry Hill, former Senator, California State Senate; former San Mateo County Supervisor
- Tom Huening, former San Mateo County Supervisor
- Mike Wasserman, President, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
- S. Joseph Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor; former Senator, California State Senate
- Nancy Magee, Superintendent of San Mateo County Schools
- Anne Campbell, former Superintendent of San Mateo County Schools
- Christina Corpus, San Mateo County Sheriff-Elect
- Sandie Arnott, San Mateo County Treasurer Tax Collector
- Juan Raigoza, San Mateo County Controller
- Robert Foucrault, San Mateo County Coroner
- Jeff Rosen, Santa Clara County District Attorney
Current and Former City Councilmember Endorsements from Supervisorial District 3
- Rick Degolia, Mayor, Atherton
- Bill Widmer, Vice Mayor, Atherton
- Diana Hawkins Maneulian, City Councilmember, Atherton
- Elizabeth Lewis, City Councilmember, Atherton
- Bob Polito, City Councilmember, Atherton
- Mike Lempres, former Vice Mayor, Atherton
- Jim Janz, former Mayor, Atherton
- Julia Mates, Mayor, Belmont
- Warren Lieberman, City Councilmember, Belmont
- Tom McCune, City Councilmember, Belmont
- Debbie Ruddock, Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Deborah Penrose, Vice Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Robert Brownstone, City Councilmember, Half Moon Bay
- Harvey Rarback, City Councilmember, Half Moon Bay
- Joaquin Jimenez, City Councilmember, Half Moon Bay
- Al Adreveno, former Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Allan Alifano, former Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Adam Eisen, former Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Mike Ferreira, former Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Marina Fraser, former Mayor Half Moon Bay
- Rick Kowalczyk, former Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- “Farmer John” Muller, former Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Naomi Patridge, former Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Drew Combs, City Councilmember, Menlo Park
- Gerry Andeen, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- John Boyle, former Vice Mayor, Menlo Park
- Catherine Carlton, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Rich Cline, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Paul Collacci, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Bob Burmeister, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Kelly Fergusson, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Nicholas Jellins, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Chuck Kinney, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Bob McNamara, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Peter Ohtaki, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Gail Slocum, former Mayor, Menlo Park
- Mickie Winkler, former Mayor Menlo Park
- Mary Bier, Mayor, Pacifica
- Tygerjas Twyrls Bigstyck, Mayor Pro Tem, Pacifica
- Sue Beckmeyer, City Councilmember, Pacifica
- Mike O’Neill, City Councilmember, Pacifica
- Sue Vaterlaus, City Councilmember, Pacifica
- Karen Ervin, former Mayor, Pacifica
- Ginny Jaquith, former Mayor, Pacifica
- John Keener, former Mayor, Pacifica
- Mary Ann Nihart, former Mayor, Pacifica
- Craig Hughes, Mayor, Portola Valley
- Sarah Wernikoff, Vice Mayor, Portola Valley
- Jeff Aalfs, Town Councilmember, Portola Valley
- Maryann Derwin, Town Councilmember, Portola Valley
- John Richards, Town Councilmember, Portola Valley
- Ann Wengert, former Mayor, Portola Valley
- John Dugan, City Councilmember, San Carlos
- Don Eaton, former Mayor, San Carlos
- Bob Grassilli, former Mayor, San Carlos
- Andy Klein, former Mayor, San Carlos
- Sally Mitchell, former Mayor, San Carlos
- Sylvia Nelson, former Mayor, San Carlos
- Mark Olbert, former Mayor, San Carlos
- Dick Brown, Mayor, Woodside
- Chris Shaw, Vice Mayor, Woodside
- John Carvell, City Councilmember, Woodside
- Brian Dombkowski, City Councilmember, Woodside
- Ned Fluet, City Councilmember, Woodside
- Sean Scott, City Councilmember, Woodside
- Jenn Wall, City Councilmember, Woodside
- Deborah Gordon, former Mayor, Woodside
- Daniel Yost, former Mayor, Woodside
Regional Current and Former City Councilmember Endorsements
- Sepi Richardson, former Councilmember, Brisbane
- Michael Brownrigg, City Councilmember, Burlingame
- Pamela Digiovanni, City Councilmember, Daly City
- Lisa Gauthier, Vice Mayor, East Palo Alto
- Antonio Lopez, City Councilmember, East Palo Alto
- Regina Wallace-Jones, City Councilmember, East Palo Alto
- Larry Moody, former Mayor, East Palo Alto
- Donna Rutherford, former Mayor, East Palo Alto
- Pat Burt, Mayor, Palo Alto
- Tom Dubois, City Councilmember, Palo Alto
- Eric Filseth City Councilmember, Palo Alto
- Greer Stone, City Councilmember, Palo Alto
- Karen Holman, Former Mayor, Palo Alto
- Yoriko Kishimoto, Former Mayor, Palo Alto
- Richa Awasthi, Mayor, Foster City
- Sam Hindi, City Councilmember, Foster City
- Sanjay Gehani, Cirt Councilmember, Foster City
- Christine Krolik, City Councilmember, Hillsborough
- Annie Oliva, City Councilmember, Millbrae
- Ellen Kamei, Mayor, Mountain View
- Margaret Abe Koga, former Mayor, Mountain View
- Alicia Aguirre, City Councilmember, Redwood City
- Ian Bain, former Mayor, Redwood City
- Janet Borgens, former City Councilmember, Redwood City
- Rico Medina, Mayor, San Bruno
- Rick Bonilla, Mayor, San Mateo
- Joe Goethels, City Councilmember, San Mateo
- Amourence Lee, City Councilmember, San Mateo
- Eric Rodriguez, City Councilmember, San Mateo
- Maureen Freschett, former Mayor, San Mateo
- Sabina Zafar, City Councilmember, San Ramon
- Mark Nagales, Mayor, South San Francisco
District Elected Officials
- Dr. Ginny McShane, former Director, Coastside Fire District (5 terms)
- Cynthia Sherrill, Director, Coastside Fire Protection District
- Steve Stockman, Director, Coastside Fire Protection DIstrict
- Chuck Bernstein, President, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
- Robert Jones, Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
- Jim McLaughlin, Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District; retired Division Chief, California Highway Patrol
- Rob Silano, Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District, retired Special Agent, Drug Enforcement Agency
- Peter Carpenter, former Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
- Rex Ianson, former Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
- Stephen Nachtsheim, former Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
- Jack Nelson, former Director, Menlo Park Fire Protection District
- Karen Holman, Director, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District
- Yoriko Kishimoto, Director, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District
- Jed Cyr, Director, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District
- Curt Riffle, Director, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District
- Pete Siemens, Director, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District
- Zoe Kersteen-Tucker, Director, Mid-Pen Regional Open Space District
- Larry Hassett, Director, Mid-Pen Regional Open Space District
- Cecily Harris, former Director Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District
- Claire Toutant, Chair, Midcoast Community Council
- Gregg Dieguez, Vice Chair, Midcoast Community Council
- Jill Grant, Councilmember, Midcoast Community Council
- Jim Harvey, Montara Water and Sanitary District Board
- Katherine Slater-Carter, Montara Water and Sanitary District Board
- Chris Mickelsen, Coastside Water Board
- Barbara Dye, President, Granada Community Services District
- Nancy Marsh, Vice President, Granada Community Services District
- David Seaton, Director, Granada Community Services District
- Jen Coleman, Director, Ladera Recreation District
- Ed Larenas, San Mateo County Harbor District Commissioner
- Pietro Parravano, former San Mateo County Harbor District Commissioner
- Gary Kremen, Santa Clara Valley Water District
- Edward Moritz, Director, West Bay Sanitary District
- Roy Thiele-Sardina, Director, West Bay Sanitary District
- David Walker, Director, West Bay Sanitary District
- Julia Miller, Director, El Camino Healthcare District
Education Elected Officials and Local School District Superintendents
- David Ackerman, Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Sherwin Chen, Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Stacey Jones, Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Scott Saywell, Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Mark Box, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Karen Canty, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Jeff Child, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Deborah Fitz, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Maria Hilton, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Scott Hinshaw, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School Distirct
- Joan Lambert, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Gordon Lewin, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District; former Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
- Laura Linkletter-Rich, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Carol Orton, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Nancy Serrurier, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Terry Thygesen, former Trustee, Menlo Park City School District
- Molly Finn, Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- Gautam Nadella, Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- Dana Nunn, former Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- Maria Doktorczyk, former Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- John Earnhardt, former Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- Christy Heaton, former Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- Diane Honda, former Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- Ann Jaquith, former Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- Jay Siegel, former Trustee, Las Lomitas School District
- Lisa Cesario, former Superintendent, Las Lomitas School District
- Eric Hartwig, former Superintendent, Las Lomitas School District
- Lizet Cortes, President, Cabrillo Unified School District
- Mary Beth Alexander, Vice President, Cabrillo Unified School District
- Kimberly Hines, Trustee, Cabrillo Unified School District
- Sophia Layne, Trustee, Cabrillo Unified School District
- Dave Myerovich, Board Member, La Honda – Pescadero Unified School District
- Elizabeth Bredall, President, Pacifica Unified School District
- Neil Layton, President, San Carlos School District
- Seth Rosenblatt, former Trustee, San Carlos School District
- Neil Sequeira, Trustee, Woodside School District
- Carrie Du Bois, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
- Rich Ginn, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District, former Trustee Las Lomitas School District
- Alan Sarver, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
- Shawneece Stevenson, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
- Chris Thomsen, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
- Allen Weiner, former Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District
- Lisa Petrides, Trustee, San Mateo County Community College District
- John Pimentel, Trustee, San Mateo County Community College District
- Joe Ross, Trustee, San Mateo County Board of Education
- Rod Hsaio, former Trustee, San Mateo County Board of Education
- Dennis McBride, former Redwood City School District Director
County Commissioners
- Lisa Ketcham, Commissioner, San Mateo County Planning Commission
Nonprofit & Community Leaders
Endorsements are from individuals, not organzations. Organizations are provided for individual identification purposes only.
- Belinda Arriaga, Founder, Farmworker Advocate
- Rachel Bickerstaff, President, Belle Haven Neighborhood Association
- Rose Bickerstaff, former President, Belle Haven Neighborhood Assocation
- Carolyn Bowsher, Menlo Park Community Leader
- Drew Dunlevie, The Guild Theater, Menlo Park
- Rod Ferguson, Director, Peninsula Open Space Trust, Former Chair of Board of Directors, LifeMoves
- Nicole Fernandez, former Chair, San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee (2019 – 2020)
- Katie Ferrick, Menlo Park Community Leader
- Carl Guardino, former CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
- Cecily Harris, former Chair of the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee (2017 – 2018)
- Lorri Holzberg, Chair, Peninsula Democratic Coalition
- Kari Mueller, Chair, San Mateo County Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation
- Renu Nanda, Former Executive Director, Ravenswood Education Foundation
- Alex Ontiveros, Silicon Valley Latino
- Asit Panwala, Former President of the Northern California Chapter of the South Asian Bar Association
- Lilli Rey – Democratic Activist
- Lennie Roberts, Conservationist and Environmental Advocate
- Victoria Sanchez De Alba, Farmworker Advocate
- Michele Sharkey, Founder, San Francisco 49ers Academy; Non-Profit Leader
- Terry Sprague, Community Leader
- Emy Thurber, Board Member, Peninsula Democratic Coalition
- April Vargas, San Mateo County Democratic Organizer and Activist
- Toi Cook, Stanford Hall of Fame, retired San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl Champion, 1994
- Ronnie Lott, NFL Hall of Fame, retired San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl Champion, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989
- John Paye, Stanford Hall of Fame, retired San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl Champion, 1988
- John Taylor, retired San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl Champion 1988, 1989, 1994
Small Business Owners
- Anna and Dexter Chow, Cheeky Monkey, Menlo Park
- Jesse Cool, Flea Street Cafe, Unincoporated West Menlo Park
- Joe Cotchett, Cotchett, Pitre and McCarthy LLP
- Ali Elsafy, Owner, Bistro Vida, Menlo Park
- Tim Harrison, Canyon Inn, Emerald Hills
- Greg Kuzia-Carmel, Camper, Downtown Menlo Park
- Bob Lutticken, Lutticken’s, Unincorporated West Menlo Park
- Harpo Marx, Cafe Society, Haf Moon Bay
- Lenny Mendonca, Owner of the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, Princeton by the Sea
- Keet Neerhan, Oceana Hotel, Half Moon Bay
- Vasily Oros, Ace Hardware, Downtown Menlo Park
- Bruce Russell, KenMark, Half Moon Bay
- Cherith Spicer, Namesake Cheesecake, Menlo Park
- Greg Stern, Owner Dutch Goose, Unincorporated West Menlo Park
- Sema Tosun, Owner, Stamp Bar and Grill San Carlos
- Rob Trice, Founding Partner Better Food Ventures & The Mixing Bowl
- Kitt Flood, Co-Owner, Faith & Spirits, San Carlos
- Brian Banks, Owner, Action Towing. Redwood CIty
Subject Matter Experts
- Anne Kronenberg, Iconic LGBTQ Activist; Retired Director of San Francisco Department of Emergency Management; Retired Deputy Director of San Francisco Department of Public Health
- Chief Dan Ghiorso, Retired Fire Chief, Woodside Fire Protection District
- Chief Harold Schapelhouman, Retired Fire Chief, Menlo Park Fire District
- Chief Bob Jonsen, former Menlo Park Police Chief
- Chief Dan DeSmidt, retired Belmont Police Chief
- Richard Serino, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, National Preparedness Initiative; formerly the Deputy Director of FEMA (Obama Administration, 2009-2014)
- Glen Rojas, Chair, Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce, former Menlo Park City Manager
- Bill McClure, former Menlo Park City Attorney
- Cara Silver, former Menlo Park City Attorney
