Endorsements
Newspaper
Modesto Bee
Merced Sun Star
State Elected Officials
Dennis Cardoza, Congressman
Cathleen Galgiani, Assemblymember
Barbara Matthews, Assemblymember (ret.)
Jerome Horton, Chairman, California State Board of Equalization
Local Elected Officials
Sheriff Adam Christianson, Sheriff of Stanislaus County
Dennis Brazil, Mayor of Gustine
Luis Molina, Mayor of Patterson
Dominic Farinha, Patterson City Council
Steve Gomes, Merced County Superintendent of Schools
John Pedrozo, Merced County Board of Supervisors- Chair
Jerry O'Banion, Merced County Board of Supervisors
Bill Blake, Merced City Council
Josh Pedrozo, Merced City Council
Mary Michael Rawlings, Merced City Council
Tony Dossetti, Merced City Council
Mary E. Oney Council Member City of Dos Palos
Elizabeth Stone, Council Member City of Los Banos
Catherine Flores Hallinan, Modesto City School Board Member
Amy Elliott Neumann, Modesto City School Board Member
Ruben Villalobos, President Modesto School Board
Faye Lane, Ceres School Board
Harry Herbert, Ceres City Treasurer
Gurpal S Samra, Former Mayor of Livingston
Richard Hawthorne, Former Police Chief City of Atwater
Elizabeth Stone, Los Banos Council Member
John Carlisle, Former Member Merced City Council
Brenda Herbert, Former Ceres City Clerk
Bill Stockard Former Superintendent of Schools Merced County
Dr. Harinder Grewal, Turlock Unified School District Trustee
Darrell Fonseca- Dos Palos City Manager
Organizational Endorsements
Merced County Deputy Sheriff's Association
Merced County Sheriff's Employee Association
Stanislaus County Sworn Sheriff's Deputies Association
Merced Police Officers Association
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
CDF Firefighters, Local 2881
California Professional Firefighters
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
State Coalition of Probation Officers (SCOPO)
California Small Business Association
Calfiornia School Employees Association
California Nurses Association
National Nurses Organizing Committee
California Dental Association
Crime Victims United
California Conference of Machinists
California Labor Federation
State Buildling and Construction Trades Council of California
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
Teamsters Joint Council No. 7
Carpenters Local Union 152
California Democratic Party
California Young Democrats
North Valley Labor Federation
AFSCME
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 2703
Laborer’s International Union of North America
California Chiropractic Association
California Faculty Association
California Teachers Association
SEIU
SEIU, Local 1000
Professional Engineers in California Government
National Association of Social Workers
Associaiton of California School Administrators
United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930/ AFLCIO
Linguica Fest Sponsors
Hosted By the Lyons Family
E&J Gallo Winery
California Squab Producers
California Poultry Federation
Merced/Mariposa CLC
Operating Engineers #3
Paul Sanguiguinetti
Teamsters #386
AV Thomas
Ruebn Villalobos
AFSCME
Modesto City Firefighters Association
North Valley Labor Federation
Western United Dairymen
Perez Brothers
DiMare Brothers
California Medical Association
California Highway Patrolmen
Robert Haden
Carpenters #152
SEIU Local 1000
Laborers Local 1130
Community Endorsements
Robert T. Haden, Local Attorney/ Merced College Board of Trustess, Area 3
H. Lakireddy, MD
Don and Phoebe Payne
Arthur and Susan Azevedo
Paul M. Sanguinetti- Farmer
Emily Haden, Local Attorney, Merced County Democratic Central Committee
Norm Vaughn-Hulbert, Chair Merced County Democratic Central Committee
Dee Dee D'Adamo-Mossekian, Senior Advisor Congressman Dennis Cardoza
Shriley Vaughn-Hulbert, Teacher
Anthony Rupp, Reitred Teacher
Lori Rupp
Gina Leonardo
Lisa Kayser-Grant, Merced Bicycle Coalition
David Hambley, UC Merced Professor
Heike Hambley, Founder Merced Shakespear Festival
Jena Norton, Merced County Democratic Central Committee
Ann Kelly, Local Attorney
Walter Hughes, Government Relations Comcast
Cathy Paskin, Realtor
Judith Salzberg-Kirihara, Teacher
Ralph S Temple Jr., Local Attorney
Robert Taniguchi, Educator Merced College
Nancy Taniguchi, Professor Stanislaus State
Kyle Stockard
Martha O. Acevedo, Chicana Activist/ UC Merced Teaching Assistant, Merced County Democratic Central Committee
Kirpal S. Grewal, Former Director Merced County Office Of Education
Susan Bernard
Jason Bernard, Firefighter
Chris Bernard, Firefighter
Katherine Grace, Merced Activist
Renee Davenport, Small Business Owner, Merced County Democratic Central Committee
Brigid Ferrari, Social Worker
Sgt. Deborah L. Lee
Dennis Macdonald, Victims Voice
Jacque Macdonald, Founder Victims Voice
Sandy Lucas, Former Chair Stanislaus Democratic Party
Colleen Lerma
Denise Murhy, RN
Maria Tarvin
Kathy Smith, Executive Director Sierra Saving Grace/ Past President American Legion Auz Post 83
Polly Hunter, Livingston Rancher
Dr. Amarjit Dhaliwal, Oncologist
Frank Alvarez
Ryan Camp, Community Organizer North Valley Labor Federation
Monica Martinez
Mathew Wainwright, UC Merced Young Democrats
Domenic Longarini, Secretary UC Merced Young Democrats
Elliott Davis, UC Merced Young Democrats
Jaron Brandon, Public Relations Officer UC Merced Young Democrats
Raven Morelle, UC Merced Young Democrats
Mary Waters
Amas Johnson
Daniel Alejandro Martinez, UC Merced Young Democrats
Sean Duffy, Treasurer UC Merced Young Democrats
Nibal Hilabi, President UC Merced Young Democrats
Takako Paul
Fran Arduengo
Walt Butler, National Association of Letter Carriers
Sea Gill, UC Merced Young Democrats/ Merced County Democratic Cental Committee
Susie T. Rizzonelli, Rizzonelli's Restuarant
Lori Rizzonelli, Rizzonelli's Restuarant
Cindy Heaton, Rizzonelli's Restaurant
John Grant
Rich Gipson, Vice Chair Merced County Democratic Central Committee
Michael Lomio, UC Merced Young Democrats
Fied E. Cervantes, Delhi Unified School District Board Member
John Curry
Michele Rose, American Legion Post 83
Maria R. Tarvin
David Tucker
Kerri Ko, UC Merced Young Democrats
David Marvulli,
Mr. and Mrs. James Fuller
Dr. Nathan Monroe, UC Merced
Sally Oleson, Teacher
Sandra Herrera, Teacher Merced City Schools
Wendy May
Steven Landon, Teacher Merced City Schools
Maria Brouillard, Music Teacher
Ronald C. Rouse