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Endorsements
Q: What is an endorsement?
A: An endorsement is a job recommendation for an elected post. These are based on interviewing a candidate or from previous knowledge of their work and character. Endorsements are given with great care, as they represent people lending their good name in support of a candidate.
Diridon for Clerk Endorsers
Organizational Endorsements:
Santa Clara Firefighters Association
Santa Clara Police Officers Association
Police Officers Research Association of California, Central Coast Chapter
City of Santa Clara Elected Officials:*
Patricia Mahan, Mayor of Santa Clara
Dominic Caserta, Santa Clara City Councilmember
Pat Kolstad, Santa Clara City Councilmember
Joe Kornder, Santa Clara City Councilmember
Frank Barcells, Former Mayor and Santa Clara City Councilmember
Dave DeLozier, Former Santa Clara City Councilmeber
Gary Gillmor, Former Mayor and Santa Clara City Councilmember
Lisa Gillmor, Former Santa Clara City Councilmember
Larry Fargher, Former Mayor and Santa Clara City Councilmember
Julia Miller, Former Sunnyvale City Councilmember
Aldyth Parle, Former City Councilmember
Keri Procunier McLain, Former Santa Clara City Councilmember
James Viso, Former Mayor and Santa Clara City Councilmember
Manny Ferguson, Santa Clara Chief of Police (ret.)
Frank Vasquez, Santa Clara Chief of Police (ret.)
County and Regional Elected Officials:*
Larry Stone, Santa Clara County Assessor
John Barton, Palo Alto City Councilmember
Frank Biehl, Trustee, East Side Union High School District
Pat Castillo, Former Mayor, City of Sunnyvale
Cindy Chavez, Former San Jose City Councilmember
Dave Cortese, San Jose City Councilmember
Rod Diridon, Sr., former County Supervisor
Bob Livengood, Vice Mayor, City of Milpitas
Jack Lucas, West Valley/Mission Community College Boardmember
Dan McCorquodale, State Senator (ret.)
Hal Plotkin, Foothill/De Anza Community College Boardmember
Mike Potter, Open Space District Board Member
Chris Stampolis, Mission/West Valley Community College Boardmember
Community Leaders:*
David Abramson, Teacher
William Abramson, Marketing Manager, Imeem
Jon Atkinson, Police Officer
Marv Bamberg, Architect
Frank Barcells, Planning Commissioner
Brenna Bolger, President PRx Inc.
Jim Boynton, Former Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
Donna Burdick, Community Leader
Robin Burdick, Community Leader
Don Callejon, Superintendent of Santa Clara Unified School District (ret.)
Peter Carter, Business Leader
Ian Champeny, Planning Commissioner
Jennifer and Kevin Coakley, Community Leaders
Anne Creighton, Senior Advisory Commissioner
Carl Cookson, Business Leader
Randi and Berni Cowherd, Business Leaders
Debi Davis, President of the Sister Cities Association
Joseph and Joanne DeLozier, Business Leaders
Todd DiPaola, Good Government Advocate
Dr. Gloria Duffy, Community Leader
David Ebrahimi, Business Leader
Todd Fitch, Planning Commissioner
Susan Fitts, Community Leader
Lunde Foley, Registered Nurse
Dennis Fong, Business Leader
Mike Fox, Sr., Business Leader
Lio Francisco, Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Ray Gamma, Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Bert George, Community Leader
Jami Shaw Gerhardt, Community Leader
Dean and Leah Giles, Community Leaders
David Ginsborg, Community Leader
Jim Gleason, Executive Director, Independent Defense Counsel
Jeff Gozzo, Political Activist
Kate Grant, Health Advocate
Chris Greene, CEO, Greene Engineering
Carl Guardino, Community Leader
William Hadaya, CEO, WMH Corporation
Walt Hammon, Attorney
Jay Hansen, Labor Leader
George Hassinger, Community Leader
Dennis Heagerty, Business Leader
Jo Iseman, Community Leader
Frank Kaldacek, Senior Advisory Commissioner
Jeff Kent, Writer and Director
Scott Kent, Construction Manager
Gregory Kevin, Public Safety Officer
Susan Kitchens, Municipal Professional
Norm Kline, CEO, Library World
Dale Kuersten, Retired Firefighter
Steve Lee, Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Dr. Winnie Lee, Dentist and Community Activist
Foster Lopes, Senior Advisory Commissioner
Anne Mack, Senior Activist
Tony Marine, Planning Commissioner
Mary Ann Marinshaw, Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
Larry Marsalli, Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Ken Martz, Community Leader
James Mathre, International Exchange Commissioner
Jerry McKee, Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
Stephen Mello, Police Officer
Eugene Mirabella, International Exchange Commissioner
Ed Murphy, Senior Advuisory Commissioner
Colleen Nicol, Municipal Professional
Pat Nikolai, President of Santa Clara Police Officers Association
John Ochsner, Home Builder
Mike O'Halloran, President of the South of Forrest Neighborhood Association
Teresa O'Neill, Planning Commissioner
Christina Francisco Patton, Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
Chuck Peterson, Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
Alice Pivacek, Senior Advisory Commissioner
Si and Red Plaxco, Community Activists
Dan Potash, Attorney
Pierre Prodis, Principal, Prodis Associates Architects
Al Pross, Political Leader
Jeremy Ray, AFL-CIO Board Member
Dave Rose, President of Santa Clara Firefighters Association
Jackie Rose, Municipal Professional
Ed Richards, Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
Zaki Schawareb, Business Leader
Marcine Seid, Attorney
Chuck Seymour, Parks and Recretaion Commissioner
Ernie Speno, Business Leader
Kim Smith, Municipal Professional
Keith Stattenfield, Planning Commissioner
Neil Struthers, CEO, Building and Construction Trades
Jim and Emmy Thurber, Community Leaders
Terry Trumbull, Environmental Activist
PJ Vaswani, Community Leader
Don Von Raesfled, Former Santa Clara City Manager
Sal Ventura, Assistant Business Manager, IBEW
Larry Wallerstein, Business Leader
Diane Wesson, Health Advocate
Eric Wiegers, Deputy Director, CAAA
Colleen Wilcox, Education and Community Leader
Rosalie Wilson, Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
Tobias and Monica Yergin, Community Leaders
Peter Yoon, International Exchange Commissioner
Partial List...
* Titles are for identification purposes only and do not connote an organizational endorsement.
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