...IN WITH THE SAME OLD
- SEIU LOCAL 1021 — Among Lee’s earliest and loudest backers; endorsed Jan. 2025. Its political director Zach Goldman then helped write her "strong mayor" measure.
- IFPTE LOCAL 21 — Endorsed and donated $50,000 to support Lee’s 2025 mayoral run.
- CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION — Lee’s single biggest donor: $150,000 from its PAC, plus $50,000 more for her inauguration party. Counterpart NUHW endorsed her.
- ALAMEDA LABOR COUNCIL, Building trades, Firefighters Local 55 — all endorsed Lee.
- QUINN DELANEY & AKONADI — The Piedmont billionaire landed on Lee’s transition team.
- OAKLAND RISING — $19,000 in pro‑Lee mailers; now campaigning for her Measure EE, the “strong mayor” move to consolidate even more power to the mayor’s office.
- OAKPAC & THE OAKLAND METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — Endorsed Lee; bankrolled a pro‑Lee committee of “business, labor and public safety organizations.”
- THE DUONG FAMILY — Gave Lee’s campaigns $66,250 over 26 years. After the indictment, her campaign returned only $5,000 of the money.
- ROB BONTA & MIA BONTA. Rob Bonta endorsed Lee’s congressional campaigns, and Mia Bonta endorsed Lee‘s run for mayor.
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