John Duran For West Hollywood City Council 2026 Endorsements
Elected Officials
State Senator Ben Allen
State Senator Robert Hertzberg (ret.)
State Assembly Member Betsy Butler (ret.)
West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman
West Hollywood City Council Member Lauren Meister
West Hollywood City Council Member Steve Martin (ret.)
Malibu Mayor Pamela Ulich (ret.)
Palm Springs Mayor & Former Equality California Executive Director Geoff Kors (ret.)
Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shriver (ret.)
Groups & Organizations
West Hollywood Municipal Employees (WEHOME), AFSCME, Local 3339, AFL-CIO
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS)
Los Angeles County Firefighters Association
A Safer LA For All Families
Democrats For Israel Los Angeles
West Hollywood City Commissioners & Advisory Board Members
West Hollywood Arts & Cultural Affairs Commission Chair Dallas Dishman (ret.)
West Hollywood Arts & Cultural Affairs Commission Chair Todd Williamson (ret.)
West Hollywood Arts & Cultural Affairs Commissioner Madeline Rackley (ret.)
West Hollywood Business License Commission Chair Steven Kay (ret.)
West Hollywood Business License Commissioner Jordan Cockeram
West Hollywood Business License Commissioner Kimberly Copeland (ret.)
West Hollywood Business License Commissioner Elyse Eisenberg
West Hollywood Disabilities Advisory Board Member Yola Dore
West Hollywood Eastside Working Group Chad Blouin (ret.)
West Hollywood Eastside Working Group Carlos Flores (ret.)
West Hollywood Eastside Working Group Neal Zaslavsky (ret.)
West Hollywood Historic Preservation Commission Chair Yawar Charlie
West Hollywood Historic Preservation Commissioner Allegra Allison (ret.)
West Hollywood Human Services Commissioner Chair Ruth Cislowski (ret.)
West Hollywood Human Services Commissioner Jimmy Palmieri
West Hollywood Lesbian & Gay Advisory Board Co-Chair James “Duke” Mason (ret.)
West Hollywood Lesbian & Gay Advisory Board Member Jason Frazier (ret.)
West Hollywood Lesbian & Gay Advisory Board Member Lucas John Junkin (ret.)
West Hollywood Lesbian & Gay Advisory Board Member Ruth Tittle (ret.)
West Hollywood Lesbian & Gay Advisory Board Member Zekiah Wright (ret.)
West Hollywood LGBTQ Commissioner Renee Sotile
West Hollywood Older Adults Advisory Board Chair Michael Hollingsworth
West Hollywood Older Adults Advisory Board R.J. Holguin
West Hollywood Planning Commission Chair David Aghaei (ret.)
West Hollywood Planning Commission Chair Rogerio Cavalheiro (ret.)
West Hollywood Planning Commission Chair David Gregoire
West Hollywood Planning Commissioner Sue Buckner (ret.)
West Hollywood Planning Commissioner Donald Deluccio (ret.)
West Hollywood Planning Commissioner Roy Huebner (ret.)
West Hollywood Planning Commissioner Sheila Lightfoot (ret.)
West Hollywood Planning Commissioner Eric Thompson (ret.)
West Hollywood Public Facilities Commissioner Keith Anthony (ret.)
West Hollywood Public Facilities Commissioner Craig Charles (ret.)
West Hollywood Public Facilities Commissioner Richard Karliss
West Hollywood Public Facilities Commissioner Manny Rodriguez (ret.)
West Hollywood Public Safety Commission Chair Bill Harrison
West Hollywood Public Safety Commissioner Adam Eramian (ret.)
West Hollywood Public Safety Commissioner George Nickle (ret.)
West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Commission Chair Garrett Charity (ret.)
West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Commissioner Kimerly Copeland
West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Commissioner Gail Sanes (ret.)
West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Commissioner Agassi Topchian
West Hollywood Russian-Speaking Advisory Board Member Larisa Danilova (ret.)
West Hollywood Transportation Commission Chair Dan Wentzel
West Hollywood Transportation Commissioner Misti Cooper (ret.)
West Hollywood Transportation Commissioner David M. Eichman
West Hollywood Veterans' Committee Member Andy Harland
Los Angeles County Public Library Commission Chair Joe Cislowski (ret.)
Eastside Community and Neighborhood Leaders
Anthony Adornetto
Seth Browning
Jason Depuy
Virginia Gillick
Joshua Goose & Benjamin Brunharnkul
Rick Kotowicz
Crystal Litz
Eastside Neighborhood Watch Captain Steve Martin
Tripp Mills
Dylan Vox
Center City Community and Neighborhood Leaders
Aaron Alan & David Ferrante
Daddy Don Anspauch
Paul Basilio
Scotland Beavers
Peter Fitzgerald
William Harrison
Ken Harwood
Chris Isaacson
Michael Jortner
Keith Kaplan
James Keltner & Michael Contreras
Kevin McMahon
Carlos Moscat
David Munson
Thomas Pease
Antonio Rael
Scott Reader
Andy Sacher
Rick Sparks
Bryan Stinson
Alan Strasburg
Tim Sullivan
Donnie Winnett
Westside Community and Neighborhood Leaders
Michael Alfera
Zac Ament
Seth Apper
Norma Triangle Neighborhood Association Triangle Association Captain Jim Banks
Kate Bartolo
Arthur Bernstein
Tom Bleich
David Bohnett
Lisa Bonwitt
Norma Triangle Neighborhood Association Triangle Association Captain Robert Brezosky
Giulio Campanelli
Carolyn Campbell
Michael Crepezzi
Howard Cohen
Jeff Collins
Chad Cromer
James Curtis
Jamie D'Attoma
Rebecca Damavandi
Norma Triangle Neighborhood Association Triangle Association Captain Bobbie Edrick
WeHo Heights Neighborhood Association Chair Elyse Eisenberg
Mark Eisenberg & Neil Wright
Carole Ellis
Gil Even
David Forsyth
Bobby Gant
Will Gee
Elena Goldenberg
Ken Howard & Michael Ryan
Anthony Wayne Johnson & Franco Sama
Leslie Karliss
Ken Katsumoto
Dean Kenworthy
Dina LaPolt
Paul Lekakis
Jay Luchs
Luis Marquez
Nic Marlin
Brian Martin
Ben McCormick
Debbie Meister
Tim Mendelsohn
Aaron Micu
Frederick Mintchell
David Miramontes
Bob Nankin
Paul Nichols
Christopher Michael Oden
Martha & Susan Orellana
Todd Packer
Cory Payton
Bob Pranga
Marc Rebarchik
Charlie Renico
Gail Sanes & Candace Wells
Sean Sobottka
Ben Soleimani
Kenneth Stabins
Tri City Neighborhood Watch Captain Robert Steloff
David Strouse & Marcelo Gonsalves
Bobby Trendy
Utkarsh Tripathi
Alwy Visschedyk
Dimitri Von Rathscheck
Ron Zagorsky
Jennifer Zehenni
Cyd Zeigler
West Hollywood Business Community Leaders
Chris Bonbright
Anthony Deugenio
Brett Latteri
Lee Maen
Michael Niemeyer
Dale Warner
General Community Leaders
Cory Cantaloupi
Sharon Carz
Bill Cooper
Loretta Fry
Michael Growe
Jason McLain
Robert Nichols
(Partial List)
(Titles For Identification Purposes Only)

