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Heather Thomason with supporters holding Ben Allen campaign signs

Endorsements

The people who built rent control in Santa Monica are with me.

Former mayors, SMRR co-founders, past and present Rent Control Board members, and neighbors across the city.

Organizational endorsements

Santa Monica Democratic Club

Santa Monica's largest Democratic Club.

LA County Democratic Party

The largest Democratic Central Committee in the United States, representing over 3.1 million Democrats.

Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights

SMRR — the organization that won rent control in Santa Monica and has defended it since 1979.

CADEM Renters' Council

Statewide chartered organization of the California Democratic Party that advocates for tenants' rights and protections.

Heart of LA Democratic Club

UNITE HERE

The union that represents hotel and service workers in Santa Monica.

Community leaders

Honorable Ben Allen
CA State Senator, representing Santa Monica
Denny Zane
Former Mayor and co-founder of SMRR
Michael Soloff
Co-chair of SMRR and Vice President of the Santa Monica Democratic Club
Tracy Condon
Head of the Rent Control Agency for 30 years
Leslie Lambert
First elected Rent Control Board member
Jen Smith
Current School Board Member, SMMUSD
Sue Himmelrich
Former Mayor of Santa Monica, tenants' rights attorney
Kurt Gonska
Current Rent Control Board member, former Chair of the Rent Control Board
Jon Katz
President, Santa Monica Democratic Club

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