Chelsea is proud to have the following early Endorsements:

Elected Officials

San Mateo County Officials

David Canepa, San Mateo County Supervisor, District 5

Maurice Goodman, San Mateo County Community College District, Trustee

Richard Holober, San Mateo County Community College District, Trustee

Don Horsley, San Mateo County Supervisor, District 3

Dave Pine, San Mateo County Supervisor, District 1

Karen Schwarz, San Mateo County Community College District Trustee & Former San Mateo County Board of Education, Trustee

San Mateo County School District & City Officials

Suvarna Bhopale, Belmont-Redwood Shores School District Trustee

María Díaz-Slocum, Redwood City School District Trustee

Carrie DuBois, Sequoia Union High School District Trustee

Don Geddis, Hillsborough City School District, Board President

Sanjay Gehani, City of Foster City Council Councilmember

Sam Hindi, Mayor of Foster City

Janet Lawson, Redwood City School District Trustee

Catherine Mahanpour, City of Foster City Councilmember

Diana Reddy, Redwood City Councilmember & San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee Member

Ann Schneider, City of Millbrae Councilwoman

Florence Wong, Burlingame School District Trustee & San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities

Special District & Other Elected Officials

Sabrina Brennan, San Mateo County Harbor Commissioner & San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee Member

Shanta "Shay" Franco-Clausen, Board of Directors, District 5 at Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority

Jose Gutierrez, Mountain View-Whisman School District Trustee

Alexis Lewis, San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee Member

Nancy Reyering, San Mateo County Harbor Commissioner

Jessica Speiser, Los Altos School District Trustee

April Vargas, San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee Member

John Woodell, San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee Member

Lori Decter Wright, Tulsa City Councilor, District 7 & fellow Lick-Wilmerding High School Alum

Former Elected Officials, Appointed Officials & Political Leaders

Delaine Eastin, Former California Assemblymember, State Superintendent of Public Instruction & Gubernatorial Candidate

John Ebneter, City of San Mateo Planning Commissioner & Community Activist

Mark Brown, Former Mayor Town of Truckee

Michael Duncheon, Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC

Bob Fitzgerald, Former Mayor of Foster City

Nancy Kohn Hsieh, Former San Mateo-Foster City School District Trustee

Regina Islas, Elected Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC

Tiffanee Jones, Educator & Senate District 3 Delegate to the California DSCC

Kirsten Keith, Former Mayor of Menlo Park

Hene Kelly, California Democratic Party Regional Director & Chair of the CADEM Disabilities Caucus

Harini Krishnan, Elected Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC & San Mateo County Arts Commissioner

Uma Krishnan, Elected Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC

Tiffany Maciel, Eureka! Inclusive Founder, City of San Jose Human Services Commission, Inclusion Collaborative 2019 Advocate of The Year, Eureka! Inclusive 

Krista Martinelli, Attorney, San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities & Former South San Francisco City Clerk

Karen McCormick, San Mateo Public Library Foundation, Board Member

Sallye McKenzie, Administrator of Coastside United for Action, Indivisible & Former Elected Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC

Ted McKinnon, Elected Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC

Alex Melendrez, City of San Bruno Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC & Housing Advocate

Lisa Diaz Nash, City of San Mateo Library Board Trustee & Measure S Oversight Committee Member

Patrice Olds, City Clerk for the City of San Mateo

Jenni Veitch-Olson, City of Watsonville Planning Commission, Chair

Leora Tanjuatco Ross, Housing Advocate & President of the Peninsula Democratic Coalition

Zack Ross, Past President, Peninsula Democratic Coalition

Pam Salvatierra, Executive Director, Santa Clara County Democratic Volunteer Center

Victoria Sanchez De Alba, Elected Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC & San Mateo County Health Care for the Homeless/Farmworker Health Program (HCH/FH), Board Member

Adonica Shaw, Elected Assembly District 22 Delegate to the California DSCC & San Mateo County Health Care for the Homeless/Farmworker Health Program (HCH/FH), Board Member

Noemi Torres, Public Facilities Commissioner, City of West Hollywood

Emy Thurber, Former California Democratic Party Regional Director

Community Leaders

Stacey Ashlund, Special Education Advocate

Lisa & Jim Azar, Community Volunteers

Diana Blank, Disabilities and Special Education Advocate

Joan Cassman, Attorney & Community Advocate

Alysse Castro, Executive Director at San Francisco County Office of Education

Elena Condes, Attorney

Esther Conrad, Housing Advocate & Community Organizer

Cynthia Cornell, Founder of Burlingame Housing for All

Laura Croft, Attorney

Steven Davis, Education and Disabilities Activist & Co-Founder of snkids.org

Karyl Eldridge, Community Advocate & Co-Founder of One San Mateo

Rocsana Enriquez, Educational Parent Leader; Housing & Foster Care Justice Advocate; Yoga & Mindfulness Instructor; Innovate Public Schools, Board Member; Trauma Transformed, Co-Founder; Bay Area JusticeCorps, Team Lead.

Matt Feuer, Educational Equity Advocate

Kevin Fiddner, Teacher, San Mateo-Foster City School District

MaryAnn Fitzgerald, Foster City Resident & Community Volunteer

Alexandra Gillen, Educational Equity Advocate

Jordan Grimes, Housing Advocate & Community Organizer

Lorri Holzberg, VP of Programming, Peninsula Democratic Coalition

Denise Iskander, Education Advocate & former Fiesta Gardens Homeowners' Association Board Member

Joe Iskander, Former San Mateo National Little League Board Member

Cristina Koukis, Principal at Superior Staffing

Christine Liu, Attorney & fellow U.C. Hastings Alum (Class of 2001)

Olga Mack, QuantStamp, VP of Strategy

Michael R. Marron, Retired Trial Attorney & Mediator

Renjit Matthew, Housing Advocate & Community Organizer

Jenny McPherson, Education and Disabilities Activist & Co-Founder of snkids.org

Anastasia Morrison, Parent & Professional

Julie Neale, Founder of MothersQuest

David Pollack, Community Organizer

Andrew Radin, Community Organizer

Diane & Joe Rolfe, Community Activists

Elsa Schafer, Healthcare Activist

Barbara Sibley, School & PTA Leader

Aileen Snodgrass, San Mateo Community Leader & Educator

Christopher Sturken, Community Organizer & Housing Advocate 

*Titles are for identification purposes only.