Endorsements

Betty is supported by a broad and diverse coalition of elected officials, community organizations, community leaders and neighbors who are ready for Betty!

Local Leaders Are Ready for Betty!

Elected Officials Are Ready for Betty!

• Zoe Lofgren - United States Congresswoman
• Fiona Ma - California State Treasurer
• Malia Cohen - California Controller
• Dave Cortese - State Senator
• Josh Becker - State Senator
• Ash Kalra - Assemblymember
  
• Alex Lee - Assemblymember
• Paul Fong - Former Assemblymember
• Cindy Chavez - Santa Clara County Supervisor
• Otto Lee - Santa Clara County Supervisor
• Jim Beall - Former Senator and Santa Clara County Supervisor
• Rod Diridon - Former Santa Clara County Supervisor
• Bob Jonsen - Santa Clara County Sheriff
• Rosemary Kamei - San Jose City Vice Mayor
• David Cohen - San Jose City Councilmember
• Dev Davis - San Jose City Councilmember
• Raul Peralez - Former San Jose Councilmember
  
• Tara Sreekrishnan - Santa Clara County Board of Education Vice President
• Don Rocha​ - Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee
• Mike Potter - Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director
• Omar Din - Sunnyvale Vice Mayor
• Rich Tran - Former Milpitas Mayor
• Hon Lien - Milpitas City Councilmember
• Phong La - Alameda County Assessor
• Lena Tam - Alameda County Supervisor
• Michael Chang - Former Cupertino Mayor
• Ellen Kamei - Mountain View City Councilmember
• Emily Ramos - Mountain View City Councilmember
• Lucas Ramirez - Mountain View City Councilmember
• Zach Hilton - Gilroy City Councilmember
• Rob Moore - Town of Los Gatos Councilmember
• Garry Barbadillo - Milpitas Councilmember
• Jeremy Barousse - Evergreen School District President Pro-Tem
  
• Mayra Cruz - Former Trustee, San Jose Evergreen Community College District
  
• Minh Pham - Alum Rock Union School Board President
• Andres Quintero - Alum Rock Union School District Board Trustee
• Gilbert Wong - De Anza Foothill Community College District Trustee
• Milan Balinton - Franklin McKinley School District Board Trustee
• Derek Grasty - Trustee Mount Pleasant Elementary School District
• Tony Estremera - Santa Clara Valley Water District Director
• Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto - Fremont Union High School Board Member
• Jorge Pacheco Jr. - Oak Grove Elementary School District Trustee
• Jeffrey Buchanan - Luther Burbank School District Trustee
• Randy Okamura - Former San Jose Evergreen Community College District Trustee

Unions and Organizations Are Ready for Betty!

• Santa Clara County Democratic Party
• South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
• LiUNA Local #270
• SEIU Local #521
• SEIU Local 2015 California's Longterm Caregivers
• SEIU Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) 
• SEIU United Service Workers West (USWW) 
• SEIU United Health Workers West (UHW)
• Teamsters Local #350
• Teamsters Local #665
• Teamsters Joint Council 7
• Santa Clara County Firefighters IAFF Local #1165
  
• Deputy Sheriffs' Association of Santa Clara County (DSA)
• Santa Clara County Correctional Peace Officers' Association (CPOA)
• County Employees Management Association (CEMA)
• Northern California Cement Masons' Local #400
• Amalgamated Transit Union Local #265
• Housing Action Coalition
• Silicon Valley Young Democrats
  
• Asian Pacific American Democrats
• AAPI Force - AAPIs for Civic Empowerment
  
• East Valley Democratic Club
  
•  Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
• Registered Nurses Professional Association (RNPA)
• Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)

Community Leaders Are Ready for Betty!

• General Nguyen Khac Binh - The Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Colonel Tran Thanh Dien - The Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Colonel Vu Van Loc - The Army of the Republic of Vietnam
• Jesús Orosco - President and Executive Director, La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley
• Nguyen Pham - Community Advocate
• Bob Nuñez - Co-chair, La Raza Roundtable de California
  
• Erlinda Fortes Reyes - Community Leader and Founder of Nurse Builders Academy
• Ernesto Barajas - Cassell Neighborhood Association
• Danny Garza - Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association
• Charles and Cynthia Garza - Seven Trees Neighborhood Association
  
• Kathy Sutherland - Delmas Park Neighborhood Association
• Nancy Bremeau, Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Women
• Darcie Green - Community Leader
• Hảo Nguyễn - Phở Pasteur Owner - Lion Plaza Food Court
• Nhu Hanh Tonnu - Ve Nguon Vietnamese Language School
• Hai Huynh - Founder, Voice for Vietnamese American Foundation
• Phan Dinh Minh - "Trên Cánh Đồng Mây" Radio Saigon, Dallas
• Camille Llanes-Fontanilla - Community Leader and Parent
• QuynhChi Nguyen - Attorney, Former President of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern CA
• Jessica Paz-Cedillos - Community Leader
  
• Melinda Chacon - Community Advocate
• Carl Guardino - former CEO of Silicon Valley Leadership Group
  
• Leslee Guardino - Government Affairs Professional
• Rita Birrueta - Co-president, Valley Palms Tenant Association
• Reverend Reginald Swilley - Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Minority Business Consortium
• Zelica Rodriguez-Deams - Community Leader
• Dr. Randal Tanh Hoang Pham, MD, MS, FACS, FASOPRS
• Ruth Silver Taube - Attorney, Legal Services Chair of the South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking
• Walter Wilson - Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Minority Business Consortium
• Marilu Zepeda - Co-President, Valley Palms Unidos Tenant Association
• Christina Bui - Tully Road Eastridge Business Association
• Meredith Curry - Community Leader
• Chuck Cantrell - San Jose Planning Commission
• Lisanna Dominguez - Community Leader

*Titles listed for identification purposes only