Santa Cruz City Elected Officials
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Fred Keeley - Mayor, Former Assembly Speaker Pro-Tem
Renee Golder - Vice-Mayor
Martine Watkins - Councilmember, Former Mayor
Sonja Brunner - Councilmember, Former Mayor
Scott Newsome - Councilmember
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Ryan Coonerty – Former Mayor and District 3 County Supervisor
Neal Coonerty – Former Mayor and District 3 County Supervisor
Donna Meyers – Former Mayor, Santa Cruz
Don Lane – Former Mayor
Cynthia Mathews – Former Mayor
Mike Rotkin – Former Mayor
David Terrazas – Former Mayor
Pamela (Comstock) Jones – Former Councilmember
Cynthia Chase – Former Mayor, Santa Cruz
Richelle Noroyan – Former Councilmember
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Elected Officials
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Zach Friend – District 2, Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Bruce McPherson– District 5, Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Jack Dilles – Mayor, Scotts Valley
​Donna Lind – Councilmember, Scotts Valley
Derek Timm – Councilmember, Scotts Valley
Alan Timms – Councilmember, Scotts Valley
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Kristen Brown – Vice-Mayor, Capitola
Yvette Brooks – Councilmember, Capitola
Alexander Pederson – Councilmember, Capitola
Sam Storey – Former Mayor, Capitola
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Eduardo Montesino – Mayor, Watsonville
Kristal Salcido – Councilmember, Watsonville
Rebecca Garcia – Former Councilmember, Watsonville
Ana Ventura Phares – Former Mayor, Watsonville
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Christina Cuevas – Trustee, Cabrillo College
Rachael Spencer – Trustee, Cabrillo College
Donna Zeil – Trustee, Cabrillo College
Faris Sabbah – County Superintendent of Schools
Michael Watkins – Former County Superintendent of Schools
Rose Filicetti – Former Trustee, Santa Cruz County Board of Education
Kyle Kelley - Board Member, Santa Cruz City Schools
Sheila Coonerty – Board Member, Santa Cruz City Schools
Deb Tracy-Proulx – Former Board Member, Santa Cruz City Schools
Joe Hall - Former Board Member, Santa Cruz City Schools
Don Croll – Former Pacific Elementary School Board Member
Cari Napoles – Board Member, Pacific Elementary School District
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Reed Geisreiter – Port Commissioner Chair, Santa Cruz
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Affiliations shown for purposes of identification only.
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Groups​
Democratic Women's Club of Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee
Santa Cruz Sentinel Board
Honor PAC
​Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
Santa Cruz City Firefighters Local 1716
Santa Cruz Police Officers Association
Monterey and Santa Cruz County Building and Construction Trades Council
SMART Local 0023 (Bus Drivers Union)
LiUNA Laborer's Union Local 270
Santa Cruz Together
IADC-Iranian American Democrats
SCYIMBY
BAYMEC
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Bill Barnes
Jen Beck
Bryce Berryessa
Dave Bodine
Bob Bosso
Susan Bosso
John Bargetto
John Burroughs
Linda Burroughs
Cove Britton
Amanda Brewer
Tom Brezsny
Tom Burns
Ken Carlson
Sarah Castro
Anne Childers
Gretchen Coffey
James Conn
Leslie Conner
Krista Cook
Peter Cook
Casey Coonerty-Protti
Emily Coonerty
Dan Coughlin
Wendi Coughlin
Connie Crocker
Genevieve Daly
Rachel Dann
Robert DeFreitas
Kiazad Ehya
Deborah Elston
Matt Ferrell
Farnia Fathian
Debra Feldstein
Carol Fuller
Marie Garcia
Nancy Garcia
Mike Gerhardt
Sarah Gerhardt
Mary Lou Goeke
Leslie Goodfriend
Fran Grayson
Eric Grodberg
Eric Gross
Allison Guevarra
Monica Hersch
Eric Hoffman
Roberta Hunter
Joey Hyatt
Connie Jensen
Stephen Jensen
Kamren Johnson
Edwin Jones
Megan Joseph
Reza Kalantari
Shaghayegh Kalantari
Heidy Kellison
Pete Kennedy
Mike Kolar
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ORGANIZATIONS
Prior Endorsements
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Democratic Women's Club
Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
Santa Cruz Sentinel Editorial Board
Santa Cruz Lookout
Santa Cruz Together
Santa Cruz YIMBY
Westside Neighbors
Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
HONOR PAC (Latinx & LGBTQ+ mission-driven Political Action Committee)
SMART Local 0023 (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation)
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Santa Cruz County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
Santa Cruz Police Officers' Association
Iranian American Democrats of California
The Iranian American Political Action Committee
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Hollie Locatelli
James Locatelli
Laura and Jago Macleod
Tom Manheim
Maggie Mathias
Martha Matson
Nancy Meyberg
Ralph Meyberg
Kathleen McCarthy
Robyn McKeen
Sonia McMoran
Ryan Meckel
Clara Minor
Stacey Nagel
Afriyanti Neumann
Jeff Neumann
Idris Nolan
Stacey Nolan
Kristin Olafson
Gail Michaelis-Ow
Rick Miritz
Andrew Ow
George Ow
William Ow
Sophia Parizadeh
Cara Pearson
Larry Pearson
Shelly Pearson
Caitlin Phillips
Dan Phillips
Judy Phillips
Carol Polhamus
Micheal Polhamus
Markus Puhvel
Kerry Putt
Cory Ray
Roland Rebele
Janet Reed
Lynn Renshaw
Kris Reyes
Hallie Richmond
Janine Roeth
Scott Roseman
James Sandoval
Herb Schmidt
Jenny Schreck
Dave Schuman
Monica Sharma
Dannettee Shoemaker
Christine Sippl
Dennis Smith
Jerry Spodick
Terry Spodick
Kim Stoner
Spencer Ryono
Dana Thomsen
Jack Thomsen
Kevin Watts
Anne Watkins
Jorian Wilkins
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ORGANIZATIONS
Prior Endorsements
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Democratic Women's Club
Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction
Santa Cruz Sentinel Editorial Board
Santa Cruz Lookout
Santa Cruz Together
Santa Cruz YIMBY
Westside Neighbors
Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
HONOR PAC (Latinx & LGBTQ+ mission-driven Political Action Committee)
SMART Local 0023 (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation)
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Santa Cruz County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
Santa Cruz Police Officers' Association
Iranian American Democrats of California
The Iranian American Political Action Committee
