Groups that Supported Prop. 54

Here are the organizations and individuals that endorsed Prop. 54 when it was on the ballot in the 2016 election.

ORGANIZATIONS

GOOD GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

  • League of Women Voters of California
  • California Common Cause
  • California Forward
  • Californians Aware
  • First Amendment Coalition
  • Sunlight Foundation
  • Demand Progress

ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

  • Planning and Conservation League of California

ETHNIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

  • California State Conference of the NAACP
  • Hispanic 100
  • California Senior Advocates League
  • Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council

ETHNIC BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

  • California Black Chamber of Commerce
  • Hispanic Chambers of Commerce of San Francisco
  • Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP
  • Latin Business Association of California
  • La Raza Roundtable of California

TAXPAYER ORGANIZATIONS

  • California Taxpayers Association
  • Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
  • National Taxpayer Union
  • California Taxpayer Protection Committee
  • Fullerton Association of Concerned Taxpayers
  • Yolo County Taxpayers Association

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

  • California Chamber of Commerce
  • National Federation of Independent Businesses/California
  • California Business Roundtable
  • California Manufactures and Technology Association
  • California Association of Non-Profits
  • Los Angeles County Business Federation
  • California Business Properties Association
  • Valley Industry and Commerce Association
  • Bay Area Council
  • Silicon Valley Leadership Group
  • East Bay Leadership Council
  • Monterey County Business Council
  • North Bay Leadership Council
  • Orange County Business Council
  • San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
  • Small Business Action Committee
  • Southwest Legislative Council
  • Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
  • San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
  • San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
  • Fresno Chamber of Commerce
  • San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • North San Diego Business Chamber
  • North Orange County Chamber of Commerce
  • San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce
  • Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
  • Cupertino Chamber of Commerce
  • Oxnard Chamber of Commerce
  • Santa Maria Valley Chamber
  • Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce
  • Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
  • Valley Contractors Exchange

PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATIONS

  • CalPIRG
  • R Street Institute

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

  • California Republican Party
  • California Libertarian Party
  • Green Party of California
  • Santa Monica Democratic Club
  • College Democrats at UC Riverside
  • Libertarian Party of Kings County
  • Yolo County Republican Party
  • California Federation of Republican Women
  • Our United Resource PAC
  • American for Democratic Action – Southern California
  • Friends Committee on Legislation of California
  • San Francisco Berniecrats
  • San Francisco Green Party
  • San Francisco League of Pissed Off Voters

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

  • League of California Cities
  • Rural County Representatives of California
  • Los Angeles County Division of the League of California Cities
  • City of Pasadena
  • City of Benicia
  • City of Belvedere
  • City of Visalia
  • Goleta City Council
  • Napa County Board of Supervisors
  • Marin County Board of Supervisors

COLLEGE CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS

  • California State University, Northridge Associated Students
  • College Democrats at University of California, Riverside

FAITH ORGANIZATIONS

  • Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice
  • California Church Impact
  • Lutheran Office of Public Policy – California

INDIVIDUALS

  • Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
  • Betty Yee, California State Controller
  • Steve Westly, former California State Controller
  • Doug LaMalfa, California Congressman
  • Tom McClintock, California Congressman
  • Paul Cook, California Congressman
  • Jess Denham, California Congressman
  • David Valadao, California Congressman
  • Devin Nunes, California Congressman
  • Kevin McCarthy, California Congressman
  • Steve Knight, California Congressman
  • Ed Royce, California Congressman
  • Ken Calvert, California Congressman
  • Mimi Walters, California Congresswoman
  • Darrell Issa, California Congressman
  • Duncan Hunter, California Congressman
  • Loretta Sanchez, California Congresswoman
  • Jean Fuller, California State Senator, Republican Leader
  • Lois Wolk, California State Senator, Senate Majority Whip
  • Kevin McCarty, California State Assemblyman
  • Chad Mayes, California State Assemblyman, Republican Leader
  • Katcho Achadijan, California State Assemblyman
  • Travis Allen, California State Assemblyman
  • Catherine Baker, California State Assemblywoman
  • Frank Bigelow, California State Assemblyman
  • William Brough, California State Assemblyman
  • Ling Ling Chang, California State Assemblywoman
  • Rocky Chavez, California State Assemblyman
  • Brian Dahle, California State Assemblyman
  • Beth Gaines, California State Assemblywoman
  • James Gallagher, California State Assemblyman
  • Shannon Grove, California State Assemblywoman
  • David Hadley, California State Assemblyman
  • Matthew Harper, California State Assemblyman
  • Brian Jones, California State Assemblyman
  • Young Kim, California State Assemblywoman
  • Tom Lackey, California State Assemblyman
  • Eric Linder, California State Assemblyman
  • Brian Maieschein, California State Assemblyman
  • Devon Mathis, California State Assemblyman
  • Melissa Melendez, California State Assemblywoman
  • Jay Obernolte, California State Assemblyman
  • Kristen Olsen, California State Assemblywoman
  • Jim Patterson, California State Assemblyman
  • Marc Steinorth, California State Assemblyman
  • Donald Wagner, California State Assemblyman
  • Marie Waldron, California State Assemblywoman
  • Scott Wilk, California State Assemblyman
  • Joe Nation, Former State Assemblyman
  • Kevin Faulconer, Mayor of San Diego
  • Antonio Villaraigosa, Former Mayor of Los Angeles
  • Abel Maldonado, 48th Lieutenant Governor of California
  • Sam Liccardo, Mayor of San Jose
  • Bob Baker, Mayor of San Clemente
  • Scott Mann, Mayor of Menifee
  • Bridgette Moore, Mayor, City of Wildomar
  • John C. Moore, Mayor of Cotati
  • Shelly Masur, City Council Member, City of Redwood
  • Carolyn Raft, City Council Member, City of Montclair
  • Roland Velasco, City Council Member, City of Gilroy
  • Martin Scheel, City Council Member, City of Lakeport
  • Meghan Sahli-Wells, City Council Member, City of Culver City
  • Dennis Norton, City Council Member, City of Capitola
  • Harry Ramos, City Council Member, City of Murrieta
  • Rich Silverman, City Council Member, City of Manteca
  • Mike Spence, City Council Member, City of West Covina
  • John Masson, City Council Member, City of Escondido
  • Shawn Gudmundson, City Council Member, City of Needles
  • Kriss Worthington, City Council Member, City of Berkeley
  • Scott Perkins, City Council Member, City of San Ramon
  • Randall Stone, City Council Member, City of Chico
  • Steve Manos, City Council Member, City of Lake Elsinore
  • Kathryn Murray, City Council Member, City of Crescent City
  • Victor Gomez, City Council Member, City of Hollister
  • Ben Benoit, City Council Member, City of Wildomar
  • Marsha Swanson, City Council Member, City of Wildomar
  • Toby Wells, Ceres City Manager
  • Pete Peterson, Davenport Institute of Pepperdine University
  • Dan Schnur, University of Southern California
  • Chuck Reed, Former Mayor of San Jose
  • Carson Bruno, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

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