Endorsements
Hon. Joe Simitian
Former State Senator, County Supervisor, Palo Alto Mayor
Hon. Margaret Abe-Koga
Santa Clara County Supervisor
County District 5
Hon. Josh Becker
State Senator
13th Senate District
Hon. Sam Liccardo
U.S. Representative
16th Congressional District
Hon. Greer Stone
Vice Mayor
City of Palo Alto
Hon. Pat Burt
Council Member
City of Palo Alto
Hon. Keith Reckdahl
Council Member
City of Palo Alto
Bryna Chang
Chair, Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission
Hon. Karen Holman
Former Mayor
City of Palo Alto
Hon. Liz Kniss
Former County Supervisor, Palo Alto Mayor, and School Board Trustee
Hon. Yoriko Kishimoto
Former Mayor
City of Palo Alto
Hon. Greg Scharff
Former Mayor
City of Palo Alto
Hon. Joe Simitian, Former State Senator, County Supervisor, and Palo Alto Mayor
“Ed Lauing is thoughtful, creative, and analytical in his approach. He does the public's work with civility. And that gets better results for all of us. I enthusiastically support Ed's re-election to a second term on the city council.”
Hon. Josh Becker, State Senator, 13th Senate District
“I strongly endorse Ed for a second term. He is thoughtful, creative, and determined, and has served with integrity and a collaborative approach with his colleagues. Ed is always fighting for Palo Alto. I hope to continue working with him in the years to come.”
Hon. Margaret Abe-Koga, Santa Clara County Supervisor, District 5
“Ed is the leader we need - experienced, balanced, trusted and collaborative. He’s a housing advocate while focused on retaining our community character. Critically, Ed is driven to serve our residents rather than by political ambition.”
“Ed Lauing is a remarkable regional leader on key issues for Palo Alto. He has worked with me on resources for youth mental health, safe parking for the homeless, and public safety. His advocacy is fact-based and persuasively presented. I enthusiastically look forward to working with him in his second term.”
Hon. Greer Stone, Vice Mayor, City of Palo Alto
“I have watched Ed in action in his first term. His remarkable leadership skills bring people together and result in positive outcomes for our residents. And he was a very strong Mayor for us in 2025. I am proud to support him for a second term.”
“Public service is ultimately about character, and Ed Lauing exemplifies the very best of it. Ed was an exceptional Mayor, leading with integrity and bringing people together - and always putting Palo Alto ahead of politics. Serving alongside Ed has been an honor, and I enthusiastically support his reelection to the Palo Alto City Council.”
Hon. Liz Kniss, Former County Supervisor and Palo Alto Mayor
Hon. Pat Burt, Council Member, City of Palo Alto
Andrew Binder, Chief of Police (ret.), Palo Alto Police Department
“As a Council Member, Ed Lauing is the Gold Standard. He was always proactive with me on new ideas and supportive with funding. I can’t thank him enough for his support and trust. I have an immense amount of respect for the way he conducts himself on Council. As Mayor he was a superb leader of the city and a great partner for PAPD.”
Hon. Tom Dubois
Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Hon. Eric Filseth
Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Hon. Judy Kleinberg
Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Former CEO, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
Hon. Lanie Wheeler
Chair, Avenidas Board of Directors
Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Friends of Cubberley Advisory Council
Tall Tree Award Recipient, 2003
Hon. Enid Pearson
Former Vice Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Hon. Greg Schmid
Former Vice Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Hon. Emily Renzel
Former Council Member, City of Palo Alto
Hon. Susie Richardson
Former President, PAUSD School Board
Dan Garber
Former Chair, Planning & Transportation Commission
Joe Hirsch
Former Chair, Planning & Transportation Commission
Arthur Keller
Former Vice Chair, Planning & Transportation Commission
Giselle Roohparvar
Former Vice Chair, Planning & Transportation Commission
Doria Summa
Former Chair, Planning & Transportation Commission
Asher Waldfogel
Former Chair, Planning & Transportation Commission
Former Utilities Advisory Commissioner
James Cook
Former Chair, Utilities Advisory Commission
Marilyn Keller
Former Utilities Advisory Commissioner
Jeff Greenfield
Former Chair, Parks & Recreation Commission
Pat Markevitch
Former Chair, Parks & Recreation Commission
Daria Walsh
Former Chair, Parks & Recreation Commission
Anne Cribbs
Former Vice Chair, Parks & Recreation Commission
David Moss
Former Vice Chair, Parks & Recreation Commission
Claude Ezran
Former Chair, Human Relations Commission
Hon. Shana Segal
PAUSD School Board Trustee
Hon. Neysa Fligor
Santa Clara County Assessor
Allen Akin
Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commissioner
Bart Hechtman
Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commissioner
Nellis Freeman
Chair, Palo Alto Parks & Recreation Commission
Roger Smith
Palo Alto Parks & Recreation Commissioner
Robert Phillips
Vice Chair, Palo Alto Utilities Advisory Commission
David Hirsch
Vice Chair, Palo Alto Architectural Review Board
Jennifer Chang Hetterly
Vice Chair, Santa Clara County Planning Commission
Former Chair, Palo Alto Parks & Recreation Commission
Facilities Chair, Cubberley Community Advisory Committee
Sheryl Klein
Co-Chair, Palo Alto Housing Element Working Group
Winter Dellenbach
Founder, Friends of Buena Vista
Tall Tree Award Recipient, 2017
Penny Ellson
Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PABAC)
Palo Alto Safe Routes to Schools
Nadia Naik
Former Chair, Community Advisory Panel for Grade Separations
Dr. Allan Seid
Founder, Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)
Kathleen Foley-Hughes
Founder, Ada’s Cafe
Annette Glanckopf
Co-Founder, Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN)
Founder, Palo Alto Emergency Services Volunteer Program
Former Chair, Midtown Residents Association
Rebecca Sanders
President, Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN)
Founder, Ventura Neighborhood Association
Hamilton Hitchings
Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee
Housing Element Working Group
Claire Kirner
Cubberley Community Advisory Committee
Additional Community Supporters
Linda Anderson
Cari Anderson
Donald Anderson
April Austin
Anupa Bajwa
Ann Lafargue Balin
Fred Balin
Megan Barton
Marilyn Bauriedel
Neilson Buchanan
Dean Bui
Patrick Butler
Sally Bemus
Darrell Benatar
Gary Benton
Dorothy Bender
Annie Bedichek
Rick Block
Susie Block
Arnout Boelens
Dan Bloomberg
Sonya Bradski
Leslie Braun
Mike Braun
Jeffrey Brown
Janet Brownstone
Candice Cambra
Andrew Chang
Enoch Choi
Chloe Chu
Roxanne Coleman
Alan Cooper
Jim Cowie
Janet Dafoe
Peggy Dalal
Yogen Dalal
Pat Davis
Angela Dellaporta
Patricia Devaney
Ruthellen Dickinson
Janet Ding
Abigail Domine
Diane Doolittle
Elena Drapkin
Kathy Durham
Clara Dye
Michael Eager
Becky Epstein
Diane Finkelstein
Jeanne Fleming
Kirsten Flynn
Sheri Furman
Betsy Gamburd
Robert Gamburd
Michael Gaynon
Sarah Gibbs
Patrick Gibbs
Peter Giles
Jim Girand
Kathleen Goldfein
David Greene
Melanie Grondel
Judy Grinberg
Milt Grinberg
John Guislin
David Hannon
Stuart Hansen
Richard Hallsted
Karen Harwell
Michael Havern
Mark Hastings
Margaret Heath
Bette Hirsch
Jay Hirsh
Michael Hodos
Christine Hodson
Jeffrey Hook
Janice Hough
Erwin Hosono
Wolfgang Himmelbauer
Ken Horowitz
Emilie Hung
Ian Irwin
Barbara Kelly
Marilyn Keller
Ceci Kettendorf
Howard Kleckner
Iris Korol
John Koval
Harry Kuo
Kelly Kvam
Gabrielle Layton
Jennifer Landesmann
Joe Landers
Ben Lerner
Heidi Lerner
Rob Levitsky
Art Liberman
Sherry Listgarten
Ruth Lowy
Evan Lurie
Helyn MacLean
Paul Machado
Jo Ann Mandinach
Jason Matlof
Martin Mazner
Joyce McClure
Diane McCoy
Gayle Laakmann McDowell
Shannon McEntee
Leor Melamedov
Elaine Meyer
Oliver Miao
Andy Mutz
Jennifer Mutz
Andrew Nepomuceno
Brian Norimoto
Marion Odell
Sandy Ostrau
Pam Parke
Lorraine Amirian Parker
Sam Pearl
Leslie Pearl
Sandy Peters
Stephen Player
Hal Plotkin
Tirumala Ranganath
Felice Rebol
Andie Reed
Diane Reklis
Bill Reller
Joyce Reynolds
Thomas Rindfleisch
Esther Rubin
Steve Rosenblum
Peter Rosenthal
Sally-Ann Rudd
Paula Rugg
Mike Sabina
Scott Sagan
Pat Sanders
Loren Saxe
Shelley Saxe
Jeff Scheel
Susan Scheel
Mike Schonenberg
Jaclyn Schrier
David Schrom
Carol Scott
Craig Seidel
Laura Seitel
Tom Shannon
Phyllis Sherlock
Wendy Sinton
Mike Smith
Jessenia Solorio
Hank Sousa
Naida Sperling
Rob Steinberg
Adriana Stone
Bryan Street
Bonnie Street
Ken Streib
Lisa Sullivan
Peter Sullivan
Larry Sullivan
Vicki Sullivan
Mike Sundermeyer
Mary Sylvester
Anne Taylor
Craig Taylor
Star Teachout
Victoria Thorp
Richard Tingey
Laszlo Tokes
Cindy Traum
Thomas Vertin
Anjali Vishwanath
Angelica Volterra
Rita Vrhel
Naomi Wang
Karlette Warner
Deborah Wexler
Sallie Whaley
Jackie Wheeler
Kevan Wilson
Darlene Yaplee
Kerry Yarkin
Jason Zhang
Eugene Zukowsky
Zita Zukowsky