ENDORSEMENTS

These San Jose community members are supporting Raul for Mayor!

Chris Patterson Simmons

Owner of Neu2U Thrift Boutique

“Raul listens to the voices of our small businesses and takes action to ensure we can thrive and serve our community.”

Dan Gordon

Owner, Gordon Biersch Brewery

“Raul’s record of achieving results by bringing all sides together is the leadership we need to get our city back on track.”

Lennies Gutierrez

Latino Leadership Alliance

“Raul is committed to an economic pathway of recovery for all of San Jose’s communities, and is working to ensure housing equity, economic justice and bridging the digital divide.”

Nicole Le

Owner, Tripshot

“Raul understands that ensuring public safety for every San Jose family, and our city’s businesses and employees is essential to creating a thriving city.”

Serena Alvarez, Esq.

Willow Glen Resident & Civil Rights Advocate

"I trust Raul. He embraces humility in leadership and is seasoned in drawing people together with diplomacy. San Jose Mayoral strength is rightly rooted in effective teamwork for the greater good of all city residents, not strong-arming for or deferring to powerful, well-funded interests. Raul Peralez is a remarkable team player, an outstanding team leader and absolutely the right choice to be San Jose’s next Mayor - for all."

Silicon Valley Young Democrats

“The Silicon Valley Young Democrats are proud to early endorse Raul Peralez for Mayor of San Jose. Raul has worked tirelessly throughout his time on City Council to make San Jose a place of opportunity for all, to build bridges between the community and the city, and to reach across the political divides that have riven our local government in recent years. It is this record of consensus-driven leadership, and his vision for a San Jose that is strong, prosperous, and above all inclusive, that makes Raul Peralez – a former Young Dem himself – our endorsed candidate for Mayor of San Jose.”

Sylvia Arenas

San Jose City Council Member

“As Mayor, Raul will continue his fight to ensure the needs of San José’s working families are addressed in our city’s policies and our city’s budget.”

Tamiko Rast

Owner, Rasteroids Design

"Raul was instrumental in advancing Japantown's initiatives, including relocation of the Japantown Farmer's Market, improving our community's safety, and providing business support during COVID. Without his leadership, our community would not have made the strides that it has in such a short amount of time."

Thang Le

Owner of Lee’s Sandwiches

“Raul’s leadership is essential to rebuilding our small businesses as we emerge from this pandemic, and we look forward to working with him as our next mayor to create a thriving and exciting future for our city.”

Join These Elected and Community Leaders Supporting Raul!

Current & Former Elected Officials

Sylvia Arenas
‍San José City Council
Magdalena Carrasco
‍San José City Council
Maya Esparza
‍San José City Council
Sergio Jimenez
‍San José City Council
Ron Gonzales
‍Former Mayor of San José
Kansen Chu
Former California Assemblymember
Ellen Kamei
Mayor of Mountain View
Sergio Lopez
Campbell City Council
Karina Dominguez
Milpitas City Council
Lucas Ramirez
Mountain View City Council
Alicia Aguirre
Redwood City Council
Esmeralda Soria
Fresno City Council
Veronica Vargas
Tracy City Council
Rene Spring
Morgan Hill City Council
Rosemary Kamei
Santa Clara County Board of Education
Ernesto Bejarano
Alum Rock School District Board of Trustees
Corina Herrera-Loera
Alum Rock School District Board of Trustees
Andres Quintero
Alum Rock School District Board of Trustees
Sylvia Alvarez
Evergreen School District Board of Trustees, Emeritus
Omar Torres
San José Evergreen Community College District Board of Trustees
Gary Kremen
Valley Water Board of Directors

Community Organizations

Community Leaders

Peter Allen
District 6 Resident
Tamara Alvarado
Arts Leader
Serena Alvarez, Esq.
Willow Glen Resident & Civil Rights Advocate
Juan Carlos Araujo
Co-Founder, Empire Seven Studios
Tony Arreola
DAL Properties
Jeff Arrillaga
Urban Community
Rodney Baca
The Shop by Chef Baca
Steve Borkenhagen
Business Owner
Pete Carrillo
Silicon Valley Advisors
Gary Dillabough
Urban Community
Josh Englander
Suffolk Construction
Chris Esparza
Giant Creative
Cosme Fagundo
Wilco Management
Patricia Gardner
Nonprofit Leader
Adolfo Gomez
Mezcal Restaurant
Dan Gordon
Gordon Biersch Brew Co.
Dan Gordon
Gordon Biersch Brew Co.
Sean Kali-rai
Silicon Valley Cannabis Alliance
Takahiro Kitamura
State of Grace Tattoo Shop
Mark Lazzarini
DAL Properties
Tin Le
Owner & Founder, SP2 Communal Bar + Restaurant
Thang Le
Lee's Sandwiches
Nicole Le
TripShot
Mauricio Mejia
Silicon Valley Entrepreneur
Sarju Naran
Employment Attorney
Martha O'Connell
GSMOL Region Manager, Golden State Manufactured-Home Owners League
Georgia Platts
Evergreen Resident
Tamiko Rast
Rasteroids
Amanda Rawson
San José Arts Advocates/Womanhood Project
Brendan Rawson
Executive Director, San José Jazz
Dalia Rawson
Artistic Director, New Ballet - San Jose
Eric Roberts
President, South Bay Spirits
Rich Robinson
Principal, Robinson Communications
Chris Simmons
Owner, New2U
Khuong Truong
KT Electronics
Wisa Uemura
Japantown Resident

*Titles for identification purposes only

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