Diane Watson
Congresswoman (Ret.)“No one serves our community better than Holly Mitchell. She’s not just walking in my shoes – she’s blazing new trails!”
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UNITED STATES CONGRESS
- Karen Bass, Congresswoman
- Diane Watson, Congresswoman (Ret.)
- Mel Levine, Congressman (Ret.)
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CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE
- Rod Wright, State Senator
- Curren Price, Jr., State Senator
- Fran Pavley, State Senator
- Steve Bradford, Assemblymember
- Julia Brownley, Assemblymember
- Wilmer Amina Carter, Assemblymember
- Isadore Hall, III, Assemblymember
- Mary Hayashi, Assemblymember
- Fiona Ma, Assemblymember
- Nancy Skinner, Assemblymember
- Bonnie Lowenthal, Assemblymember
- Bob Blumenfield, Assemblymember
- Jackie Goldberg, Assemblymember (Ret.)
- Gwen Moore, Assemblymember (Ret.)
- Richard Katz, Assemblymember (Ret.)
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS
- Mark Ridley-Thomas, LA County Supervisor
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LOCAL CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS
- Jan Perry, Los Angeles City Councilmember
- Wendy Greuel, Los Angeles City Controller
- Andrew Weissman, Culver City Mayor
- Micheal O’Leary, Culver City Councilmember
- Gary Silbiger, Culver City Councilmember
- Karlo Silbiger, Culver City School Board Member
- Kathy Paspalis, Culver City School Board Member
- Mike Gipson, Carson City Councilmember
- Abbe Land, City of West Hollywood Councilmember
- Lindsey Horvath, City of West Hollywood Councilmember
- Monica Garcia, LAUSD Board President
- Rita Walters, Los Angeles City Councilmember (Ret.)
- Genethia Hudley Hayes, LAUSD Board Member (Ret.)
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OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS
- Betty Yee, CA Board of Equalization Chairwoman
- Keith Carson, Alameda County Supervisor
- John Van de Kamp, Former CA Attorney General
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LABOR
- Peace Officers Research Association of California
- California Association of Highway Patrolmen
- LA County Firefighters Local 1014
- Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
- United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)
- California Labor Federation AFL-CIO
- United Healthcare Workers West Service Employees International Union, CLC (SEIU-UHW)
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BUSINESS, CIVIC, & DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATIONS
- California Democratic Party
- National Organization for Women, California
- Women’s Political Committee
- Women’s Campaign Forum
- National Women’s Political Caucus of California (NWPC-CA)
- National Women’s Political Caucus -L.A. Westside
- Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County
- EMILY’s List
- California List
- Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)
- Los Angeles African American Women Political Action Committee
- California Dental Association
- CA Academy of Physician Assistants
- California Association of Professional Scientists
- Sierra Club California
- Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (MABA)
- Californians for the Support of Early Education
- California Association of Bilingual Educators PAC
- Professional Engineers in California Government
- California Association of Realtors
- Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
- California Teachers Association
- Physicians for the Group Practice of Medicine (PGPM)
- The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG)
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG)
- Southern California Armenian Democrats (SCAD)
- Apartment Association Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA)
- California State Retirees (CSR)
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COMMUNITY & BUSINESS LEADERS
- Dolores Huerta, UFW Co-Founder
- Reverend Cecil “Chip” Murray
- Father Richard Estrada, Our Lady Queen of Angels*
- John Frierson, California State Commissioner
- Ari Ruiz, Commissioner, City of Los Angeles*
- Keith Rohman, President, Human Relations Commission, City of Los Angeles*
- Dezie Woods-Jones, State President of BWOPA
- Susie Frierson, Democratic Activist
- Suzanne DeBenedittis, Community Activist
- Lark Galloway-Gilliam, Community Health Council*
- Sally Hampton, Community Activist
- Cynthia McClain-Hill, Past President of the National Association of Women Business Owners*
- Anthony Asadullah Samad, Community Advocate/Journalist
- “Sweet Alice” Harris, Parents of Watts
- Forescee Hogan-Rowles, Small Business Advocate
- Martha Dina Arguello, Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility*
- Patrice Rushen, Entertainer
- Carolyn Webb de Macias, V.P. Emeritus of USC*
- Gisselle Acevedo, Children’s Advocate
- Donna Andrews
- Bob & Lorenza Manley, Democratic Activists
- Kim Hunter, LAGRANT Communications*
- Tom Camarella, Culver City Community Activist
- Dr. Mark W. Rocha, West LA College*
- Marilyn Kizziah, Women’s Advocate
- Georgia L. Mercer, V.P. of the Board, Los Angeles Community College District*
- Bruce Corwin, Past President, BOD of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills
- Jimmie Woods Gray, Educator
- Willis Edwards, Civil Rights Activist, NAACP National Board Member*
- Bernadette Kirkwood, President, BSK Partners
- Marcia Herman, Founding Member, Women’s Political Committee
- Jean Harris, Community Activist
- Bill Wong, Community Activist
- Robyn Ritter Simon, Community Advocate & Political Advisor
- Dafer Dakhil, Executive Director, Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation*
- Francine Diamond, Francine Diamond Communications
- Jerilyn Stapleton, Hollywood NOW*
*Organization listed for identification purposes only.









