Illinois primary is Tuesday, March 17, Substance among those endorsing Sanders
The primary race is looking more and more to be a battle between centrist VP Joe Biden and progressive Senator Bernie Sanders. While the CTU House of Delegates voted against endorsing Sanders, many in the union support Sanders, including some who spoke against the vote, as they said it was premature to endorse.
A list on Sanders' website shows those who have officially endorsed the candidate, first by organization then state and city officials. Chicagoans include Jackson Potter, Executive Board Member and Trustee, Chicago Teachers Union; Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Alderman, 35th Ward; Rossana Rodriguez, Alderwoman, 33rd Ward; Susan Sadlowski Garza, Alderwoman, 10th Ward; Byron Sigcho Lopez, Alderman, 25th Ward, Chicago; Jeanette B. Taylor, Alderwoman, 20th Ward; Andre Vasquez, Alderman, 40th Ward.
The endorsement list and other information is available at
Bernie Sanders has many CTU supporters.Endoresments
Bay Rising Action
California Young Democrats
CASA In Action
Center for Popular Democracy
Center for Racial and Gender Equity (IL)
Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI — Iowa)
Clark County Black Caucus (NV)
Clark County Left Caucus (NV)
Democratic Socialists of America
Dream Defenders
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club (CA)
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club (NY)
MA Peace Action (MA)
Make the Road Action
People's Action
Rights and Democracy (NH/VT)
Stonewall Democratic Club is Southern Nevada (NV)
Student Action (IA)
Sunrise Movement
Take Action Minnesota
Texas Organizing Project
The People’s Lobby (IL)
Young Democrats of Michigan (MI)
Labor
AFSCME Local 3299
AFT Local 1931
AFT Local 2121
AFT Vermont
American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 47
American Postal Workers Union (APWU)
American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 44
Boston Independent Drivers Guild (BIDG)
Clark County Education Association (CCEA)
L.A. County Public Defender Union, Local 148
Inlandboatmen's Union (IBU)
International Longshore Workers Union (ILWU) Local 12
National Nurses United (NNU)
National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
New Hampshire American Postal Workers Union (APWU)
Oakland Education Association (OEA)
SEA/SEIU Local 1984
UFCW Local 230
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE)
UNITE HERE Local 2
UNITE HERE Local 8
UNITE HERE Local 11
UNITE HERE Local 23, Texas Chapter
UNITE HERE Local 30
UNITE HERE Local 49
UNITE HERE Local 483
UNITE HERE Local 2850
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)
United Teachers of Richmond (UTR)
The University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE-CWA 9119)
Washington Teachers' Union (WTU)
Members of Congress
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-7)
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17)
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-2)
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14)
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-5)
U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-13)
U.S. Representative Peter Welch (VT-At Large)
California
List of Academic Endorsements
List of Community Leader Endorsements
List of Veterans Endorsements
List of Teachers Endorsements
List of Farmers Endorsements
Jonathan Abboud, Trustee, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara
Maimona Afzal Berta, Clerk and Member, Franklin-McKinley Board of Education, San Jose
Victor Aguilar, Jr., Council Member, San Leandro
Aziz Akbari, Director, Alameda County Water District, Fremont
Roberto Alcantar, Board Member, Southwestern Community College Governing Board
Elizabeth Alcantar Loza, Vice Mayor, Cudahy
Luis A. Alejo, Monterey County Supervisor
Shakeel Ali, Vice President, Jefferson Elementary School District Board of Trustees, Daly City
Austin Allison, Council Member, City of Eureka
Soli Alpert, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Member, Berkeley
Martha Alvarado, Vista Unified School District Trustee
Violeta Alvarez, Former Mayor, Bell
Tom Ammiano, Former State Assemblymember and San Francisco Supervisor, San Francisco
David Arambula, Mayor Pro Tem, Lemon Grove
Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, Berkeley
John Avalos, Former Supervisor, San Francisco
Vinnie Bacon, Council Member, Fremont
Chris Barajas, Council Member, Jurupa Valley
Richard Barrera, Trustee, San Diego Unified School Board
Philip Bautista, Coachella City Councilmember
Megan Beaman Jacinto, Coachella City Councilmember
Jovanka Beckles, Former Council Member, Richmond
Chesa Boudin, District Attorney-Elect, San Francisco
Spencer Brandt, President, Isla Vista Community Service District
Sandy Brown, Council Member, Santa Cruz
David Campos, San Francisco DCCC Chair and Former County Supervisor, San Francisco
David Canepa, Supervisor, San Mateo
Caleb Castaneda, Trustee-elect, Victor Valley Union High School District, Victorville
Fredi Castrejon, Former President, Bear Mt. Recreations and Parks District
Ruscal Cayangyang, Former President, Vallejo City Unified School District, Vallejo
Jesse Chavez, Highland City Council
Kansen Chu, Assemblymember (District 25), San Jose
Al Clark, Vice-Mayor, Carpinteria
Alison Collins, San Francisco Board of Education Member
Corinna Contreras, Council Member, Vista City Council, Vista
Dr. Justin Cummings, Vice Mayor, Santa Cruz
Rod Daus-Magbual, Council Member, Daly City
“Coach Dave” Barlavi, Trustee (Area 1), Saugus Union School District, Santa Clarita
Cheryl Davila, Berkeley City Council Member, Berkeley
Brigitte Davila, Trustee, San Francisco City College Board of Trustees, San Francisco
Eddie De La Riva, Mayor, City of Maywood
Bruce Delgado, Mayor, Marina
Derek Devermont, Member, Santa Monica Social Services Commission, Santa Monica
Basim Elkarra, Trustee, Twin Rivers Unified School District
Sean Elo, San Diego Community College District Trustee
Cástulo Estrada, Vice-President, Coachella Valley Water District
Francisco Estrada, Watsonville City Councilmember
Misty Evans, Morongo Basin Health Care District Director
Stevevonna Evans, Adelanto City Councilmember
Angela Fajardo, Lennox School District School Vice President
Dr. Angelov Farooq, Board of Education for Riverside Unified School District
Mario Fernandez, Eureka City Schools Board Trustee
Nikki Fortunato Bas, Oakland City Council
Waymond Fermon, Indio City Councilmember
Tim Fitzmaurice, former Mayor of Santa Cruz
Orlando Fuentes, Vice President, Cosumnes Community Services District
Neftali Galarza, Trustee, Coachella Valley Unified School District
Noel Gallo, Oakland City Council Member
Drew Glover, Council Member, Santa Cruz
Aaron Gomez, San Luis Obispo City Councilmember
Gregorio Gomez, Mayor, Farmersville
Jesus R. Gonzalez, Trustee, Coachella Valley Unified School District and Former Mayor of Coachella
Josie Gonzalez, Coachella City Councilmember
Rubio Gonzalez, Council Member (District 1), Pomona
Carlos Goytia, Division 1 Director, Three Valleys Municipal Water District, Pomona
Jose Gurrola, Mayor, Arvin
Alan Haffa, Council Member, Monterey City Council, Monterey
Matt Haney, San Francisco Supervisor
Karalee Hargrove, School Board Member, Morongo Unified School District, Twentynine Palms
Heidi Harmon, Mayor, San Luis Obispo
Kate Harrison, Berkeley City Council Member (District 4), Berkeley
Bill Hedrick, Trustee, Riverside Community College District, Riverside
Felipe Hernandez, Council Member (District 1), Watsonville
Sergio Hernandez, Jr., Lennox School District President
Steven Hernandez, Mayor, Coachella
Jawane Hilton, Carson City Councilmember
Sam Hindi, Mayor, Foster City
Hilary Hodge, Grass Valley City Councilmember
Jennifer Holm, Trustee, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Area VII (Watsonville)
Ellie Householder, Trustee, Antioch Unified School District, Antioch
Christian Horvath, City of Redondo Beach Councilmember
Jewel Hurtado, Council Member, Kingsburg
Andy Hsia-Coron, Former President, Aromas-San Juan Unified School District Board of Trustees
Dianne Jones, Trustee, Fremont Unified School District, Fremont
Eric Joyce, Oceanside Unified Trustee
Ash Kalra, Assemblymember (District 27), Hayes
Jenny Kassan, Council Member (District 3), Fremont
Danny Kelley, College of the Redwoods Vice Chair
Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative
Tim Knox, Former Mayor of Amador City and Former Councilmember
Chris Krohn, Council Member, Santa Cruz
Jose Lara, President, El Rancho Unified School Board, Pico Rivera
Paola Laverde, Chair, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, Berkeley
Daniel Lee, Culver City Councilmember
Ivy Lee, Trustee, San Francisco City College Board of Trustees, San Francisco
Rey León, Mayor of Huron
John Longville, President, San Bernardino Community College District, San Bernardino
Gabriela López, Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education, San Francisco
Oscar Magaña, Former Mayor, Maywood
Jusyln Manalo, Councilmember, Daly City
Gordon Mar, Supervisor (District 4), San Francisco
Eduardo Martinez, Council Member, Richmond
Emmanuel Martinez, Mayor Pro Tempore, Coachella
Victoria Martinez, El Monte City Councilmember
Gayle McLaughlin, Former Mayor, City of Richmond
Abigail Medina, Member, San Bernardino City Unified School District
Salvador Melendez, Mayor Pro Tem, Montebello
Kevin McKeown, Councilmember, Former Mayor, City of Santa Monica
Faauuga Moliga, Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education
Dr. Jose F. Moreno, Council Member, Anaheim
Walter Muneton, President, Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education
Robert Ocampo, Salinas Union High School District Trustee
Sandra Ocampo, Alisal Union School District Trustee
Nick Occhipinti, Trustee, Jefferson Union High School District
Peter Ortiz, Trustee (Area 6), Santa Clara County Board of Education
Oscar Ortiz, Council Member, Indino
Bryan Osorio, Delano City Councilmember
Jorge Pacheco, Jr., Vice President, Oak Grove School District Board of Education
Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto, Mayor, El Cerrito
Gary Patton, Former Santa Cruz Supervisor
Karen Paz Dominguez, Auditor-Controller, County of Humboldt
Jeannine Pearce, Council Member (District 2), Long Beach
Darrell Peeden, Trustee, Moreno Valley Board of Education, Moreno Valley
Aaron Peskin, Supervisor, San Francisco
Maria Poblet, Berkeley Rent Board Commissioner
Victor Preciado, Vice Mayor, Pomona
Dean Preston, San Francisco Supervisor
Demetrio Pruneda, Former Trustee, Hartnell College
Caitlin Quinn, Trustee, Petaluma City Schools Board of Education, Petaluma
Kathy Rallings, President, Carlsbad Unified School District Board of Trustees, Carlsbad
Andres Ramos, Vice President, Compton Community College District, Compton
Rolan Resendiz, Council Member (District 2), Hollister
Tami Ritter, Butte County Supervisor
John Rizzo, Trustee, San Francisco City College Board
Anthony Rocha, Trustee, Salinas Union High School District, Salinas
Hillary Ronen, Supervisor, San Francisco
Mark Sanchez, Vice President, San Francisco Board of Ed, San Francisco
Laura Santos, Trustee, Mt. San Antonio College
John Selawsky, Rent Control Board Member, Berkeley
Thea Selby, Trustee, San Francisco City College Board of Trustees, San Francisco
Dr. Maria Nieto Senour, President, San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees
Matthew Serafin, Trustee, Val Verde Unified School District, Perris
Susie Shannon, DNC Member
Karen Sher, President, Oxnard Union High School District Board of Trustees
Jan Shriner, Vice President, Marina Coast Water District Board of Directors, Marina
Lenny Siegel, Former Mayor, Mountain View
Leah Simon-Weisberg, Vice-Chair, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Berkeley
Alejandro Soto-Vigil, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Member, Berkeley
Adam Spickler, Cabrillo College Trustee
Nolan Sullivan, Vacaville Council Member
Ali Taj, Mayor, Artesia
Eddie Tejada, City of Redlands Councilmember
Sheng Thao, Oakland City Councilmember
Gracie Torres, Director, Western Municipal Water District, Riverside
Igor Tregub, Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board Member, Berkeley
Al Jabbar, Trustee, Anaheim Union High School District, Anaheim
Nestor Enrique Valencia, Bell City Council
Oscar Valladares, President, Rio Hondo College Board of Trustees
Cipriano Vargas, Vice President, Vista Unified School District's Board of Education, Vista
Antonio Vazquez, Member of the State Board of Equalization and former Mayor of Santa Monica
Malia Vella, Alameda City Council Member
Aisha Wahab, Hayward City Council Member
Allen Warren, Sacramento City Councilmember
Shanell Williams, Trustee, San Francisco City College Board of Trustees, San Francisco
Melvin Willis, Council Member, Richmond
Jon Wizard, Council Member, Seaside City
Jenny Wong, Berkeley City Auditor, Berkeley
Mariko Yamada, Former CA Assemblywoman
Colorado
Cleo Dioletis, CO Working Families Party, Denver
Kristofer Dubbels, Co-Founder and Former Chair, Denver Democratic Socialists of America, Denver
Rafael Espinoza, Former Denver City Councilman, Denver
Dana Manning, CO Working Families Party CD1, Denver
Mike McCorkle, CO Working Families Party CD7, Boulder
Mike Merrifield, Former State Senator, Colorado Springs
Sarah Morgan, CO Working Families Party State Committee, Denver
Laurie Roberts, CO Working Families Party CD3, Boulder
Joe Salazar, CO Working Families Party Executive Committee; Former. State Rep. Denver
Jeri Shepherd, DNC Member, WFP State Committee Member, Greeley
Emily Sirota, State Representative (District 9), Denver
Kayla Smith, CO Working Families Party, Denver
Terry Tucker, DNC Member, WFP State Committee Member, Jefferson County
Ashlyn Velasquez, CO Working Families Party State Committee, Denver
Illinois
Carol Ammons, State Representative, Champaign-Urbana
Alma E. Anaya, Commissioner, Cook County
Jenn Jazmin Carrillo, Council Member (Ward 6), Bloomington
Claudio Gómez-Gonzáles, Co-President, Graduate Students United at the University of Chicago, IFT-AFT-AAUP, Chicago
Aaron Ortiz, State Representative, Chicago
Dylan Parker, Alderman, 5th Ward, Rock Island
Jackson Potter, Executive Board Member and Trustee, Chicago Teachers Union; High School Social Studies Teacher, Chicago
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Alderman, 35th Ward, Chicago
Rossana Rodriguez, Alderwoman, 33rd Ward, Chicago
Susan Sadlowski Garza, Alderwoman, 10th Ward, Chicago
Byron Sigcho Lopez, Alderman, 25th Ward, Chicago
Jeanette B. Taylor, Alderwoman, 20th Ward, Chicago
Andre Vasquez, Alderman, 40th Ward, Chicago
Litesa Wallace, Former State Representative (67th District), Rockford
Indiana
Chuck Jones, Wayne Township Trustee and Former USW Local 1999 President, Wayne Township
Dave Vinzant, City Councilman (Ward 4), Hobart
Iowa
Jonathan Green, Mayor, Lonetree
Beverly Hannon, Former State Senator, Des Moines
Jeff Kurtz, State Representative
Kate Larson, City Councilor, Dubuque
Patrick Morrissey, City Councilor, Dubuque
Chris Morse, Polk County Democrats Membership Committee Chair
Jason Roudaboush, County Supervisor, Poweshiek
Nick Salazar, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) State Director
Emma Schmit, Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee Member
Kelly Scott, School Board Member, Fairfield
Stacey Walker, Supervisor, Linn County
Massachusetts
Wilfred Mbah, Council Member, Somerville, MA
Missouri
Curtis Wylde, DNC Member, St Louis
Michigan
Michelle Deatrick, DNC Member
Eric-John Szczepaniak, Trustee, Kenowa Hills School Board, Grand Rapids
Rashida Tlaib, U.S. Representative (MI-13)
Minnesota
Alondra Cano, Minneapolis City Councilor, Ward 9
Jason Chavez, President, MN Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Youth Caucus
Jeremiah Ellison, Minneapolis City Councilor, Ward 5
Keith Ellison, Attorney General
Nelson Inz, Director, Former Chair, Minneapolis School Board
Winona LaDuke, Community Leader & Co-Founder of Honor the Earth
John Marty, State Senator, District 66
Ilhan Omar, U.S. Representative, (MN-5)
Joel Sipress, Duluth Council Member, District 2
Nelsie Yang, St. Paul Council Member, Ward 6
Nevada
List of Educator Endorsements
List of Community Leader Endorsements
Marcia Armstrong, Treasurer, Clark County Left Caucus
Rachelle Bassen, 2nd Vice Chair, Lyon County Democratic Party
Lola Brooks, President of CCSD Board of Trustees
Paul Catha, President Emeritus, Nevada Young Democrats
Asbury Edens, Recording Secretary, Clark County Democratic Party
Tatiana Lewis, President, Stonewall Democratic Club
Jessie Padua, Communications Director, Clark County Left Caucus
Robert Reynolds, Secretary, Stonewall Democratic Club
Via Reynolds, Treasurer, Stonewall Democratic Club
Tick Segerblom, Clark County Commissioner
Leslie Sexton, 1st Vice Chair, Lyon County Democrats
John Solomon, 1st Vice Chair, Churchill County Democratic Party
Sharifa Wahab, Vice Chair, Asian American and Pacific Islander Democratic Club
Michael Weiss, President, Red Rock Democratic Club
Judith Whitmer, 2nd Vice Chair, Clark County Democratic Party; Chair, Clark County Left Caucus
New Hampshire
Josh Adjutant, State Representative, Grafton
Ryan Buchanon, State Representative, Concord
Skip Cleaver, State Representative, Hillsborough
Art Ellison, State Representative, Concord
Shoshanna Kelly, Alderwoman-at-Large, Nashua
Cam Kenney, State Representative, Strafford
Mark King, State Representative, Nashua
Brandon Laws, Alderman-at-Large, Nashua
Mark MacKenzie, President Emeritus of NH AFL-CIO
Frances Nutter-Upham, State Representative, Nashua
Ellen Read, State Representative, Rockingham
Jan Schmidt, State Representative and Alderman, Nashua
Tim Smith, State Representative, Manchester
Catherine Sofikitis, State Representative, Hillsborough
Dan Toomey, State Representative, Nashua
New York
Rafael Espinal, City Councilor, District 37, Brooklyn
Michael Gianaris, State Senator, District 12, Deputy Majority Leader, Queens
Ron Kim, State Assemblymember, District 40
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative (NY-14)
Jessica Ramos, State Senator, District 13, Queens
Julia Salazar, State Senator, District 18, Brooklyn
James Sanders, State Senator, District 10, Brooklyn
Luis Sepúlveda, State Senator, District 32, Bronx
Phil Steck, State Assemblymember, District 110
Ohio
Michael Charney, Former Vice President of the Cleveland Teachers Union, Cleveland
Trevor Elkins, Mayor, Newburgh Heights
CJ Prentiss, Former State Senator, District 21, Cleveland
Tristain Radar, Councilman, Lakewood
Tara Samples, City Councilor, Akron
Nina Turner, Former State Senator, Cleveland
Puerto Rico
Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, San Juan
Rhode Island
Sam Bell, State Senator
South Carolina
Terry Alexander, State Representative
Sheila Baccus, City Councilor, Darlington
Justin Bamberg, State Representative
Donna Dewitt, SC AFL-CIO President Emeritus
Wendell Gilliard, State Representative
Willie Gladden, City Councilor, Marlboro
Sam Hart, City Councilor, North Charleston
Leon Howard, State Representative
Cynthia Leggette, Chair, Marion County School Board
Cezar McKnight, State Representative
Wilhelmina Peguese, City Councilor, Bennettsville
Stevenson Pierre, Immediate Past President Cheraw NAACP
Elaine Reed, City Councilor, Darlington
Michael Rivers, State Representative
Krystle Simmons, State Representative
Ivory Thigpen, State Representative
Randolph Walker, Member, Georgetown County School Board
Dorothy Williams, City Councilor, North Charleston
Shedron Williams, State Representative
Stephen J. Wukela, Mayor, Florence
Vermont
Tim Ashe, State Senate President
T.J. Donovan, Attorney General
Doug Hoffer, State Auditor
Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senator
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer
Peter Welch, U.S. Representative
Mary Sullivan, Democratic National Committee Member
David Zuckerman, Lieutenant Governor
Washington
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-7)
Washington, D.C.
Larry Cohen, Former President of Communications Workers of America, DNC Member
James Zogby, Founder and President of the Arab American Institute, DNC Member
Wisconsin
Randy Bryce, Labor Activist, Caledonia
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-2)
Marcelia Nicholson, Vice Chairwoman, Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, Milwaukee
Steven Shea, Supervisor (District 8), Milwaukee County
Heidi Wegleitner, Supervisor (District 2), Madison (Dane County)
John Weishan, Jr., Supervisor (District 16), Milwaukee
