We Support Jeff Rosen
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, State Senator Elaine Alquist, retired D.A. George Kennedy, police officers and sheriffs, prosecutors, defense attorneys and community leaders are all endorsing Jeff Rosen over Dolores Carr for District Attorney.
“Jeff Rosen is an extraordinary person who is qualified to restore integrity and return the office's primary focus to justice. I strongly endorse him to be the next District Attorney of Santa Clara County.”
George Kennedy,
District Attorney of Santa Clara County (retired)
"Jeff is a well informed, no-nonsense prosecutor with a proven moral compass and ethical standards. He will provide experienced leadership and thoughtful management."
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
“Jeff is the kind of District Attorney we need — smart, hardworking, experienced, and fair.”
State Senator Elaine Alquist, the first woman to Chair the Senate Public Safety Committee
Newspapers
- San Jose Mercury News
- Metro Silicon Valley
- Palo Alto Weekly
- Morgan Hill Times
- Gilroy Dispatch
- Mountain View Voice
- Fugitive Watch
- Palo Alto Daily Post
Elected Officials
- Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren
- Retired District Attorney George Kennedy
- State Senator Elaine Alquist
- State Assemblyman Paul Fong
- Margaret Abe-Koga, Mayor of Mountain View
- Patrick Burt, Mayor of Palo Alto
- Lana Malloy, Monte Sereno Vice Mayor
- Diane McNutt, Mayor of Los Gatos
- Gina Pappan, Mayor of Millbrae
- Don Perry, the Mayor of Monte Sereno
- Joe Pirzynski, Vice-Mayor of Los Gatos
- Steve Tate, Mayor of Morgan Hill
- Kris Wang, Mayor of Cupertino
- Bob Dillon, Gilroy City Councilmember
- Barry Chang, Cupertino City Councilmember
- Cynthia Chang, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Board Member
- Laura Frier, Board of Trustees, Foothill-DeAnza Community College District
- Susan Garrner, Monte Sereno City Councilmember
- Esau Herera, Alum Rock School Board Member
- Hon. Richard Hobbs, Board of Trustees, San Jose-Evergreen Community College District
- Will Kennedy, Santa Clara City Councilman
- Lawrence Klein, Palo Alto City Councilman and former Mayor
- Sam Liccardo, San Jose City Councilman
- Laura Macias, Mountain View City Councilmember
- Jean Mordo, Los Altos Hills City Councilman
- Gail Price, Palo Alto City Councilmember
- Greg Scharff, Palo Alto City Councilman
- Buu Thai, President of Board of Trustees of Franklin McKinley School District
- Dana Tom, Palo Alto School Board Member
- Cat Tucker, Gilroy City Councilmember
Law Enforcement
- Los Altos Police Officers' Association
- Los Gatos Police Officers' Association
- Milpitas Police Officers' Association
- National Latino Peace Officers' Association
- Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
- Santa Clara Police Officers' Association
- Tom Brewer, Captain San Jose Police Department and Chief District Attorney Investigator (ret.)
- Joe Brockman, SJPD Captain, Government Integrity Investigator for the District Attorney's Office (ret.)
- Scott Castruita, San Jose Police Sgt. (ret.)
- Grant Cunningham, former Lieutenant DA Investigator, Santa Clara County
- Patrick Dwyer, Palo Alto Police Chief (ret.)
- Steve Ferdin, San Jose Police Officer (ret.)
- Nick Galiotto, Mountain View Police Captain (ret.) and former Mountain View Mayor
- Carm Grande, President of San Jose POA (ret.)
- Don Horsley, San Mateo County Sheriff (ret.)
- John McMullen, Lieutenant District Attorney Investigator (ret.)
- Robert Mecir, former Special Agent Supervisor of Cal. Dept. of Justice
- Gordon Sonne, Monterey County Sheriff (ret.)
Organizations
- Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Black Lawyers Association
- DAWN, Democratic Activists for Women Now
- Hispanic Prosecutors of Silicon Valley
- Iranian American Bar Association
- La Raza Lawyers Association
- Santa Clara Firefighters, IAFF Local 1171
- Viet-Voters PAC
Prosecutors
- Mike Adams, Deputy District Attorney (ret.)
- Lee Altschuler, former Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the San Jose Office
- Al Bender, Supervising Deputy District Attorney, Consumer Protection Unit (ret.)
- Tim Blackwood, Deputy District Attorney (ret.)
- David Callaway, former Deputy District Attorney
- Leo Cunningham, former Assistant United States Attorney
- Diane Doolittle, former Deputy District Attorney
- Betsy De La Vega, former Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the San Jose Office
- Mark Fickes, former Deputy District Attorney
- Scott Frewing, former Assistant U.S. Attorney
- James Hammer, former Deputy District Attorney
- Staci Homrig, former Deputy District Attorney
- George Kennedy, Santa Clara County District Attorney (ret.)
(Click here to view statement) - Paula Kuty, Chief Assistant District Attorney (ret.)
- Joseph F. Mayen, former Deputy District Attorney
- Robert McCauley, former Deputy District Attorney
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Margo Smith, Supervising Deputy District Attorney (ret.)
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Keven Star, former Deputy District Attorney
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Fred Thiagarajah, former Deputy District Attorney
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Richard Titus, Deputy District Attorney (ret.)
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Alison Tucher, former Deputy District Attorney
Attorneys
- Jacques Adler
- Angela Alvarado
- David Angel
- Mark Arnold
- Chris Arriola, former President Santa Clara County Bar Assoc.
- Daniel Asimow
- Maureen Baldwin
- Mark Becker
- Josh Bentley
- Sanford Berliner
- Cameron Bowman
- Jay Boyarsky
- David Boyd
- Matt Braker
- Craig Brown
- Victoria Brown
- Carrie Callaway
- Mark Camperi
- Sharonrose Cannistraci
- Stacey Capps
- Merry Jean Chan
- Casey Clift
- Frank Cole
- John Collins, former President Santa Clara County Bar Assoc.
- Mark Collins
- Kim Connors
- Michael Daudt
- Todd Davis
- Andres Del Alcazar
- Jim Demertzis
- Steven Dick
- Michelle Diederichs
- Benjamin Douglas
- David Epps
- Mica Estramera
- Joseph Espinola
- Reuben Espinosa
- David Farling
- Steve Fein
- Alison Filo
- Michelle Floyd
- Julie Frambach
- Leigh Frazier
- Christine Garcia-Sen
- Eric Geffon
- Matthew Geisick
- Vicki Gemetti
- Chris Givens
- Peter Goldsheider
- Gary Goodman
- Laurie Gray
- Jennifer Green
- Melinda Hall
- Roxy Hariri
- Roger Hecht
- Cindy Seeley Hendrickson
- Patricia Henley
- Esau Herrera
- Lisa Herrick, Former President of Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Ricardo Ippolito
- Thomas Ivey
- Jonathon Jackal
- Robert Johnson
- Ted Kajani
- Dan Kaleba
- J.J. Kapp
- Patrick Kelly
- Martin W. King
- Jonathan Klein
- Luan T. Le
- Jaime Leanos
- Dennis Lempert
- Jim Leonard
- Eileen C. Lorimore
- Michael Madigan
- Tony Marsh
- Brian Matthews
- Dan Mayfield
- Valerie McGuire
- Ron Meckler
- Ray Mendoza
- Rick Miller
- Tim Moore
- Steve Nakano
- Jeff Nedrow
- Brian O'Grady
- Molli O'Neal
- Mike Paez
- Summerle Pfeffer
- Christian Picone
- Carolyn Powell
- Luis Ramos
- Gary Reback
- Ron Rico
- Nora Rousso
- Chris Rudy
- Marleen Sacks
- Dale Sanderson
- Bernardo Saucedo
- Julianne Savage
- James Scharf, former State Bar of California Vice-President
- Jeff Schenk
- Allen Schwartz
- Damon Silver
- Karyn Sinunu-Towery
- Bryan Slater
- Robert Specker
- Johnee Stebbins
- Claude Stern
- Angela Story
- Jaime Stringfield
- Malorie Street
- Gilda Sullivan
- Michelle Takamoto
- Beth Terrell
- James Towery, former State Bar of California President
- Frank Ubhaus
- William Um
- Patrick Valencia
- Barbara Valliere
- Peter Waite
- Donn Waslif
- Brian Welch
- Aaron West
- Erin West
- Hartley West
- Patti White, State Bar of California Vice-President and former President Santa Clara County Bar Assoc.
- Lloyd Winawer
- Shawna Yen
- Mara Zlotoff
Community Leaders
- Dr. Cheryl Bader
- Ray and Carol Bacchetti
- Alan Bennet
- Kathryn Berry
- Adele Bihn
- Ellen Bob-Waksberg
- Dan Bourbon, Deputy Chief, San Jose Fire Department (ret.)
- Al and Carmen Castellano
- Peter Carter
- Yvonne Chavez, Survivor of sexual assault
- Wren Clark
- Ronald Cohn
- Elayne Dauber, former Mayor of Los Altos Hills
- Philip Dauber
- Laura Derrickson, advocate for murder victim Peter Bianco
- Peter Drekmeier, former Mayor of Palo Alto
- Swanee Edwards
- Jordan D. Eldridge
- Lauren Chief Elk
- Dr. Peter Ellis
- James Emerson, Superior Court Judge (ret.)
- Julianna Scott Fein
- Thomas J. Ferrito, former Mayor of Los Gatos
- Nanette Freedland
- Erin Garner, former Mayor of Monte Sereno
- Dr. Patricia Gibbs
- Shelley Goldman
- Martin Gorfinkel
- Bob Grimm
- Dr. Michael Hahn
- Brad and Emeri Handler
- Olaf Hirsch
- David Hoffman
- Thomas Hogan
- Dr. Aleda Jacobs
- Karin Jeffery
- Robert Johnson, former Mayor of Los Altos Hills
- Wahid Kazem
- Stephen Lazarus
- John Lee
- Dr. Elliot Lepler
- Rick Levinson
- Jim Manganello
- James Massie
- John McLemore, former Santa Clara City Councilman
- Doris Mei
- Leonid and Irina Mezhvinsky
- Hessam Moghtader
- Daniel T. Nguyen, Public Safety Commissioner
- Victor Ojakian, former Palo Alto Mayor
- David Pandori, former San Jose City Councilman
- Margot Parker
- Mary Ann Parker
- Andy and Rebecca Popell
- Randy Popp
- Vincent Reyna, labor leader
- Cindy Rogoway
- Carol Saal
- Dolly Sandoval, former Mayor of Cupertino and former Chair of Valley Transportation Authority
- Scott Savage
- Morey Schapira
- Jennifer Shen
- Eileen Soffer
- Joel Spolin
- Leonard Sprinkles, Superior Court Judge (ret.)
- Jackie Stevens
- Clarence Stone
- Dr. Eli Taub
- Alex and Jen Tsao
- Jim and Emily Thurber
- Tony and Carolyn Tucher
- David and Alison Wagonfeld
- David Waksberg
- Karen White
- Elissa Wolf, Survivor of sexual assault
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