eVoter Profile of Victoria S. Kolakowski Candidate 2010 California General Election
CANDIDATE
Victoria S. Kolakowski
CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF
Judge, Superior Court Office No. 9, Alameda County
NOVEMBER 2, 2010 ELECTION
2010 California General Election
CANDIDATE STATEMENT
No other candidate for Alameda County Superior Court can match Victoria Kolakowski’s depth of legal experience, engagement with our community, and commitment to diversity.
Over 21 Years Of Experience As An Administrative Law Judge And Attorney
• She presided over cases that reinforced California’s environmental laws and increased renewable energy
• As an attorney she argued before federal courts and recovered billions of dollars for consumers that had been lost during the California Energy Crisis
A Commitment to Diversity
• Founding officer of Equality California, the state’s largest LGBT advocacy group
• Fights for religious diversity and against racism with the California Council of Churches
• Only 29% Alameda County’s Superior Court judges are female, it’s time to add another experienced woman to the bench
• Would be only openly LGBT judge on Alameda County’s Superior Court and first elected openly transgender trial court judge in the U.S.
Please join the Sierra Club, California Nurses Association, National Women's Political Caucus, the San Francisco Bay Guardian and the Bay Area Reporter, Senator Ellen Corbett, Assemblymembers Nancy Skinner and Sandre Swanson, and many others in supporting Victoria Kolakowski.
ON NOVEMBER 2 OR BY MAIL, VOTE FOR VICTORIA KOLAKOWSKI FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
CANDIDATE WEBSITE
Website: http://kolakowskiforjudge.com
INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS
Hon. Betty Yee, Chair, California Board of Equalization
Hon. Keith Carson, Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Hon. Nate Miley, Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Hon. Sheila Jordan, Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
Hon. John Russo, Oakland City Attorney
Hon. Elsa Ortiz, AC Transit Director
Hon. Andy Katz, East Bay Municipal Utilities District Board
Hon. Doug Linney, President, East Bay Municipal Utilities District
Hon. Nicky Gonzalez-Yuen, Peralta College Trustee
Hon. Linda Handy, Peralta College Trustee
Hon. Max Anderson, Berkeley City Council
Hon. Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley City Council
Hon. Darryl Moore, Berkeley City Council
Hon. Kriss Worthington, Berkeley City Council
Hon. Joaquin Rivera, Berkeley Unified School District (Former)
Hon. Ruth Atkin, Emeryville Mayor
Hon. John Fricke, Emeryville City Council (Former)
Hon. Kevin Dowling, Hayward City Council
Hon. Grant F. Peterson, Hayward Unified School District (Former)
Hon. Ignacio De La Fuente, Oakland City Council and Vice Mayor
Hon. Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council At-Large
Hon. Jody London, Oakland School Board
Hon. Mark Leno, State Senate
Hon. David Campos, San Francisco County Supervisor
Hon. Bevan Dufty, San Francisco County Supervisor
Hon. Leslie Katz, San Francisco County Supervisor (Former)
Hon. Steve Ngo, San Francisco Community College Board
Hon. Tom Nolan, San Mateo County Supervisor (Former)
Hon. Ellen Corbett, State Senate
Hon. Nancy Skinner, State Assembly
Hon. Sandre Swanson, State Assembly
MEDIA ENDORSEMENTS
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Bay Area Reporter
East Bay Express
Berkeley Daily Planet
ORGANIZATION ENDORSEMENTS
Sierra Club, San Francisco Bay Chapter
California Nurses Association
Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO
National Women's Political Caucus of California and of Alameda North
OakPAC - Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Castro Valley Democratic Club
City of Alameda Democratic Club
East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
East Bay Young Democrats
Equality California PAC
GLOBE of Alameda County
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
Green Party of Alameda County
Hayward Demos Democratic Club
John George Democratic Club
East Bay Small Business PAC
Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
South County Young Democrats
Berkeley Citizens Action
Alice B Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
League of Conservation Voters of the East Bay
Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club
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