Endorsements
State Elected Officials
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
State Senator Bob Archuleta
State Senator Sabrina Cervantes
State Senator Eloise Gomez-Reyes
Assemblymember Sade Elhawary
Assemblymember Mike Fong
Assemblymember Robert Garcia
Assemblymember Mike Gipson
Assemblymember Corey Jackson
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor
Assemblymember Chris Ward
State Senator Richard Polanco (Ret.)
Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (Ret.)
Local Elected Officials
Riverside County Board Supervisor Manny Perez
Moreno Valley Mayor Ulises Cabrera
Banning Councilmember Colleen Wallace
Jurupa Valley Councilmember Chris Barajas
Jurupa Valley Councilmember Guillermo "Willy" Silva
Riverside City Councilmember Steve Hemenway
Riverside City Councilmember Sean Mill
Santa Ana City Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez
Riverside Community College District Trustee Keri Then
Riverside Community College District Trustee Bill Hedrick
Riverside Community College District Trustee Mary Figueroa
Pasadena Area Community College District Trustee Alton Wang
Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control Board Vice President Nancy Jimenez-Hernandez
Western Municipal Water Board Director Fauzia Rizvi
Jurupa Valley Councilmember Leslie Altamirano (Ret.)
Palm Springs Councilmember Lisa Middleton (Ret.)
Riverside Councilmember Andy Melendrez (Ret.)
Community Leaders
Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta
Jane Block, Co-Founder of Friends of Riverside Hills
Roger Cheng, Co-Founder of Inland Chinese American Alliance
Karen Cheng, Co-Founder of Inland Chinese American Alliance
Jack B. Clark Jr, Partner of Best Best & Krieger, and Past President of Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce
Alex Cortez, President of Riverside Latino Network
Gilberto Esquivel, Founder, Past President of LULAC Riverside
Yolanda Esquivel, Founder, Past President of LULAC of Riverside
Tami Friedrich, Women of the Year, Senate District 31
Gabriel Maldonado, Chief Executive Officer, TruEvolution
Raj Singh, UCR Professor and Chairman, La Sierra Group
Rose Mayes, Executive Director of the Fair Housing Council of Riverside and Woman of the Year for AD 61
Richard Block, Co-Founder of Friends of Riverside Hills
Carmen Roberts, Adrian Dell & Carmen Roberts Foundation, Non-Profit of the Year for AD58
Adrian “Dell” Roberts, Adrian Dell & Carmen Roberts Foundation and Co-Founder of the Riverside Black History Parade
Local Business Owners
Budget Inn of Riverside - Danny Kumar
Cellar Door Bookstore - Linda Sherman Nurick
Chela’s Bakery
Eastside Arthouse - Juan Navarro
Euryale Brewing Company - Carrie Miller
Estrella Taqueria & Lounge, Prohibition, The Downtown Experiment - McGuire Brothers
Punjab Palace - Raj Sharma
Papa Joe’s Pizza - Eli Maroun
Zacatecas Cafe – Jon and Vicky Medina
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Labor Unions and Community Organizations
CA LGBTQ+ Legislative Caucus
IE Votes
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
San Bernardino Riverside Building and Construction Trades Council
SMART Local 104
SMART Local 105
UA Local 250
UA Local 364
UA Local 398