Endorsements
Jim Yovino
Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
“For thirty years, I have dedicated myself to the education of the children in our community, the last ten years as the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. This year, I decided to not seek a third term. After careful consideration, I have decided to support Dr. Michele Cantwell-Copher to succeed me as your next Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. I have known Dr. Cantwell-Copher for 20 years and I cannot think of anyone more qualified to lead our county educational system. As my Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Cantwell-Copher, with her unique qualifications and successful ideas, has met the challenges facing education and is ready to lead. I strongly urge you to support and vote for Dr. Michele Cantwell-Copher for Superintendent of Schools.”
Endorsements
Sheriff Margaret Mims
Fresno County Supervisor
Sal Quintero
Fresno County Supervisor
Buddy Mendes
Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp
Al Galvez
Dr. Marc Johnson
Dr. Hank Gutierrez
Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor
Tou Herr
Dr. Bill Stewart
Alan Autry, Former Fresno Mayor
Larry Powell,
Former Fresno County
Superintendent of Schools
Matthew Grundy, Deputy Mayor, City of Fresno
Kaye Bonner Cummings
Eric Cederquist
Bryn Forhan
Brandi Orth,
Fresno County Clerk, Ret.
Linzie Daniel
Dr. Steve Morris
John Minkler
Dr. Linda Hoff
Linda Gleason
Meredith Wiley
Pete Weber
Luis Santana
Jennifer L. Smith, Esq.
Jim A. Yovino
Shantay Davies-Balch
Dr. Allen Clyde
Victor Salazar
Katie Zenovich
Claude Laval
Terry Solis
Tom Zimmerman
Fresno Chamber of Commerce
Anna Brooks
Dr. Mike Ford
Dr. Kitty Catania
Elizabeth Laval
Blake Zante
Dwayne and Vanessa Ferguson
Dr. Jackie Ryle
Susan Anderson,
Retired Fresno County Supervisor
Dr. Tom Crow
Don Larson
Debbie Jacobsen
Mike Espinosa
Saul Salinas
James Hendricksen
Yery Olivares
Dora Westerlund
Mark and Virginia Salazar
Kevin Gordon
Jack O’Connell, former
State Superintendent of Schools
Artie Padilla
Demi Mehas
Tish Meyers
John Ostlund
Clovis City Councilmember
Vong Mouanoutoua
Gurdeep Shergill
Gail Gaston
Greg & Dr. Angie Barfield
Luisa Medina
Summer Gaston-Gehrig
Armida Espinosa
Hector Romero
Stan Oken
Hardip and Gursharan Rahal
Honorable Robert H Oliver, Ret.
Pam Coronado
Dick Herrington
Katie Ostlund
Pete Faragia
Ann Abajian
Zetta Hadden
Dr. David Hadden
Jerry Cook
Dr. Leonard Carrillo
Todd Cook
Dr. Paul Garcia
Nisei Farmers League
Kristi Rangel
Sherri Johnson, Fresno County Teacher of the Year 2021
Alma McKenry, Fresno County Administrator of the Year 2021
Kevin Gordon
Marco Lopez, Director CA Charter Schools Advocacy
Deborah Ikeda, State Center
Community College Trustee
CSEA and Its Fresno County School Employees Chapter 573
José Elgorriagá
Assemblyman Jim Patterson
John Zanoni
Gurdeep Sihota He’bert
Martin Mares
Efrain Guizar
Area Superintendents*
Lori Villanueva, Coalinga-Huron
Robert Frausto, Kerman
Bob Nelson, Fresno
Adela Jones, Sanger
Wes Sever, Kingsburg
Paul Lopez, Mendota
Shelley Manser, Monroe
Annette Machado, Pacific Union
Steven Rosa, Pine Ridge
Baldo Hernandez, Westside
Jeremy Brown, Fresno Christian Schools
*partial list