20 CA STATE ELECTED LEADERS UNIFY BEHIND ADA BRICEÑO IN AD-67

 

Labor Leader Ada Briceño Expands Support From California State Elected Officials with 20 Endorsements from Current and Former Leaders, Earns Backing of Senate Public Safety Committee Chair Jesse Arreguín

 

CYPRESS, CA – Labor Leader and former Democratic Party of Orange County Chair Ada Briceño reached a significant milestone on Thursday as a powerful new endorsement from State Senator Jesse Arreguín rounded out an impressive endorsement list of 20 current and former California State Elected Officials.

The son and grandson of farm workers, Senator Arreguín was elected to the Berkeley City Council in 2008 and went on to serve as the first Latino and youngest person elected Mayor of Berkeley in a century. He currently chairs the Public Safety Committee in the California State Senate.

In making public his endorsement of Ada Briceño, Senator Jesse Arreguín stated:

“Ada Briceño doesn’t just talk about change—she builds movements that make it happen. She’s stood shoulder to shoulder with workers, immigrants, and renters. I’m honored to endorse Ada and I look forward to partnering with her in the State Legislature.”

 

 

Ada Briceño has quickly built a diverse coalition of early support from local, state, and federal elected leaders and working family organizations, including:

 

Working Families Organizations

  • National Union of Healthcare Workers
  • Teamsters Joint Council 42
  • UNITE HERE California State Council
  • UNITE HERE Local 2
  • UNITE HERE Local 11
  • UNITE HERE Local 19
  • UNITE HERE Local 30
  • United Auto Workers Region 6
  • American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL–CIO Local 3299
  • International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13
  • International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63
  • International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Foremen’s Union Local 94
  • United Steelworkers Local 675
  • United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) Western Region
  • United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP)
  • Transportation Communications Union (TCU) Local 1315
  • United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324
  • Dolores Huerta Action Fund

 

Community Organizations

  • Fund Her
  • VALOR
  • Courage California
  • Working Families Party

Federal Leaders

  • U.S. Representative Derek Tran
  • U.S. Representative Ro Khanna
  • U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez
  • Former U.S. Representative Katie Porter

Statewide Leaders

  • California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis
  • California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, CPA
  • California State Controller Malia Cohen
  • California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond

State Leaders

  • California State Senator María Elena Durazo
  • California State Senator Bob Archuleta
  • California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
  • California State Senator Lena Gonzalez
  • California State Senator Scott Wiener
  • California State Senator Jesse Arreguín
  • California State Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Rick Chavez Zbur
  • California State Assemblymember Avelino Valencia
  • California State Assemblymember Liz Ortega
  • California State Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo
  • California State Assemblymember Matt Haney
  • California State Assemblymember John Harabedian
  • California State Assemblymember Sade Elhawary
  • California State Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez
  • Former California State Assemblymember Chris Holden
  • Former California State Senator Joe Dunn

Local Leaders

  • Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento
  • Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis
  • Cypress City Mayor Pro Tem Leo Medrano
  • Stanton Mayor Pro Tem Donald Torres
  • Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tem Manuel Chavez
  • Santa Ana City Councilmember Jessie Lopez
  • Santa Ana City Councilmember Jonathan Hernandez
  • Irvine City Councilmember Kathleen Treseder
  • Irvine City Councilmember Melinda Liu
  • Garden Grove City Councilmember Arianna Arestegui
  • Garden Grove City Councilmember Phillip Nguyen
  • Garden Grove City Councilmember Yesenia Muñeton
  • Former Garden Grove City Councilmember Diedre Nguyen
  • La Habra City Councilmember Daren Nigsarian
  • Tustin City Councilmember Lee Fink
  • Fountain Valley City Councilmember Glen Grandis
  • Former Stanton Mayor Sal Sapien
  • Fullerton School District Trustee Aaruni Thakur
  • Fullerton School District Trustee Vanessa Estrella
  • Fullerton Joint High School District Trustee Vicki Calhoun
  • South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees Vice President Ryan Dack
  • Fountain Valley School Board Trustee Steve Schultz
  • Ocean View School District Trustee Gina Clayton-Tarvin
  • Los Angeles City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez
  • Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee
  • North Orange County Community College District Trustee Stephen Blount
  • West Hollywood Mayor John Erickson
  • Lynwood City Councilmember Juan Muñoz-Guevara
  • Riverside City Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes
  • La Habra City School District Trustee Minerva Siguenza Gomez

Democratic Party Leaders

  • Democratic Party of Orange County Chair Florice Hoffman
  • Democratic Party of Orange County Vice Chair Lauren Johnson-Norris
  • Democratic Party of Orange County Vice Chair Eugene Fields
  • Democratic Party of Orange County Treasurer Luis Andres Perez
  • Democratic Party of Orange County Secretary Lisa Fenning
  • Democratic Party of Orange County Parliamentarian Alan Fenning
  • California Democratic Party Regional Director Deborah Cunningham-Skurnik*Titles listed for identification purposes only.

 

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