At one of the forums, the LD9 candidates were asked about endorsements. My opponents have more endorsements from Political Action Committees (PACs) than I do because as privately funded candidates, they can take PAC money.
As a Clean Elections candidate and a challenger, I have only a handful of endorsements — primarily from women’s groups and from groups that are interested in the health and wellbeing of our citizens.
What I do have is support from voters in LD9. The people who endorse my campaign are the 277 LD9 voters who gave me $5 for Clean Elections, the ~800 voters who signed my petition, and the 95 people who gave me seed money. Mine is a campaign of the people— not a campaign built by local power brokers or big money donations. Fifty-eight percent of my seed money donations were $25 or less.
Check out these video testimonials from supporters.
David Aguirre
Dr. Joseph S. Alpert
Chetan Bafna
Joanne Basta
Cathy and Peter Becskehazy
Betty and Peter Bengston
Helen Tarnowski Boyce
Beth Britton
Andrew Broan
Ellen Brown, author
Michael Bryan
Barbara Cain
Bob and Elaine Clark
Karen Clifton
Dr. James Dalen and Priscilla
Senator Andrea Dalessandro
Judy Dare
Douglas Ditto
Merrill Eisenberg
Andrew Gardner
Debbie and Jim Gessaman
Michael Gordy and Bridget Stoll-Gordy
Dr. Raymond Graap
Ellen Graver
Peter Ianchiou
Alvin Jenkins and Rex Vanard
Sarah Harris and William Knight
Roberta and Michael Lewis
Phil and Pam Lopes
Gypsy Lyle
Brad Holland
Randall Holmes
Mary Nell Hoover
Jan Howard
Don and Kathy Jorgensen
Peg Kaufman and Mary Perdue
Carol and John King
Rachel Mark
Michelle Maliniak
Heather Ayer Mclean
Shirley Muney
Joe Murphy
Shari Murphy
Margo and Larry Newhouse
John O’Hare
Mark O’Hare
Robert Owens
Jenise Porter
Alexandra Queen
Janice Rickart-Mueller
Connie Sadler-Nelson
Geneva Saupe
Eve Shapiro
Rebecca Shulman
Victoria Steele
Marge Swiencicki
John Villinski
Richard and Marcy Watchman
Sandra Vomaska
Dr. Barbara Warren
Keith and Carol Wilburn
Susan Willis