What is an endorsement?
An endorsement is a job recommendation for an elected post. These are based on interviewing a candidate or from previous knowledge of their work and character. Endorsements are given with great care, as they represent people lending their good name in support of a candidate.
Diridon for Clerk Endorsers
Organizational Endorsements:
• Santa Clara Firefighters Association
• Santa Clara Police Officers Association
• Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee
• California League of Conservation Voters, Santa Clara County
City of Santa Clara Elected Officials:*
• Lisa Gillmor — Mayor, City of Santa Clara
• Dominic Caserta – City Councilmember, City of Santa Clara
• Pat and Terri Kolstad – City Councilmember, City of Santa Clara, Community Leaders
• Jerry Marsalli - City Councilmember, City of Santa Cara
• Gary Gillmor - Former Mayor
• Larry Fargher - Former Mayor
• Larry Marsalli - Former Mayor
• Jamie and Julie Matthews – Former Mayor, Community Leaders
• Kevin Kyle - Former Chief of Police
• Steve Lodge – Former Chief of Police
• William Kennedy – Former City Councilmember
• Joe Kornder – Former City Councilmember
• Jamie McLeod – Former City Councilmember
• Keri Procunier McLain - Former City Councilmember
• Kevin Moore – Former City Councilmember
• Dave Tobkin - Former City Councilmember
• Jim Canova - SCUSD Board Member
• Elise DeYoung – Former SCUSD Board Member
County and Regional Elected Officials:*
• Norm Mineta – Former Congressman, Cabinet Secretary
• Mike Honda – Congressman
• Jeff Rosen — Santa Clara County District Attorney
• Laurie Smith – County Sherriff
• Larry Stone – County Assessor
• Cindy Chavez – Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
• Dave Cortese – Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
• Rod Diridon, Sr. and Dr. Gloria Duffy – Former County Supervisor, Community Leaders
• Susan Ellenberg - San Jose Unified School District Member
• Anne Kepner – West Valley/Mission Community College Board Member
• Gary Kremen – Water District Board Member
• Norm Kline - Former Santa Clara Planning Commissioner and Mayor of Saratoga
• Otto Lee - Former Sunnyvale City Councilmember
• Julia Miller – El Camino Hospital District Board Member
• Sequoia Hall - Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director
• Mike Potter - Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director
• Karl Watanabe - West Valley/Mission Community College Board Member
• Ken Yeager – Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Community Leaders:*
• David Abramson – Teacher
• Ray Allen - Community Leader
• Nick and Ashleigh Ammann - Business Leader, Teacher
• Loretta Beavers – Cultural Commissioner
• Harbir Bhatia - Cultural Commissioner, Business Leader
• Tom Bommerino – Neighbor, Community Leader
• Lee Broughman – Library Board Trustee
• Willie Brown, Jr. and John Sullivan – Civil Service Commissioner, Neighbors
• Wanda Buck – Senior Advisory Commissioner
• Nan Bucknell – Neighbor, Community Leader
• Charlie Blair – Parks and Recreation Commissioner
• Robin Burdick – Community Leader
• Rick Callender – Former President of the NAACP
• Don and Clare Callejon - Former Superintendent of Public Schools, Community Leaders
• Ajaipal "AJ" Chahal – Former Youth Commisioner, Eagle Scout
• Ian and Tracy Champeny - Former Planning Commissioner, Community Leaders
• Priya Cherukuru – Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
• Dwight Collins – Former Senior Advisory Commissioner
• John and Kathy Congistre - Community Leaders
• Peter and Diane Congistre - Business and Community Leaders
• Dan Contreras – Community Leader
• Debbie and Ed Costa – Former Planning Commissioner, Business Owners
• Mindy Cuppy – City Clerk, City of Rancho Cordova, 2014 City Clerk of the Year
• Peter Delevette - High Tech Business Leader
• Mary Ann Diridon – Mom, Community Leader
• Mary Margaret Diridon – Sister, Community Leader
• Sabra Diridon – Wife, Community Leader
• Steve Ellenberg - Attorney, Community Leader
• Laura Enderton Speede – Government Leader
• Stephen Estes – Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
• Mike Ferrito - Housing Rehabilitation Loan Committee
• Tre Fetterhoff - Business Leader
• Burt Field - Business Leader, Youth Sports Advocate
• Eversley Forte - Chair, Cultural Commission
• Mike Foulkes - Business Leader
• Mike Fox, Jr. - Business and Community Leader
• Mary Ellen and Mike Fox, Sr. - Business and Community Leaders
• Ray and Geri Gamma – Former Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Community Leaders
• Dr. Alma M. Garcia - Senior Advisory Commissioner
• David Gillmor – Community Leader
• David and Elisa Ginsborg - Community Leaders
• Kate Grant - Community Leader
• Tom Graves – City Clerk, City of Hollister
• Cynthia Guerrero - Business Leader
• Scot and Mary Hanna-Weir – Neighbors, Community Leaders, Campaign Manager
• Eric and Anna Heckman - Business and Community Leaders
• Rich Hudnut - Cusiness Leader
• Michael Hyams – Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
• Yuki Ikezi – Planning Commissioner
• Cynthia James - Business Leader
• Maureen Kane – Director of the California City Clerks Academy
• Vickie Kasad – City Clerk, City of Ontario
• Mark and Kathy Kelsey – Community Leaders
• Steve Kelly – Planning Commissioner
• Janikke Klem - Business Leader
• Andrew Knaack – Parks and Recreation Commissioner
• Mary Lavelle – City Clerk, City of Milpitas
• Christopher Leal - Business Leader
• Steve Lee – Former Parks and Recreation Commissioner
• Patricia Leung – Historic and Landmarks Commissioner
• Steve Lopes - Business Leader
• Harry Lopez - Attorney, Community Leader
• Brian Lowery - Community Leader
• Ashish Mangla – Library Board Trustee
• Art Marshall - Firefighter
• Joe Martinez – Parks and Recreation Commissioner
• David Martz - Business and Community Leader
• Ken and Bunny Martz - Business and Community Leaders
• Martha Martz - Business and Community Leader
• Carol McAllister – Civil Service Commissioner
• Mark McKenna - Business Leader
• Besty Megas – Former Library Board Trustee
• Grant McCauley - Senior Advisory Commissioner
• Joe and Elise Mello – Businesspeople, Community Leaders
• Steve Mello – Retired Police Officer
• John Ochsner - Business Leader
• Mike and Bonnie O'Halloran – Planning Commissioner, Community Leaders
• Sam Orme – Senior Advisory Commissioner
• Steve Ormsby – Community Leader
• Peggy Parkin - Community Leader
• Carmen Pascual – Housing Rehabilitation Loan Committee Member
• Barbara Perzigian – Community Leader
• Dr. Karen Philbrick and Evan Mandell - Education and Community Leaders
• Greg Phillips - Retired Firefighter
• Alice Pivacek – Former Senior Advisory Commissioner
• Dan Potash - Business Leader
• Lee Price – Former City Clerk, City of San Jose
• Erica Rabe - City Clerk, City of Tustin
• Brandon Reinhardt - Planning Commissioner
• Steve Ricossa – Library Board Trustee
• Margaret Roberts - City Clerk and former City Clerks Association of California President
• Dorothy Rosa - Community Leader
• Ted and Norma Rose - Retired Firefighter, Community Leaders
• Rochelle Santiago - Business Leader
• Gabby Seagrave - Retired Police Officer
• Chris Schumb - Attorney, Community Leader
• Marcine Seid - Attorney, Community Leader
• Pieter Smith - Business Leader
• Kevin and Danielle Souza – Neighbors, Business Leaders
• Usha Srinivasan – Cultural Commissioner
• Pat Staffelbach – Civil Service Commissioner
• Spike Standifer – Historical and Landmarks Commissioner
• Keith Stattenfield - Engineer, Former Planning Commissioner
• Joe and Linda Sweeney – Former Planning Commissioner and Community Leaders
• Nancy Toledo – Senior Advisory Commissioner
• Terry Trumbull - Professor, Environmental Leader
• Catherine Matsuyo Tompkison - Business Leader
• Mike and Jennifer Van Every - Community Leaders
• Barbara Vance – Former Library Board Trustee
• Peter Verbica – Community Leader, Author
• Don Von Raesfeld, Jr. – Community Leader
• Don Von Raesfeld, Sr. - Retired Santa Clara City Manager
• Carol Wada - Community Leader
• Mike Walke – Parks and Recreation Commissioner
• Jan-Yu Weng - Planning Commissioner
• Ken Wright – Former Housing Rehabilitation Loan Committee Member
• Tobias and Monica Yergin - Business and Community Leaders
• Peter Yoon – Library Board Trustee
• Linda Zazzara - Community Leader
Partial List…
* Titles are for identification purposes only and do not connote an organizational endorsement.