ENDORSEMENTS
Elected Officials & Organizations
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State Senator Lena Gonzalez
Speaker Emeritus Anthony Rendon
Supervisor Hilda Solís
School Board Member Jackie Goldberg
School Board Member Scott Schmerelson
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School Board Member Dr. Rocío Rivas
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Monica Arroyo
Bell Councilmember
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Alicia Romero
Bell Councilmember
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Elizabeth Alcantar
Cudahy Vice Mayor
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Daisy Lomelí
Cudahy Councilmember
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Gil Hurtado
South Gate Mayor
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María Davila
South Gate Vice Mayor
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José De La Paz
South Gate Treasurer
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Dr. Cynthia Gonzalez
Cudahy Councilmember and 2019 candidate for Board District 5
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Sara Hernández
L.A. Community College District Trustee
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Dr. George McKenna
Dr. Diane Ravitch
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California School Employees Association
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East Area Progressive Democrats (EAPD)
Largest Democratic club in L.A. County and in California​
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Parents Supporting Teachers (Padres Apoyando a Maestros)
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Feminists In Action
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United Steelworkers Local 675
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Equality California
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Stonewall Democrats
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Democrats for Neighborhood Action (DNA)
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California Nurses Association
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HONOR PAC
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The NELA Climate Collective
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Central CSO
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
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Community Leaders
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More than 40 community leaders throughout the neighborhoods of District 5 also endorse Fidencio Gallardo for School Board:
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Jimmie Woods Gray
Retired 40-year teacher & former county Democratic party chair
Rachel Greene
Parent and Community Leader, Eagle Rock
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Luis López
Nonprofit Healthcare Director and Elected Member, Democratic Party, Eagle Rock
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Suraya Fadel
Community Leader, Eagle Rock
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Patricia Flores
Parent and Community Organizer, Maywood
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Felipe Barragan
High School Principal, Bell
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Virginia Torres-Ring
Middle School Principal, Bell
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Teresa Dahl
Community Leader, Los Angeles
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Denisse Rodarte
Small Business Owner, Echo Park
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Ceci Domínguez
Advocate for Seniors, Environmental Justice, and L.A. River and Democratic Party Delegate, Elysian Valley
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Erin Ploss-Campoamor
Parent and Community Leader, Glassell Park
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Luis and Esther Mesa
Community Leaders, Bell
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Silvio Vidal
Middle School Teacher, South Gate
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Carlos Cordoba
Parent and Community Organizer, Huntington Park
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Daisy Castillo
Parent and Community Leader, Bell
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Aida Guzman
Business Owner, Echo Park
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Esther Dabagyan
School Administrator, Los Angeles
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Maria Navarro
Community Leader, South Gate
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Ivonne Loucel
Community Leader, South Gate
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David Manzo
Middle School Principal, Huntington Park
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Deborah Gatchell
High School Teacher, South Gate
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Linda Murillo
High School Teacher, Maywood
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Carolina Brockway
Elementary School Principal, Bell
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Ali K. Saleh
Community Leader, Bell
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Derek Steinorth
High School Principal, Eagle Rock
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Linda Pérez
Retired Union President and Heathcare and Environmental Justice Advocate, Hollywood
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Dr. Salvador Torres
Middle School Principal, South Gate
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Edward Melgar
Business Owner, Bell
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Ernie Powell
Seniors, Social Security, and Tenant Protection Advocate, Koreatown
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Osbaldo Jimenez
Educational Leader, Bell
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Evencio and Olga Vargas
Parents and Community Leaders, South Gate
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Eileen Hatrick
Retired Teacher and Principal, Climate Activist and Community Garden Leader, and Democratic Party Delegate, Eagle Rock*
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Gabriel Duran
High School Principal, Maywood*
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Anji Williams
Teacher and Parent, Hollywood*
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Susie De Santiago
Community Leader, Cudahy*
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Emiliana Dore
Parent and Public School Advocate, Atwater Village*
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José de la Paz
Elected City Treasurer and Small Business Owner, South Gate*
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Linda McShan
Koreatown
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Hans Johnson
LGBTQ+, Public Education & Environmental Justice Leader, Eagle Rock*
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Aurora Corona
Community Leader, Pico Union*
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Irma Lopez
LAUSD parent and organizer
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Cindy Otteson
LAUSD parent and 2020 L.A. City Council candidate
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Mia Livas Porter
LAUSD parent and 2022 state Assembly candidate
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* = for individual identification purposes only; does not imply endorsement by entity