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.
- 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
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.