October 27, 2020
Today, 56 Central Valley leaders endorsed Congressman TJ Cox for reelection in California’s 21st congressional district. This list of endorsers includes leaders from all four counties in California’s 21st congressional district.
These leaders join former President Barack Obama in endorsing TJ Cox’s hopeful vision for the Valley and in recognition of his strong record fighting for the Valley in Washington.
In his first term in Congress, TJ Cox has secured the largest appropriation for California water conveyance infrastructure in 50 years, he has also passed bills to fix the Friant-Kern Canal and provide $100 million to help bring clean, reliable water to the taps in disadvantaged communities. He is also fighting to protect health care access, lower prescription drug prices, and provide more opportunity for the young people of the Valley.
The leaders endorsing Congressman TJ Cox:
| Anna Caballero | State Senate |
| Melissa Hurtado | State Senate |
| Joaquin Arambula | State Assembly |
| Rudy Salas | State Assembly |
| Leticia Perez | Kern County Supervisor |
| Olivia Trujillo | Arvin City Council |
| Alvaro Preciado | Avenal Mayor |
| Andrae Gonzales | Bakersfield City Council |
| Willie Rivera | Bakersfield City Council |
| Arleana Waller | SE Bakersfield Community Organizer |
| Sid Palmerin | Corcoran Mayor |
| Patricia Nolen | Corcoran Vice Mayor |
| Gregory Ojeda | Corcoran City Council |
| Bryan Osorio | Delano City Council |
| Grace Vallejo | Delano City Council |
| Abigail Solis | Earlimart School Board |
| Felipe Perez | Firebaugh City Council |
| Alfred “Freddy” Valdez | Firebaugh City Council |
| Marcia Sablan | Firebaugh City Council |
| Eliseo Gamino | Firebaugh School District Board |
| Oscar Sablan | Firebaugh School District Board (former) |
| David Cardenas | Fowler Mayor |
| Daniel Parra | Fowler City Council |
| Miguel Arias | Fresno City Council President |
| Esmeralda Soria | Fresno City Council |
| Nelson Esparza | Fresno City Council |
| Kimberly Tapscott Munson | Fresno County Board of Education |
| Francisco Ramirez | Hanford Vice Mayor |
| Art Brieno | Hanford City Council |
| Rey Leon | Huron Mayor |
| Espi Sandoval | Kerman City Council |
| Mary Gonzales-Gomez | Kings County Board of Education |
| Jewel Hurtado | Kingsburg City Council |
| Ray Madrigal | Lemoore City Council (former) |
| Rolando Castro | Mendota Mayor |
| Joseph Riofrio | Mendota City Council |
| Oscar Rosales | Mendota City Council |
| Victor Lopez | Orange Cove Mayor |
| Alma Beltran | Parlier Mayor |
| Trinidad Pimentel | Parlier City Council |
| Daniel Martinez | Sanger Mayor Pro Tem |
| Esmeralda Hurtado | Sanger City Council |
| Humberto Garza | Sanger City Council |
| Louis Franco | Selma Mayor |
| Jim Avalos | Selma City Council |
| Scott Robertson | Selma City Council |
| John Trujillo | Selma City Council |
| Gilbert Alvarado | Shafter Mayor |
| Manuel Garcia | Shafter City Council |
| John Leal | State Center Community College Trustee |
| Annalisa Perea | State Center Community College Trustee |
| Eric Payne | State Center Community College Trustee |
| Magdalena Gomez | State Center Community College Trustee |
| Tilo Cortez Jr. | Wasco Mayor |
| Alex Garcia | Wasco City Council |
| Gilberto Reyna | Wasco City Council |
This campaign is built by hardworking volunteers, activists, and other supporters throughout the Central Valley. TJ wants to highlight grassroots activists so we now have a form where you can submit your own TJ Cox endorsement and we’ll do our best to highlight as many as possible between now and Election Day.
Supporters can submit their video endorsements here (Google account required) or upload here and email to [email protected].