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We support
Anthony Portantino for Congress

Our campaign is honored to have the support of hundreds of local leaders and organizations including elected officials, organizations, labor unions, community organizers and activists.  Please add your name today!

Legislators and Constitutional Officers*

Hon. Linda Sanchez – Member of Congress
Hon. Ricardo Lara -- California State Insurance Commissioner / Former State Senator
Hon. Toni Atkins -- Senate President pro Tempore 
Hon. Mike McGuire – Senate Majority Leader
Hon. Angelique Ashby – State Senator
Hon. Bill Dodd – State Senator

Hon. Dave Cortese - State Senator
Hon. Maria Elena Durazo – State Senator 
Hon. Josh Newman – State Senator
Hon. Steve Padilla – State Senator
Hon. Tom Umberg – State Senator
Hon. Jack Scott – Retired State Senator / Former President Pasadena City College
Hon. Robert Hertzberg – Retired Senate Majority Leader

Progressive Clubs / Community & Arts Organizations

Armenian National Committee of America Western Region
Armenian Rights Council of America
East Area Progressive Democrats
Theatre Producers of Southern California

Organized Labor*
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor 
Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
AFSCME California
AFSCME International
California Conference of Machinists
California School Employees Association
District Council of Iron Workers of the State of California and Vicinity
ILWU Local 13
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 40
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
Ironworkers Local 416 
Ironworkers Local 433 
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16
SEIU California
Teamsters Joint Council 42
United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council 
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770
Calvin Avila-Garcia -- Retired Labor Organizer SEIU 721
Sue Cabral-Ebert -- IATSE Local 706 President Emeritus
Ray Cordova – Labor Leader
Stephan Davis -- IBEW Local 40 Business Manager & Financial Secretary
Paul Fong -- South Bay Labor Council Trustee
Bill Luddy – Retired Carpenters Political Director
Linda Perez -- CSEA LA500 Past President
Rosemarie Riley -- Retired Chief Union Steward CSEA
Grace Santillano --SEIU 721 E-board Member and Steward
Mayors and City Councilmembers*

Burbank 
Hon. Tamala Takahashi -- City Council Member
Hon. Zisette Mullins -- City Council Member
Hon. Sharon Springer -- Former Mayor
Hon. Emily Gabel-Luddy -- Former Mayor
Hon. Marsha Ramos -- Former Mayor
Hon. Mary Lou Howard -- Former Mayor
Hon. Gary Bric -- Former Mayor
Hon. Anya Reinke -- Former Mayor
Hon. Bob Frutos Former Mayor
Hon. Jef Vander Borght -- Former Mayor
Hon. Dave Golonski -- Former Mayor
Hon. Tim Murphy -- Former Councilmember
Mary Alvord -- Former City Manager Burbank
Bud Ovrum -- Former City Manager Burbank

Glendale 
Hon. Dan Brotman – Mayor
Hon. Ardy Kassakhian - Councilmember
Hon. Elen Asatryan - Councilmember
Hon. Ara Najarian – Councilmember
Hon. Rafi Manoukian – City Treasurer / Former Mayor
Hon. Frank Quintero – Former Mayor
Stephen Meek – Adams Hill Neighborhood Association President
Rondi Werner – Glendale Sustainability Commissioner


La Crescenta
Hon. Harry Leon -- Crescenta Valley Town Council
Hon. Donna Libra – Crescenta Valley Town Council
Hon. Aram Ordubegian -- Crescenta Valley Town Council
Dr. Young Suh -- Crescenta Valley Town Council
Kim Jung Suk -- Crescenta Valley Activist
Jennifer Choi -- Crescenta Valley Activist
Sung Il Lee -- Crescenta Valley Activist
Frank Kim -- Crescenta Valle Activist
Eun Kim -- Crescenta Valley Activist
Steve Park -- Crescenta Valley Activist
Steve Pierce -- Montrose Chamber of Commerce - Retired
Mike Riley -- Crescenta Valley Business Leader

Los Angeles 
Hon. Danielle Bond -- Atwater Neighborhood Council
Hon. Patti Carroll -- Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council
Hon. Cindy Cleghorn -- Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council
Hon. Kevin Davis -- Foothills Trails Neighborhood Council
Hon. Bryan Dyer – Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
Hon. Lydia Grant -- Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council
Hon. Cat Kim – Community Activists & Former Los Feliz Neighborhood Council VP
Hon. Janet Kim – Former Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Hon. Mike Hain -- Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Hon. Josh Hertz -- Atwater Neighborhood Council
Hon. Paul Jenkins – Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
Hon. Joe Kahraman – Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
Hon. Anastasia Mann -- President Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
Hon. Mapi Moran – Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council
Hon. Ed Morrissey -- Atwater Neighborhood Council
Hon.  Jeffrey Masino – Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
Hon. Jim Muller -- Atwater Neighborhood Council
Hon. Stuart Ross -- Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
Hon. Mark Segal -- Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council
Hon. Conrad Starr – Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council
Hon. Michael Tessler -- Hollywood Studio District Neighborhood Council
Hon. Kathleen Travers -- Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council
Hon. Erica Vilardi-Espinosa – Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Hon. Chris Wintrode -- Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
Krista Michaels – Los Angeles Neighborhood Leader

Ana Guerrero -- Former Chief of Staff Los Angeles Mayor

Lloyd ("Bill") Pellman – Former Los Angeles County Counsel 

Pasadena
Hon. Felicia Williams – Vice Mayor
Hon. Jess Rivas -- Councilmember
Hon. Jason Lyon – Councilmember
Hon. Bill Bogaard – Former Mayor
Hon. Terry Tornek – Former Mayor
Hon. Margaret McAustin – Former Councilmember

 

South Pasadena
Hon. Jon Primuth -- Mayor
Hon. Michael Cacciotti -- Councilmember
Hon. Janet Braun -- Councilmember
Hon. Jack Donovan -- Councilmember
Hon. Evelyn Zneimer – Councilmember
Hon. Diana Mahmud – Former Mayor
Hon. Bob Joe – Former Mayor

West Hollywood
Hon. John Duran – Former Mayor
Hon. Steven Martin – Former Mayor
George Nickle -- Public Safety Commissioner, City of West Hollywood

 

School Board Members*
Los Angeles Unified School District
Hon. Jackie Goldberg
Dr. George J. McKenna III
Dr. Rocio Rivas


Glendale Unified School District
Hon. Nahri Nahabedian
Hon. Shan't Sahakian
Hon. Kathleen Cross
Hon. Ingrid Gunnell
Hon. Sandy Russell -- Retired

Burbank Unified School District
Hon. Abby Pontzer Kamkar -- Board Member
Hon. Larry Applebaum -- Past President
Hon. Steve Frintner -- Past President
Hon. Elena Hubbell -- Past President
Hon. Dave Kemp -- Past President
Hon. Debbie Kutka -- Past President
Hon. Roberta Reynolds -- Past President

La Cañada Unified School District
Hon. Joe Radabaugh -- President
Hon. Josh Epstein
Hon. Caroline Que Anderson
Hon. Dan Jeffries
Hon. Octavia Thuss
Hon. Brent Kuszyk – Past President 

Pasadena Unified School District
Hon. Michelle Richardson Bailey
Hon. Kim Kenne
Hon. Patrick Cahalan
Hon. Jennifer Hall Lee
Hon. Tina Fredericks
Community College Trustees
Glendale Community College
Hon. Sevan Benlian - President
Hon. Armine Hacopian
Hon. Desiree Portillo Rabinov
Hon. Ann Ransford
Hon. Yvette Vartanian Davis

Los Angeles Community College
Hon. Gabriel Buelna, PH.D.
Hon. Andra Hoffman
Hon. Steve Veres
Hon. Mona Field – Retired

Pasadena City College 
Hon. Tammy Silver

 
Community Leaders & Democratic Party Activists*
Arts Activists
Julie Baker – Arts and Theatre Activist
Marylin Bitner -- Filmmaker
Beatrice Casagran -- Arts and Theatre Activist
Martha Demson – Arts and Theatre Activist 
Elizabeth Dromi – Filmmaker 
Noam Dromi-- Filmmaker 
Jon Felson – Writer Director
Peggy Flynn – Burbank Education Arts Advocate
Shaun Lile -- Filmmaker
Paul Manchester – Illustrator / Writer
Cindy Pease – Theatre & Arts Advocate
Jeff Pollak -- Author
Heather Provost – Theater Advocate 
Billy Ray – Writer Director
Lisa Sedares – Theatre Advocate 
Lahna Turner -- Filmmaker
Suzanne Weerts – Arts Activist 
Alonzo Wickers -- Filmmaker

Civil Rights Leaders 
Christopher Nikhil Bowen – Progressive Leader / LGBTQ+ Activist
Carmenita Heligar – Burbank Community Leader
Rev. Mike Kinman - Faith Leader / Human Rights Champion
Carl Matthes – Community Leader / LGBTQ+ Activist
Gail Rolf – Educator / LGBTQ+ Activist
Stephen David Simon – Former President Stonewall Democratic Club
Dr. Sandra Thomas – Civil Rights Leader    

Democratic Club Leaders & Activists
Linda Bessin – Burbank Democratic Activist
Lora de la Portilla – Past President Canada Crescenta Democratic Club
Hans Johnson – LGBTQ+ and Environmental Justice Leader / EAPD President
Deana Igelsrud – Democratic Party Activist 
Dr. Peter Kreysa – Co-Chair CDP Finance Committee & Associate Professor CSULB
Marilee Marshall – Democratic Club Leader
Joe Mealey – Past President Crescenta Canada Democratic Club
Kathy Patterson – Democratic Activist & Student Mentor
Bud & Lyn Slotky -- Democratic Club Activist          
Karen Suarez – Founding Member Foothill Community Democratic Club

Environmentalists
Laurie Barlow
Ed Begley, Jr.
Patricia Beauchamp
Sally Beer 
Elisa Callow
Kathryn Louyse
Irma Munoz
Katie Poole
Paul Rabinov

Equestrians
Lisa Baca – Los Angeles Equestrian Leader
Tarrah Barbour – Burbank Equestrian
Karen Thornton – Burbank Equestrian
Nori Walla – Burbank Equestrian

Public School Supporters
Diana Abasta – Retired Burbank Teacher
Taline Arsinian – Glendale Teacher
Lea Awni – Glendale Public Education Advocate
Rich Boccia – Retired Principal
Patrick Conyers – Pasadena Public Education Advocate
Brenda Etterbeek – Burbank Public School Advocate
Annette Fiol – Burbank Public School Advocate
Robert Gordon – Glendale Public Education Advocate
Alicia Harris – Glendale Educator 
Deborah Johnson – Glendale Public Education Advocate
Mona Johnson – Glendale Public Education Advocate
Amy Kamm – Burbank Public Education Advocate
Lori Little – Burbank Public Education Advocate
Corky O’Rourke – Special Education Advocate
Patty Scripter – Glendale Public Education Advocate
Romie Ruiz – Glendale Public Education Advocate

Veteran Advocates
Gerry Collins -- Veteran / Community Volunteer
Mickey DePalo – Veteran / Community Volunteer
Major General Mark MacCarley, Ret. 
Paul McKenna – Veteran / Community Volunteer
Brigadier General Robin Umberg, Ret.

Business & Nonprofit Leaders
Claire Bogaard -- Preservationist
Melinda Clarke – Montrose Business Leader   
Theresa De Vera – Disability Rights Activist
Nicholas de Wolff - Founding Member Burbank Commission on Sustainability
Janet Diel – Burbank Nonprofit Leader
Edith Fuentes – Filipino American Community Leader
Nancy Guillen – Nonprofit Volunteer & Leader
Nina Gutin – Behavioral Health Advocate
Susan Hunt – Glendale Nonprofit Leader
Catherine Jurca – Historic Preservationist
Jamie Keyser – Burbank Community Leader
Mike Lawler -- Historian
Chang Lee – Glendale Korean American Community Leader
Johanna Linkchorst – Glendale Nonprofit Leader
Luis Lopez – Healthcare Leader
Mary Najarian – Philanthropist
Andre Ordubegian – Local Business Leader
George Saikali – Glendale Nonprofit Leader
Leslie & Ken Smith – Burbank Community Leaders
*All individual titles are for identification purposes only. No organizational endorsements implied.
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