MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate release
November 8, 2019
Contact: Michelle Henry (925) 389-7253
HUNTINGTON BEACH POLICE ASSOCIATION UNANIMOUSLY UNITE BEHIND MAYOR FOLEY FOR SD-37
Huntington Beach Police Association Throws Powerful Backing Behind
Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley
COSTA MESA, CA
– Maintaining her edge in the race to represent California's 37th State Senate District seat, today Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley landed a milestone endorsement from the Huntington Beach Police Association.
In announcing their endorsement of Mayor Foley for Senate District 37, Yasha Nikitin, President of the Huntington Beach Police Association released the following statement:
“On behalf of the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association Political Action Committee (HBPOA PAC) of the Huntington Beach Police Officers' Association, it is our pleasure to inform you of our unprecedented early, strong and unanimous endorsement of your election for the 37th State Senate District on the March 3, 2020 election.
Based on your longtime successful career in the business world and desire to bring innovative ideas to the State Senate have led us to unanimously endorse your candidacy this early."
Mayor Katrina Foley has consistently supported and partnered with public safety to improve the quality of our communities. Since entering the race for State Senate District 37, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley has built up a far-reaching coalition of support from local, state and federal leaders, organizations that represent women, classroom teachers, working families and more.
Her latest list of endorsements includes the following leaders and groups:
Organizations
California Professional Firefighters (CPF)
EMILY's List
California Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California State Council
Orange County Labor Federation (OCLF)
State Building and Construction Trades Council
Los Angeles/Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council
Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 3631
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Orange County Employees Association (OCEA)
Teamsters Joint Council 42
Teamsters Local 952
Fund Her
Women's Political Committee (WPC)
Women In Leadership (WIL)
Run Women Run
California State Council of Laborers (LiUNA)
Laborers (LiUNA) Local 652
Laborers (LiUNA) Local 300
AFSCME Local 3299
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324
Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers 1794 COPE
Iron Workers Local 433
Iron Workers Local 416
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 12
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16
United Association (UA) Local 582 Plumbers and Steamfitters
United Association (UA) Local 250 Refrigeration Fitters and Steamfitters
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) California Conference Board
Amalgamated Transit Unit (ATU) Local 1277
Plasterers' Local 200
IBEW Local 11
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 220
SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 105
Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9510
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
Elected & City Leaders
U.S. Congressman Harley Rouda
U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman
U.S. Congresswoman Emeritus Loretta Sanchez
State Senator and Chair of the California Legislative Women's Caucus, Connie Leyva
State Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris
State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
State Assemblymember Monique Limon
State Assemblymember Christy Smith
State Assemblymember Laura Friedman
State Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez
Anaheim City Councilmember and former Anaheim Union High School District Trustee Jordan Brandman
Orange County Fair Boardmember Ashleigh E. Aitken
Former Chair of Anaheim Planning Commission Bill Dalati
Costa Mesa Mayor Pro Tem John Stephens
Costa Mesa City Councilmember Arlis Reynolds
Costa Mesa City Councilmember Manuel Chavez
Costa Mesa City Councilmember Andrea Marr
Costa Mesa Mayor Emeritus Libby Cowan
Costa Mesa Mayor Emeritus Linda Dixon
Costa Mesa Planning Commissioner Jeff Harlan*
Costa Mesa Planning Commissioner Carla Navarro Woods *
Costa Mesa Parks Commission Chair Liz McNabb*
Costa Mesa Parks Commissioner Dr. Leah Erhslyo*
Costa Mesa Housing & Public Services Grants Committee Member Yvonne Rowden
Costa Mesa Parks Commissioner, Democrats of Greater Irvine Board Member, Cassius Rutherford*
Huntington Beach City Councilmember Jill Hardy
Huntington Beach City Councilmember Kim Carr
Huntington Beach Mayor Emeritus Debbie Cook
Huntington Beach Mayor Emeritus Keith Bohr
Huntington Beach Mayor Emeritus Linda Moulton-Patterson
Huntington Beach City Councilmember Emeritus Connie Boardman
Huntington Beach City Councilmember Emeritus Joe Shaw
Huntington Beach Union High School District Board Member Bonnie Castrey
Huntington Beach Union High School District Board Member Diana Carey
Ocean View School District Board of Trustees Vice President Gina Clayton-Tarvin
Bolsa Chica Land Trust Treasurer Dan Kalmick
Bolsa Chica Land Trust Co-Founder Flossie Horgan
Irvine City Councilmember Melissa Fox
Irvine Community Services Commission Chair Lauren Johnson-Norris
Irvine Mayor Emeritus Beth Krom
Laguna Beach City Councilmember Toni Iseman (Former Mayor)
Laguna Beach City Councilmember Peter Blake
Laguna Beach City Councilmember Sue Kempf
Laguna Beach Mayor Emeritus Paul Freeman
Laguna Beach School Board Member Theresa O'Hare
Orange Unified School District Trustee Kris Erickson
Tustin City Councilmember Letitia Clark
Orange County Department of Education Trustee & Former Tustin City Councilmember Beckie Gomez
Educator and former Congressional Candidate Andy Thorburn
Coast Community College District Board of Trustees’ President Lorraine Prinsky, Ph.D.
Coast Community College District Board of Trustees' Vice President Jerry Patterson, also former U.S. Congressman and past Mayor of Santa Ana
Coast Community College District Board of Trustees' Clerk Jim Moreno
Coast Community College District Board of Trustees' Member Mary Hornbuckle, also former Costa Mesa Mayor
Brea Olinda Unified School District Board Member Keri Kropke
Long Beach Councilmember Al Austin
Westminster City Council Member Sergio Contreras
Long Beach City College Trustee Sunny Zia
Buena Park City Councilmember Connor Traut
Dana Point City Councilmember Debra Lewis
Fullerton Mayor Emeritus Pam Keller
Community Leaders & Educators
South Orange County Labor Chair Raymond Cordova*
Democratic Foundation of Orange County Chair Dan Jacobson*
Democratic Foundation of Orange County Vice Chair Michael Penn*
California State University Fullerton (CSUF) Professor Dr. Scott Spitzer
Orange County Board of Education Candidate Andy Thorburn
Dr. Marc Lerner
Rabbi Marcia Tilchin
Sandy Asper, Retired Teacher - Newport Mesa
Cynthia Blackwell, Retired Teacher - Newport Mesa
Rene Caballero, Teacher - San Bernardino
Staci Chapman, Teacher - Preschool
Julia Clevenger, Administrator - Orange Coast College
Carol Crane, Retired Teacher
Lori Dauncey, Teacher - Newport Mesa
Kristina Dorian, Teacher - Newport Mesa
Britt Dowdy, President - Newport Mesa Federation of Teachers
Shelly Faulstick, Child Care Provider - Costa Mesa
Mary Ferryman, Retired Elementary School Teacher - Costa Mesa
Dena Fisher, Former Dietician - University of California Irvine
Joel Flores, Teacher - Newport Mesa
Suzanne Gauntlett, Former PTA President - Newport Mesa
William Harador, Retired Teacher - Tustin
Kathy Liotta, Special Education Teaching Assistant - Newport Mesa
Lisa Locke, Retired Teacher Orange County Department of Education
Flo Martin, Retired Teacher
Susan Meyer, Newport Mesa Unified School District Personnel Commission Member & Former Labor Relations Representative - CSEA*
Casey Swanson, Teacher - Orange County
Dr. James Swanson, Retired Pediatric Psychiatry Professor - University of California Irvine
Tracy Taber, Arts Educator
Patricia Villalpando, Teaching Assistant
Terri Webster, Teacher - Waldorf School
Jane Werner, Retired Teacher
Kelly Wolf, Teacher - Westminster
Sarah Yagerlener, Teacher - Newport Mesa
Ellie Young, Former High School Coach - Irvine
Katrina Foley is a community leader, successful businesswoman, working mom and attorney who became Costa Mesa’s first directly elected Mayor in November 2018. Foley also served as Mayor in 2016-2017, and has been on the Costa Mesa City Council for 10 years. Previously, she served on the Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees from November 2010 to November 2014.
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Paid for by Foley for Senate 2020
