We proudly endorse Sheng Thao for Mayor of Oakland!
Featured Endorsers

Rob Bonta
California Attorney General

Fiona Ma
California State Treasurer

Anthony Rendon
Speaker of the Assembly

Mia Bonta
Assembly Member

Nikki Fortunato Bas
Oakland City Council President

Rebecca Kaplan
Oakland Vice Mayor

Richard Valle
Alameda County Supervisor

Phong La
Alameda County Assessor

Dick Spees
Oakland Councilmember (Ret.)

Aimee Eng
Oakland School Board Member

Roseanne Torres
Oakland School Board Member (Ret.)

Aimee Allison
President, She the People

Jahmese Myres
Oakland Planning Commissioner Emeritus

Sue Piper
President, Oakland Firesafe Council

Evan Low
Assemblymember

Fiona Ma
California State Treasurer
Organizations
- California Nurses Association
- Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
- Oakland Firefighters Union
- Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
- Alameda Labor Council
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU), United Healthcare Workers West
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 2015 (Long Term Caregivers)
- National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
- Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council
- United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 5
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Northern California District Council
- Teamsters Joint Council 7
- Transport Workers Union of America
- Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 192
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Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
- Carpenters Union, Local 2236
- Carpenters Union, Local 713
- LiUNA Laborers, Local 304
- Operating Engineers, Local 3
- International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 595
- Committee of Interns and Residents/SEIU Healthcare
- Sheet Metal Workers, Local 104
- Iron Workers, Local 37
- Plumbers and Steamfitters, Local 342
- Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
- Our Revolution
- Our Revolution East Bay
- Oakland Tenants Union
- Block by Block Organizing Network
- Vote Mama
Elected and Appointed Officials
- Former State Treasurer and Controller John Chiang
- Congressman Ro Khanna
- Congresswoman Judy Chu
- State Senator Dr. Richard Pan
- State Senator Dave Min
- State Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes
- Assemblymember Ash Kalra
- Assemblymember Alex Lee
- Assemblymember Evan Low
- Assemblymember Phil Ting
- Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
- Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
- Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley (#2)
- Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty (Ret.)
- Alameda County Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder Melissa Wilk
- Alameda County Superintendent of Schools-Elect Alysse Castro
- Alameda County Board of Education Member Amber Childress (Ret.)
- Former Oakland Mayor Jean Quan
- Oakland School Boardmember David Kakishiba (Ret.)
- Oakland Port Commissioner Michael Colbruno
- Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission Chair Brian Hofer
- Former Oakland Citizens' Police Review Board Chair Sokhom Mao
- Peralta Community College Board President Cindi Napoli-Abella Reiss
- Peralta Community College Board Vice President Dyana Marie Delfín Polk
- Peralta Community College Trustee Nicky Gonzalez Yuen
- Peralta Community College Trustee Karen Weinstein (Ret.)
- AC Transit Director Mark Williams
- AC Transit Director Rocky Fernandez (Ret.)
- East Bay Regional Park District Board Member Elizabeth Echols
- East Bay Municipal Utility District Director Marguerite Young
- Alameda County Democratic Central Committee Member Michael Barnett
- El Cerrito Mayor Gabriel Quinto
- El Cerrito Mayor Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto (Ret.)
- San Pablo Mayor Rita Xavier
- Mountain View Mayor Ellen Kamei
- Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan
- Berkeley Councilmember Terry Taplin
- Berkeley Councilmember Rigel Robinson
- Berkeley City Auditor Jenny Wong
- Berkeley Rent Board Vice Chair Soli Alpert
- Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Andy Kelley
- Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner Paola Laverde
- Emeryville Councilmember Courtney Welch
- Dublin Vice Mayor Shawn Kumagai
- Hayward Councilmember Aisha Wahab
- San Leandro Councilmember Corina Lopez
- Fremont Councilmember David Bonaccorsi (Ret.)
- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Trustee Hal Gin
- Ohlone College Board Member Lance Kwan
- San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan
- San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim (Ret.)
- San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos (Ret.)
- San Francisco School Board Member Jenny Lam
- Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee
- Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Tara Sreekrishnan
- Daly City Vice Mayor Jusalyn Manalo
- Millbrae Vice Mayor Gina Papan
- San Mateo Councilmember Amourence Lee
- Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang
- Elk Grove School Board Vice President Sean Yang
- Vallejo School Board President Ruscal Cayangyang (Ret.)
- Sierra Madre Councilmember Rachelle Arizmendi
Education Leaders
- Cynthia Alvarado, CalWorks Coordinator, Laney College
- David Caven, Teacher, Horace Mann Elementary
- Bill Delucchi, Education Activist
- Dr. Karen Hossfeld, Professor of Sociology, San Francisco State University
- Tanya Ilarde, Psychology Faculty, Merritt College
- Gregory Kalkanis, Teacher Substitute, Oakland Unified School District
- Roya Massoudi, School Psychologist, West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Jennifer Shanoski, Instructor, Peralta Community College District
- Judith Stacey, Professor of Sociology
- Nat Williford, Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
- Jeremy Wolff, Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
- John Zaro, Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
Business and Economic Development Leaders
- Richard Allen, Owner, Degrees Plato, Oakland
- Kimberly Anakata, Public Service Consultant, Anakata Consulting LLC
- Alexis Gevorgian, Affordable Housing Developer
- Rick da Silva, Commercial Services Group, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
- Michael Ghielmetti, Founder and President, Signature Development Group
- Gabriel Kra, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Prelude Ventures
- Arty Larpnampha, Co-Owner, Daughter Thai, Montclair
- Jose Ortiz, Owner, La Perla Restaurant
- David Petlin, President, Montclair Village Association
- Daniel Swafford, Executive Director, Montclair Village Association and Laurel District Association
Labor Leaders
- Linda Dittes, Business Agent, AFSCME 57 (Ret.)
- Rudy Gonzalez, Executive Director, SF Building Trades
- Steven Lavoie, Member Leader, SEIU, Local 1021
- Michael Lighty, Healthcare Policy Consultant, California Nurses Association
- Mary Virginia Watson, Organizer, NUHW
Environmental and Parks Leaders
- Kim Beavers, Membership Representative, California League of Conservation Voters
- Opie Bellas, Chair, Friends of Dimond Park
- Michael Kaufman, No Coal in Oakland Coordinating Committee, Communities for a Better Environment
- Dale Risden, President, Friends of Joaquin Miller Park
- Peter Ton, Environmental Attorney, Ton Law P.C.
Faith Leaders
- Reverend Ken Chambers, Interfaith Council of Alameda County
- Pastor Billy Dixon Jr., Co-Chair, Oakland Ceasefire
- Bishop George Matthews III, Genesis Church
Legal, Civic, and Community Leaders
- Jay Ashford, District 4 Budget Advisory Commissioner
- Vincent Casalaina, Chair, Wellstone National Political Committee
- Macy Cornwall, Former Chair, Montclair Neighborhood Council
- Susannah Delano, Executive Director, Close the Gap California
- Stephanie Dominguez Walton, Community Advocate, Abortion Rights Activist, Member of the Latino Task Force, Oakland
- Jose Dorado, Former Chair, Maxwell Park Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council
- Clarissa Doutherd, Executive Director, Parent Voices Oakland
- Jack Lucero Fleck, John George Democratic Club
- Veronica Garcia, Chair Melrose 27x Neighborhood Council
- Carla Gerardu-Low, Redwood Heights Association President
- Mary Geong, Rotary Club of Oakland - #3 President
- Leanne Grossman, Kehilla Community Synagogue, Working America, 1000 Grandmothers for Future Generations
- Robert Heywood, Attorney
- Francis Howard, PhD, Librarian, Peralta Community College District
- Diane Le, President, California Young Democrats
- Kirk Miller, Architect, Housing Advocate, Homestead Housing
- Robbie Neely, Executive Director, Piedmont Pines Neighborhood Association
- Robert Raich, Attorney
- Rena Rickles, Attorney
- Lou Rigali, Executive Director, HomeAll
- Maeley Tom, Former Chief Administrative Officer, California State Assembly
- Keith Uriarte, Co-Chair, Bret Harte - Joaquin Miller Neighborhood Action Council
- Brooklyn Williams, Reimagining Public Safety Task Force
- Nayeli Maxson Velazquez, Attorney
- Steven Weiss, Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
- Douglas Wong, Past President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Neighbors
- Mustafa Alshugaa
- Jonathan Arnold
- Orlando Arriola
- Dale Baum
- Linda Brown
- Carolyn Burgess
- Christi Carpenter
- Brian Cash
- Maja Catipovic
- York Chan
- Paul Chapman
- Albert Chiu
- Pam Condie
- Betsy Cotton
- Richard Cowan
- Alana D'Cruz
- Angela DeMoss
- Pamela Drake
- Tina Dunn
- Alexandra Early
- Steven Falk
- Jorge Flores
- Lora Jo Foo
- Bernard Foster
- Jim and Keiko Freese
- Sabine Freudiger
- Querido Galdo
- Mariana Gamez
- Chaz Garcia
- Ivan Garcia
- Gillian Garro
- Marian Gray
- Megan Ha
- Amy Halio
- Mai Zong Her
- John Holme
- Dr. Floyd Huen, MD
- Alex Igra
- Billy Jeung
- Gary Jimenez
- Nenna Joiner
- Enayat Katouli
- Mark Kurashige
- Kelvin Lam
- Nancy Lane
- Kelly Lathrop
- Dorothy Lazard
- Evan Leibman
- Bonnie Lockhart
- Steve Lowe
- Raul Maldonado
- Omar Masry
- Joseph Mauro
- Dave McGuinness
- E. Claire Moore
- Doug Mosher
- Jill Okihiro
- Grace Pang
- Curt Peterson
- Sam Saeliew
- Susan Sachen
- Mimisha San
- Rebeca Sanchez Mogera
- Barbara Sanders
- Naomi Schiff
- Erik Schnabel
- Kelsi Seid
- Jeffrey Sheibels
- Tim Svenonius
- Miye Takagi
- Edmond Taylor
- Maribel Tejada
- Rodney Thompson
- Vee Thomsak
- Michael Tigges
- Justin Truong
- Keith Uriarte
- Ronald Wacker
- Nguyen Weeks
- Jon Wells
- Gail Whang
- Nancy Wright
- Dr. Xeng Xaychu Yang
- Yee Xiong
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