Join us on September 17 for the 2026 Champions for Change Gala, where we’ll honor the leaders and movements protecting our people, showing up for their neighbors, and speaking truth to power, inspiring all of us to show up with courage, joy, and defiance. Together, we’ll recommit to growing local power, strengthening our regional economy, and ensuring a just future for everyone who lives and works in Santa Clara County.
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AFSCME Local 101
Bay Rising
CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Supervisor Susan Ellenberg, Santa Clara County
Kaiser Permanente
Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters Local Union 393
Santa Clara Family Health Plan
Teamsters Joint Council 7
Teamsters Local 350
UA Sprinkler Fitters Local 483
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Amalgamated Transit Union 265
The Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC)
Betty Duong, Santa Clara County Board Of Supervisors
Bloch Strategies
BMWL Public Affairs
Carol Garvey
California Senator Dave Cortese and Trustee Pattie Cortese
First 5 Santa Clara County
MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
NAACP San Jose Silicon Valley
Pacific Printing
Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens
San Jose Peace and Justice Center
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Shiloh Ballard, Santa Clara County Valley Water District Board of Directors
Silicon Valley Working Blue Democratic Club
Valley Health Foundation
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Asian Law Alliance
EBASE (East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy)
Engineers & Scientists Local 20
California Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (District 28)
United States Congressman Jimmy Panetta
California Senator Josh Becker
Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga, Santa Clara County
Peter Ortiz, San Jose City Council (District 5)
Steve Preminger, County of Santa Clara
