ENDORSEMENTS 2008

Partial List

AFL-CIO Tri-Counties Labor Council
21 S. Dos Caminos Ave., Ventura, 93003, Phone 805-641-3712

California Labor Federation

California Teachers Association

The NEA Fund for Children & Public Education. The Political Action Committee of the National Education Association, Washington, DC neafund.org

Iron Workers 433, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, endorses Jill Martinez for Santa Barbara and Ventura County.

UAW Region 5
45201 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538
TEL: (510) 656-9901
FAX: (510) 656-9904
From the UAW site: The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)-one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy. UAW Covers 17 states in the Western and Southwestern United States: Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Alaska, Washington and Hawaii. The UAW has approximately 640,000 active members and over 500,000 retired members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. There are more than 800 local unions in the UAW. The UAW currently has 3,100 contracts with some 2,000 employers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. uaw.org

Former Massachusetts Governor, Michael Dukakis

Lt. Governor, John Garamendi

Santa Barbara Mayor, Marty Blum

Santa Barbara Councilman, Grant House

Santa Barbara Councilman, Roger Horton

Santa Barbara Councilwoman, Helene Schneider

Santa Barbara Councilman, Das Williams

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisor, Janet Wolf

The Stonewall Club

Candidate, CA-33rd State Assembly, Robert Cuthbert, Lompoc

Former Mayor of Lompoc, Joyce Howerton, Community Activist

Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County, a charter club of Democratic Party, http://www.democraticwomensb.org

The Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley http://dpsfv.com/endorsements

Planned Parenthood Action FUND of Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Alice McGrath, Community Leader

Nancy Koppelman, Community Activist, Santa Barbara

Steve Nicolaides, Executive Producer

Caroline Thompson, Screen Writer

Irene Henry, Insurance

Judi Weisbart, Community Activist

Mr & Mrs Art Hick, Lompoc, CA (Mr Hicks; Lompoc Man of The Year, 1999)

Doug Halter, Ventura Ventura, Businessman, Community Leader

William L. "Bill" Hammaker, Professor Of Peace

Steve Crandall, Viet Nam Veteran Against The War, Camarillo Democratic Club

Ron Suckle, Ventura County Democrats, Stonewall www.venturacountydemocrats.com/stonewall.htm

Carolyn Crandall, Democratic Club Of Camarillo

Albert Lemos, Jr. www.Ventura County Democrats

Jill Dexter, Executive Producer, Santa Barbara www.democraticwomensb.org