We Endorse Tina Nieto for Monterey County Sheriff!

Endorsed by the Monterey County Deputy Sheriffs Association, Marina Peace Officers' Association, Salinas Police Officers Association, PORAC, LAPD Police Union, California Narcotic Officers' Association (CNOA), SEIU 521 Professional and Civilian Staff of MCSO, Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Monterey County Hospitality Association AND The Monterey County Weekly! 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elected Officials      

  • NEW! Dr. Deneen Guss, Superintendent, Monterey County Office of Education
  • NEW! Betty Yee, Controller, State of California (Chief Financial Officer of California, the 5th largest economy in the world)
  • Sen. Bill Monning (Ret.) Ca. State Senate Majority Leader Emeritus
  • NEW! Carlos Victoria, Mayor Pro Tem King City
  • NEW! Ari Parker, Mayor, City of Watsonville   
  • NEW! Cosme Padilla, Castroville Community Services District & Salinas Firefighter (Ret.)
  • NEW! Russ Jeffries, Former Mayor of Salinas
  • NEW! Clyde Roberson, Mayor, City of Monterey 
  • NEW! Ed Smith, Monterey Councilmember 
  • NEW! Tony Barrera, Salinas Councilmember
  • Steve McShane, Salinas Councilmember 
  • NEW! James Goulart, Moss Landing Harbor District Commissioner 
  • NEW! Jerry Edelen, Former Del Rey Oaks Mayor 
  • NEW! Kristin Clark, Former Del Rey Oaks Vice Mayor 
  • NEW! Dennis Allion, Former Del Rey Oaks Councilmember 
  • NEW! John Gaglioti, Del Rey Oaks Councilmember 
  • NEW! Pat Lintell, Del Rey Oaks Councilmember 
  • NEW! Mary Ann Leffel, Monterey Regional Airport Boardmember
  • Joyce Dudley, Santa Barbara County District Attorney & POST Commissioner 
  • Ken White, Former Carmel Mayor  
  • Helen Rucker, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Trustee (Ret.) Seaside City Council (Fmr.) Teacher, Librarian, Monterey County NAACP Leader, Recipient of the keys to the City of Seaside 
  • California Senator Anna Caballero 
  • Mary L. Adams, Monterey County Supervisor 
  • Luis Alejo, Monterey County Supervisor 
  • Karin Strasser Kauffman, Former Monterey County Supervisor 
  • Jane Parker, Former Monterey County Supervisor 
  • Anna Velazquez, Mayor, City of Soledad
  • Fred Ledesma, Former Mayor of Soledad 
  • Gloria Ledesma, Former Soledad School Board Rep. 
  • Bruce Delgado, Mayor, City of Marina 
  • Dr. Lisa Berkley, Marina Councilmember
  • Kathy Biala, Marina Councilmember 
  • David Burnett, Marina Councilmember 
  • Cristina Medina Dirksen, Marina Councilmember 
  • Gail Morton, Former Marina Councilmember/Marina Coast Water District Director 
  • Nancy Amadeo, Former Marina Councilmember 
  • Herbert Cortez, Marina Coast Water District Director 
  • Matt Zefferman, Marina Coast Water District Director  
  • NEW! Alana Myles, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Trustee 
  • NEW! Tom Jennings, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Trustee 
  • Jeff Uchida, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Trustee 
  • Dr. Bettye Lusk, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Trustee
  • Veronica Miramontes, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Trustee 
  • Ian Oglesby, Mayor, City of  Seaside  
  • Alexis Garcia-Arrazola, Seaside Councilmember 
  • David Pacheco, Seaside Councilmember 
  • Jon Wizard, Seaside Councilmember 
  • NEW! Alex Miller, Seaside Councilmember Elect 
  • Tyller Williamson, Monterey City Councilmember 
  • Carolyn Swanson, Pacific Grove Unified School District Trustee 
  • Yanely Martinez, Greenfield City Councilmember
  • David Kong, Greenfield Union School District Trustee 
  • Guadalupe Gilpas Barrera, Alisal Union School District Trustee Vice President 
  • Fernando R. Elizondo, EdD., Superintendent of Schools, Salinas Unified High School District (Ret.)
  • Sandra Ocampo, Salinas Union High School Trustee 
  • Aurelio Salazar, Jr., Hartnell Community College Trustee 
  • Monterey Peninsula College Trustee Area 2 Yuri Anderson
  • Amy Anderson, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Trustee 
  • Ramon Gomez, North Monterey County Fire Protection District Director 
  • Joel Hernandez Laguna, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Boardmember 

Public Safety Leaders

  • NEW! Bob Cooke, Special Agent in Charge, Retired, California Department of Justice 
  • NEW! Joe Pastore, North County Fire Chief (Ret.)
  • Jack Riso, Presidio of Monterey Fire Chief (Ret.)
  • NEW! Eddie Rodriguez, Marina Police Chief (Ret.)
  • Bob Nolan, Marina Police Commander (Ret.)
  • NEW! Fred Lombardi, Soledad Police Deputy Chief 
  • NEW! Derrel S. Simpson, Monterey County Sheriff's Commander 
  • NEW! Mike Richards, Monterey County Sheriff's Commander (Fmr.)
  • NEW! John Mihu, Monterey County Sheriff's Commander (Ret.)
  • NEW! Ray Tongol, Monterey County Sheriff's Commander & President, Monterey County Sheriff's Management Association 
  • NEW! Garrett Sanders, Monterey County Sheriff's Commander
  • NEW! Matt Luther, Monterey County Sheriff Commander (Fmr) & Security Manager
  • NEW! Jason Smith, Monterey County Sheriff's Commander
  • NEW! Kevin Oakley, Monterey County Sheriff's Chief Deputy (Ret.) 
  • NEW! Nelda Sanders, Monterey County Sheriff's Detective & Monterey County District Attorney Investigator (Ret.)
  • NEW! Scott Davis, Monterey County Sheriff's Sergeant (Acting) 
  • NEW! Dave Ramon, Monterey County Deputy Sheriff (Ret.)
  • Justin Patterson, Monterey County Deputy Sheriff, Former Candidate, Monterey County Sheriff
  • Jeff Hoyne, Chief of Police, Del Rey Oaks, Former Candidate, Monterey County Sheriff
  • Jose Mendoza, Monterey County Sheriff's Deputy Sheriff (Ret.)
  • Shelly Mow Schmidt, Monterey County Sheriff's Deputy Sheriff (Ret.)
  • Bertha P. Simpson, Monterey County Office of Emergency Services (OES) Grant Administrator-Planner (Ret.) Realtor, Coldwell Banker, Gay Dales 
  • Nick Borgas, Seaside Police Chief
  • Gregory C. Allen, Greenfield Police Chief 
  • Lucy Carlton, Los Altos Police Chief (Ret.)
  • Amy Christey, Pacific Grove Police Chief (Ret.)
  • Adele Frese, Salinas Police Chief  (Ret.)
  • Paul Tomasi, Carmel Police (Ret.)
  • Abdul Pridgen, Former Seaside Police Chief
  • Terry Heffington, Retired Law Enforcement (Salinas) 
  • Dave Crabill Sr. Marina Business Owner and Salinas Police Commander (Ret.)
  • Bob Eggers, Salinas Police Commander (Ret.)
  • Lou Panetta, President, California Grand Jurors’ Association
  • Marcia Parsons, Monterey County Chief Probation Officer (Ret.)
  • Mary A. Hostetler, Seaside Police (Ret.) Army Chief Warrant Officer Five (Ret.) Army Military Police (Ret.)
  • Ann Hill, Prosecutor, Monterey County District Attorney's Office (Ret.)
  • Melanie (Rodgers) Kunoa, Monterey County District Attorney's Office (Ret.)
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Community, Friends & Neighbors 

  • NEW! Bashar Sneeh, Owner Dametra Restaurants, Carmel, Monterey, Marina
  • NEW! Steve Snodgrass, North Monterey County Land Use Advisory Board, 2020 Jefferson Award honoree, Royal Oaks (North County) 
  • NEW! Don Livermore, Marina High School First Principal, Marina 
  • NEW! Mo & Terry Roanhorse Mohsin, Salinas Business Owners
  • NEW! Jesse Alderete Sr., Salinas Valley Ag Businessman & Entrepreneur
  • NEW! Ray & Catherine Costa, Salinas
  • NEW! Ken Wright, Big Sur
  • NEW! Tim & Candy McCarthy, Salinas
  • NEW! Al Borges
  • NEW! Judith Ann Raible, Vice President/General Manager Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
  • NEW! Eva Mihu, Salinas
  • NEW! Marc & Tina Del Piero, Attorney & Businesswoman, Pebble Beach
  • Dr. Pat Grant, Veterinarian, Marina  
  • Jose A. Velasquez, Sr., Attorney/Abogado, Salinas
  • Diana & Jimmy Jimenez, Castroville
  • Helen Rucker, MPUSD School Board (Ret.) Seaside City Council (Fmr.) teacher, librarian, Monterey County NAACP leader, recipient of the keys to the City of Seaside
  • Byrl Smith, Community Advocate, Seaside & Hacienda Carmel 
  • Martha Diehl, Monterey County Planning Commission, Big Sur
  • Chef Michael Jones, Carmel Valley
  • Terri Short, East Garrison Community Services District Advisory Committee Chair
  • Fidel M. Soto, Sports Analyst, Writer, Community Leader, Former Local TV News Anchor
  • NEW! Dinice Y. Maiden, Seaside
  • Ida Holber, Carmel Highlands
  • Debra Ann Thomas,
  • Mary Parker, Gonzalas
  • Anna Mae Gazo, Gonzales
  • Debra Ann Thomas, Marina
  • Beatriz Diaz, Mother & Community Leader, Greenfield
  • Phillip Butler, PhD. CDR, USN (Ret.)
  • Miguel Esq. & Bonnie Hernandez, Attorney, Salinas
  • Jevin Hernandez Esq., Attorney, Salinas
  • Tom Folliard, Realtor, Salinas
  • Vinz Koller, Carmel
  • Kate Daniels, Monterey County Planning Commission, Carmel Valley
  • Steve Cardinalli, Monterey
  • Sheri Perlman, Attorney
  • Ana Vargas, Mother, Business, King City
  • Becky Korchek, Nurse (Ret.) Carmel Valley
  • Janet Brennan, Environmental Consultant, Carmel Valley
  • Manjeet & Nita Dhillon, Small Business Owners, Marina
  • Gabriela Forte, Businesswoman and Carmel Valley/Cachagua  
  • Berniz House, Salinas Resident and Community Volunteer
  • Terry Tallen, Tallen Capital Partners, LLC, Marina Business Owner, Indiana University Football Standout/Terry Tallen Indiana Football Complex 
  • Juanita Padilla, Castroville Resident, Mother & Community Leader
  • Valentia Piccinini, Carmel Business Owner/Mother & Cannabis Industry Leader 
  • Shawn Adams, Seaside & Santa Cruz Business Owner, Disc Golf Enthusiast 
  • Kushma Maharaj, Seaside Resident and Community Leader
  • Joy Gonzales Anderson, Past District Governor at Rotary International District 523
  • Christian Schmidt, Monterey 
  • John Graves, East Garrision
  • Beverly & Steve Bean, Salinas
  • Carrie Parker, Teacher (Salinas), Carmel 
  • George McInnis
  • Lauren & William Keenan, Teachers Soledad (Ret.), Salinas
  • MacGregor Eddy, Nurse (Ret.), Salinas

Organizations

  • RENEWED! Monterey County Weekly
  • NEW! California Narcotic Officers' Association (CNOA)
  • NEW! Monterey County Hospitality Association 
  • NEW! Salinas Police Officers Association
  • NEW! Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
  • NEW! SEIU 521 Professional and Civilian Staff of MCSO
  • Monterey County Democrats Central Committee - RENEWED & UNANIMOUS
  • Monterey/Santa Cruz Building and Construction Trades - RENEWED
  • Salinas Valley Democrats - RENEWED!
  • NEW! The Victory Fund
  • Monterey County Deputy Sheriff's Association (DSA)
  • PORAC (Peace Officers Research Association) Central Coast Chapter, a Branch of the Largest Law Enforcement Organization in CA. 
  • Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPD Union)
  • Democratic Women of Monterey County
  • Teamsters Joint Council 7
  • Democratic Party of Monterey County - Sole Endorsement & Unanimous
  • Monterey Bay Central Labor Council - "The Unions of All Unions" - RENEWED
  • Monterey County Renters United (MCRU)
  • Marina Police Officers Association
  • Operating Engineers Local 3 (OE3)
  • Progressive Democrats of America (Monterey Chapter) - RENEWED

*** 75+ Monterey County Sheriff's Department Corrections/Patrol/Classified Employees 

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[Organizations & names listed for identification purposes only]

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