
ENDORSEMENTS
Abundant Housing LA

“Jed, is a local elected official with a strong pro-housing track record. He has vocally pushed for changes to enable more housing in Claremont; a city where the elites fight hard to maintain the status quo. Jed proved they do not represent the majority of voters, so he is slowly changing the political narrative to support housing.”
Jed Leano Endorsements
Organizations
Abundant Housing Los Angeles (AHLA)
Housing Action Coalition (HAC)
YIMBY Action
California YIMBY
Safer CA
Reproductive Freedom for All (NARAL Pro-Choice America)
Southern California Pipe Fitters District Council 16
UA Local 709 Sprinkler Fitters
UA Local 761 Plumbers & Steamfitters
UA Local 250 Steamfitters
UA Local 398 Plumbers & Steamfitters
Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus
Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County
Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats (PALADS)
Foothills Community Democrats
Democratic Club of Claremont
Voters of Tomorrow
Claremont Streets for People
Elected Officials
Scott Wiener |
California State Senator (11th District) |
Dave Min |
California State Senator (37th District) |
Dr. Jasmeet Bains |
California State Assemblymember (35th District) |
Alex Lee |
California State Assemblymember (24th District) |
David Chiu |
San Francisco City Attorney, former California State Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Chair, and former Chair of the Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus |
Jess Rivas |
Pasadena Councilmember |
Rex Richardson |
Long Beach Mayor |
Farrah Khan |
Irvine Mayor |
Tim Sandoval |
Pomona Mayor |
Tamala Kelly |
Monrovia Councilmember |
Steve Gibson |
Pasadena City College Trustee Board Member |
Tina Fredericks |
Pasadena Unified School District Board Member |
Jeff Hanlon |
Three Valleys Municipal Water District Director |
Margaret Finlay |
Duarte Councilmember, Board Member, California Contract Cities Association & Former President, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)* |
Adele Andrade-Stadler |
Alhambra Councilmember |
Jeff Maloney |
Alhambra Councilmember |
Ali Taj |
Artesia Councilmember |
Sonny Santa Ines |
Bellflower Councilmember |
Jose Trinidad Castaneda |
Buena Park Councilmember |
Dr. Priya Bhat-Patel |
Carlsbad Councilmember |
Frank Yokoyama |
Cerritos Councilmember |
Lynda Johnson |
Cerritos Councilmember |
Micah Ali |
Compton Unified School District Board President |
Andrea Marr |
Costa Mesa Councilmember |
Stephanie Loredo |
Culver City Unified School District Board Member |
Dr. Rod Daus-Magbual |
Daly City Councilmember |
Juslyn Manalo |
Daly City Councilmember |
Andrew Chou |
Diamond Bar Mayor |
Gabe Quinto |
El Cerrito Councilmember |
Victoria Martinez Muela |
El Monte Councilmember |
Florencio Briones |
El Monte Union High School District Board Member |
Mark Henderson |
Gardena Councilmember |
Dan Kalmick |
Huntington Beach Councilmember |
Ariel Pe |
Lakewood Councilmember |
Gary Hardie |
Lynwood Unified School District Board Trustee |
David Torres |
Montebello Mayor |
Angie Jimenez |
Montebello Councilmember |
Salvador Melendez |
Montebello Councilmember |
Thomas Wong |
Monterey Park Councilmember |
Ellen Kamei |
Mountain View Councilmember |
Dan Kalb |
Oakland Councilmember |
Andrea Alarcón |
Palmdale Mayor Pro Tem |
Devin Murphy |
Pinole Mayor |
Cameron Sasai |
Pinole Councilmember |
John Nolte |
Pomona Councilmember |
Victor Preciado |
Pomona Councilmember |
Denise Davis |
Redlands Councilmember |
Jackie Elward |
Rohnert Park Councilmember |
Thai Viet Phan |
Santa Ana Councilmember |
Caroline Torosis |
Santa Monica Councilmember |
Jesse Zwick |
Santa Monica Councilmember |
Leticia Clark |
Tustin Mayor |
Chelsea Byers |
West Hollywood Councilmember |
Community Leaders
Dr. Victor Manalo |
Artesia Mayor (retired) |
Juan Garza |
Central Basin Water Director & Bellflower Mayor (retired) |
Elito Santarina |
Carson Mayor Pro Tem (retired) |
Gloria Perlas Pulido |
Cerritos City Planning Commissioner |
Mark Pulido |
Cerritos Mayor (retired) |
Allison Fung |
Claremont Police Commissioner |
Rev. Barbara Troxell |
Claremont Community Leader |
Dr. Rev. Butch Henderson |
Claremont Community Leader |
David Speak |
Claremont Unified School District Board Member (retired) |
Devon Hartman |
Claremont Renewable Energy Advocate |
Ethan Reznik |
Claremont Democratic Club Officer and California Democratic Party* Delegate |
Dr. Rev. Jacob Buchholz |
Claremont Interfaith Leader |
Dr. Rev. Jennifer Strickland |
Claremont Interfaith Leader |
Linda Elderkin |
Claremont Mayor (retired) |
Lissa Petersen |
Claremont Community Leader |
Ron Vera |
Claremont Mental Health Advocate |
Shelly Vander Veen |
Claremont Police Chief (retired) |
Michael Boos |
Claremont Democratic Advocate |
Jorge Marquez |
Covina Mayor (retired) |
Kim Carr |
Huntington Beach Mayor (retired) |
Thomas Allison |
University of La Verne Justice Center* Executive Director & Community Advocate |
Dr. Rev. David Farley |
Los Angeles Faith-Based Community Leader (retired) |
Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez |
Los Angeles United Methodist & Museum of Social Justice* Director |
Jessica Caloza |
Los Angeles Department of Public Works Commissioner (retired) |
Mahdi Abbas |
Los Angeles Inner City Law Center* Director of Public Policy |
Donna Baker |
Monrovia Community and Volunteer Leader |
Karen Suarez |
Monrovia Community Leader & California Democratic Party* Delegate |
Angeline Chen |
Pasadena Community Advocate & Former Pasadena Foothills Valley Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)* Board President |
Keith Berman |
Pasadena Political and Community Advocate |
Pamela Hillings-Tegtmeyer |
Pasadena Community Leader |
Dr. Peter Dreier |
Distinguished Professor of Politics at Occidental College* & Pasadena Political Advocate |
Yuny Parada |
Pasadena Latino Rights Activist |
Fernando Hernandez |
Phelan Democratic Activist & California Democratic Party* Delegate |
Roberto Munoz |
Pomona Pride Center* Board Chair |
Wendy Ramallo |
Pomona Valley Moms Demand Action* Local Coordinator |
John Tang |
Rosemead Vice Mayor (retired) |
John Lloyd |
Sierra Madre Public Transit & Bicycle Infrastructure Advocate |
Rachelle Arizmendi |
Sierra Madre Mayor (retired) |
Janice Elliott |
Upland Councilmember (retired) |
James Toma |
West Covina Mayor (retired) |
Alex Mohajer |
Stonewall Democratic Club* President (retired) |
Cynthia Bonta |
Human Rights & Social Justice Advocate |
Hans Johnson |
East Area Progressive Democrats (EAPD) President* |
Robert Apodaca |
United Latinos Action* Executive Director |
David Estrada |
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, San Gabriel Valley & Inland Empire AFL-CIO* Board Member |
Housing & Homelessness Leaders
Alex Fisch |
Culver City Mayor (retired) |
Allison Henry |
Pasadena Rental Housing Board Member |
Andrew Rodriguez |
Walnut Mayor (retired) |
Andrew Slocum |
Pasadena Housing Advocate |
Anne Bagasao |
South Pasadena Tenants Union* Organizer |
Annie Fryman |
San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)* Director of Special Projects |
Corey Smith |
Housing Action Coalition (HAC)* Executive Director |
Ed Washatka |
Pasadenans Organizing for Progress (POP!)* Treasurer |
Rev. Gene Boutilier |
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Former Executive Director & Housing Claremont* Board Member |
John Neiuber |
Claremont Historic Preservation Advocate & Architectural Commissioner |
Laura Foote |
Yimby Action* Executive Director |
Lee Kane |
Claremont Community & Human Services Commissioner & Housing Advocate |
Monique H. Ott |
Housing Claremont* Board Member |
Rachel Forester |
Housing Advocate & California Democratic Party* Delegate |
Ryan Bell |
Pasadena Rental Housing Board Member |
Shane Phillips |
University of California, Los Angeles Lewis Center* Housing Initiative Project Manager |
Sonja Berndt |
Pasadena Homelessness Advocate |
Tiena Johnson Hall |
California Housing Finance Agency* Executive Director |
*Titles and organizations used for identification purposes only