70+ California Elected Officials Endorse Supreme Court Expansion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2023
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25+ State Senators and Assembly Members endorse adding seats to the United States Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC— On Wednesday, 74 California state and local elected officials announced their support for adding four seats to the United States Supreme Court.
The signers represent a range of elected positions, including members of the State Senate and State Assembly, mayors, city councilmembers, and school board members. Supreme Court expansion is also supported by fifteen of California’s members of Congress.
Including the Californian leaders, more than 400 state and local elected officials have now announced support for Court expansion, including officials in: Illinois, Washington, Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Vermont, and Maryland.
The full list of California Supreme Court expansion endorsers can be found below.
Sen. Josh Becker
Sen. Steven Bradford
Sen. Lena Gonzalez
Sen. John Laird
Sen. Nancy Skinner
Sen. Scott Wiener
Speaker of the Assembly Emeritus Anthony Rendon
Assembly Majority Leader Emeritus Eloise Gómez Reyes
Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Mike Gipson
Assm. Marc Berman
Assm. Mia Bonta
Assm. Wendy Carrillo
Assm. Sabrina Cervantes
Assm. Mike Fong
Assm. Eduardo Garcia
Assm. Matt Haney
Assm. Corey Jackson
Assm. Reggie Jones-Sawyer
Assm. Ash Kalra
Assm. Evan Low
Assm. Tina McKinnor
Assm. Liz Ortega
Assm. Luz Rivas
Assm. Miguel Santiago
Assm. Buffy Wicks
Assm. Rick Zbur
Mayor of Baldwin Park Emmanuel Estrada
Mayor of Berkeley Jesse Arreguín
Mayor of Burbank Konstantine Anthony
Mayor of Emeryville John Bauters
Mayor of Maywood Frank Garcia
Mayor of Santa Ana Valerie Amezcua
Mayor of West Sacramento Martha Guerrero
Alhambra City Councilor Sasha Renée Pérez
Alhambra City Councilor Adele Andrade Stadler
Azusa School Board Member Xilonin Cruz-Gonzalez
Berkeley City Councilor Rigel Robinson
Bell Gardens City Councilor Lisseth Flores (former)
Buena Park City Councilor Susan Sonne
Calexico City Councilor Gloria G. Romo
Calexico City Councilor Raul Ureña
Compton City Councilor Jonathan Bowers
Compton City Councilor Lillie Darden
Cudahy City Councilor Elizabeth Alcantar
El Monte Union High School District Trustee Florencio Briones
Hayward City Councilor Sara Lamnin
Lemon Grove City Councilor Liana LeBaron
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath
Los Angeles School Boardmember Monica Garcia
Los Angeles School Boardmember Tanya Ortiz-Franklin
Maywood City Councilor Eduardo De La Riva
Maywood City Councilor Ricardo Lara
Maywood City Councilor Heber Marquez
Maywood City Councilor Jessica Torres
Montebello City Councilor Scarlet Peralta
Monterey Park City Councilor Henry Lo
Monterey Park City Councilor Thomas Wong
Mountain View City Councilor Alison Hicks
Mountain View School District Board Member Cindy Wu
Oakland City Councilor Nikki Fortunato Bas
Palmdale City Councilor Juan Carrillo
Rosemead City Councilor Sandra Armenta
Sacramento City Council Member Caity Maple
Sacramento City Council Member Eric Guerra
Sacramento City Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem Mai Vang
Sacramento City Council Member Katie Valenzuela
San Diego County Board of Supervisor Nora Vargas
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg
Santa Barbara City Councilor Oscar Guiterrez
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Das Williams
South Gate City Councilor Denise Diaz (former)
South Gate City Councilor Gil Hurtado
West Covina City Councilor Brian Tabatabai
Western Municipal Water District Director Gracie Torres
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