Elected Officials:

·        Joe Coto, California State Assembly Member and former East Side Union High School District Superintendent

·        Frank Fiscalini, Former East Side Union High School District Superintendent and City of San Jose Council Member, Retired

·        Mike Honda, Congressman, United States House of Representatives

·        Zoe Lofgren, Congresswoman, United States House of Representatives

·        Chuck Reed, Mayor, City of San Jose

·        Susan Hammer, Mayor, City of San Jose, Retired

·        Tom McEnery, Mayor, City of San Jose, Retired

·        Elaine Alquist, California State Senator

·        Dan McCorquodale, California State Senator, Retired

·        Jim Beall, California Assembly Member

·        Sally Lieber, California Assembly Member

·        Ira Ruskin, California Assembly Member

·        David Cortese, Vice Mayor, City of San Jose

·        Nora Campos, Council Member, City of San Jose

·        Kansen Chu, Council Member, City of San Jose

• Pierlugi Oliverio, Council Member, City of San Jose

·        Nancy Pyle, Council Member, City of San Jose

·        Forest Williams, Council Member, City of San Jose

·        Charlotte Powers, Council Member, City of San Jose, Retired

·        Dolores Carr, District Attorney, Santa Clara County

·        Blanca Alvarado, Supervisor, Santa Clara County

·        Pete McHugh, Supervisor, Santa Clara County

·        Jack O’Connell, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

·        Lan Nguyen, President, East Side Union High School Board

·        Eddie Garcia, Vice President, East Side Union High School Board

·        George Shirakawa, Clerk, East Side Union High School Board

·        J. Manuel Herrera, Trustee, East Side Union High School Board

·        Frank Biehl, Trustee, East Side Union High School Board

·        Frank Chavez, Trustee, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District

·        Tanya Freudenberger, Trustee, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District

·        Gustavo Gonzales, Trustee, Alum Rock Union Elementary School District

·        David Cohen, Trustee, Berryessa Union School District

·        Rudy Nasol, Trustee, Berryessa Union School District

·        John Linder, Trustee, Franklin-McKinley School District

·        George Sanchez, Trustee, Franklin-McKinley School District

·        Buu Thai, Trustee, Franklin-McKinley School District

·        Jackie Adams, Trustee, Oak Grove School District

·        Dianne Lemke, Trustee, Oak Grove School District

·        Betty Martinez, Trustee, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District

·        Bob Ramirez, Trustee, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District

·        Gail Tremaine, Trustee, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School District

·        Craig Mann, Vice-President, Santa Clara County Board of Education

·        Leon Beauchman, Member, Santa Clara County Board of Education

·        Richard Santos, Director, Santa Clara Valley Water District

·        Jim Foran, Director, Santa Clara County Open Space Authority

Organizations:

·        California School Employees Association, East Foothills Chapter 187

·        East Side Teachers Association

·        La Raza Roundtable

·        Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council

·        South Bay Labor Council AFL-CIO

Community Leaders:

·        Tony Alexander

·        Sal Alvarez, Dolores Huerta Foundation

·        Rose Amador

·        Jesse Barajas, Principal, Latino College Prep

·        Barbara Boone

·        Rick L. Callender, President, San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP

·        Muhammed Chaudhy, President & CEO, San Jose Education Foundation

·        Xavier Campos, COO, MACSA and San Jose Planning Commissioner

·        Pat Dando, President, CEO, San Jose/Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce

·        Neetu Dhaliwal

·        Nguyet Dinh, Administrator, Language Minority Programs

·        Bryan Do, San Jose Public Library Commissioner

·        Ruben Dominguez

·        Blanca Esquivel

·        Richard Frias, Principal, Oak Grove High School

·        Michael Gabler

·        Victor Garza, Chair, La Raza Roundtable

·        Bob Gill, President, Indo-American Senior Center

·        Leti Gutierrez, President, Alum Rock Educators Association

·        Marisa Vera Hanson, President, East Side Teachers Association

·        Jacquie Heffner, Vice Chair, San Jose Mobile Home Advisory Commission

·        Rose Herrera

·        Ash Kalra, San Jose Planning Commissioner

·        Cecil Lawson

·        Bobby Lopez, President, San Jose Police Officers Association

·        Bonnie Mace

·        Dr. Ramon J. Martinez

·        Jethroe Moore II, San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP Executive Board Member

·        Bob Nunez, Superintendent, East Side Union High School District

·        Sandy Sherman

·        Olivia Soza-Mendiola, CEO, MACSA

·        Neil Struthers, CEO, Santa Clara County Building Trades Council

·        Herman Vasquez

·        Manny Villagrana, President, Santa Clara County Chapter, National Latino Police Officers Association

·        K C Walsh, President, Oak Grove Educators Association

·        Judy West, President, Evergreen Teachers Association

Partial list.  Titles are for reference only.

01/21/08