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Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
Smart Voter Additional Endorsements for Ben Allen

Candidate for
State Senator; District 26

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Federal, State, and County Elected Officials

  • José Serrano, Member of Congress
  • Fran Pavley, State Senator
  • Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor
  • Tom Hayden
, State Senator (former)
  • Alan Sieroty, State Senator (former); Assemblymember (former)
  • Richard Katz
, Assemblymember (former)
  • Terry B. Friedman
, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge (retired); Assemblymember (former)
  • Ed Edelman, Los Angeles County Supervisor (former); Los Angeles City Councilman (former)

Local Elected Officials
  • Cindy Miscikowski, City Councilwoman, City of Los Angeles
  • Pam O'Connor
, Mayor, Santa Monica
  • John Heilman, 
Mayor Pro Tempore, West Hollywood
  • Nanette Barragan, Member, Hermosa Beach City Council
  • Steve Webb
, Mayor, Beverly Hills (former)
  • Gleam Davis
, Member, Santa Monica City Council
  • Ted Winterer
, Member, Santa Monica City Council
  • Kevin McKeown
, Member, Santa Monica Council
  • Skylar Peak
, Member, Malibu City Council
  • Denny Zane, 
Mayor, Santa Monica (former)
  • Mike Feinstein
, Mayor, Santa Monica (former)
  • Nathaniel Trives, 
Mayor, City of Santa Monica (former); President, Rotary Club of Santa Monica
  • Todd Flora
, Chair, Santa Monica Rent Control Board
  • Marilyn Korade-Wilson
, Member, Santa Monica Rent Control Board
  • Chris Braun
, Member, Santa Monica Rent Control Board (former)
  • Julie Lopez Dad, Chair, Santa Monica Rent Board (former)

Education Leaders
  • Scott Svonkin, 
Member, Los Angeles Community College Board; President, Los Angeles County School Trustees Association
  • Maria Leon-Vazquez
, President, Santa Monica-Malibu School Board
  • Susan Aminoff
, Chair, Santa Monica College Board
  • Noah Margo
, President, Beverly Hills School Board
  • Ralph Mechur, 
Vice President, Santa Monica-Malibu School Board
  • Rob Rader, 
Vice Chair, Santa Monica College Board
  • Nimish Patel
, Member, Santa Monica-Malibu School Board
  • Laurie Lieberman
, Member, Santa Monica-Malibu School Board
  • Jose Escarce, 
Member, Santa Monica-Malibu School Board
  • Margaret Quinonez
, Member, Santa Monica College Board
  • Andrew Walzer
, Member, Santa Monica College Board
  • Nancy Greenstein
, Member, Santa Monica College Board
  • Barry Snell
, Member, Santa Monica College Board
  • Louise Jaffe,
Member, Santa Monica College Board
  • Brian Goldberg
, Vice President, Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education
  • Craig Foster
, President, Advocates for Malibu Public Schools
  • Don LaPlante, 
President, Los Angeles County School Trustees Association (former)
  • Todd Loewenstein
, President, Redondo Beach School Board (former)
  • AJ Willmer, 
Member, Beverly Hills School Board (former)
  • Jonathan Stein
, University of California Regent-Emeritus
  • Joel Peterson, 
Member, La Canada School Board; Vice Chair, Los Angeles County Committee on School District Organization
  • Matt Haney, 
Commissioner, Board of Education, San Francisco Unified School District
  • Steven Fenton, President, Beverly Hills School Board (Former)
  • Jay Chen, Member, Hacienda-La Puente School Board

Organizations
  • Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA)
  • Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR)
  • Community for Excellent Public Schools
  • Evolve CA
  • Democrats for Israel - Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles County Young Democrats (LACYD)
  • Miracle Mile Democratic Club (MMDC)
  • Pacific Palisades Democratic Club (PPDC)
  • Santa Monica Democratic Club
  • Santa Monica Police Officers Association
  • Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains (PDSMM)
  • West Hollywood-Beverly Hills Democratic Club

Environmental Leaders
  • Phil Brock, 
Chair, Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission
  • Albin Gielicz, 
President, North of Montana Neighborhood Association; Member, Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission
  • David Auch
, Chair, Ocean Park Association

Policy Advocates
  • Brian Chase,
Chair, Santa Monica Social Services Commission
  • Patricia Hoffman,
Co-Chair, Santa Monicans for Renters Rights
  • Richard Tahvildaran,
Co-Chair, Santa Monicans for Renters Rights
  • Donna Bojarsky, 
Director, Foreign Policy Roundtable
  • Julie Lopez Dad, Chair, Santa Monica Rent Board (former)
  • Barry Seid, 
Santa Monica Commission for the Senior Community (former)

Business Leaders
  • Jeff Jarow
, Member, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
  • Chris Harding
, Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce (former)
  • Tom Larmore
, Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (former)
  • Tish Tisherman
, Chair, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce (former)

Community Leaders
  • Richard McKinnon
, Planning Commissioner, City of Santa Monica
  • Wes Farrow
, Member, Del Rey Neighborhood Council
  • Bruce Corwin
, CEO, Metropolitan Theaters
  • Will Nicholas
, Secretary, Del Rey Neighborhood Council (former)
  • Brian Rosenstein, Chair of the Beverly Hills Planning Commission
  • Peter Kelly, 
Chair, California Democratic Party (former)

Grassroots Advocates
  • Susie Shannon, Executive Board, California Democratic Party
  • Maryanne Solomon, 
Co-President, Santa Monica Democratic Club
  • Michael Kapp, Vice President, Democrats for Israel; Operations Vice President, Miracle Mile Democratic Club
  • Jon Katz, Vice President Political Action, Santa Monica Democratic Club
  • Steve Bott, Communications Vice President, Miracle Mile Democratic Club; Steering Committee Member, Stonewall Democratic Club
  • Dina Cervantes, President, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats (former)
  • Susan B. Haskell, Pacific Palisades Democratic Club, Issues & Endorsements Committee; Delegate, CA Democratic Party

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