Biden Campaign Press Release - Biden for President Announces California Leadership Council and Endorsement of 14 California Leaders

Following Sunday's Organizing Kickoff with Valerie Biden Owens in East Los Angeles, Biden for President is announcing its California Leadership Council and endorsements from 14 current and former elected officials and community leaders from California, an influential Super Tuesday state.

"We are excited to grow Team Joe with this latest group of leaders from California," said Jessica Mejía, California State Director, Biden for President. "These new endorsers represent the growing support for Joe Biden in communities across the country. Voters across California know Joe's track record of delivering for working families and are rallying behind his commitment to restoring the soul of our nation, rebuilding the middle class, and moving our country forward from Trump's failed presidency."

Today's list of endorsers includes:

• Kevin Mullin, Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore
• Lena A. Gonzalez, State Senator
• Curren Price, Los Angeles City Councilmember
• Samantha Millman, President, Los Angeles City Planning Commission
• Al Austin, Long Beach City Councilmember
• Suzie Price, Councilmember, City of Long Beach
• Timothy J. Sheridan, Lake Elsinore City Councilmember
• Christina M. Gagnier, Vice President of the Chino Valley Unified School District Governing Board
• Robert Garcia, Jurupa Unified School District Trustee
• Denise Bauer, Former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
• Yvonne Burke, Former Los Angeles County Supervisor
• Mark Farrell, Former Mayor of San Francisco
• Nate Holden, Former State Senator and Former Los Angeles City Councilmember
• Henry Perea, Former Fresno County Supervisor

Today's endorsement builds on the wide support for Joe Biden in California, which includes prominent leaders like Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steingberg, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, Los Angeles County Supervisor and former Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Congressman Tony Cárdenas, Congressman Ami Bera, Congressman John Garamendi, Congressman Lou Correa, and more than 50 others.

Additionally, the campaign is announcing the Biden for President California State Leadership Council, which consists of a broad list of influential Californians, elected officials and community leaders. The Leadership Council will play a critical role in organizing California and delivering votes on Super Tuesday.

The Biden for President California State Leadership Council will consist of the following Californians:

• Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles and Biden for President National Co-Chair
• Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator
• Alex Padilla, Secretary of State
• Ami Bera, U.S. Representative
• Tony Cardenas, U.S. Representative
• Lou Correa, U.S. Representative
• John Garamendi, U.S. Representative
• Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative
• Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County Supervisor and Former Secretary of Labor
• Robert Garcia, Mayor of Long Beach
• Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento
• Richard Blum, University of California Board of Regents
• Bob Archuleta, State Senator
• Bill Dodd, State Senator
• Cathleen Galgiani, State Senator
• Steve Glazer, State Senator
• Lena A. Gonzalez, State Senator
• Jerry Hill, State Senator
• Melissa Hurtado, State Senator
• Anthony Portantino, State Senator
• Tom Umberg, State Senator
• Kevin Mullin, Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore
• Autumn Burke, Assemblymember
• Ken Cooley, Assemblymember
• Tom Daly, Assemblymember
• Mike Gipson, Chair, Assembly Democratic Caucus
• Timothy Grayson, Assemblymember
• Al Muratsuchi, Assemblymember
• Patrick O'Donnell , Assemblymember
• Freddie Rodriguez, Assemblymember
• Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Councilmember
• Curren Price, Los Angeles City Councilmember
• Andra Hoffman, Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees President
• Mike Fong, Los Angeles Community College District Trustee
• Al Austin, Long Beach City Councilmember
• Patrick Kennedy, Sacramento County Supervisor
• Gustavo Camacho, Pico Rivera Mayor
• Andre Quintero, El Monte Mayor
• Adele Andrade-Stadler, Alhambra City Councilmember
• Jerry Velasco, El Monte City Councilmember
• Esmeralda Hurtado, Sanger City Councilmember
• John J. Kennedy, Pasadena City Councilmember
• Jamison Power, Westminster School Board Member
• Bryan Urias, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Duarte
• Neysa Fligor, Los Altos City Vice Mayor
• Maria Morales, El Monte Mayor Pro Tem
• Denise Menchaca, San Gabriel City Councilmember
• Robert Garcia, Jurupa Unified School District Trustee
• Ari Ruiz, Vice Chair, Los Angeles County Commission on Insurance
• Mike Gomez, Los Angeles County Consumer Affairs Advisory Commission
• Frank Lima, International Association of Fire Fighters 10th District Vice President
• Bob Mulholland, Democratic National Committee Member
• William D. Smart Jr., CEO, Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California
• Samantha Millman, President, Los Angeles City Planning Commission
• Conway Collis, Former Member of the California State Board of Equalization
• Mike Eng, Former Assemblymember
• Art Torres, Former State Senator and Former Chair of the California Democratic Party
• John Trasviña, Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Former Dean of the University of San Francisco Law School
• Denise Bauer, Former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium
• Yvonne Burke, Former Los Angeles County Supervisor
• Mark Farrell, Former Mayor of San Francisco
• Nate Holden, Former State Senator and Former Los Angeles City Councilmember
• Henry Perea, Former Fresno County Supervisor
• Richard Zaldivar, Executive Director, The Wall Las Memorias Project
• Kerry Townsend Jacob, California Democratic Party Delegate
• Tony Hale, California Democratic Party Executive Board Member
• Kerman Maddox, Democratic Stakeholder and Community Leader
• Tammy Tran, Community Leader
• Gene Kim, Community Leader
• Sean Burton, Community Leader
• Cynthia Telles, Community Leader
• Joe Kiani, Community Leader
• Jules Buenabenta, Community Leader
• Nilza Serrano, Community Leader
• Olivia Lee, Community Leader

Biden for President has previously announced more than 1,300 endorsements from national, state, and local leaders, including current and former U.S. senators and representatives, governors, state elected officials, community leaders, and national security officials.