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

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