Partial List of Endorsements *

• Ventura Police Officers Association
• Ventura Firefighters Association
• Carl Morehouse, Mayor
• Brian Brennan, former Mayor, City Council Member
• Sandy Smith, former Mayor
• Jim Friedman, former Mayor
• Jim Monahan, former Mayor, City Council Member
• Bill Fulton, City Council Member
• Ed Summers, City Council Member
• Charles Weis, Ph.D., Ventura County Superintendent of Schools
• Michael Bradbury, Former Ventura County District Attorney
• Debbie Golden, VUSD School Board
• Mary Haffner, VUSD School Board
• John Hecht, Chair, Planning Commission
• Martin Johnson, Vice-Chair, Planning Commission
• Jack Shaffer, Chair, Historic Preservation Committee
• Anna Strickland, Member, Historic Preservation Committee
• Ed Wehan, Parks and Recreation Commission
• Suz Montgomery, Parks and Recreation Commission
• Jim Cowan, former Ventura County Superintendent of Schools
• Jim Luttjohann, Executive Director, Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau
• Jim Ludwig, Chairman of the Board, Visitors and Convention Bureau
• ML Peterson, County School Board
• Dan Frederickson, former CEO, Kinkos
• Jason Collis, owner, Jonathan's Restaurant
• Betsy Chess, Arts Advocate, Publisher
• Ivor and Sally Davis, Writers
• Cheryl Heitmann, Exec. Director, Ventura Music Festival
• Mark and Kathy Hartley, Downtown property owners
• National Women's Political Caucus
• Rod Houck, Chair, Serra Cross Conservancy
• Eileen Riddle, Chair, Cultural Affairs Commission
• Tony Strauss, Cultural Affairs Commission
• Marie Lakin, Co-President, Ventura Education Partnership
• Bill and Rhonni Greig, Gospel Light Publications
• Jerry and Gail Nordskog, Publishers
• Dr. Arthur and Nancy Simpson, Retired Surgeon, Retired RN
• Bobbie Morgan, Owner, One Mo' Time
• Dr. Robert Garrison, Physician
• Jerry and Holly Breiner, Chair, Downtown Design and Operations Committee
• Clarey Rudd, Founding Chair of Downtown Ventura Organization, Owner, Bank of Books
• Ed Warren, Owner, Busy Bee Café
• Peter and Bente Margenat, Owners, Calico Cat Bookshop
• Jim De Arklund, Downtown property owner
• Jeff Becker, the Becker Group
• Greg Smith, Smith-Hobson
• Billie Baptiste, former Chair, Salvation Army Board
• Laurie Curtis-Abbe
• Dave Armstrong
• David Thomas
• Rick Beers
• Brendan Searls, Liam Sherlock, Paul Dargan, Owners Dargan's Pub
• Mike and Loretta Merewether, Arts Advocates