El Cajon Police Officers’ Association
Formal endorsement letter dated October 1, 2026 for Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees, Area 4.
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Endorsements
Law enforcement associations, parent groups, elected officials, educators and neighbors across Lakeside, Santee, El Cajon and East County stand with this campaign. This list continues to grow as more parents and community members add their names.
Organisations & Groups
Organisation endorsements (12)
Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County
Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County (DSA).
East County Parent Alliance
Reform CA
Taxpayer Oversight for Parents and Students
Cajon Valley Freedom Fighters
San Diego Republican Party
San Diego Young Republicans
Restore San Diego
RMNT
Biblical voter guide
Moms for Liberty
Individuals
Individual endorsements (43 and growing)
All 43 individuals below have endorsed Charissa by name: elected officials, trustees, advocates, teachers and community leaders. Headshots will be added as they become available.
- Sonja Shaw Candidate for State Superintendent and Chino Valley School Board Trustee
- Carl DeMaio D75 Assembly Member
- Anthony Carnevale CVUSD Trustee
- Andrew Hayes Lakeside School Board
- Priscilla Schrieber Liberty Charter Trustee
- Amy Reichert Caucus Chair, District 4
- Tracie Thill Santee School District Trustee
- Gary Woods Grossmont Union High School District
- Scott Eckert Grossmont Union High School District Trustee
- Frank Hilliker Lakeside Water District Director
- Ericka Simmons Alpine Union School District Trustee
- Susan Powell Parent Advocate
- Bryce Henson Community Leader
- Justin Schlaefli Community Leader
- Cory Gautereaux Community Leader
- Ashley Carnevale Parent Advocate
- Madison Miner Former school board member and Protect Our Kids Executive Director
- Judy Simeroth RPSDC Central Committee Member
- David Burton East County Conservatives Chairman
- Marcie Strange Community Leader
- Andee Aceves Teacher
- John Howard Community Leader
- Eli Komai Community Leader
- Mary Davis Community Leader
- Edy Johnson RPSDC Central Committee Member
- Jill Barto Former CVUSD school board member
- Dustin Trotter Santee City Council
- Dan Bickford Central Committee
- Mariam Alnajjar Legal Assistant at Hoffman Forde Attorneys at Law
- Sasha Reva Secretary of Lakeside Community Planning Group
- Rosie Higuera Family Advocate
- Steve Johnson Lakeside Water District
- Ronn Hall Santee City Council
- David Matrenga RPSDC Central Committee Alternate
- Ron Kasper Lakeside School Board
- Susan Roberts-Egley VECA President
- Senator Brian Jones
- Bishop Art Hodges
- Michael Gates Candidate for Attorney General
- Supervisor Joel Anderson
- Shirley Nakawatase CPA
- Andrew Lawson Candidate for State Assembly
- Rob McNelis Santee City Council
And the list keeps growing: additional parents, teachers and community members across East County have added their support. Want to endorse Charissa? Contact the campaign.
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