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The Latest COPE Endorsements for 2014 (Updated-May 13)

SEIU 721 COPE members are kicking into high gear! Since December, they have been attending town halls, meeting with candidates and preparing to make recommendations for endorsements for the 2014 June Primary Election.

Please download the complete list of endorsed candidate and share with other voters. All Endorsed Slate Field Pc 11×17 5-7 final.pdf

Currently, the following candidates have been endorsed by SEIU 721 Executive Board:

LA County Races:

Hilda Solis for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Seat 1
No Recommendation for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Seat 3
Jeff Prang for Los Angeles County Assessor
No Recommendation for Los Angeles County Sheriff
Amy Carter for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 22
Charles Calderon for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 48
Shannon Knight for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 54 (dual endorsement)
Debra Losnick for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 54 (dual endorsement)
Dayan Mathai for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 61
Alison Matsumoto Estrada for Los Angeles Superior Court, Seat 76
Andrew Stein for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 87
Serena Murillo for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 90
Teresa Pineda Magno for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 97
Emma Castro for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 107
Steven Klaif for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 113
Marc Gibbons for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 138
Andrew Cooper for Los Angeles County Superior Court, Seat 157

Riverside County Races:

Mike Hestrin for Riverside County District Attorney
Peter Aldana for Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
Don Kent for Riverside County Treasurer-Tax Collector

Santa Barbara County Races:

Janet Wolf for Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, Seat 2
No on Measure M in Santa Barbara (county facilities maintenance ordinance)

Ventura County:

Mark Lunn for Ventura County Clerk Recorder
Geoff Dean for Ventura County Sheriff
Dan Goodwin for Ventura County Assessor
Jeff Burgh for Ventura County Auditor Controller

State Races:

Steve Fox for Assembly District 36
Das Williams for Assembly District 37
Raul Bocanegra for Assembly District 39
No Recommendation for Assembly District 40
Chris Holden for Assembly District 41
Mike Gatto for Assembly District 43
Jacqui Irwin for Assembly District 44
Matt Dababneh for Assembly District 45
Adrin Nazarian for Assembly District 46
Roger Hernandez for Assembly District 48
Ed Chau for Assembly District 49
Richard Bloom for Assembly District 50
Jimmy Gomez for Assembly District 51
Freddie Rodriguez for Assembly District 52
Miguel Santiago for Assembly District 53
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas for Assembly District 54
Eduardo Garica for Assembly District 56
Ian Calderon for Assembly District 57
Cristina Garcia for Assembly District 58
Reggie Jones-Sawyer for Assembly District 59
Jose Medina for Assembly District 61
No Recommendation for Assembly District 62
Anthony Rendon for Assembly District 63
No Recommendation for Assembly District 64
Sharon Quirk-Silva for Assembly District 65
Al Muratsuchi for Assembly District 66
Tom Daly for Assembly District 69
Patrick O’Donnell for Assembly District 70
Bob Hertzberg for Senate District 18
Connie Leyva for Senate District 20
Ed Hernandez for Senate District 22
Kevin De Leon for Senate District 24
No Recommendation for Senate District 26
Holly Mitchell for Senate District 30
Tony Mendoza for Senate District 32
Jose Solorio for Senate District 34

Statewide Office Races:

Jerry Brown for Governor
Gavin Newsom for Lieutenant Governor
Kamala Harris for Attorney General
John Chiang for State Treasurer
John Perez for State Controller
Alex Padilla for Secretary of State
Tom Torlakson for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dave Jones for State Insurance Commissioner
Jerome Horton for Board of Equalization, Seat 4

Federal Races:

Lois Capps for Congressional District 24
Lee Rogers for Congressional District 25
Julia Brownley for Congressional District 26
Judy Chu for Congressional District 27
Adam Schiff for Congressional District 28
Tony Cardenas for Congressional District 29
Brad Sherman for Congressional District 30
Grace Napolitano for Congressional District 32
Ted Lieu for Congressional District 33
Xavier Becerra for Congressional District 34
Norma Torres for Congressional District 35
Raul Ruiz for Congressional District 36
Karen Bass for Congressional District 37
Linda Sanchez for Congressional District 38
Lucille Roybal-Allard for Congressional District 40
Mark Takano for Congressional District 41
Maxine Waters for Congressional District 43
Janice Hahn for Congressional District 44
Loretta Sanchez for Congressional District 46
Alan Lowenthal for Congressional District 47

Non-721 Jurisdiction:

Vartan Gharpetian for Glendale City Council
Alex Johnson for Los Angeles Unified School District, Seat 1

Note: there are a few local and legislative races still pending endorsements.