2024 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
"We are happy to inform you that your campaign has been awarded the 2024 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction. Thank you again for advocating for gun violence prevention and making a commitment to govern with gun safety in mind."
- Moms Deman Action
2023 Affordable Housing Champion Award
"We are grateful for Congressman Panetta’s leadership on the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, critical legislation that would finance significantly more affordable rental housing for communities across the country at a time when it is so desperately needed."
- Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC)
2024 Organizational Endorsements:
AFL-CIO
AFSCME California
Alliance for Retired Americans
BAYMEC
California Democratic Party
California Environmental Voters
California Labor Federation
California State Association of Letter Carriers
California Teachers Association
California Young Democrats
Central Coast Labor Council
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
Democratic Women's Club of Santa Cruz County
Democratic Women of Monterey County
Equality California
Human Rights Campaign PAC
Humane Society
IBEW Local Union 234
International Franchise Association (IFA)
Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA!)
Monterey Bay Central Labor Council
Monterey County Democratic Party
Monterey County Weekly
​National Association of Social Workers
National Education Association (NEA)
National Union of Healthcare Workers
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
PORAC
San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party
Santa Cruz County Democratic Party
Santa Cruz City Firefighters, Local 1716
Santa Cruz Sentinel
SEIU California
Service Employees International Union, 521
Sierra Club Political Committee
Sierra Club Ventana Chapter
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club (SVAPADC)
S.M.A.R.T. California Sheet Metal Workers', Local Union No. 104
South Bay Labor Council, AFL-CIO
UA Local Union 393
United Farm Workers
Villages Democratic Club
VoteVets PAC
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2024 Elected Official Endorsement:
Seth Armstrong, Former U.S. Representative
Dawn Addis, California State Assemblymember
Gail Pellerin, California State Assemblymember
Dominic Cortese, Former California State Assemblymember
Dawn Ortiz-Legg, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor, District 3
Ryan Coonerty, Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor, District 3
Nancy Kotowski, Former Monterey County Superintendent of Schools
Bill Peake, City of Pacific Grove Mayor
Kim Barber, Monterey City Council
Rene Spring, Morgan Hill City Council
Jacques Bertrand, Former Capitola City Council
Mickie Luna, Former Hollister City Council
Larry Carr, Former Morgan Hill City Council
Lowell Hurst, Former Watsonville City Council
Rebecca Garcia, Former Watsonville City Council
Donna Ziel, Cabrillo College Board of Trustees
Kathleen Lee, Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
Reed Geisreiter, Santa Cruz Port District
Bob Locatelli, Ben Lomond Fire Protection District
Prive Tarbet, Zayante Fire Protection District
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2024 Community Leader Endorsements:
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Mark Abelson
Mike Abler
Becky Adams
Dane Adams
Sharon Agorastos
Steven Allen
Alice Amour
Robin Andrew
Russell Andrews
Ken Arconti
Charles Arenson
Dr. John Avella
Angela Backers
Doug Barker
John Baruck
Kris Beal
Steve Bean
Danny Bernstein
Charles Biller
Cory Black
Susan Black
Lucia Boggiatto
Debbie Boozer
Candy Bowman
Gloria Boyd
Annette Brehmer
Catherine C. Brock
Susan Brooks
Lois Brown
Michael Browne
William Buffalo
Barbara Bullock-Wilson
Tammy Bullock
Mark Burger
Lynn Burgess
Melody Burgess
Frank Bush
Gregor and Diane Cailliet
Nancy Pond Caldwell
Allan Campbell
Karen Card
Stuart Carlson
Philip Carmichael
Ben Carrillo
Otto Catrina
Hal Chase
Boris Chea
AJ Cho
Melani Clark
Joan Clay
Hubert Cnudde
Bob Coble
Elena N. Cohen
Howard Cohen
Christine Coke
Judy Colvin
Suzanne Cortese
Daniel Costa
Raymond Costa
Ronald Cristando
Spencer Critchley
Jesus Cruz
Diane Cunanan
Dennis Curry
Noreen Dahlstrom
Bonnie Daniel
Judy Darnell
Melissa Davis
Rebecca Davis
Peter De Gregorio
Lillian Dean
Thomas Deetz
Michael DeLapa
Jimmy J. Demertzis
Brigitte Desouches
Mita Dey
Frederick DeYoung
Marie DiCarlo
Charlotte Dickson
Elizabeth Dirks
Susan Ditzler
Douglas Droese
Eleuthera Paulina du Pont-Passigli
Terrance Duncan
Yessenia Echevarria
Sarah Edmundson
Richard Egelhofer
Monica Esposito
Katie Excoffier
Karla Farah
Patricia M. Farley
David Farwell
Vince Fata
Debra Feldstein
Ramon Felix
Thomas Ferrin
Jeannie Finlay-Kochanowski
John Fitz Randolph
Kathleen Flynn
Barbara Frances
Jan Frank
Stephen Fugita
Kirk Gafill
Michael Gaines
Joe Gallagher
Joyce Garvey
Roland Garwood
Frances R. Gaver
Richard S. Gerber
A. Ghezzi
Mark Giordani
Maria Gitin Torres
John-Mark Gladstone Jr
Tom Glavin
Darrel Gleason
Toby Goddard
Andrew Goldenkranz
Jeoffry Gordon
Colin Gough
Gary Grant
Susan Greenbaum
Joseph Greene
Dr. Tom Griffin
Gary Griggs
Gail Groves
Richard Guthrie
Bryan Hackett
Connie Hall
Roberta Hall
Steve Hanleigh
John A. Hardy
Barbara Harper
Susan Harris
Andrew Harrod
Susan Harvey
Lu Larsen Haussler
Lesle Helgason
Jenny Heth
Ann Hill
Lee Hodge
Cathy Hogan
Angela Hollander
Nancy Hollingsworth
Rona Homer
Robert Hommon
Mary A. Hostetler
Dennis Hough
Louis Hsieh
John Hubanks
Phyllis Hubbard
Mike Hubbell
Kathryn Huckaby
Karen Hunting
Kimball Hurd
Melissa Hutchinson
Georgia Ireland
Andrew Jackson
Kathy Jacobs
Jay Jamali
Sharon Johannes
Gine Johnson
Kirk Johnson
Lynn Johnson
Fred Jones
Ford Kanzler
Elizabeth Karzag
Paul Katz
Katharine Kehr
Joanne Kelly
Geraldine Kennon
Kevin Kester
Michele and Robert Kibrick
Robert Kibrick
Loreen T. Kinney
Catherine Kobrinsky Evans
Michael Krautkramer
Kathy Kunze
Elissa Kurk
Barbara L Lopez
Gail Lack
Gary Landgrebe
Rick Larsen
Robert Lata
Arnold Leff
Nancy Leon
Joanne LePage
M. Virginia Leslie
Karen Letendre
George Lewis
Hy Libby
William Little
Richard M. Litvak
Elena Longsworth
David Lyons
Brenda Mack
Nancy Macy
Laura Maitra
Michael Mark
Kevin Markoe
Marlene Martin
Carol Matteson
Susan Mauriello
Richard Mazzarella
Larry McFall
Margaret G McIntosh
Mary McKenna
Stanley Mellin
Patricia Merrifield
Gail Michaelis-Ow
Linda Milgate
Clint Miller
F Miller
Lesley J. Miller
Vicki Miller
Emi Mochizuki
Oscar Moreno
Robert Morgan
Gayle Mott
Petra Mottishaw
William Mountrey
Brenda Murdock
Lauren Murdock
Terry Ann Murphy
Brian T. Murtha
Jody Nakashima
Utkarsh Nath
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Maria Nesheim
Francie Newfield
Phuong Nguyen
Thomas Nickelson
Michael Nieto
Shirene Niksadat
Robert and Karma Nilsen
Glenn and Merry Nolte
Ann Notthoff
Eduardo Ochoa
John Oda
Valerie Ortega
Gayle Ortiz
Steve Page
Barbara Palmer
Ronald Parravano
James Pearson
Jane Pease
Terrence Pershall
Freya Peters
Teresa Petrak
Kevin Philbin
Justin Philipps
John M. Phillips
Barbara Polhamius
Robert Presswood
Jonathan Price
Mike Pruger
James Quist
David Ramos
Coco Raner-Walter
Edward Redig
Maxine Reneker
F. Carlene Reuscher
Judy Rickard
Carolyn Roberts
Gary Robinson
Jessica Rodriguez
Rick Rogers
Donald Roland
Tisa Roland
Roy Rosa
Richard Rosenthal
Suellen Rubin
Gail Ryall
David S. Sabih
Amy Salas
Nedal Saleh
Barbara Saler
George Sanchez
Elliott Sanford
Karen Sanguinetti
Gordon Saunders
George Schnarre
Carmen Scholis
Sarah Schroeder
Wende Sharrock
Stephen Shearn
Kimberly Shirley
Bob Shoberg
Michael Shulman
John Shuman
Michael Sibilia
Beverly Silsbee
Ronald Silva
Stephanie Singer
Kathleen Smart
Diane Smith
J. Joanna Smith
Geri Anne Solano-Simmons
Gil Stein
Susan Stilwell
Russell Stone
Anita Storhaug
Diane Stotler
Jane Sullivan
Chenoa Summers
Gabriele Swanson
Ronni Sweet
Karen Sylvan
Saundr Lee Taiz
Chris Tange
Eric Tarallo
Mike Teutschel
Shakayla Thomas
Don Thompson
Barbara Toshikian
Leanne Troy
Carolyn Turner
Jeff Uchida
Anne M. Van Alstyne
Betty Van Wagenen
Marilyn Veltrop
Vida Vescera
Gerry Wade
Anthony Walton
Jim Warren
Karen Warren
William Watkins
Stephen Webb
Dave Whipple
Steve Wiley
Janet M. Wilson
Rachel Wolf
Maryam Yazdi
Wendy Yen
Gwen Yeo
Jeffrey Young
Marc Zammit
Sandra Zappelli
Steven Zigman