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ENDORSEMENTS

TAMMY KIM ENDORSEMENTS

Meet the Elected Officials, Community Leaders and Organizations who support Tammy Kim for Irvine Mayor.

Federal Elected Officials

  • Rep. Katie Porter - US Congress

  • Rep. Lou Correa - US Congress

  • Rep. Judy Chu - US Congress / Chair, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)

  • Rep. Ted Lieu - US Congress
    Rep. Brad Sherman - US Congress

  • Rep. Andy Kim - US Congress

  • Rep. Grace Meng  - US Congress / Vice Chair, CAPAC

  • Rep. Marilyn Strickland - US Congress

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State Elected Officials

  • Rob Bonta - California Attorney General 

  • Fiona Ma - California State Treasurer

  • Betty Yee - California State Controller (Ret) / Secretary, California Democratic Party

  • John Chiang - California State Controller (Ret)

  • Dave Min - California State Senator

  • Cottie Petrie-Norris - California State Assembly

  • Sharon Quirk-Silva - California State Assembly

  • Cottie Petrie-Norris - California State Assembly

  • Mike Fong - California State Assembly

  • Evan Low - California State Assembly / Chair, API Legislative Caucus

  • Ash Kalra - California State Assembly

  • Mike Eng - California State Assembly (Ret)

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Local Elected Officials cont.

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  • Art Brown - Mayor, Buena Park

  • Conner Trout - Councilmember, Buena Park

  • Susan Sonne - Councilmember, Buena Park

  • Joyce Ahn - Councilmember, Buena Park

  • Manuel Chavez - Councilmember, Costa Mesa

  • Alex Rounaghi - Mayor Pro Tem, Laguna Beach

  • Ross Chun - Councilmember, Aliso Veijo

  • Alyce Hong Van - Councilmember, Stanton​

  • Stephanie Otto - Mayor Pro Tem/Councilmember, Laguna Niguel

  • Ali Taj - Councilmember, Artesia & President of California League of Cities

  • Melissa Ramoso - Councilmember, Artesia

  • Frank Aurelio Yokoyama - Councilmember, Cerritos

  • Paul Seo - Councilmember, Rancho Palos Verdes

  • John Lee - Councilmember, Los Angeles

  • Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen - Councilmember, Garden Grove (Ret)

Local Elected Officials 

  • Katrina Foley - Supervisor, Orange County

  • Doug Chaffee - Supervisor, Orange County

  • Vincent Sarmiento - Supervisor, Orange County

  • Ashleigh Aitken - Mayor, Anaheim

  • Valerie Amezcua - Mayor, Santa Ana

  • John Stephens - Mayor, Costa Mesa

  • Fred Jung - Mayor, Fullerton

  • Richard Hurt - Mayor, Aliso Veijo

  • Kathleen Treseder, PhD - Councilmember, Irvine​​

School Board Trustee Endorsements

  • ​Cyril Yu - President/Trustee, Irvine Unified School District

  • Paul Bokota - Trustee, Irvine Unified School District

  • Lauren Brooks - Trustee, Irvine Unified School District

  • Dr. Jeff Kim -Trustee, Irvine Unified School District

  • Andrew Yam, Trustee, Garvey School District

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Organization Endorsements

  • Democratic Party of Orange County

  • Orange County Firefighters - IAFF Local 3631

  • Planned Parenthood of Orange County and San Bernardino

  • Orange County Labor Federation

  • Irvine Police Association

  • Teamsters Joint Council - Local 42

  • Veterans Alliance of Orange County (VALOR)

  • Korean American Democratic Committee

  • HONOR PAC

  • Women in Leadership (WIL)

  • Western States Regional Council of Carpenters

  • LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council​

  • ​Moms Demand Action

  • Orange County Young Democrats

  • California Nurses Association

  • National United Healthcare Workers

  • Women for American Ethics and Values (WAVE)

  • ​Orange County Employees Association

  • Irvine Professionals Employees Association

  • Irvine City Employees Association

  • Irvine Police Management Association

  • Irvine Associated Supervisory/Administrative Personnel Association (ASAP)​

  • Orange County League of Conservation Voters

  • Sierra Club - Los Angeles/Orange County

Community / Civic Leader Endorsements*

  • ​​Carol Choi - UCI Board of Trustees

  • Scott Hanson - Vice President, Sierra Bonita HOA

  • Mary Anne Foo - Northwood Resident & Nonprofit Executive 

  • Naz Hamid - Northpark Resident & Community Services Commissioner

  • Dr. Steve Allison - Woodbridge Resident, UCI Professor and Sustainability Commissioner

  • Min Chai - Northpark Resident & President, Orange County Korean American Bar Association (ret.)

  • Jutta Whitaker-Gamboa - Chair, Irvine Democratic Club 

  • Jim Koo - President, Korean American Chamber of Commerce, Orange County

  • Jong Limb - Shady Canyon Resident, Planning Commissioner

  • Claire Na: Greater Irvine Business Chamber

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  • ​​Mike Chen - Taiwanese Community Leader, Irvine Resident

  • Alexander Kim - Board Member, Asian Business Association of Orange County

  • Esther Cho - Portola Residents & Irvine Small Business Owner

  • Jerry Chang - Irvine Chinese Evergreen Association

  • Ann Hwu - President, Chinese American Chamber of Commerce / Taiwanese Community Leader

  • Ayn Craciun - Sustainability Commissioner, Quail Hill Resident

  • Fran Sdao - Former Chair, Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC)

  • Jessica Cha - President, Orange County Asian American Bar Association

  • Teri Sorey - President, Irvine Teacher's Association (Ret)

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*Titles for identification purposes only. 

Add Your Name To Tammy's List of Endorsers HERE
 

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