ENDORSEMENTS 2022
Elected Officials
Tony Thurmond, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ted Alejandre, Superintendent, San Bernardino County Schools
Dr. Edwin Gomez, Superintendent, Riverside County Office of Education
Janice Rutherford, San Bernardino County Supervisor, 2nd District
Laura Abernathy Mancha, San Bernardino County Board of Education-Area C
Chris Barajas, Mayor, City of Jurupa Valley
Lynne B Kennedy, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Rancho Cucamonga
Joseph Williams, San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees
Sherman Garnett, Board Member, Upland Unified School District
Donald English, Trustee, Chaffey Joint Union High School District
Joanne Thoring-Ojeda, Board Member, Colton Joint Unified School District
Pat Haro, Board Member, Colton Joint Unified School District
Dr. Scott Wyatt, Board President, San Bernardino City Unified School District
Dr. Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rogers, Board Member, San Bernardino City Unified School District
Mary Sandoval, Board Member, Fontana Unified School District
Jesus M Holguin, Board Member, Moreno Valley USD & Past President of California School Boards Association
Labor Organizations
Fontana Teachers Association (FTA)
United Steelworkers 8599, 7600 & 5632
Community Leaders/Education partners
Christian Campos, Fontana American Little League Coach
Michael Tahan, Former Councilman, City of Fontana
Connie Verhulst, President, Fontana Teachers Association
Wil and LaTanya Greer, Educators, San Bernardino City USD & Rialto USD
Francisco “Harvey” & Trish Covarrubias, FUSD Parents
Mark Shulte, Educator
Dr. Sergio Cuauhtemoc Chavez, Superintendent, Farmersville Unified School District
Edward Agundez, Retired Superintendent, Perris Elementary School District
Joseph Paulino, Chief of School Police, San Bernardino City USD
Beatriz Gonzalez, San Bernardino City USD
Martin Sissac, Retired School Police Chief, Fontana USD School Police
Dr. Tonia Causey-Bush, Educator
Alma Hernandez, Family & Community Engagement @ SBCSS
Marissa Lazo-Necco, Board Member, California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)
Jim & Deneen Taylor, FUSD Parents
Tom & Valerie Wilkins, Parents & Grandparents
Victor & Shawnessy Rodriguez, FUSD Parents, Public Utilities Manager & Educator
Philip & Kenya Gray, FUSD Parents & Business Owners
Joe & Cherise Rogers, FUSD Parents & Business Owners
Brandon & Jen Steffler, FUSD Parents, Law Enforcement & Health Care Provider
Ayanna Balogun, Educator & Former FUSD Board of Education Member
James Dettman, Development Director, VARP, INC
Kelly & Eddy Neighbors, Educators & FUSD Parents
Business & COMMUNITY Organizations
A+ Educational Consultants, LLC
*Titles are for identification purposes only