California Presidential Endorsement Watch -- Elected Officials Edition

February 02, 2008 @ 6:57 AM

UPDATE: 2.1.08: Senator Leland Yee, previously a backer of Edwards, has endorsed Obama.

Earlier this week, we brought you the state's leading editorial endorsements. Today, we'll take a look at endorsements from California's Constitutional officers, Congressional delegation, Assembly, and State Senate. We've included Edwards' endorsements, even though he is no longer in the race. If and when his endorsements migrate elsewhere, we will update the list accordingly. Please feel free to leave a comment if there is an error or update.

Senator Hillary Clinton:

Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Lt. Governor John Garamendi
Treasurer Bill Lockyer
Controller John Chiang
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell
Board of Equalization Member Judy Chu
Rep. Joe Baca
Rep. Dennis Cardoza
Rep. Jane Harman
Rep. Tom Lantos
Rep. Doris Matsui
Rep. Grace Napolitano
Rep. Laura Richardson
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Rep. Loretta Sanchez
Rep. Brad Sherman
Rep. Hilda Solis
Rep. Ellen Tauscher
Rep. Mike Thompson
Rep. Maxine Waters
Rep. Diane Watson
Rep. Lynn Woolsey
Senate President pro Tem Don Perata
Sen. Ron Calderon
Sen. Denise Ducheny
Sen. Christine Kehoe
Sen. Sheila Kuehl
Sen. Michael Machado
Sen. Jenny Oropeza
Sen. Alex Padilla
Speaker Fabian Nunez
Asm. Juan Arambula
Asm. Jim Beall
Asm. Julia Brownley
Asm. Anna Caballero
Asm. Charles Calderon
Asm. Kevin De Leon
Asm. Mervyn Dymally
Asm. Mike Eng
Asm. Mike Feuer
Asm. Felipe Fuentes
Asm. Loni Hancock
Asm. Mary Hayashi
Asm. Ed Hernandez
Asm. Betty Karnette
Asm. Lloyd Levine
Asm. Sally Lieber
Asm. Fiona Ma
Asm. Tony Mendoza
Asm. Ira Ruskin
Asm. Mary Salas
Asm. Jose Solorio
Asm. Sandre Swanson
Asm. Lois Wolk

Senator Barack Obama:

Rep. Xavier Becerra
Rep. Barbara Lee
Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Rep. George Miller
Rep. Linda Sanchez
Rep. Adam Schiff
Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero
Sen. Elaine Alquist
Sen. Gilbert Cedillo
Sen. Dean Florez
Sen. Alan Lowenthal
Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas
Sen. Jack Scott
Sen. Darrel Steinberg
Sen. Ed Vincent
Sen. Leland Yee
Assembly Majority Leader Karen Bass
Asm. Joe Coto
Asm. Mike Davis
Asm. Jared Huffman
Asm. Ted Lieu
Asm. Gene Mullin
Asm. Nicole Parra
Asm. Curren Price

Former Senator John Edwards:

Board of Equalization Member Betty Yee
Sen. Gloria Negrete-McLeod
~~Sen. Leland Yee~~ (Now for Obama)
Asm. Dave Jones
Asm. Pedro Nava
Asm. Anthony Portantino

Undeclared Support:

Sen. Barbara Boxer
Secretary of State Debra Bowen
Attorney General Jerry Brown
Sen. Ellen Corbett
Sen. Lou Correa
Sen. Carole Migden
Sen. Joe Simitian
Sen. Tom Torlakson
Sen. Patricia Wiggins
Asm. Patty Berg
Asm. Wilmer Carter
Asm. Hector De La Torre
Asm. Mark DeSaulnier
Asm. Noreen Evans
Asm. Paul Krekorian
Asm. John Laird
Asm. Mark Leno
Asm. Lori Saldana

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California Presidential Endorsement Watch -- Elected Officials

Posted by: Adam Keigwin on January 31, 2008

Senator Leland Yee today endorsed Senator Barack Obama.

Re: California Presidential Endorsement Watch -- Elected Officials

Posted by: Adam Keigwin on February 02, 2008

Assemblyman Dave Jones participated in a rally today at Cesar Chavez park in support of Barack Obama.

California Presidential Endorsement Watch -- Elected Officials Edition

Posted by: david_t on February 03, 2008

L.A. City Councilmembers Richard Alarcon, Ed Reyes, and Herb Wesson have endorsed Obama, joining Council President Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, State Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, and Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke.