Joy’s Endorsements
Joy Silver has received over 150 endorsements and formal statements of support. Here are what just a few people have to say.
“Joy Silver works to alleviate the housing crisis, protect healthcare, and deliver effective long-range services.“
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma
“Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and a national leader in the fight for fair wages and safe workplaces, has endorsed my campaign. I am honored to have her support and inspired by her faith in my ability to fight for our progressive values in Sacramento!“
Joy Silver
“Riverside County needs Joy Silver in the State Senate – for a stronger California. She will help create affordable housing, advance the renewable energy economy with good-paying sustainable jobs, and protect healthcare for more Californians. A woman of vision, she is a powerful advocate for equality and inclusion, and I am proud to endorse her. Please join me in my support of Joy.”
Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis
“Joy Silver will fight for good jobs, a 21st-century green economy, and make sure that working people get what we need from Sacramento. I am proud to endorse her for State Senate.“
CA 20 State Senator Connie Leyva
“Time and time again, Joy Silver has shown us she is here for the City of Coachella whenever we need her.“
Josie Gonzalez, City of Coachella Councilwoman
Comite Latino
“Joy Silver fights for the issues that are important to us.”
Jose Garduno, Comite Latino of Coachella
LPAC
“Just a year after almost flipping California’s 28th Senate District, Joy Silver is back. We at LPAC know she will deliver the representation the people of the 28th District deserve, and we’re proud to be endorsing her again.”
Notable Endorsements
California Democratic Party
Riverside County Democratic Party
Dolores Huerta – Co-founder, National Farmworkers Association
Chicano Latino Caucus of San Bernardino County
Comite Latino of Coachella
UNIONS
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1277
International Longshore & Warehouse Union Southern California District Council
Teamsters Joint Council 42
United Association Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 582 – Orange County
Organizations/PACS
Equality California
I FUND Her
Center for Freethought Equality
California Nurses Association CNA
HONOR PAC
L-PAC
NARAL
National Women’s Political Caucus California
PawPAC
PDA CA
Progressive Veterans of Riverside County
Riverside County NOW
Temecula Valley Campaign Action Group
Victory Fund
California Endorsements
Eleni Kounalakis , Lt Governor State of California
Fiona Ma, CA State Treasurer
Senator Connie Leyva, SD 20, (Chair CA Women’s Legislative Caucus, Senate Democratic Caucus)
Senator Ben Allen, CA SD 26 (Chair of Jewish Legislative Caucus)
Senator Hannah Beth Jackson, CA SD 19
Senator Bill Monning, CA SD 17
Assem. Jose Medina, AD 61
Greg Lucas Rodriguez, Gov Affairs, for Perez, Riverside County Board of Supervisors
California State Legislative LGBTQ Caucus
California State Legislative Jewish Caucus
California NOW
California State Legislative Native American Caucus
Democratic Clubs (Riverside County)
Activist of the Year: Democratic Women of the Desert
Brownie Mary Democratic Club
Temecula Valley Dems
Democratic Headquarters of the Desert
Southwest Riverside County Dems
Democratic Women of the Desert
Shadow Hills Sun City Dems
The Pass Dems
Democrats in Sun City, Palm Desert
City Council
Russ Betts, Desert Hot Springs, City Councilmember
Dr. Jen Campbell, San Diego District 2, City Councilmember
Denise Davis , Redlands, City Councilmember
Steveonna Evans, Adelanto, City Councilmember
Erin Edwards, Riverside, City Councilmember
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, La Quinta, City Councilmember
Josie Gonzalez, City of Coachella, City Councilmember
Rita Lamb, Cathedral City, City Councilmember
Tim Sheridan, Lake Elsinore, City Councilmember
Colleen Wallace, Banning, City Councilmember
Ascencion Torres, Past council member Indio 2010-2014, Perris 1991-1999
Brian Youens , Past Mayor Pro Tem, City of Murrieta
ELECTEDS
Jose Alcala, Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees Area 4
MaryJane Sanchez, Trustee, California Community Colleges Board COD
Senator Stefanics, New Mexico SD39
Democratic Club Members
PAST ELECTEDS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
(Individuals, Not Organization Endorsements)
Arch Aitcheson, Coordinator of Temecula Campaign Action Group
Juliann Anderson, Deputy City Attorney, Office of LA City Attorney
Paulina Angel, LGBTQ Rights Activist
Angela Barnes, Verbatim Hearing Reporter SSA
Helene Berk, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Jeffrey Bernstein, Destination PSP
Simone Best, Portola CC Democratic Club
Maureen Bodine, Fund Raising Chair, Temecula Valley Dem Club
Joyce Bogosian, Retake Our Democracy, Media Director
Cynthia Bustos , Lead, Temecula Rise & Resist, Temecula: Moms Demand Action
Shann Carr, Radio Host, Events Promoter
Beth Caskie, Labor Relations Representative
Suellen Chodash, Outreach, Shadows Hills Sun City Dem Club
Rocio Conde, LULAC of the Desert
Rev. Cheryl Corneliussen, Founding Member, HOPE Palm Springs
Gail Christian, Producer, Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival
Thomi Clinton, ED Transgender Health and Wellness Center
Ruth Debra, Past President, Desert Stonewall Democrats
Amalia DeAztlan, Board Member & Past Pres., Democratic Women of the Desert
Lucy DeBardelaben, Producer, Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival
Julie D'Onofrio, SW Dems, Temecula Valley Dems, Eleanor Roosevelt Dem Club
Phil Drucker, 2014 SD 28 Democratic Candidate, Dean of Law
James Elia, 2018 Democratic Candidate ADEM 71
Kimberly Ellis, Progressive Activist
John Everett, President Emeritus Democrats In Sun City Shadow Hills - RCDP Central Committee Delegate
Sue Everett, Democratic Women Of The Desert Board Member, 56 Delegate
Lois “Suji” Hochenauer-Fox, Past President, Democrats of Southwest Riverside County. Past Chair, Fundraising and Club Support, RCDP. Current Volunteer & Fundraising Leadership, DSRC
Spencer Freeman, President, Democrats of Southwest Riverside County
Alan Geraci, 2018 AD Democratic Candidate, Attorney
Dr. Avi Greene, President, Shadow Hills Dem Club
Greg Goodman , Owner, My Little Flower Shop
Ana Gonzales, President, Chicano Latino Caucus of San Bernardino County
Trina Gonzales-Alesi, President, Desert Sands Teacher Assoc
Elvira Herrera, Advocate for Domestic Violence and Rape Cases
DeeAnn Hopings, Past Treasurer, Transgender Coalition
Edie Hylton, Past La Quinta Deputy City Manager
Jeff Denean Jones, Dir. Of Programs, Walk of the Stars, Palm Springs
Mari-Carmen Jordan, Retired USCIS Director Northern CA
Chris Ann Kallgren, Realtor
Alan Kelly, Owner, My Little Flower Shop
Harris Kight-Moore , Idyllwild Indivisible Political Action Co-Ordinator
Ricard Loftus, Professor of Medicine
Jorge Lopez, Past President, Dem of SW Riverside County
Hugo Loyola, Managing Director, ALTA English Publishers
Dc Lozano, Community Organizer
Dianne Markle-Greenhouse, Past Pres Dems of the Morongo Basin
Chuck McDaniel, Past Political Director IBEW 440
Frances Miller, Member, Palm Desert Greens Dem Club
RL Miller, Chair of the CA Dems Environmental Caucus
Sylvia Montenegro, Past City of Coachella Councilmember
Luz Moreno, Lead, Coachella Flying Doctors of America
Ellen O’Rourke, Co-Coordinator, Courageous Resistance Palm Springs
Yaya Ortiz, Culturas Coachella Valley, Shelter from The Storm
Chuck Parker, Salton Sea Coalition
Ralph Perry, Treasurer, Palm Desert Greens Democratic Club
Michael Pic, Community and Cultural Affairs Commission, Chair
Laura Ramsey, Democrats of the Desert
Frank Riley, VP for Political Action Sun City Democratic Club
Ronni Sanlo, Author, Past Director, LGBT Centers, UCal, U Michigan
Steve Schwartz, Temecula Valley Democrats, Special Ass’t. to President
Judy Shea, CEO, Veterans Home
Tami Sims, CA Delegate for AD 75
Michelle Singleton, 2018 Dem Candidate, AD 67
Lewis Stewart, Board, ACLU SoCal
Kelly Watson, Women’s Film Producer
Priya Vedula, South Chair, California Young Democrats Women's Caucus, Co-founder, National Farmworkers Association
Constance Janes Youens, Member, Democratic Club of SW Riverside County
Shirelle Alexander
Pilar Amaral
Debby Anspach
Gloria Bachmann
Darlene Backlund
Pamela Ballard
Sheila J Baron
Mary Barth
Allison Beggs
Stu Berger
Linda Bergman
Patty Bialak
Christian “Otto” Billson
Carole Bowen
Linda Brandt
Susan Brennan DC
Gailya L Brown
Arlene Bruce
Susan & Alan Byron
Diane Cammarata, RN, PMHNP-BC,
Lorraine Carlson
Barbara Carpenter
Noreen Caswell
Luciana Chapman
Marlene D. Cohen
Joe Colton
Michelle Coneybeare
Maury Cooper
Jeff Dean
Nicollette Daniel
Brian De Vries
Donna DiCiaula
Sally Diggs
Nancy Dion
Sherri Domenigoni
Mike Donschesk
Marge Doyle
Susan Dye
Judy Fieldhouse
Bonnie Findley
Red Findley
Eileen Garvey
John Gauthier
Kat Gilmore-Forath
Renee Glickman
Lois Graziano
Patricia Goffney
Karen Gundel
Jill Hendren
Denise Highiet
Jono Hildner
Mari-Carmen Jordan
Audrey Joseph
Dev Khalsa
Frederick Knauss
Marci Lacy
Joanie Laine
James Lauerman
Dr. Leslie Lakind
Pat Leach
Tim Leary
Ann Leiboh
Phylis Lemberg
Linda Levy
Loretta Harris
Mary Jo Malone
Carol Marcuse
Samuel Marram
M. Joan Martin
Meg Maryatt
Valerie Masi
Marc McClellan
Danielle Mendoza
Jim Mercado
Donald Miller
Peter Millington
Donald Morgan
Janaki Morgan
Kathy Mrodek
Janice Murasko
Barbara Grewell Musson
Kelly Musson
Pierre Musson
Brian Novak
Sofia Okolowicz
Brenda Olivares
Doug Oostdyk
Lupe Pacheco
Joy Perrin
Nancy Polacheck
Carol Pollard
Jim Pollard
Roberta Reid
Joellen Resare
Sara Robins-Stiles
Barbara Rodin
Linda Joy Salas
Isabelle Sarfati
Charles Schaeffer
Linda Scher
Ann Sheffer
Timothy Sheridan
Dr. Scott Sherman
Dr. Sharon Siegel
Tami Sims
Stephen C Sinner
VJ Sleight
Anyse Smith
Bill Souza
Susan St. Louis
Jane Stampe
Elizabeth Stephenson
Dixie Lee Stevens
Kathy Stiner
Martin Stone
Bonnie Stroock
Mark Swartz
Lanny Swerdlow
Sue Townsley
Jaimie Trachtenberg, LCSW, ACHP-SW
Oliver Unaka
Rob Weiser
Owain Wilcox
Veronica Wiseman
Timothy Wood
Terre York
Rita Yribar
Paula Zerfoss