ENDORSEMENTS

ELECTED OFFICIALS

STATEWIDE AND LEGISLATIVE

• Governor Gavin Newsom

• Former Governor Jerry Brown

• U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

• Ricardo Lara, State Insurance Commissioner

• Fiona Ma, State Treasurer

• Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Betty Yee, State Controller 

• Senator Bill Monning

• Senator Connie M. Leyva 

• Mark Leno, former State Senator

• Rep. Salud Carbajal 

• Rep. Anna Eshoo 

• Rep. Zoe Lofgren 

• Rep. Jimmy Panetta 

• Former Rep. Lois Capps 

• Former Rep. Sam Farr 

• Assemblymember Ash Kalra

• Assemblymember Robert Rivas

• Assemblymember Mark Stone

• Fred Keeley, former Assembly Speaker Pro Tem

• Patty Berg, former Assemblymember

• Lloyd Levine, former Assemblymember

• John Longville, former Assemblymember

• Steve Westly, former State Controller 

• Delaine Eastin, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Jack O'Connell, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Tom Torlakson, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction 

• Dave Jones, former State Insurance Commissioner 

MONTEREY COUNTY 

• Deneen Guss, Monterey County Superintendent of Schools 

• Mary Adams, Monterey County Supervisor

• Luis Alejo, Monterey County Supervisor

• Jane Parker, Monterey County Supervisor

• John Phillips, Monterey County Supervisor 

• Dave Potter, Carmel Mayor

• Jeff Baron, Carmel City Councilmember

• Alison Kerr, Del Rey Oaks Mayor

• Bruce Delgado, Marina Mayor 

• Adam Urrutia, Marina City Councilmember

• Clyde Roberson, Monterey Mayor

• Alan Haffa, Monterey City Councilmember 

• Tyller Williamson, Monterey City Councilmember

• Bill Peake, Pacific Grove Mayor 

• Robert Huitt, Pacific Grove City Councilmember

• Amy Tomlinson, Pacific Grove City Councilmember

• Mary Anne Carbone, Sand City Mayor

• Ian Oglesby, Seaside Mayor 

• Jason Campbell, Seaside City Councilmember

• Jon Wizard, Seaside Citycouncilmember

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY 

• Bruce Gibson, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor

• Adam Hill, San Luis Obispo County Supervisor

• Barbara George, Cuesta College/San Luis Obispo County Community College District Trustee

• Mary Strobridge, Cuesta College/San Luis Obispo County Community College District Trustee

• Caren Ray Russom, Arroyo Grande Mayor

• Kristen Barneich, Arroyo Grande Mayor Pro Tem

• Jimmy Paulding, Arroyo Grande City Councilmember

• Susan Funk, Atascadero City Councilmember

• Jeff Lee, Grover Beach Mayor

• Mariam Shah, Grover Beach Mayor Pro Tem

• Karen Bright, Grover Beach City Councilmember 

• Barbara Nicholls, Grover Beach City Councilmember

• John Headding, Morro Bay Mayor

• Dawn Addis, Morro Bay City Councilmember

• Robert Davis, Morro Bay City Councilmember

• Marlys McPherson, Morro Bay City Councilmember ​

• Steve Martin, Paso Robles Mayor

• Gere Sibbach, Atascadero City Treasurer

• Maria Garcia, Paso Robles City Councilmember

• Erik Howell, Pismo Beach Mayor Pro Tem

• Heidi Harmon, San Luis Obispo Mayor 

• Andy Pease, San Luis Obispo Vice Mayor  

• Carlyn Christianson, San Luis Obispo City Councilmember 

• Aaron Gomez, San Luis Obispo City Councilmember 

• Erica Stewart, San Luis Obispo City Councilmember

• Dan Woodson, Nipomo Community Services District Board of Directors Member

• Cynthia Replogle, Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors Member

• Allene Villa, Oceano Community Services District Board of Directors Member

• Bob Vessely, Port San Luis Harbor District Commission President

• Jim Blecha, Port San Luis Harbor District Commission Secretary

• Drew Brandy, Port San Luis Harbor District Commissioner

• Mary Matakovich, Port San Luis Harbor District Commissioner​

SANTA CLARA COUNTY 

• ​Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor

• Susan Ellenberg, Santa Clara County Supervisor

• Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor

• Mike Wasserman, Santa Clara County Supervisor

• Ken Yeager, former Santa Clara County Supervisor 

• Claudia Rossi, Santa Clara County Board of Education

• John Varela, Valley Water Board Member 

• Alex Kennett, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Board Member

• Roland Velasco, Gilroy Mayor

• Peter Leroe-Muñoz, Gilroy City Councilmember

• Cat Tucker, Gilroy City Councilmember

• Rich Constantine, Morgan Hill Mayor 

• Rene Spring, Morgan Hill Mayor Pro Tem

• Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Morgan Hill City Councilmember

• Larry Carr, Morgan Hill City Councilmember

• John McKay, Morgan Hill City Councilmember

• Sam Liccardo, San Jose Mayor

• Maya Esparza, San Jose City Councilmember

• Sergio Jimenez, San Jose City Councilmember

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 

• ​Faris Sabbah, Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools

• Jim Hart, Santa Cruz County Sheriff

• Jeff Rosell, Santa Cruz County District Attorney

• Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz County Supervisor

• Zach Friend, Santa Cruz County Supervisor

• John Leopold, Santa Cruz County Supervisor

• Bruce McPherson, Santa Cruz County Supervisor

• Toby Goddard, Santa Cruz Port Commissioner

• Jane Barr, Santa Cruz County Board of Education

• Rose Filicetti, Santa Cruz County Board of Education

• Sandra Nichols, Santa Cruz County Board of Education

• Sue Roth, Santa Cruz County Board of Education

• Dana Sales, Santa Cruz County Board of Education

• Bruce Van Allen, Santa Cruz County Board of Education

• Christina Cuevas, Cabrillo College Board of Trustees

• Dan Rothwell, Cabrillo College Board of Trustees

• Rachael Spencer, Cabrillo College Board of Trustees

• Adam Spickler, Cabrillo College Board of Trustees

• Donna Ziel, Cabrillo College Board of Trustees

• Jacques Bertrand, Capitola City Councilmember 

• Kristen Petersen, Capitola Mayor 

• Ed Bottorff, Capitola City Councilmember 

• Yvette Brooks, Capitola Vice Mayor

• Sam Storey, Capitola City Councilmember

• Martine Watkins, Santa Cruz City Councilmember

• Justin Cummings, Santa Cruz Mayor

• Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Councilmember

• Drew Glover, Santa Cruz City Councilmember

• Chris Krohn, Santa Cruz City Councilmember

• Cynthia Mathews, Santa Cruz City Councilmember

• Donna Meyers, Santa Cruz Vice Mayor

• Jack Dilles, Scotts Valley City Councilmember

• Jim Reed, Scotts Valley City Councilmember 

• Francisco "Paco" Estrada, Watsonville City Councilmember

• Rebecca Garcia, Watsonville Mayor

• Trina Coffman-Gomez, Watsonville Mayor Pro Tem

• Aurelio Gonzales, Watsonville City Councilmember

• Lowell Hurst, Watsonville City Councilmember

• Ari Parker, Watsonville City Councilmember

• Kim De Serpa, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees

• Daniel Dodge, Jr., Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees

• Jennifer Holm, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees

• Maria Orozco, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees

• Karen Osmundson, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees

• George Wylie, San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees

• Sheila Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Schools District Board of Trustees

• Deedee Perez-Granados, Santa Cruz City Schools District Board of Trustees

• Cynthia Ranii, Santa Cruz City Schools District Board of Trustees

• Jeremy Shonick, Santa Cruz City Schools District Board of Trustees

• Patty Threet, Santa Cruz City Schools District Board of Trustees

• Deb Tracy-Proulx, Santa Cruz City Schools District Board of Trustees

• Claudia Vestal, Santa Cruz City Schools District Board of Trustees

• Michael Shulman, Scotts Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Federation of Teachers Local 4909

• AFSCME California PEOPLE

• AFSCME Council 57 PAC

• Association of California School Administrators

• Association of California State Supervisors

• Atascadero Democratic Club

• BAYMEC

• Cabrillo College Federation of Teachers

• CAL FIRE Local 2881

• Cal Poly Democrats

• California Association Highway Patrolmen

• California Association of Professional Scientists 

• California Association of Psychiatric Technicians

• California College Democrats

• California Democratic Party

• California Faculty Association 

• California Federation of Teachers

• CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates

• California High School Democrats

• California Labor Federation

• California League of Conservation Voters

• California Legislative LGBT Caucus

• California Medical Association 

• California Nurses Association

• California Professional Firefighters

• California School Employees Association 

• California Teachers Association  

• California Young Democrats

• Central Coast Labor Council

• Consumer Attorneys of California

• Cuesta College Federation of Teachers

• Democratic Activists for Women Now

• Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County

• (DAWN)

• Democrats of San Luis Obispo Club

• El Moro Democratic Club

• Equality California

• Faculty Association of California Community Colleges

• Five Cities Professional Firefighters Local 4403

• IBEW Local 1245

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers​

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Councils 7 and 42

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 856

• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 3

• Irish American Democrats

• Laborers' International Union of North America

• LGBTQ Victory Fund

• Monterey Bay Central Labor Council

• NARAL Pro-Choice California

• National Union of Healthcare Workers

• Northern California Carpenters Regional Council

• Paso Robles Democratic Club

• Peace Officers Research Association of CA

• Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte

• Planned Parenthood Central Coast Action Fund

• Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 403

• Professional Engineers in California Government

• Sacramento Stonewall Democrats

• San Luis Obispo City Firefighters Local #3523

• San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party

• San Luis Obispo County Employees' Association

• Santa Cruz City Firefighters Local #1716

• Santa Cruz County Democratic Party

• SEIU

• SEIU-UHW

• Sierra Club California​

• Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club

• South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council

• South County Democratic Club of San Luis Obispo County

• South County Democratic Club of Santa Clara County

• Southern California District Council of Laborers

• Stonewall Democratic Club of San Luis Obispo County 

• Teamsters Union 986

• Tri-Counties Building and Construction Trades Council

• United Association Local 393

• United Domestic Workers of America 

• United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council

• Workers Local Union No. 639

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

• Lee Adams

• Mikki Adams

• Joan Akers

• Mahlon Aldridge

• Ellen Aldridge

• Walter Allen

• Jerry Allison

• Julie Almquist

• Ralph Alpert

• Any Anderson

• Edward Altenberg

• Karen Araujo 

• Christina Arrostuto

• John ​Ashbaugh

• Abbey Asher

• Wendy Askew

• Jon Backstrom

• Larry Bacon

• Barbara Baldock

• Mary Ann Balian

• Michela Barcus

• Margy & Steve Baron

• Cynthia Baskin

• David Green Baskin

• Sheila Baumgarten

• Wendy Baxter

• Elea Becker Lowe

• Janelle Beland

• Ted Benhari

• Ellen Beraud

• Evelyn Bernstein

• Chris Berry

• Ann ​Berry-Gallegos

• Len Beyea

• Brian Biering

• Harvey & Melanie Billig

• Carol ​Bishop

• Hillary Blackerby

• Michael Bliden

• Rene Bloch

• Elfrieda Blond

• Sally Blumenthal-McGannon

• Cherie Bobbie

• Benjamin T. Boga 

• Debora Bone

• Madeleine Boriss

• Christopher Boutelle

• Jonathan Boutelle

• Johanna Bowen

• Kathleen Bowden

• Jerry Bowles

• Melanie Bowyer

• Maryellen Boyle

• Naomi Brauner

• Janet Brennan

• John Brissenden

• Patty Brissenden

• Madhu Brodkey

• Barbara Brogan

• Nancy Brown 

• Hilary Bryant

• Mary Bryant

• Mark Buchman

• Debbie Bulger

• Tyler Burrola

• Betsy Burton Firebaugh

• Larry Bush

• Harry Butler 

• Phillip Butler

• Gregor Cailliet

• Louis Calcagno

• Cathy Calfo

• Toni Campbell

• David Campbell

• Bill Carlson

• Casey Carlson

• Steven Carlson

• Stuart Carlson

• Andy Carman

• Kirsten Carraway

• Denny ​Carroll

• Phyllis Carruthers 

• Pedro Castillo

• Lori Caudill

• Jan Charles

• Cynthia Chase

• Julia ​Chiapella

• Carla Christensen

• Amy Christey

• Carol Church

• Sara Clarenbach

• Sheila Clark

• Robert Coble

• Eli Cohen

• David Cohen

• Carolyn Coleman

• Mike Coleman

• Austin ​Comstock

• Leslie Conner

• John Alan Connerley

• Christopher Connery

• Cheryl Conway

• James Conway

• Paul Cook

• Diane Cooley 

• Donald Cooley

• Elaine Coombs

• Bob Correa

• Margy Cottle

• Cindy Courtier

• Dixie Cox

• Angelique Cruz

• Paul Curtis

• Robert Cuthbert

• Mary Dainton

• Scott Daly

• Bruce Daniels

• Kent Dannehl

• Darrell Darling

• Douglass Darling

• Sherry Deboer

• Tom Deetz

• Karen Delaney

• Pat Dellin

• Ben Dettling

• Lori Dettling

• Andrea Devitt

• Sandra Dexter

• Jeffrey Dickemann

• Roger Dickinson

• Michael Didonato

• Daniel Dodge Sr.

• G Domhoff

• Kevin Dowling

• Regina Doyle

• Julie Dryden-Brown

• Ronnie Dudley

• Lee Duffus

• Gerald Dunbar

• Maggie Duncan-Merrell

• John Durein

• Anne Easley

• Joseph Edmiston

• Swanee Edwards

• Ari Eger-Beyeler

• Karen Ehrlich

• Jordan Elridge

• Paul Elerick

• Tom Ellison

• Allison Endert

• Evelyn Epstein

• Cecilia Espinola

• Joe Fahey

• Jerome & Janet Fardette

• David Felderstein

• Todd Ferrara

• Leonard Ferrari

• Andrew Fisher

• Tim Fitzmaurice

• John Fletcher

• Peggy Flynn

• Lawrence Ford

• Rich Fox

• Lynda Francis

• ​Phillip Frandler

• Debora Friedman

• ​Larry Friedman

• Frank Frietas

• Joe Fahey

• Merle Fry

• Kaitlin Gaffney

• Kirk Gafill

• Regina Gage

• Les Gardner

• Deb Gavlak

• Sally Gentry

• Laura Giges

• Patrick Gill

• Susan Gliner

• Jon Girvetz

• Maria Gitin Torres

• Glenn Glazer

• Mary Lou Goeke

• Iola Gold

• Lois Goldfrank

• Susan Goldstein

• ​Tim Goncharoff

• Nancy & Jack Gordon

• June Gorman

• Susan Gossard

• Dennis Gravelle

• ​Jane Gregorius

• Carol Griffith

• Jacqueline Griffith 

• Gary Griggs

• Allison Groves

• Arlene Haffa

• Don Haifley

• Rebecca Haifley

• Mark Halfmoon

• Joe Hall

• Marcella Hall

• Sebastian Hamirani

• Joe Hammer

• Mary Hammer

• Wendy Hansen

• Stephanie ​Harlan

• Kim Harris

• Caryl Hart

• Andy Hartmann

• Kate Hartzell

• Mas & Marcia Hashimoto

• Holly Blue Hawkins

• Bonny Hawley

• Cynthia Hawthorne

• Wynne Hayakawa

• Jane​ ​Heath

• Sean Hebard 

• Jennifer Helfrich 

• Anne Helms

• Yvonne Helms

• Donald ​Henderson

• Scott Hennessy

• ​Dan Henning

• Eric Hernandez

• Michael Heyl

• Teresita Hinojosa

• Richard Hobbs

• Denise & Alan Holbert

• Karen Holl

• Mary Lou Holleman

• Pamela Hooker

• Corinne Houston

• Andy Hsia-Coron

• Mary Hsia-Coron

• Aleita Huguenin

• Carolyn Israel

• Jack Jacobson

• Stewart Jenkins

• Don Jeung

• Marlene Jeung

• Elaine Johnson

• Gine Johnson

• Chris Jones

• Lloyd Jones

• Sheldon Kamieniecki

• Sandy Kaplan

• Gary Karnes

• Sam Karp

• Leslie Katz

• Kate Kaufman

• Catherine Keach

• Keith Kellogg

• Ginaia Kelly

• Clay Kempf

• Jo Kenny

• Suzanne Kent

• Ann Kern

• Elaine Kihara

• David Kilburn

• Rachel Kippen

• Richard & Diane Klein

• David Kong

• Paul Koretz

• Butch Kronlund

• Shawn Kumagai

• Dorothy Laird 

• Don Lane

• Erica Lann-Clark

• Linda Larkin

• Greg Larson

• Johnathan Lau

• Owen Lawlor

• Paul Lawton

• Jeff Lee

• Judi Lehman

• Catherine Lenox

• Nancy Lenox

• Gus Leonard

• Laurie Leonard​

• Margaret Leonard

• Stevan ​Leonard

• William Leonard

• Florence Lesar

• Lorin Letendre

• Valerie A. Leveroni Corral

• Hal Levin

• Diane​ Levison

• Katherine Levow

• Robley Levy

• Geri Lieby

• Lance Linares

• Rick Litvak

• Sean & Carolyn Livingston

• Francis Lloyd

• Jane Lloyd

• Mary Anne Lloyd

• Amy B. Locks

• Darrell Long

• Rick Longinotti

• Elena Loomis

• Shirley Lopez

• Nancy Loshkajian

• Ronald Loveridge

• Deborah Luhrman

• Mayrebelle Lukins

• Suzanne MacLean

• Nancy Macy

• Laura Madsen

• Bill Magavern

• Ian Magruder

• Ward Mailliard

• Malena Maldonado

• Bill Malone

• Tom Manheim

• Rich Manning

• Timothy Maroni

• Lora Lee Martin

• Marlene Martin

• Jan Marx

• Dan & Karen Mason

• Sandra Mathias

• Betty Matterson

• Doug Mattos

• Susan Mauriello

• Bill & Paula Maxfield

• Betsy McCarty

• Maureen McCarty

• Madelyn McCaul

• Sue McCloud

• Dale McCormick

• Thom McCue

• Michael McGannon

• Greg McMillan

• Salvatore Mendolia

• Ralph Meyberg

• Jacob Michaelsen

• Lesley Miles

• Ralph Miljanich

• Gary Miller

• Tony Miller

• Vita Miller

• Katharine Minott

• Mark Moore

• Bob Mulholland

• Marcia Munson 

• Dennis Murphy

• Constance Murray

• Brian Murtha

• Sara Nelson

• Soren Nelson 

• Amy Newell

• George Newell

• Ross Newport

• Richard Nichols

• Dani R. Nicholson

• Martina Nicholson

• Thad Nodine

• Joyce Nordquist

• Richelle Noroyan

• Andrea Norred 

• K. Wayne Norton

• Kate Novoa

• Maggie O'Grady

• Rachel O’Malley

• Robert Oakes

• Kirk Oatman

• Stephen Oliva

• Dennis Osmer

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• Earleen Overend

• Larry Pageler

• David Pais

• Grant Palmer

• Wayne Palmer

• Steve Palmisano

• Susanne Paradis

• Vicki Parry

• ​Gary Patton

• Alison Paul

• John & Vicki Pearse

• Nicki M. Pecchenino

• H. E. Christian Peeples

• Alan Perlmutter

• Chris & Peggy Perri

• Jill Perry

• James Peterson

• Stephen Peterson 

• Zelma Pezzotti

• Franco ​Picarella

• Michael Pisano

• Dr. Carolyn Phinney

• Ken ​Pimlott

• Frank L. Pinney III

• Janice Platt

• David Poeschel

• Ron Pomerantz

• Beth Porter

• Thomas Price

• Thomas A. Price

• Gabriel Quinto

• Brendan Quirk

• James Rahn

• Tom Rankin

• James Rapoza

• Linda Read

• Gary Reece

• Janet Reed

• Craig Reinarman

• Carolyn Reynolds

• Lynn Rhodes

• Ben & Tamyra Rice

• Judy Rickard

• Rolf Ridge

• Marilyn Rigler

• Jeffrey Ringold

• Oscar Rios

• Antonio Rivas

• Steve Robbins

• Carol Robertson

• Lois Robin

• Glenn & Elizabeth Robinson

• Susan Robinson

• Philip Rodriguez

• Connie Rogers

• Robert Sugar Rojas

• Vera Romandia

• Scott Roseman

• Jeri Ross

• Evelia ​Rosso

• Jaime Rosso

• Mike Rotkin

• Leslie & Scott Ruble

• Helen Rucker

• Jim Rumble 

• Ruth Rusch

• Steve Salyer

• Heidi Sanborn

• Jenny Sarmiento 

• Alan Savat 

• Glen Schaller

• Shirley Schaffer

• Heloise Schaser

• Andrew Schiffrin

• Brian Schmidt
• Steve Schnaidt

• Howie Schneider

• Jack ​Schultz

• Jane Schwickerath

• Celia Scott

• Mason Seden-Hansen 

• Michael Seden-Hansen 

• Nancy Selfridge

• Pete Shanks

• Andy Shapiro

• Melody Sharp

• Clare Sheils

• Daniel P. Sheehan 

• Richard Silver

• Curt Simmons

• Caryn Simon

• Charles Singer

• Jeffrey Smedberg

• Sara Smith

• Alan Smith

• Gene Smith

• Noah Smukler

• Randa Solick

• Jerry Solomon

• Karen Sommerfeld

• Jason Spitzer

• Barbara Sprenger

• Betty Jean Stallings

• Lee Stanford

• Thomas Starkey

• George ​Stavis

• Joe StClair

• Brian Steen

• Leslie Steiner

• Jeffrey Stein

• Cheryl Storton

• Karin Strasser Kauffman

• Gabrielle Stocker

• Cori Strell

• Mary Strunk

• Lauren Suhd

• Laura Sutherland

• Michael Sutton

• Janet Swann

• David Sweet

• Karen Sylvan

• Marshall Sylvan

• Lincoln Taiz

• Lee Taiz

• Jennifer Tate

• Steve Tate

• Terry Teitelbaum

• Terese Tewalt

• Janet Thompquist 

• Rogan Thompquist 

• Joe Thompson

• John Thompson

• Dana Thompson

• Emily Thurber

• Beth Thurman

• Nick Tomb

• Lois Trabing

• Mark Trabing

• Kim Tschantz

• Anne Turner

• William Underwood

• Chris Ungar

• Janet Upton

• Doug Urbanus

• Richard & Marion Vittitow

• David Voss

• Yolanda Waddell

• Ken & Branwyn Wagman

• Priscilla Walton

• John Walton

• Robert Wandruff 

• Phyllis Wasserstrom

• Richard Wasserstrom

• Melina Watts

• Ann Weatherford

• Jane Weed-Pomerantz

• Lana Weeks

• Joel Weinstein

• Norman Weiss

• Michael Wellborn

• Mary Wells

• David Werlin

• Matt Wetstein

• Sally West

• Sean Wharton

• Jackie Wheeler

• Erin White

• Linda Wilshusen

• Camilo Wilson

• Josie Wilson

• Jonathan Wittwer

• Susan Wittwer

• Jessica Wolf

• Jean Wolff

• Joy Wood

• Kriss Worthington

• Rosemary Wrenn

• Bill Yeates

• Dan ​York

• Hilda Zacarias

• Jan Zeigler

• William Zeigler

• Jerald Zelhoefer

• Adam & Eva Zeno