Monday, April 30, 2018 - 09:00 p.m.
It’s never pleasant to take an endorsement away from any politician or candidate for office. I know because years ago I had to do it.
In my case it was former County Supervisor Jerry Eaves at the time.
This year that experience has fallen upon embattled incumbent San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos.
It started a few weeks ago and the list is growing.
InlandPolitics has learned that the following officials have either declined to give or pulled their endorsement for Ramos’ re-election:
- Retired U.S. Congressman Gary Miller
- State Senator Mike Morrell
- Assemblyman Marc Steinorth
- Assemblyman Chad Mayes
- County Supervisor Curt Hagman
- Ontario Mayor Paul Leon
- Rancho Cucamonga Mayor L. Dennis Michael
- Upland Mayor Debbie Stone
- Fontana Mayor Acquanetta Warren
Plus most West Valley city council members.
Expect this list to grow in the coming weeks!
Chad Mayes and Curt Hagman are still listed on Ramos’ website though…are you sure?
Yes.
That needs to be in a mailer.
Anderson’s endorsements:
Retired San Bernardino District Attorney Dennis Stout
Retired San Bernardino District Attorney Carolyn Youngberg
Retired San Bernardino Assistant District Attorney Michael Risley
Retired San Bernardino Deputy District Attorney Steve Mitchell
Retired San Bernardino County Supervisor Gary Ovitt
Retired San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Raymond Van Stockum
Retired San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Peter Norell
Upland Police Chief Douglas P. Millmore
Retired Upland Police Chief Martin Thouvenell
Retired Upland Police Chief Jeff Mendenhall
California State Assemblymember Marc Steinorth
Ontario Mayor Paul Leon
Ontario City Councilmember and Retired Ontario Fire Chief Jim Bowman
Ontario City Councilmember and Retired Police Detective Alan Wapner
Ontario City Councilmember Debra Dorst Porada
Mayor of Rancho Cucamonga L. Dennis Michael
Rancho Cucamonga Councilmember and Retired Fire Captain Sam Spagnolo
Upland Mayor Debbie Stone
Upland City Councilmember Gino Filippi
Upland City Councilmember Sid Robinson
Inland Empire Utilities Agency Vice President Michael Camacho
Former Ontario Planning Commissioner Alex Espinosa
Versus Ramos’ endorsements:
PUBLIC SAFETY
Sheriff’s Employees’ Benefit Association (SEBA)
San Bernardino County Police Chiefs and Sheriff Association
Inland Chapter of Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon
California Narcotic Officers’ Association
Chino Police Chief Karen Comstock
San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan
California Highway Patrol Chief Bill Dance
Barstow Police Chief Albert Ramirez
Colton Chief of Police Mark Owens
Fontana Police Chief R. Ramsey
Montclair Police Chief Robert Avels
Ontario Chief of Police Brad Kaylor (retired)
Redlands Police Chief Mark Garcia (retired)
Upland Police Chief Brian Johnson (retired)
Rod Hoops, San Bernardino County Sheriff (retired)
Gary Penrod, San Bernardino County Sheriff (retired)
Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff
Ontario Police Officers’ Association (click to read endorsement)
Redlands Police Officers Association (click to read endorsement)
Fontana Police Officers Association (click to read endorsement)
San Bernardino Police Officers Association
Cal Fire Firefighters, Local 2881
LOCAL OFFICIALS
San Bernardino County Supervisor James Ramos
San Bernardino County Supervisor Janice Rutherford
San Bernardino County Supervisor Robert Lovingood
San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas
Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten
Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert
Imperial County District Attorney Gilbert G. Otero
Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick
Sutter County District Attorney Amanda Hopper
Tuolumne County District Attorney Laura Krieg
Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig
Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo
Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming
Stanislaus County District Attorney Brigit Fladager
Placer County District Attorney R. Scott Owens
Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe
Kern County District Attorney Lisa Green
San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow
Mendocino County District Attorney C. David Eyster
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Congressman Paul Cook
Congressman Ken Calvert
Congresswoman Mimi Walters
Mary Bono, Former Congresswoman
STATE LEGISLATURE
Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino)
Senator Jeff Stone (R-Riverside)
AssemblymemberChad Mayes (R-Yucca Valley)
Senator Bill Emmerson (retired)
JUSTICE COMMUNITY
Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Fermin
Assistant District Attorney Gary Roth
Assistant District Attorney Mary Ashley
San Bernardino County Public Attorneys Association
Prosecutors PAC
Bureau of Investigation Chief Mike Smith
Chief Deputy District Attorney Bruce Brown
Chief Deputy District Attorney Simon Umscheid
Chief Deputy District Attorney Julie Peterson
Chief Deputy District Attorney Robert Brown
Michelle Lauron, Supervising Deputy District Attorney
James Hackleman, Assistant District Attorney (retired)
Chief Deputy District Attorney Gary Fagan (retired)
Superior Court Judge Stephen Ashworth (retired)
Superior Court Judge Douglas Gericke (retired)
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Crime Victims United of California
San Bernardino County Republican Party
Teamsters Local 1932
Russell M. Perry, Attorney and Victims’ Rights Advocate
Kermit and Tami Alexander,Victims’ Rights Advocates
Tim Evans, Founder of The Unforgettables
Patricia Wenskunas, Founder and CEO of Crime Survivors
Earl Carter, Attorney
Richard Marca, Attorney at Varner Brandt
Brad Newfeld, Partner at Varner Brandt
Ruben Escalante, Partner at Sheppard Millin
Stan and Ellen Weisser
Patty Holohan, RUSD Board of Educations
Treva Webster, Director, Inland Regional Center
John Patterson
Tom Cutler
Paul Barich
Kelly Snellings
Jon Bennett
Christopher Lee
Duane Whittington, CAO, Epic Management
Heidi Mackamul
John Goodman, President/CEO, Epic Management
Scott Smith, Mitsubishi Cement
Harlan and Vivian Archer
Steve Tyrell, Mitsubishi Cement
Keith Shannon, Mitsubishi Cement
David Rib, Mitsubishi Cement
Krish Malay, Mitsubishi Cement
Austin Marshall, Mitsubishi Cement
Michael and Donna Davis, Gresham/Savage
Somebody is falling short.
Mary ASHLEY ??? wow that had to be a hard one to get. Maybe not as he ( read we) have been paying that squeeze over 300 k a year to play house with the married ( not for long if Gretchen has any pride) soon to be EX DA….lololol tic tic tic boooooooom
#4 looks like a long list of idiots. I bet most of them are corrupt as Ramos.
No. 6
Yes, Mills is the dim bulb on the tree. Always has been.
But then again. Where would we get the entertainment.
The above list of District Attorney’s who are endorsing Mike Ramos include those from some obscure California counties like Amador and Tuolumne. I wonder if they even know how the “most appalling corruption case in decades, certainly in the history of San Bernardino County and maybe California itself” turned out.
And then there is the critical endorsement from the District Attorney of Onondaga county. For those interested in facts, that’s a county in upstate New York.
I place greater weight on Mr. Anderson’s endorsement from “Retired San Bernardino District Attorney Dennis Stout” than all Mike Ramos District Attorney endorsements combined.
I was on the fence with voting for Janice Rutherford, as I believe she has actually made an attempt to serve her constituents in the mountain communities. However, if she is really endorsing Mike Ramos, I’m voting for her opponent.
Also, I see that Josie Gonzales is not on the list of San Bernardino County Supervisors who endorsed Mr. Ramos. Perhaps she didn’t like being played by Mr. Ramos, and looking like an absolute fool in the courtroom?
Noticed Josie conspicuously absent…hmmmmmm as well as Kamela and Jerry and Melissa and list goes on
Mills thank you for compiling list of Mikey’s endorsement as I now have a one stop place to look for people who will NEVER receive one more dime from me of support as well as the candidates that they are endorsing!!!!
Here is a real simple one for James mills.
Tell us James why we don’t see the current Chief of Ontario PD endorsing Mike Ramos?
How come Ruth Stringer or Doreen Boxer didn’t endorse Mikey? Where is retired Assistant DA Hackman?
Well Kenny most likely because the current Chief was just sworn in a short time ago. Unless you know something that nobody else does, I would assume as a new police Chief, he don’t want to get involved in a political circus. Or maybe, just maybe, the endorsement from the Ontario Police Officer Association comprised of over 300 law enforcement individuals which he leads is sufficient.
Anonymous #13:
Retired Assistant DA Hackleman is listed in James mills list under the “JUSTICE COMMUNITY” heading.
A couple of comments on the “COMMUNITY MEMBERS” listed:
1)If the “Christopher Lee” that is listed is the San Bernardino County “spokesman” who covers for Mike Ramos abysmal failure in The Colonies prosecution by claiming that it would be inappropriate to comment on a case that is still active, that endorsement is a complete joke.
2) There are six (6) representatives of “Mitsubishi Cement” listed. If Jason Anderson started listing all the representatives of each company that is supporting him, he could create a long list too.
Could be just what you said James.
Could be he didn’t want to get involved because he’s new and because his bosses don’t support Ramos? We know Chiefs of Police can be gone in the blink of an eye.
I’d like to have the Ontario POA President explain how they aren’t concerned Ramos has fabricated evidence against innocent cops in some of his prosecutions.
It’s real confusing these Safety Unions who support corrupt DA’s but promote the “thin blue line”.
Now you take Sheriff Stan Sniff from Riverside County is up for re-election he’s under serious fire and a Lieutenant is running against him.
Four major Safety Unions are supporting the Lieutenant for Sheriff.
Guess many don’t pay attention.
An endorsement from the San Bernardino Public Attorneys Union is highly suspect, since there’s a circulating petition requesting that they take back the endorsement.
I have not heard Anderson say word one on how he plans to eliminate corruption in the office, improve morale, increase crime prevention or prosecutions. But I get the distinct feeling that someone has a well placed hand up his ____ after failing to get other candidates to challenge the sexual deviant.
Would like to see someone win that will do well for the people, not just behold to their benefactor.