Staff

Sacramento Team

  • Andrew Pederson

    Capitol Director

  • Jesse Vallejo

    Associate Director of Legislative and Political Affairs

  • Pam Tuohy Novinsky

    Sacramento Administrator

Operations Team

  • David Crane

    President

  • Cathy Dean

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Jeanne Gutierrez

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Celeste Sempere

    Director of Engagement

  • Brian Jenkins

    Chief Information Officer

 

Chapters

GFC Courage Committees

Govern For California Courage Committee chapters are 18 independent PACs that make direct contributions to legislators and other candidates for state or local office. Chapters maximize our impact in the State Legislature so we can fulfill our mission of becoming a permanent counter to special interests.

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Statewide
Chaired by David Crane and Cathy Dean
Golden Gate
Chaired by Sachi Takahashi-Rial and Michael Joseph
Santa Cruz
Chaired by Laura Kurek and Bryan Kurek
Southern California
Chaired by Pamela Beck, Dennis Beck, Gretchen Willison and Bruce Willison
East Bay
Chaired by Eleanor Thornton and Alistair Thornton
Hollywood
Chaired by Aaron Thomas and Adam Sieff
Sierra
Chaired by Adam Thacher and Janice Thacher
California Business Coalition
Chaired by Eliot Hodges, Gregory Hirshman and Brian Jenkins
San Francisco
Chaired by Douglas Abbey, Greg Flynn and Mark W. Perry
San Fernando Valley
Chaired by Jason Levin and Ross Erlich
Palo Alto
Chaired by Kathryn Hallsten and Craig Ritchey
Santa Barbara
Chaired by Katy Powers and Chris Terrill
Common Sense
Chaired by Alexander Mans and Nicholas Langdon
Santa Clara
Chaired by John Dawson and Rick Tinsley
Oakland
Chaired by Connor Diemond-Yauman and Eli Bildner
Marin
Chaired by Fraser Preston and Celeste Sempere
Future Generations
Chaired by Colin Lind
Bay Area
Chaired by Mason Harrison and Jay Yang
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Mission

Our mission is to be a permanent counter to special interest influence in the California State Legislature and on the statewide ballot. We block special-interest serving legislation and initiatives while promoting legislation and reforms that will increase the quality of public services at reasonable cost to taxpayers.