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Santa Clara County, CA June 3, 2008 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Dave Cortese

Candidate for
County Supervisor; Santa Clara County; Supervisorial District 3

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State of California

  • Jack O'Connell, Superintendent, California Department of Education
  • Joe Simitian, State Senator
  • Joe Coto, State Assemblymember
  • Jim Beall, State Assemblymember
  • Dom Cortese, former State Assemblymember and former County Supervisor
  • Jim Cunneen, former State Assemblymember

Santa Clara County
  • Sheriff Laurie Smith
  • Supervisor Blanca Alvarado
  • Supervisor Don Gage
  • Supervisor Liz Kniss
  • Supervisor Ken Yeager
  • Sig Sanchez, former County Supervisor
  • Diane McKenna, former County Supervisor
  • Mary Greenwood, Public Defender
  • Dolores Carr, District Attorney

San Jose City Council
  • Chuck Reed, Mayor
  • Nora Campos
  • Judy Chirco
  • Pete Constant
  • Sam Liccardo
  • Pierluigi Oliverio
  • Nancy Pyle
  • Forrest Williams
  • Janet Gray Hayes, former Mayor
  • Susan Hammer, former Mayor
  • Tom McEnery, former Mayor
  • Cindy Chavez, former Vice Mayor
  • John Diquisto, former Councilmember
  • Linda LeZotte, former Councilmember

Sunnyvale City Council
  • Tony Spitaleri, Mayor
  • Melinda Hamilton
  • Ron Swegles

Milpitas City Council
  • Bob Livengood, Vice Mayor
  • Debbie Giordano
  • Armando Gomez

ORGANIZATIONS - Public Safety Organizations
  • Santa Clara County Firefighters Association
  • San Jose Firefighters Association
  • San Jose Police Officers Association - SJPOA
  • Milpitas Firefighters Association
  • Latino Peace Officers Association

ORGANIZATIONS - Community Organizations
  • Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee - BAYMEC
  • California Apartment Association - Tri County Division
  • California League of Conservation Voters
  • East Side Teachers Association
  • La Raza Roundtable
  • Operating Engineers - Local 3
  • Registered Professional Nurses Association
  • San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce - COMPAC
  • Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee - SCCDCC
  • Santa Clara County Democratic Club - SCCDC
  • Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS
  • Santa Clara County Employees Management Association - CEMA
  • Service Employees International Union - Local 521
  • Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum
  • South Bay Labor Council - COPE
  • Santa Clara County Hillside Association
  • Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS
  • Sunnyvale Political Action Committee
  • Teamsters - Local 665
  • United Farm Workers

EDUCATORS
East Side Union High School District Trustees
  • Frank Biehl
  • Eddie Garcia
  • Manuel Herrera
  • Jeff Ota, former Trustee
  • Esau Herrera, former Trustee

Evergreen Elementary School District Trustees
  • Sylvia Alvarez
  • Merrilee Claverie
  • Carolyn Clark
  • Tom Matsumoto, former Trustee
  • Tom Andrade, former Superintendent

Alum Rock Elementary School District Trustees
  • Frank Chavez
  • Tanya Freudenberger
  • Lalo Morales
  • Gustavo Gonzalez
  • Kim Mesa, former Trustee
  • Jason Rodriguez, former Trustee
  • Tony Russo, former Superintendent

Milpitas Unified School District Trustees
  • Marsha Grilli
  • Carmen Montano

San Jose Unified School District Trustees
  • Pam Foley
  • Richard Garcia
  • Leslie Reynolds

Other School Districts
  • Maria Fuentes, Trustee, San Jose/Evergreen Community College District
  • Autumn Gutierrez, Trustee, San Jose/Evergreen Community College District
  • Betty Martinez, Trustee, Mount Pleasant Elementary School District
  • George Sanchez, President & Trustee, Franklin McKinley School Board

Other Santa Clara County Elected Officials
  • Peter Arellano, Councilmember, City of Gilroy
  • Don Burr, Mayor, City of Campbell
  • Larry Carr, Councilmember, City of Morgan Hill
  • Rod Diridon, former Supervisor, Santa Clara County and current Chair, CLCV SCC
  • Tony Estremera, Board Member, Santa Clara Valley Water District
  • Gary Fazzino, former Mayor, City of Palo Alto
  • Dan Furtado, Councilmember, City of Campbell
  • Bob Gross, former Board Member, Santa Clara Valley Water District
  • Rosemary Kamei, Board Member, Santa Clara Valley Water District
  • Michael Kasperzak, former Mayor, City of Mountain View
  • Alex Kennett, Board Member, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority
  • Norman Kline, former Mayor, City of Saratoga
  • Rick Lowenthal, former Mayor, City of Cupertino
  • Kevin Moore, Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
  • Dena Mossar, former Mayor, City of Palo Alto
  • Matthew Pear, Councilmember, City of Mountain View
  • Joe Pryzinski, Councilmember and former Mayor, Town of Los Gatos
  • Rich Santos, Board Member, Santa Clara Valley Water District
  • Eddie Souza, former Mayor, City of Santa Clara
  • Barbara Spector, Mayor, Town of Los Gatos
  • Mark Stone, Supervisor, Santa Cruz County
  • Stephen Tate, Mayor, City of Morgan Hill

Regional Elected Officials
  • Willie Brown, Former Mayor, City of San Francisco
  • Carol Butler, Clerk of the Board, Menlo Park Fire District
  • Bill Dodd, Supervisor, Napa County
  • Jack Gingles, Mayor, City of Calistoga
  • John Gioa, Supervisor, Contra Costa County
  • Mark Green, Mayor, City of Union City
  • Scott Haggerty, Supervisor, Alameda County
  • Jerry Hill, Supervisor, San Mateo County
  • Janet Lockhart , Mayor, City of Dublin
  • Gwen Regalia, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Walnut Creek
  • Simon Salinas, Supervisor, Monterey County
  • John Silva, Supervisor, Solano County

City Commissioners
  • Gunawan Ali Santosa, Milpitas Planning Commission
  • Xavier Campos, San Jose Planning Commission
  • Helen Chapman, Chair, San Jose Parks and Recreation Commission
  • Larry Ciardella, Milpitas Planning Commission
  • Russ Danielson, Member, Coyote Valley Task Force
  • Lisa Jensen, San Jose Planning Commission
  • Matt Kamkar, San Jose Planning Commission
  • Erik Kaeding, Disability Advisory Commission
  • Randi Kinman, San Jose Planning Commission
  • Rex Lindsay, former Santa Clara County Planning Commissioner
  • Michael Luu, Santa Clara County Planning Commission
  • David Parker, Human Rights Commission, Executive Board Member, Silicon Valley LGBT Democratic Club, Member, 23rd Assembly District, Democratic County Central Committee
  • Narendra Pathak - City of Sunnyvale Trustee - Board of Libraries
  • Jim Zito, San Jose Planning Commission

Community Leaders
  • Richard Alexander, former Santa Clara County Bar Association President
  • Teresa Alvarado, President, Hispanic Foundation Silicon Valley
  • Sal Alvarez, Reverend Deacon
  • Rose Amador, Executive Director, Center for Careers & Training
  • Tahir Anwar, Imam, South Bay Islamic Association
  • Wasim Azhar, Professor, Stanford University and UC Berkeley
  • Bill Buchholz, Pastor, Family Community Church
  • Rick Callendar, President, Silicon Valley NAACP
  • Rick Caton, Teacher, Oak Grove High School
  • Eugene Garcia, President, Rayner Park Neighborhood Association
  • Victor Garza, Sr, President, La Raza Roundtable
  • Don Gralnek, General Counsel, San Jose Sharks
  • Warren Hegg, President, Digital Clubhouse Network
  • Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the UFW with Cesar Chavez
  • Rita Chavez Medina, sister of Cesar Chavez
  • Rudy Medina, Santa Clara Valley Water District and son of Rita Chavez Medina
  • Lurdes Rivera, Treasurer, Santa Visits Alviso Foundation
  • Al Rosell, Principal, Olinder Elementary School
  • Gilbert Sangari, Publisher, San Jose Magazine
  • Jose Sandoval, Voluntarios de la Comunidad
  • Wiggsy Siversten, Founder, BAYMEC
  • Wendy Stegeman, Teacher, Andrew Hill High School
  • Clarence Stone, Santa Clara County Hillside Association
  • Mark Tiernan, President, Lincoln Law School Student Bar Association
  • Tam Tuong Nguyen, Publisher Saigon USA
  • Jim Weyermann, President and CEO, San Jose Giants

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