Endorsements

CHECK OUT WHO IS ENDORSING CAROLINE

Local leaders agree: Caroline is the right choice at the right time. With skyrocketing housing costs and lack of opportunity for our youth, local leaders know they can depend on Caroline Torosis' experience leading economic development initiatives to drive innovative and sustainable revitalization efforts to ensure Santa Monica's future.

ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT
Labor
  • Unite HERE Local 11
  • LA/OC Building and Construction Trades Council
  • IBEW Local 11
  • Operating Engineers Local 12
  • LiUNA! Laborers Local 300
  • Sheet Metal Workers (SMART) Local 105
  • AFSCME Local 36
Political Groups
  • Los Angeles County Democratic Party
  • CADEM Renters Council
  • Working Families Party
  • Stonewall Democratic Club
  • Stonewall Young Democrats
  • Westside Young Democrats
  • Democrats for Israel
  • Democratic Municipal Officers
Advocacy Groups
  • Sierra Club
  • Santa Monica Committee for Excellent Public Schools
  • Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR)
ELECTED LEADERS
U.S. Congress
  • Senator Adam Schiff
  • Congressmember Ted Lieu
State of California
  • State Senator Ben Allen
  • Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur
  • Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez
  • Former Assemblymember Richard Bloom
  • Former Assemblymember Betsy Butler
  • Tony Vazquez, California State Board of Equalization
Los Angeles County
  • LA County Assessor Jeff Prang
  • LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn
  • LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell
  • Former LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
Santa Monica City Council
  • Councilmember Ellis Raskin
  • Councilmember Barry Snell
  • Councilmember Dan Hall
  • Councilmember Natalya Zernitskaya
  • Councilmember Jesse Zwick
  • Former Mayor Gleam Davis
  • Former Mayor Judy Abdo
  • Former Mayor Ted Winterer
  • Former Mayor Sue Himmelrich
  • Former Mayor Denny Zane
  • Former Mayor Rev. Jim Conn
  • Former Mayor Pam O’Connor
  • Former Mayor Paul Rosenstein
Santa Monica College Board
  • Chair Dr. Sion Roy
  • Vice Chair Tom Peters
  • Trustee Dr. Luis Barrera Castanon
  • Trustee Anastasia Foster
  • Trustee Dr. Nancy Greenstein
  • Trustee Rob Rader
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board
  • President Alicia Mignano
  • Board Member Laurie Lieberman
  • Board Member Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein
  • Board Member Jennifer Smith
  • Former Board Member Keith Coleman
  • Former Board Member Ralph Mechur
Santa Monica Rent Control Board
  • Commissioner Kay Ambriz
  • Commissioner Kurt Gonska
California Cities
  • Mayor Freddy Puza, Culver City
  • Vice Mayor Bubba Fish, Culver City
  • Former Mayor Michael Tubbs, Stockton
COMMUNITY LEADERS
  • Michael Soloff, Co-Chair, Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
  • Patricia Hoffman, Steering Committee, Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
  • Jennifer Kennedy, Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
  • Shari Davis, Co-Director, Santa Monica College Public Policy Institute
  • Shawn Landres, Former Commissioner, City of Santa Monica Planning Commission
  • Judy Kruger, Former CEO, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
  • Jon Katz, President, Santa Monica Democratic Club
  • Derek Devermont, Delegate, Democratic National Committee
  • Kristen Torres Pawling, Committee Member, Culver City General Plan Advisory Committee
  • Rudy Espinoza, Executive Director, Inclusive Action for the City
  • Jerry Rubin, Peace and Environmental Activist
  • Torie Osborn, Community Leader and Activist
  • Jarrett Barrios, Senior Vice President, American Red Cross
*Affiliations for individuals are used for identification purposes only and do not imply any endorsement from institutional organizations.