Endorsements

***All titles for identification purposes only

Elected and appointed officials

  • Manu Koenig, First District County Supervisor

  • Kristen Brown, Mayor of Capitola

  • Yvette Brooks, Vice Mayor of Capitola

  • Alexander Pedersen, Capitola City Council member

  • Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Mayor of Watsonville

  • Michael Rotkin, Former Mayor of Santa Cruz

  • Sonja Brunner, Santa Cruz City Councilmember

  • Amanda Jackson- Miller, Soquel Union School District Trustee

  • Ariel Gray, Soquel Union School District Trustee

  • Rachel Lather, Soquel Creek Water District, Board of Directors

  • Kyle Kelley, Santa Cruz City Schools Trustee

  • Courtney Christiansen, Capitola Planning Commissioner

  • Amanda Crowder, Women’s Commission for District 1


Local Businesses and Organizations

  • Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee

  • Democratic Women’s Club

  • Santa Cruz YIMBY

  • Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte

  • Charles Maier, owner of Paradise Beach Grille, Crow’s Nest, and Palace Art & Office Supply

  • Timmy Hunt, owner of Pono Hawaiian Kitchen & Tap

  • Amy Cheng, owner of Capitola Tap House

  • Anh Lam, owner of Asian Express 

  • Jenn Gerard Lovewell and Alan Lovewell, owners of Real Good Fish

  • Jay Pennock, MD, owner of Rejuvenate Medi-Spa & Wellness

  • Tea Nguyen, DPM, owner of Pacific Point Podiatry

  • Ali Dhanani and Rama Patel, owners of Baskin Robbins

  • Ben Strock, Founder of Strock Real Estate


Community Members

  • George Ow

  • Benjamin Ow

  • William Ow

  • Theresa Carino, Executive Director of Salud y Cariño

  • Margaret Carino-Condon, Co-Founder of Salud y Cariño

  • Elaine Johson, Executive Director of Housing Santa Cruz County and President of NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch

  • Lani Faulkner, Founder of Equity Transit

  • Dan Haifley, Former Executive Director, O’Neill Sea Odyssey

  • Rose Filicetti, Past President and Member of the Santa Cruz County Board of Education, Trustee Area 4

  • Andrea Ludwick, Founder and Owner of Coastal Breeze Mental Health 

  • Ashley Zaninovich Basanese

  • Matt Orbach, Principal Planner at the City of Watsonville

  • Dr. Michael K. Orbach, Research Professor at UCSC

  • Judi Orbach

  • Doug Crowder

  • Tara Manjunath Rous

  • Charlie Rous

  • Jacquie Benetua-Rolens, Public Education Grant Writer & Resource Coordinator 

  • Justine Pawliuk, founder of Rumina Lactation and Perinatal Care

  • Dylan Condon

  • Louie Cannarozzi

  • Jessica Cannarozzi

  • Amelia Coulter

  • Lindsey Torres

  • Miguel Torres

  • Rachel Thorn

  • Dr. Robert Clark

  • Dr. Paul Nguyen

  • Lisa Atkins

  • Cory Atkins

  • Tom Vecchione

  • Jill Vecchione

  • Chantel Marie

  • Kellie Mozumder

  • Mary Byrne Hernandez

  • Kaori Roman

  • Austin Roman

  • Sharon Park

  • Dorsa Barzin

  • Amie Forest

  • Karl Forest

  • Elizabeth Lee Kunselman

  • Michael Gutierrez

  • Bridget Hawkins