Los Angeles Times
LA Times Endorses Lt. Commander Jay Chen for Congress in California’s 45th District
The LA Times emphasizes in their endorsement that Jay Chen is “a longtime community leader” and is “thoughtful, collaborative and mission-driven.” Additionally, the L.A. Times applauds his ability to connect with Orange County families where they are because of his “in-the-trenches approach to public service and his ability to work alongside people of different ideologies.” “If voters want a representative in Congress who will protect their rights, fight for their fair share of federal funding and bring a pragmatic, collaborative approach to governing, Chen is the best choice for the 45th District.”
Organizations
AAPI Victory Fund
Alliance for Retired Americans
American Association for Justice
API Legislative Caucus
Asian American Action Fund
Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Rising & Empowering PAC
Bend The Arc PAC
Bold Pac
California Democratic Party
California Labor Federation
California Young Democrats
CAPA21
Carpenters Local Union 714
CFT
Common Defense
Equality California
Foothill Community Democrats
Foreign Policy for America
Giffords
Gun Sense Candidate
Heart of LA Democratic Club
Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club
Human Rights Campaign
IAPAC
ILWU SCDC
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
International Association of Firefighters
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Locals 11, 47, 441
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Iron Workers Local 413 and 433
Jewish Democratic Council of America
JStreet
Korean American Democratic Committee
Laborers’ International Union of North America
Leadership Now
Los Angeles / Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
NARAL
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
National Union of Healthcare Workers
New Politics
NewDems Action Fund
Nurses for America
Orange County Labor Federation
Planned Parenthood
Plasterers Local 200
Progressive Turnout Project
SEEC PAC
Serve America PAC
Service Employees International Union
Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transport (SMART) Union
Sierra Club
Southern California Armenian Democrats
Teamsters Joint Council 42
UA Local 250 Steamfitters, Welders and Refrigeration
United Auto Workers
United Auto Workers Western States Committee
United Food and Commercial Workers
Vote Common Good
VoteVets
Women for American Values and Ethics
Federal Elected Officials
Alex Padilla
Senator
D-CA
Tammy Duckworth
Senator
D-IL
Alan Lowenthal
Congressmember
CA-47
Lou Correa
Congressmember
CA-46
Linda Sanchez
Congressmember
CA-38
Harley Rouda (ret)
Congressmember
CA-48
Nanette Barragán
Congressmember
CA-44
Grace Napolitano
Congressmember
CA-32
Mike Levin
Congressmember
CA-49
Ted Lieu
Congressmember
CA-33
Adam Schiff
Congressmember
CA-28
Mark Takano
Congressmember
CA-41
Tony Cardenas
Congressmember
CA-29
Judy Chu
Congressmember
CA-27
Pete Aguilar
Congressmember
CA-31
Raul Ruiz
Congressmember
CA-36
Sara Jacobs
Congressmember
CA-53
Mike Honda (ret)
Congressmember
CA-17
Ro Khanna
Congressmember
CA-17
Anna Eshoo
Congressmember
CA-18
Ami Bera
Congressmember
CA-7
Lynn Woolsey (ret)
Congressmember
CA-6
Jared Huffman
Congressmember
CA-2
John Garamendi
Congressmember
CA-3
Melanie Stansbury
Congressmember
NM-1
Marilyn Strickland
Congressmember
WA-10
Kaiali’i Kahele
Congressmember
HI-2
Stephanie Murphy
Congressmember
FL-7
Madeleine Dean
Congressmember
PA-4
Andy Kim
Congressmember
NJ-3
Grace Meng
Congressmember
NY-6
Rosa Delauro
Congressmember
CT-3
Seth Moulton
Congressmember
MA-6
Katherine Clark
Congressmember
MA-5
State and County Elected Officials
- California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis
- California Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta
- California State Treasurer Fiona Ma
- California State Treasurer John Chiang (ret)
- California State Controller Betty Yee
- State Senator Ben Allen
- State Senator Bob Archuleta
- State Senator Connie Leyva
- State Senator Dave Min
- State Senator Josh Newman
- State Senator Tom Umberg
- Assemblymember Blanca Rubio
- Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
- Assemblymember David Chiu (ret)
- Assemblymember Lynn Daucher (ret)
- Assemblymember Warren Furutani (ret)
- Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee
- Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn
- Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang
- Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee
City Officials
- Artesia City Councilmember Ali Taj
- Artesia City Councilmember Tony Lima
- Artesia City Mayor Melissa Ramoso
- Artesia City Mayor Miguel Canales (ret)
- Brea City Councilmember Christine Marick
- Brea City Mayor Bev Perry (ret)
- Brea City Mayor Pro Tem Glenn Parker
- Buena Park City Council Member Art Brown
- Buena Park City Council Member Susan Sonne
- Buena Park City Mayor Connor Traut
- Cerritos City Council Member Frank Aurelio Yokoyama
- Cerritos City Mayor Diana Needham (ret)
- Cerritos City Mayor Laura Lee (ret)
- Cerritos City Mayor Mark Pulido (ret)
- Cypress City Council Member Frances Marquez
- Chair Of South County Labor, AFL-CIO Raymond Cordova
- Diamond Bar City Council Member Andrew Chou
- Diamond Bar City Council Member Stan Liu
- Fountain Valley City Council Member Glenn Grandis
- Fullerton City Mayor Molly McClanahan (ret)
- Fullerton City Council Member Fred Jung
- Fullerton City Council Member Jesus Silva
- Fullerton Infrastructure And Natural Resources Committee Member Mark Shapiro
- Garden Grove City Mayor Pro Tem Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen
- Garden Grove City Council Member Kim Nguyen
- Hacienda Heights Improvement Association President Mike Williams (ret)
- Hawaiian Gardens City Mayor Pro-Tem Maria Teresa del Rio
- Hawaiian Gardens City Councilmember Mike Gomez
- Hawaiian Gardens City Councilmember Victor Farfan
- Irvine City Council Member Tammy Kim
- Irvine City Mayor Farrah Khan
- Irvine City Mayor Sukhee Kang (ret)
- La Habra City Mayor Michael Blazey (ret)
- La Habra City Council Member Rose Espinoza
- Long Beach City Mayor Robert Garcia
- Midway City Sanitary District Member Sergio Contreras
- Monterey Park City Mayor David Lau (ret)
- Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council Roland Sanchez
- Rowland Water District Member Szu Pei Lu-Yang
- San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu
- Stanton City Council Member Hong Alyce Van
- Walnut City Council Member Allen Wu
- Walnut City Council Member Linda Freedman
- Walnut City Mayor Mary Su
- Walnut City Mayor Andrew Rodriguez (ret)
- Walnut Valley Water District Board Member Kevin Hayakawa
- West Covina City Mayor James Toma (ret)
- Westminster City Council Member Tim Manzo
Education Officials
- ABC Unified School District Board Member Ernie Nishi
- ABC Unified School District Board Member Sophia Tse
- ABC Unified School District Board Member Armin Reyes (ret)
- ABC Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Mary Sieu (ret)
- Centralia Elementary School District Trustee Elizabeth Gonzalez
- Centralia Elementary School District Trustee Ian Macdonald (ret)
- Cerritos College Trustee Dr. Shin Liu
- Cerritos College Trustee Mariana Pacheco
- Chino Valley School District Trustee Irene Hernandez-Blair (ret)
- Fountain Valley School District Superintendent Marc Ecker (ret)
- Fountain Valley School District Board Member Steve Schultz
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board President Lauren Klatzker
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board Member Chester Jeng
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board Member Joanne Fawley
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board Member Dr. Vicki Calhoun
- Fullerton School District Board Member Aaruni Thakur
- Hacienda La Puente Board Of Education President Jeffrey De La Torre
- Hacienda La Puente Board Of Education Member Gino Kwok (ret)
- Hacienda La Puente Board Of Education Member Martin Medrano (ret)
- La Habra City School District Board Member Adam Rogers
- Mt. Sac Board Trustee Gary Chow
- Mt. Sac Board Trustee Judy Chen Haggerty
- Mt. Sac Board Trustee Laura Santos
- Mt. Sac Board Trustee Manuel Baca
- Mt. Sac Board Trustee Robert Hidalgo
- Mt. Sac Board Trustee Peter Hidalgo
- North Orange County Community College District Trustee Steve Blount
- North Orange County Community College District Board Member Molly McClanahan (ret)
- Ocean View School District Board President Gina Clayton-Tarvin
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School Board Member Carrie Buck
- Rowland Unified School District Board Member David Malkin
- Rowland Unified School District Board Member Angelena Pride (ret)
- San Bernardino Unified School District Trustee Barbara Flores
- Walnut Valley Unified School District Board Member Helen Hall
- Walnut Valley Unified School District Board Member Layla Abou-Taleb
- West Covina Unified School District Board President Eileen Miranda
- Westminster Elementary Board Of Education Member Jamison Power (ret)
