Endorsements
Marisol brings a breadth of personal, academic, and professional experience and knowledge to the State Senate that is unmatched. That's why women's, environmental organizations, as well as teachers, health care workers, and services employees endorse Marisol for State Senate.
Nearly 50 Elected Officials and organizations in San Ramon and across Contra Costa County, the Tri-Valley, and the Bay Area support Marisol, because they believe in her leadership and her vision. They know that she has the knowledge and experience necessary to make San Ramon an innovative, model city, while preserving our small town feel and open spaces.
Endorsements
Statewide Elected Officials
Representative Ro Khanna
Representative of California
17th Congressional District
“Marisol Rubio is the proven progressive Democrat in Senate District 9. She’s the only champion for health care for all, a steadfast advocate for worker’s and women’s rights, and a committed believer that all of us deserve a chance at the American dream. I’m proud to endorse her.”
Elisa Márquez
Alameda County Board of Supervisor, District 2
“We need a State Senator who will fight for workers, defend the environment, protect abortion rights, and stand up to MAGA extremism. The clear and best choice for State Senate is Marisol Rubio.”
Sally Lieber
Chair, State Board of Equalization
"Marisol's deep commitment to working hard for the community stands out. She has earned your vote."
Antonio Vazquez
Member, Board of Equalization, 3rd District
Endorsements
Community Organizations
Betty T. Yee
State Controller
Rob Bonta
California Attorney General
Fiona Ma
California State Treasurer
Mia Bonta
California Assemblymember, District 18
Endorsements
Countywide Water Agencies:
Antonio Martinez
Vice President, Contra Costa Water District
Florence Wedington
Board Member, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Patricia Young
Director, Contra Costa Water District
Barbara Hockett
Board Member, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Mariah Lauritzen
Board President, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Luz Gomez
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Ward 2
Endorsements
Local Elected Officials
Laura Johnston Bratt
San Ramon Valley Unified School District Trustee, Area 3
"With a keen eye on the economic, safety, and environmental impacts of Council policy and decisions, Marisol Rubio will bring her broad experience, a focus on transparency, and a strong vision to our city leadership. Please join me in voting for Marisol Rubio for San Ramon City Council in District 4."
Tim Sbranti
President, Chabot Las Positas Board of Directors
Former City of Dublin, Mayor & Councilmember
Arun Goel
Director, Dublin San Ramon Service District, Division 5
Former Dublin Vice Mayor & City Councilmember
Michael McCorriston
Dublin City Councilmember
“I am happy to endorse my friend, Marisol Rubio, for San Ramon City Council District 4. Her passion for preserving our environment and for helping the underserved in our Tri-Valley community is exceptional. She has demonstrated leadership as Vice President and Director of the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) and has served as Chair for the DSRSD-East Bay Municipal Utility District Recycled Water Authority (DERWA) and as an Executive Board Member for the Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter that value our natural resources. Most importantly, she has been an advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the Tri-Valley and across California. Marisol is focused on delivering meaningful solutions to affordable housing in her community and attracting well-paying jobs that allow families to live and work in San Ramon. These important qualities and her vision will serve her well as a member of council.”
Richard Halket
President, Dublin San Ramon Services District
Sabina Zafar
San Ramon City Councilmember
Ann Marie Johnson
Director, Dublin San Ramon Services District and Former President
Jerome Pandell
Former Chair, San Ramon Valley Unified School District Facilities Bond Oversight and Advisory Committee (2017-2020)
Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold
Director, Dublin San Ramon Services District
President, California Association of Sanitation Agencies
"I endorse Marisol, a fellow board member at DSRSD, as she has displayed her commitment, vision, and values representative of the Tri-Valley. As a prior Councilmember of Dublin, CA I understand what it takes, I am confident that Marisol embodies the required qualities and expertise. As an individual, she is compassionate about the role she serves, engages with the community openly and transparently, while protecting social values and guiding principles to lead San Ramon positively into the future, her many accomplishments and roles on various commissions/committees speak for themselves. Marisol is action and solution oriented."
Steven Dunbar
Livermore Planning Commissioner
Rebecca Saltzman
President, Bay Area Rapid Transit
Lance Kwan
Board of Education Trustee, Ohlone College Board
"Having worked with Marisol on a local board, I have directly seen her organize and structure meetings, do the work needed to facilitate informed discussion, listen carefully for both stated issues and underlying problems, find common ground from diverse perspectives, and follow up to ensure good outcomes. She will make a wonderful councilmember."
Harris Mojadedi
Trustee, Chabot-Las Positas Community College District
Devin Murphy
Councilmember, City of Pinole
Thuy DaoJensen
Trustee, Brentwood Union School District
Francisco Zermeno
Councilmember, City of Hayward
Cesar Zepeda
Councilmember, City of Richmond
Sergio Jimenez
Councilmember, City of San Jose
Igor Tregub
President, Bay Area Rapid Transit
Cameron Sasai
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Pinole
Jovita Mendoza
Planning Commissioner, City of Hayward
Julie C. Roche
Councilmember, City of Hayward
Raj Salwan
Councilmember, City of Fremont
Anthony Rocha
Councilmember, City of Salinas
Victor Aguilar Jr.
Councilmember, City of San Leandro
Celina Reynes
Councilmember, City of San Leandro (ret.)
Corina Lopez
Councilmember, City of San Leandro (ret.)
Michael Katz
President, San Leandro School Board (ret.)
Xouhoa Bowen
Councilmember, City of San Leandro
Stephen Cassidy
Councilmember, City of San Leandro
Ed Hernandez
Councilmember, City of San Leandro (ret.)
Mary Rocha
Trustee, Antioch Unified School District; former Mayor and City Councilwoman, City of Antioch
Jenny Wong
Auditor, City of Berkeley
Claudia Jimenez
Councilmember, City of Richmond
Shay Franco-Clausen
Councilmember, City of Hayward
George Syrop
Councilmember, City of Hayward
Dan Arriola
Councilmember, City of Tracy
Fred Simon
Vice Mayor, City of San Leandro and Board President, Oro Loma Sanitary District
Bryan Azevedo
Councilmember, City of San Leandro
Jim Prola
Councilmember, City of San Leandro (ret.)
Diane Prola
Trustee, San Leandro Unified School District
Tony Tiscareno
Councilmember, City of Antioch (ret.)
"Marisol best represents the diversity of our district. She’s a true leader and fighter that will represent all of us in the state senate."
Teresa Onoda
Mayor of Moraga
Wei-Tai Kwok
Vice Mayor, City of Lafayette
Lynda Deschambault
Mayor, City of Moraga (ret.)
David Fong
Councilmember, Town of Danville
Susan Candell
Councilmember, City of Lafayette
Cherise Khaund
Trustee, Mount Diablo Unified School District
"Marisol is an environmental champion fighting for our children’s future."
Erin McFerrin
Trustee, Mount Diablo Unified School District
James Aguilar
Trustee, San Leandro Unified School District
Eduardo Torres
Director, Ambrose Recreation and Park District
"Marisol is an experienced and passionate leader who will fight for my community in Sacramento. I trust that she will represent our best interests at the state capitol by showing up to vote on important issues that impact me and my community. We also need a leader who isn’t in the pockets of oil and real estate lobbyists. I’m endorsing Marisol Rubio because I trust that she will be our champion in Sacramento."
Courtney Masella-O'Brien
Trustee, Martinez Unified School District
Mark Armstrong
Councilmember, Vice Mayor Emeritus, City of San Ramon
Yazmin Llamas
Trustee, Martinez Unified School District
Sridhar Verose
Councilmember, City of San Ramon
Bill Clarkson
Mayor, City of San Ramon (ret.)
Shelley Clark
Trustee, San Ramon Unified School District
“For a leader, I would expect that they should have problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and decision making and Marisol’s got plenty of that.”
Richard Adler
San Ramon Senior Citizens Advisory Committee
Endorsements
City & Countywide Elected Officials
Gabriel Quinto
Mayor, City of El Cerrito
Carlyn Obringer
Concord City Councilmember
Fernando Sandoval
Vice President, Contra Costa Community College Board Trustee, Ward 5
Aisha Wahab
Hayward City Councilmember
Jesse Arreguin
Mayor, City of Berkeley
Sarah Butler
Trustee, Contra Costa County Board of Education, Area 2
Kevin Wilk
Walnut Creek City Councilmember, Former Mayor
Alexander Walker-Griffin
Vice Mayor, City of Hercules
John E. Marquez
Secretary, Contra Costa Community College Board Trustee, Ward 1
Jennifer Wong
Berkeley City Auditor
Lyan Mackey
Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools
" I am proud to support such a strong, compassionate and capable leader."
Mike Maxwell
Trustee, Contra Costa County Board of Education, Area 3
"I support the hard work Marisol continues to do for our community, and the leadership she will bring to our State Senate. She is the kind of leader we need now, for our kids, our state, and all our futures. I support Marisol Rubio for State Senate"
Ken Carlson
Pleasant Hill Councilmember
Judy E. Walters
President, Contra Costa Community College Board Trustee, Ward 2
Rebecca Barrett
Governing Board Member, Contra Costa Community College Board Trustee, Ward 3
Ben Bartlett
Berkeley City Councilmember
Consuelo Lara
Trustee, Contra Costa County Board of Education, Area 1
"Marisol Rubio is a person of great integrity and honesty. Marisol listens to the needs of the community, and she will speak up about those needs of the community, create solutions, and implement those solutions with teamwork, collaboration, and partnerships. She is the candidate we can trust to represent us well. She is the candidate we can trust to advocate for all of us. I am proud and honored to endorse Marisol Rubio for California State Senate.
Annette Lewis
Trustee, Contra Costa County Board of Education, Area 5
"I support Marisol because she will strive to protect and expand protections for the environment. She will work to protect and expand affordable healthcare for all. She will fight to protect women's rights on their health decisions. Her visions on supporting educational opportunities to support the students in California will help not just the students, but the economy."
Endorsements
State Party Leaders
George Fulmore
Monument Democratic Club of Concord (ret.)
Jason Park
State President of the California College Democrats
Ada Briceno
Chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County and Democratic National Commitee Member
"Tim Grayson was a disappointment as a member of the Concord City Council. He was silent on rent stabilization. He only beat Mae Torlekson for the Assembly because he had the financial backing of a promoter of charter schools. I support Rubio all the way now."
Seema Badar
Delegate, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
Michael Barnett
Member, California Democratic Party Executive Boar
Sean Frame
Candidate, Assembly District 6
"Marisol is the exact person we need in the State Senate. I look forward to working with her to serve people of this great state in The Legislature!"
Mason Koski
Vice President, Wine Country Young Democrats & California
Marisol Rubio is the True Progressive that we need in The East Bay. As someone Born & Raised in Concord, I've seen how my hometown has been failed by our current State Legislators, Marisol will be the representative that we need in the State Senate to actually get the meaningful work done, and I look forward to seeing her win.
Robyn Kuslits
Parliamentarian, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County
Harry Weiner
Director, West County Wastewater Board of Directors, District 4
Austin Tam
Member, California Democratic Party Executive Board
"She is compassionate for social justice"
Amy Scott-Slovick
California Democratic Party Executive Board, Assembly District 15
"I support Marisol because she is the real deal! She is a champion for working families and a member of a union herself. She is a fierce advocate for clean air and water, disability rights and health care for all. Marisol is a strong supporter of reproductive rights and an ally of the LGBTQi community. Her competitor has frequently abstained on these issues and has a "D" with NARAL. She is a fighter for all marginalized communities and dedicated to racial equity. As a woman with a disability and mother of children with different abilities, I know she will fight for my family."
Alfred Twu
Member, California Democratic Party Executive Board
Joseph Mauro
Associate Member, Alameda County Democratic Party Central Committee
Endorsements
Organizations
The political stakes are monumental right now and we must continue to focus on the long game, just as the women supporting VP Harris did when they saw the value of investing in the pipeline during her run for San Francisco District Attorney decades ago. In the East Bay, we’re thrilled to be watching CTG Class of 2024 member, San Ramon City Councilmember Marisol Rubio run for State Senate to protect women’s reproductive freedom, disability rights and the environment.
"Marisol Rubio is the daughter of a public school teacher for over 30 years and she is a former educator herself who taught bilingual science classes. Marisol has a Neurobiology background, which enabled her to provide direct academic support to her daughter who is a childhood brain cancer survivor and is now a successful college student. Marisol was taught at an early age that quality schools transform lives and make dreams come true. Teachers know that we can count on Marisol to be a passionate, knowledgeable, and effective advocate for all students and educators in Sacramento."