Labor Legend Dolores Huerta Endorses IRV for LA
Legendary union leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers Union with Cesar Chavez, has endorsed IRV. In a few short months, IRV has been gaining strong support from all corners of Los Angeles. Earlier, former Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce President Charlie Woo and the Los Angeles College Faculty Guild (American Federation of Teachers 1521) announced their support for IRV.
Among candidates and elected officials, supporters include: City Council President Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Jose Huizar, Councilmember Wendy Greuel, Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, Councilmember Ed Reyes, former Councilmember Richard Alatorre, State Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, State Sen. Jack Scott, Assemblymember Warren Furutani, Los Angeles Community College Trustee Mona Field, Los Angeles Community College Trustee Nancy Pearlman, and LA City Attorney candidate Carmen Trutanich.
Organizations that support IRV include: California Common Cause, ACLU of Southern California, California League of Women Voters**, LA College Faculty Guild (AFT 1521A), National Latino Congreso, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, William C. Velasquez Institute, San Fernando Valley Young Democrats, Progressive Democrats of America, Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles, Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO (APALA), Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE), Asian American Action Fund-California, African American Voter Registration Education Project, CALPIRG, Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council, and Silver Lake Neighborhood Council.
Leaders who support IRV include: Los Angeles Music Center* Chair John Emerson, Former Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce President Charlie Woo, William C. Velasquez Institute President Antonio Gonzalez, SCOPE President Anthony Thigpenn, Los Angeles Community College District Chancellor Mark Drummond, California State Bar* Governor Holly Fujie, California Common Cause Executive Director Kathay Feng, Los Angeles League of Women Voters** President Liza White, Los Angeles Valley College* President Tyree Wieder, Los Angeles Industrial Development Authority* Chair Reyn Blight, former San Fernando Young Democrats President Damian Carroll, Los Angeles Alliance for A New Economy (LAANE) President Madeline Janis, Los Angeles Ethics Commissioner* Sean Treglia, Los Angeles Environmental Affairs* Commissioner Maria Armoudian, Ryan Snyder Associates President Ryan Snyder, CAUSE Board member James Hsu, former Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council Secretary Barbara Carroll, East West Players Theater* Counsel Dan Mayeda, Asian Business Association* Board member Ron Wong, LA Voters for Instant Runoff Elections President David Holtzman, SEIU Local 6434* Attorney Jimmy Valentine, California State University - Fullerton* Professor Anthony Rendon, and Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles President Marcy Winograd.
* Note: Organization affiliations are for identification purposes only.
** Endorsed IRV for citywide, executive positions.
