Endorsements

Judicial / Legal Endorsements
Honorable Robert S. Draper, Superior Court, LA County
Honorable Tony Richardson, Superior Court, LA County
Honorable Craig Veals, Superior Court, LA County
Honorable Thomas Long
Retired U.S. District Judge Robert C. Bonner SGV Tribune**
Retired L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich SGV Tribune**
Ricardo Garcia, Los Angeles County Public Defender*
Jim Coady, Head Deputy (Retired) LA Public Defender’s Office and Criminal Defense Attorney: https://jimcoady.org/*
Amy Einstein, Director, Law Office of Amy Einstein, a firm of Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc*
Mary Ray, Deputy Public Defender and Adjunct Professor at USC Law School*

Organizations / Institutional Endorsements and Recommendations
Los Angeles Times
Metropolitan News-Enterprise
City Watch LA
Colorado Boulevard**

Local 148, the Los Angeles Public Defenders Union
National Women’s Political Caucus
California Federation of Interpreters – Local 39000
La Defensa**
Los Angeles New Liberals**
Mar Vista Voice
Knock LA
LA Progressive
Sunrise Movement LA
LA Forward

Culver City Democratic Club
East Area Progressive Democrats
Beach Cities Democrats
Stonewall Democrats
Santa Monica Democratic Club
West LA Democratic Club
San Pedro Democratic Club
Antelope Valley Democrats for Change
Pacific Palisades Democratic Club
Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club
Feel the Bern SFV Democratic Club**

Community Endorsements
Maxine Waters, Congresswoman for the House of Representatives, 43rd District
Susan Burton, Founder, A New Way of Life Re-entry Project and All of Us or None*
Colonel Keith D. Bushey, Retired Colonel US Marine Corps, law enforcement officer, and foster parent: https://www.keithbushey.com
Greg Akili, Candidate for State Assembly District 57, labor union founder and community organizer: https://akili4thepeople.com
Shelly Hart, Pro Per Litigant and Founder of LA Recalls
Marcelina Valenzuela, Transition Age Youth Life Coach at Anti Recidivism Coalition*
Konstantine Anthony, Burbank City Council and Burbank Advisory Council on Disabilities member and Candidate for County Supervisor
Franky Carrillo, Exoneree, Member of Probation Oversight Commission of Los Angeles County, Chief Policy Advisor for the LA Innocence Project, and Candidate for State Assembly
Ahmanise Sanati, Social Worker NASW-CA Regional Director
Adam Conover, Adam Ruins Everything
Jack Castiglione, LGBTQ activist jackcastiglione.com**
Renay Grace Rodriguez, President of Stonewall Democratic Club*

*for identification purposes only
**recommendation only