Having earned a reputation for hard work, fairness, and integrity, Betty has received endorsements from numerous organizations and state and local elected officials.
Organizations and Newspapers
California Democratic Party
California Democratic Council
African American Democratic Club-San Francisco
Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
American Federation of State, County &
Municipal Employees
Asian Americans for Good Government
Asian Pacific Democratic Club-San Francisco
Asian Pacific Islander American Public
Affairs Association
Asian Week
Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee
Bay Area Reporter
Building and Construction Trades Council of San Mateo County
Butte-Glenn Central Labor Council
California Asian Pacific Islander American
Legislative Caucus
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
California Correctional Peace Officers Association
California Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus
California Federation of Teachers
California Labor Federation
California League of Conservation Voters
California List
California NOW PAC
California Nurses Association
California Professional Firefighters
California School Employees Association
California State Association of Letter Carriers
California State Employees Association
California Teachers Association
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
California Young Democrats
Capital Political Action Committee (CAPPAC)
CDF Firefighters
Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Chinese American Democratic Club-San Francisco
Chinese American Political Association (CAPA)
City Democratic Club of San Francisco
City of Alameda Democratic Club
Coastside Democrats
Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council
Contra Costa Central Labor Council
Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County
Democratic Women’s Forum of San Francisco
District 11 Democratic Club-San Francisco
East Bay Voice
East Bay Young Democrats
El Cerrito Democratic Club
EMILY’s List
Equality California
Filipino American Democratic Club-San Francisco
Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Club
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers-Local Union 180 Napa and Solano Counties
International Union of Operating Engineers
Laborers’ International Union of North America
Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club
Mexican American Political Association
Monterey County Democratic Central Committee
Monterey Herald
National Association of Social Workers –
California Chapter
National Women’s Political Caucus California
National Women’s Political Caucus San Francisco
Novato Advance
National Youth Rights Association-Orange County
Pacific Sun
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Public Employees Union-Local No. 1
Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club
Sacramento Bee
San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco Bay Times
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee
San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Labor Council
San Francisco Women’s Political Committee
San Francisco Young Democrats
San Mateo County Democratic Party
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Santa Clara City Firefighters L1171
Santa Clara County Council of Firefighters
Service Employees International Union
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association-
Local Union No. 104
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club
Sing Tao
Sonoma County Democratic Central Committee
State Building & Construction Trades Council
of California
Stonewall Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento
Taxpayers Political Action Committee
UA Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 159
United Auto Workers CAP Council-Region 5
United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union-Local 839
Westside Chinese Democratic Club-San Francisco
Women’s Political Committee
Federal Elected Officials
Congressmember Susan Davis
Congressmember Anna Eshoo
Congressmember Sam Farr
Congressmember Mike Honda
Congressmember Tom Lantos
Congressmember Barbara Lee
Congressmember Doris Matsui
Congressmember Juanita Millender-McDonald
Congressmember Brad Sherman
Congressmember Hilda Solis
Congressmember Ellen Tauscher
Congressmember Mike Thompson
Congressmember Diane Watson
Congressmember Lynn Woolsey
State Elected Officials
State Attorney General Bill Lockyer
State Controller Steve Westly
State Supt. of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell
State Senate President Pro Tempore Don Perata
State Senator John Burton (ret.)
State Senator John Vasconcellos (ret.)
State Senator Elaine Alquist
State Senator Wesley Chesbro
State Senator Joe Dunn
State Senator Martha Escutia
State Senator Christine Kehoe
State Senator Sheila Kuehl
State Senator Mike Machado
State Senator Carole Migden
State Senator Nell Soto
State Senator Jackie Speier
State Senator Tom Torlakson
State Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez
State Assembly Majority Leader Dario Frommer
State Assemblymember Patty Berg
State Assemblymember Wilma Chan
State Assemblymember Judy Chu
State Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally
State Assemblymember Loni Hancock
State Assemblymember Dave Jones
State Assemblymember Betty Karnette
State Assemblymember Johan Klehs
State Assemblymember Paul Koretz
State Assemblymember John Laird
State Assemblymember Mark Leno
State Assemblymember Lloyd Levine
State Assemblymember Ted Lieu
State Assemblymember Jenny Oropeza
State Assemblymember Nicole Parra
State Assemblymember Fran Pavley
State Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas
State Assemblymember Alberto Torrico
State Assemblymember Lois Wolk
Local and Other Elected Officials
Alameda Health Care District Director Lena Tam
Alameda County Assessor Ron Thomsen
Assembly Dist. 13 Comm. Chair David Chiu
Assembly Dist. 16 Comm. Chair Joel Freid
Assembly Dist. 19 Comm. Chair Andy Katz
Assembly Dist. 33 Comm. Chair Rebecca Carey
CDP Region 3 Director Dan Weitzman
CDP Region 4 Director August Longo
CDP Region 5 Director Emily Thurber
CDP Region 6 Director Royce Kelley
CDP Region 10 Director Bob Handy
CDP Asian Pacific Islander Caucus Chair Julie Soo
CDP Women’s Caucus Chair Lyn Shaw Hilfenhaus
BART Board Director James Fang
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates
City College of San Francisco Trustee
Johnnie Carter, Jr.
City College of San Francisco Trustee Lawrence Wong
Contra Costa County DCC Chair Nagaraja Rao
Davis Councilmember Stephen Sousa
Del Norte County Assessor Gerald Cochran
Del Norte DCCC Chair Jennifer Fenswick
Fremont Councilmember Bob Wieckowski
Fremont Union School District Vice President Avie Katz
Hayward Councilmember Kevin Dowling
Humboldt County Assessor Linda Hill
Kings County DCC Chair E. Jan Jackson
Marin County Assessor-Recorder Joan Thayer
Marin County Supervisor Cynthia Murray
Monterey County Assessor Stephen L. Vagnini
Monterey County Auditor-Controller Michael J. Miller
Monterey Park Mayor Mike Eng
Novato Councilmember Judy Arnold
Oakland Councilmember Henry Chang, Jr.
Oakland Councilmember Pat Kernighan
Oakland Councilmember Jean Quan
Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown
Richmond City Councilmember Tony Thurmond
Rio Vista Councilmember Sanmukh Bhakta
Rosemead Councilmember John Tran
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera
San Francisco DCCC Chair Leslie Katz
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi
San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly
San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty
San Francisco Supervisor Fiona Ma
San Francisco Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
San Francisco Supervisor Jake McGoldrick
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin
San Francisco Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval
San Luis Obispo DCCC Chair Debra Broner
San Luis Obispo DCCC Former Chair
Raymond “Bud” Zeuschner, Jr.
Santa Clara County Board of Education Member Anthony Munoz
Santa Clara County Supervisor Jim Beall
Santa Clara Vice Mayor Jamie McLeod
Santa Cruz County Supervisor Mark Stone
Santa Cruz County Treasurer Fred Keeley
Sonoma County Auditor-Controller Rod Dole
Sonoma County DCC Chair Joanne K. Hurley
Sonoma County Supervisor Valerie Brown
Sonoma County Supervisor Tim Smith
Suisun City Vice Mayor Pete Sanchez
Ventura County DCC Chair Sharon L. Hillbrant
West Hollywood Councilmember Jeffrey Prang
West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon
West Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem
Carolyn Castillo Pierson
