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The organizations and individuals below have signed on to support the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride.

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Elected Officials, Politicians, and Political Groups

  •   Alabama Young Democrats Minority Caucus
  • Rep. Robert Meza, Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Wally Straughn, Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Tom Prezelski, Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Steve Gallardo Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Phil Lopes, Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Meg Burton Cahill, Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Linda Lopez Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Leah Landrum Taylor Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. John Loredo, Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Jack Johnson Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Amanda Aguirre Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Ted Downing, Arizona House of Representatives
  • Rep. Dave Bradley Arizona House of Representatives
  • Sen. Victor Soltero, Arizona Senate
  • Sen. Richard Miranda, Arizona Senate
  • Sen. Bill Brotherton, Arizona Senate
  • Sen. Harry Mitchell, Arizona Senate
  • Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia, Arizona Senate
  • Sen. Ken Cheuvront, Arizona Senate
  • Sen. Linda Aguirre, Arizona Senate
  • Sen. Manny Alvarez, Arizona Senate
  • Mary Rose Wilcox, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
  • Dan  Eckstrom, District 2, Pima County Board of Supervisors
  • Richard Elias, District 5, Pima County Board of Supervisors
  • Steve Leal, Ward 5, Tucson City Council
  • Jose Ibarra, Ward 1, Tucson City Council
  • John Chiang, Board of Equalization, Los Angeles
  • James Hahn, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
  • Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Hector DeLaTorre, Mayor, City of South Gate
  • Rep. Bob Filner, (D-California)
  • Rep. Maxine Waters, (D-California)
  •   Chicano/Latino Demos of Southern Alameda
  • Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, (California)
  • Carol Liu California Assembly
  • Mervyn Dymally Callifornia Assembly
  • Patty Berg, California Assembly, District 1
  • Barbara Matthews, California Assembly
  • Cindy Montanez, California Assembly
  • Dario Frommer, California Assembly
  • Speaker Herb Wesson Jr., California Assembly
  • Wilma Chan, California Assembly
  • Thomas Calderon, California Assembly
  • John Longville, California Assembly
  • Ed Chavez, California Assembly
  • Dion S. Aroner, California Assembly
  • Darnell Steinberg, California Assembly
  • Alan Lowenthal California Assembly
  • Fabian Nunez, California Assembly
  • Mark Ridley-Thomas California Assembly
  • Paul Koretz, California Assembly
  • Jerome Horton, California Assembly
  • Simon Salinas, California Assembly
  • Juan Vargas, California Assembly
  • Lou Correa, California Assembly
  • Lou Papan, California Assembly
  • Manny Diaz, California Assembly
  • Marco Firebaugh, California Assembly
  • Elaine Alquist, California Assembly
  • Sally Leiber, California Assembly
  • Jackie Goldberg, California Assembly
  • Darrel Steinberg, California Assembly
  • Joe Simitian, California Assembly, District 21
  • Barbara Lee, District 9, California Congress
  • Meline Hall, Council Member, Los Angeles
  •   California Democratic Party
  • Kevin Shelley, California Secretary of State
  • Sen. Jackie Speier, California Senate
  • Sen. Joseph Dunn, California Senate
  • Sen. Kevin Murray, California Senate
  • Sen. Liz Figueroa, California Senate
  • Sen. Martha Escutia, California Senate
  • Sen. John Vasconcellos, California Senate
  • Sen. Richard Alarcon, California Senate
  • Sen. Betty Karnette, California Senate
  • Sen. Byron Sher, California Senate
  • Sen. Jim Costa, California Senate
  • Sen. Jack O'Connell, California Senate
  • Sen. Sheila Kuehl, California Senate
  • Sen. Sheila James Kuehl, Callifornia Senate
  • Sen. John Burton, California Senate
  • Sen. Tom Torlakson, California Senate
  • Sen. Gloria Romero, California Senate
  • Sen. Gil Cedillo, California Senate
  • Sen. Edward Vincent, California Senate
  • Sen. Don Perata, California Senate
  • Sen. Dede Alpert, California Senate
  • Sen. Debra Bowen, California Senate
  • Sen. Deborah Ortiz, California Senate
  • Gray Davis, California State Governor
  • Jackie Fox Ruby, Alameda County Board of Education
  • Keith Carson, Alameda County Board of Supervisors
  • Kris Worthington, Berkeley City Council
  • Linda Maio, Berkeley City Council
  • Margaret Breland, Berkeley City Council
  • Dominic Dutra, Fremont City Council
  • Matt Jimenez, Hayward City Council
  • Alona Clifton, Trustee, Peralta Community College District
  • Jake McGoldrick, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Matt Gonzalez, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Tom Ammiano, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Fiona Ma San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Chris Daly, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Willie Brown Jr., Mayor, San Francisco
  • Aaron Peskin, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Terry Gregory, San Jose City Council
  • Nora Campos, San Jose City Council
  • Chuck Reed, San Jose City Council
  • Cindy Chavez, San Jose City Council
  • Pete McHugh, Santa Clara Board of Supervisors
  • Jim Beall, Santa Clara Board of Supervisors
  •   Communist Party USA
  • Henry Lacayo, Congress of CA Seniors
  •   Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
  •   Congressional Black Caucus
  •   Congressional Hispanic Caucus
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez, Congresswoman
  • Rep. Hilda Solis, Congresswoman
  •   Court of Common Council, Hartford, CT
  • Antonio Villaraigosa, Councilmember Elect, Los Angeles
  • Bernard C. Parks, Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Mike Eng, Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Alex Padilla, Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Eric Garcetti, Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Ed Reyes, Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Tony Cardenas, Councilmember, Los Angeles
  • Jan Perry Councilmember, Los Angeles City
  • Gov. Howard Dean, (Vermont) 2004 Presidential Candidate
  • Jimmy Morales, Miami-Dade County Commissioner
  • Sen. Anthony Hill Florida Senate
  •   Green Party of Rhode Island
  •   The Green Party of Rhode Island
  •   Green Party of the US
  • Rep. Tom Sawyer, Kansas House of Representatives
  • Rep. Judith Loganbill, Kansas House of Representatives
  • Sen. Paul Feliciano, President, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
  • Sen. David Haley, Kansas State Senate
  • US Rep. Dennis Kucinich, (D-Ohio) 2004 Presidential Candidate
  • US Senator Joseph Lieberman, (D-Connecticut) 2004 Presidential Candidate
  • Susan Lee, Maryland House of Delegates
  • Rep. Keith Ellison Minnesota State Representative
  • Sen. Steve Murphy Minnesota State Senate
  • Sen. Scott Dibble Minnesota State Senate
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D-Mississippi)
  • Ricky Cole,  Mississippi Democratic Party, State Chairman
  • Rep. Erik Fleming, Mississippi House of Representatives
  • Rep. David Green, Mississippi House of Representatives
  • Rep. Jim Evans, Mississippi House of Representatives
  • Sen. Alice Harden, Mississippi Senate
  • Sen. Johnnie Walls, Mississippi Senate
  • Sen. Hillman Frazier, Mississippi Senate
  • Jonathan Oriole Hudson County NJ Green Party
  • Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (New York)
  • C. Virginia Fields The Office of Manhattan Borough President
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley (New York)
  • William C. Thompson, Jr Comptroller of The City of New York
  • Rep. Charles B Rangel, (D-New York)
  • Betsy Gotbaum Public Advocate of The City of New York
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-New York)
  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez (New York)
  • Rep. Nita M. Lowey U.S. House of Representatives, District 18
  • Sen. Major R. Owens U.S. Congress District 11
  • Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (New York)
  • Helen Marshall President of the Borough of Queens
  • Marty Markowitz Brooklyn Borough President
  • Alan J. Gerson New York City Council
  • Kendall B. Stewart New York City Council
  • Larry B Seabrook New York City Council District 12
  • Joel Rivera New York City Council District 15
  • David I. Weprin New York City Council District 23
  • Christine C. Quinn New York City Council District 3
  • Diana Reyna New York City Council District 34
  • Gifford Miller New York City Council, CC 5
  • Miguel Martinez New York City Council, District 10
  • G. Oliver Koppell New York City Council, District 11
  • Maria Baez New York City Council, District 14
  • Adolfo Carrion, Jr. New York City Council, District 14
  • Helen Diane Foster New York City Council, District 16
  • John M. Liu New York City Council, District 20
  • Hiram Monserrate New York City Council, District 21
  • Eric N. Gioia New York City Council, District 26
  • James Sanders New York City Council, District 31
  • Lewis Fidler New York City Council, District 46
  • Michael F. McMahon New York City Council, District 49
  • Gale Brewer New York City Council, District 6
  • Barry Grodenchik New York State Assembly District 22
  • Audrey I. Pheffer New York State Assembly District 23
  • Mark Weprin New York State Assembly District 24
  • Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr. New York State Assembly District 32
  • Michael N. Gianaris New York State Assembly District 36
  • Catherine Nolan New York State Assembly District 37
  • Anthony S. Seminario New York State Assembly District 38
  • Jose Peralta New York State Assembly District 39
  • Rhoda S. Jacobs New York State Assembly District 42
  • Clarence Norman, Jr New York State Assembly District 43
  • James F. Brennan New York State Assembly District 44
  • Adele Cohen New York State Assembly District 46
  • Felix W. Ortiz New York State Assembly District 51
  • Vito J. Lopez New York State Assembly District 53
  • William Boyland, Jr. New York State Assembly District 55
  • Annette M. Robinson New York State Assembly District 56
  • N. Nick Perry New York State Assembly District 58
  • Philip R. Ramos New York State Assembly District 6
  • John W. Lavelle New York State Assembly District 61
  • Scott Stringer New York State Assembly District 67
  • Adam Clayton Powell, IV New York State Assembly District 68
  • Adriano Espaillat New York State Assembly District 72
  • Richard N. Gottfried New York State Assembly District 75
  • Peter M. Rivera New York State Assembly District 76
  • Aurelia Greene New York State Assembly District 77
  • Jose Rivera New York State Assembly District 78
  • Michael A Benjamin New York State Assembly District 79
  • Jeffrey Klein New York State Assembly District 80
  • Jeffrey Dinowitz New York State Assembly District 81
  • Carl E. Heastie New York State Assembly District 83
  • Ruben Diaz, Jr New York State Assembly District 85
  • Jeffrey L. Aubry New York State Assembly, District 35
  • Sen. David Paterson New York State Senate
  • Sen. Ada L Smith New York State Senate District 10
  • Sen. John D. Sabini New York State Senate District 13
  • Sen. Malcom A. Smith New York State Senate District 14
  • Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky New York State Senate District 16
  • Sen. Velmanette Montgomery New York State Senate District 18
  • Sen. Carl Andrews New York State Senate District 20
  • Sen. Martin J Golden New York State Senate District 22
  • Sen. Martin Connor New York State Senate District 25
  • Sen. Eric Schniederman New York State Senate District 31
  • Sen. Guy J. Velella New York State Senate District 34
  • Sen. Nick Spano New York State Senate District 35
  • Sen. Liz Krueger New York State Senate, District 26
  •   People of Color Commission, Socialist Party USA
  • Mary Kay Harris Chairmember, Providence External Review Authority
  • Luis Aponte Providence City Council
  • Allan Fung Cranston City Council
  • Miguel Luna Providence City Council
  • David Segal Providence City Council
  • Rita Williams Providence City Council Member
  • Rep. Arthur Handy Rhode Island House of Representatives
  • Rep. Paul Moura Rhode Island House of Representatives
  • Rep. Edith Ajello Rhode Island House of Representatives
  • Rep. Anastasia Williams Rhode Island House of Representatives
  • Rep. Leon Tejada Rhode Island House of Representatives
  • David Cicilline Mayor of Providence
  • Dilania Inoa Providence School Board
  • Adeola Oredola Providence School Board
  • Sen. Beatrice Lanzi Rhode Island State Senate
  • Sen. Juan Pichardo Rhode Island State Senate
  • Sen. Frank Ciccone III Rhode Island State Senate
  •   Socialist Party of Oregon
  •   Socialist Party USA
  • Commissioner Sylvia R. Garcia Harris County, Texas, Precinct Two
  •   16th Legislative District Democrats
  • Rep. Adam Smith (Washington)
  • Senator Maria Cantwell,  (D-Washington)
  • Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor, City of Seattle
  • Rep. Jim McDermott, (Washington)
  • Mayor Greg Nickels, Seattle Mayor
  • Rep. Eric Pettigrew, Washington House of Representatives 37th district
  • Rep. Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, Washington House of Representatives 46th district
  • Carolyn  Edmonds King County (WA) Councilmember
  • Cynthia Sullivan, King County (WA) Councilmember
  • Larry  Gossett King County (WA) Councilmember
  • Rep. Frank Chopp Washington State Representative
  • Rep. Velma Veloria Washington State Representative
  • Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos Washington State Representative
  • Sen. Karen Keiser Washington State Senate
  • Sen. Adam Kline Washington State Senate
  • Shirley Cheeseboro Working Family Party
  •   Communist Party of MD/Northeast Club

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