Endorsements
Below are the amazing community members and organizations that support Ami. If you would like to endorse Ami click the link below!
Organizations
Why the Community Supports Ami
“My endorsement for Santa Cruz mayor? Ami Chen Mills. … I’ve known Ami for years. She is a smart, effective progressive who recognizes the important issues facing this city and how to address them.”
— Stephen Zunes, Westside Resident, USF Professor of Middle Eastern Studies
“Getting involved in politics is the only way to make our democracy work. That's one reason I'm thrilled that my longtime friend Ami Chen Mills-Naim has thrown her hat into the ring to become the next mayor of Santa Cruz!
I first met Ami when we both worked as reporters at the same newspaper decades ago. We don't agree on everything (although we agree on the big things). What I do know for certain, though, is that she'd be one of the best mayors in the whole country if she wins.
She operates on a whole other level, if you know what I mean. I've already contributed as much as I can to her campaign and want to encourage all my friends to do something, anything, to help, even $10. We all need to have each other's backs. Especially now. Please help us elect Ami Chen Mills for Mayor of Santa Cruz.”
— Hal Plotkin, Former Senior Advisor, Education Department, Obama Administration
“I’ve known Ami for 30 years. She started in Santa Cruz as a reporter and waitress at my cafe … I have watched her take her place in local politics. She has tremendous integrity, intelligence and is a great listener and communicator. Let’s make Ami mayor of Santa Cruz!”
— Paul Cocking, owner, Gabriella Cafe, downtown Santa Cruz
Community Members
Aaron Bartlett
Adam Bolaños-Scow, former Pajaro Valley School Board Trustee, educator, Committee for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture
Alene Smith
Alison Buchter, Environmental Activist
Amanda Harris, Indivisible Santa Cruz leadership team, Democratic Central Committee, District 5, alternate
Annika Mancini
Antonina Beyea
Art Burgesd
August Materazzi
Barb Hwong
Barbara Riverwoman, Friends of the River
Barnaby Lee
Batya Kagan, Shamati Dialogue Project, Committee for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture
Carol Hewitt
Caroline Lykins
Celeste Guitierez, Democratic Central Committee, District 4
Celina Malabey
Chris Campton
Christine (Crystal) Hawley
Christine Barrington, KSQD host, producer and volunteer
Clio Maya-Johnson
Colleen Marie Hughes
Cynthia Adams
Dave Tannaci
Dawn Whisnant
Diana Dugan
Dorah Rosen
Doris Correll
Elizabeth Lykins, Health Practitioner
Ella Kueeme
Ellen Fitzgerald Murtha
Ellie Aucoin-Unruhe
Emmanuel Nevarez, Chair, Latino Affairs Commission, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz resident
Ethan Brandt
Eva Brunner
Franco Picarella
Fred Geiger
Gabriel Barraza, Pajaro Valley for Ethnic Studies and Justice
Gabriela Maldonado, Resiliency Educator
Gavin Roth
Grant Wilson
Jack McCourt
Jane Shtalenkova
Jane Weed-Pomerantz, former Mayor, Santa Cruz
Javi Guerrero
JC Cockrell
Jeanine Cowan
Jeffrey Smedberg
Jenny Evans
Jim Mulherin
Jo McGinty
Joy Schendledecker, Democratic Central Committee, District 3, alternate
Joe Jordan, Community Volunteer
Joel Isaacson
John Hall, Our Downtown Our Future
Karen Card
Ken Foster
Keresha Durham
Kris Neustadter
Laura Zucker
Linda W Lisa Ekström
Lorene Stewart
LucienKubo, AAPI Santa Cruz County
LyndaMarin, Lead, Citizens Climate Lobby Santa Cruz
Makena Macambridge
Marc Brown
Maren Hurn
Mary Reynolds
Mary Flodin
Meg Sandow
Melanie Correll
Michael Levy, Shamati Dialogue Project, Co-Counseling, Santa Cruz, Nonviolent Communication facilitator, musician
Michelle Minugh
Mitchell Wexler
Monica Larenas
Nancy Carleton
Nancy Glock-Grueneich
Nancy Kahumoku
Pam Neimeth
Patricia Walters
Patti Jo McCarron
Paul Cocking, Owner, Gabriella Cafe
Paul Franklin
Peter Gelblum
Peter Kline
Rachel O'Malley
Ray Newkirk
Rev. Steve Palmisano,former climate action director, city of Watsonville, current Santa Cruz resident, Santa Cruz Zen Center
Rick Longinotti, Sustainable Transportation Activist
Ron Silva
Sandy Brown, former city council member, Santa Cruz
Sarah Bowers Sarah Lee
Sarah Young, Shamati Dialogue Project
Sean Dougherty, Democratic Candidate for Congress, D-19
Shelly D'Amour
Shizue Shitarma, AAPI Santa Cruz County
Stephen Bare
Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and Middle East Studies, University of San Francisco, Santa Cruz resident
Tabitha Hart, Professor
Tad Davis
Tamar Ragir
Tane Tachyon
Tangie Solow
Thomas Witz
Tim Fitzmaurice
Timothy Kensit
Tony Russomanno, Executive Committee member, Santa Cruz County Democratic Party
Victor Kimura, AAPI Santa Cruz County
Victoria Nobles, Santa Cruz County Democratic Party, District 1 alternate
Wendy King
Winona Suyenobu