- Assemblywoman Julie Bornstein (Ret.)
“I am so excited! My former Chief of Staff, Steve Schwartz is running for an open seat in the California Assembly. Steve will be an outstanding Legislator. I worked with him throughout my entire time in the legislature and during my election campaigns. You will not find a more dedicated and smart public servant.”
"Steve has a deep understanding of critical Sonoma County issues around fire prevention, housing and sustainability. He is the champion our seniors and local communities need in the State Assembly."
- Sonoma County Supervisor Susan Gorin
“Steve really listened to teachers and made sure we had the resources we needed. He was a strong and fair voice for students in our award-winning district!"
- Linda Helton, Gravenstein Union Teachers Association President
“Steve’s ability to work with diverse groups in the community and his commitment to practical, progressive solutions around workforce housing and equity in education show he will be a strong addition to our caucus. We know he will serve the North Bay and the state of California well.”
- Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel,
Chair, California Legislative Jewish Caucus
“Steve Schwartz is uniquely qualified to represent the 12th Assembly District in the state legislature. Having served as a Chief of Staff in the Assembly, he would hit the ground running with his policy and budget experience. As a former school board member, he knows how the state’s budget priorities translate locally. Let’s put his experience to work for us in the state legislature.”
- Assemblywoman Virginia Strom-Martin (Ret.)
“Steve's been a long-time champion of beginning farmers. With a deep commitment to local agriculture, he's worked hard to assure that we all have access to a healthier, more equitable local food system."
- Evan Wiig,
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
& Founder, Farmers Guild
ENDORSEMENTS
California Certified Organic Farmers
California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations
California Legislative Jewish Caucus
Gravenstein Union Teachers Association
Good Earth Natural Foods
Josh Newman - California State Senator
Jose Medina - California Assemblymember
Susan Gorin - Sonoma County Supervisor
Henry Mimms - Marin City Community Services District Board
Terri Harris-Greene - Marin City Community Services District Board
Dr. Steven Herrington - Superintendent, Sonoma County Office of Education
Jennifer Emmons Koehlemeijer - Gravenstein Union School District Trustee
Dede Alpert - State Senator and Assemblymember (Ret.) & Former Chair of
the Senate Education Committee
Julie Bornstein - Assemblywoman (Ret.)
Vivien Bronshvag - Assemblywoman (Ret.)
Valerie Brown - Assemblywoman & Sonoma County Supervisor (Ret.)
Virginia Strom-Martin - Assemblywoman (Ret.) & Russian Riverkeeper
Board Member
Larry Robinson - Sebastopol Mayor (Ret.)
Darrell Steinberg - Mayor of Sacramento & Former Senate President pro Tempore
Gary Callahan - Superintendent, Petaluma City Schools (Ret.)
Renata Brillinger - Sebastopol Unified School District Trustee (Ret.)
Pamela Davis - Sonoma County Planning Commissioner (Ret.)
Doron Amiran - Program Manager, The Climate Center
Michael Ableman - Founder, Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens
Carle Brinkman - Food & Farming Program Director, Ecology Center
Allie Brown - Teacher, Gravenstein Elementary
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman - Chair, N. American Board of the Union for Reform Judaism
Sallie Calhoun - Founder, No Regrets Initiative & Owner, Paicenes Ranch
Caitlin Cornwall - Co-Director, Sonoma Ecology Center
Cathryn Couch - CEO, CERES Community Project
Kelly Damewood - California Certified Organic Farmers
Alejandra Danino - SF/Marin Food Bank
Sheila DeBlonk - City of Sacramento Parks Commissioner (Ret.)
Michael Dimock - President, Roots of Change
David Fichera - Petaluma City Schools Director of Learning & Innovation Technology
& Congregation Shomrei Torah Board Member
Rabbi Steve Finley - Congregation Shir-Shalom
Andy Fisher - Executive Director, EcoFarm
Rabbi George Gittleman - Congregation Shomrei Torah
Rabbi Zelig Golden - Co-Founder and Executive Director, Wilderness Torah
Kari Hamerschlag - Friends of the Earth
Terry & Carolyn Harrison - Founder, Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery
Linda Helton - Gravenstein Union Teachers Association President
Ferd Hoefner - Policy Director, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (Ret.)
Lawrence Jaffe - Chair, North Bay Credit Union (Ret.)
Megan Kaun - President, Gravenstein Parents Foundation & Sonoma County Conservation
Action Board & Vice-Chair of the Santa Rosa Board of Public Utilities (Ret.)
Reggie Knox - CEO, California FarmLink
June Labourdette - Co-Founder, TCRI
Kathryn Lyddan - Director, California Farmland Conservation Program (Ret)
& Marin Agricultural
Kris Malone-Grossman - Co-Founder, SEED Releaf
Craig McNamara - Owner, Sierra Orchards
& Former Pres. CA State Board of Food and Agriculture
Andy Naja-Riese - CEO, Agricultural Institute of Marin
Eric Patterson - Cheesemaker, Cowgirl Creamery
Judith Redmond - Founder, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
& Partner, Full Belly Farm
Alan Siegle - Board Member, West County Health Centers of Sonoma County
& Owner, Sonoma Compost Company
Mark Squire - Owner, Good Earth, Tara Firma Farms
Michael Straus - Owner, Straus Home Ranch
Frank Tamborello - Executive Director, Hunger Action Los Angeles
Genevieve Taylor - Executive Director, Ag Innovations
Paul Towers - Executive Director, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Elizabeth Whitlow - Executive Director, Regenerative Organic Alliance
Evan Wiig - Community Alliance with Family Farmers & Founder, Farmers Guild
*Affiliations are for Identification Purposes only.