California SUPER DELEGATES named for 2008 Convention. Who are these folks?

Now that the Democratic Party race for the Presidential Nomination is coming to a close, those "Super Delegates" here in California have been named.

“Super Delegates” to the 2008 convention that will nominate the Democratic candidates for President and Vice-President, adopt a party platform, and make other decisions regarding future rules and practices of the party.

California, the largest state and largest delegation to the Convention has Super Delegates based on the following:

33 Democratic National Committee (DNC) Members

31 Congressional Members, plus the vacant Tom Lantos seat which should be filled prior to the convention, and 1 former DNC Chair, Charles Manatt.

Actually, there are 35 Democrats in Congress (33 House & the vacant Lantos seat, plus Senator Boxer and Senator Feinstein) but four of our Congressional Members are also on the DNC and therefore are counted as DNC Members.

Democratic National Committee Members from California:

Steven K. Alari (from Long Beach, CALIFORNIA)

Joe Baca

Jeremy Bernard

Rachel Binah

Mary Ellen Early

Maria Echaveste

Edward Espinoza (from Lakewood/Long Beach, CALIFORNIA)

Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker (from Paramount, CALIFORNIA)

Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council President

Hamil Hasan

Inola Henry
Rep. Mike Honda

Alice A. Huffman

Aleita J. Huguenin

State Senator Carole Migden

Democratic Party Coordinator Bob Mulholland

Mona Pasquil

Christine Pelosi

Speaker Nancy Pelosi

John A. Perez

Robert Rankin

Mirian Saez

Garry S. Shay

Christopher Stampolis

Crystal Strait, YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA

Art Torres, Chairman, CALIFORNIA DNC MEMBER

Norma J. Torres

Keith Umemoto

Alicia Wang

Rep. Maxine Waters

Vernon R. Watkins

Rosalind Wyman

Steven Ybarra

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
U.S. House of Representative Members Xavier Becerra, Howard Berman, Lois Capps, Dennis Cardoza, Jim Costa, Susan Davis, Anna Eshoo, Sam Farr, Bob Filner, Jane Harman, Tom Lantos, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, Doris Matsui, Jerry McNerney, George Miller, Grace Napolitano, Laura Richardson, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Linda Sanchez, Loretta Sanchez, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Hilda Solis, Pete Stark, Ellen Tauscher, Mike Thompson, Diane Watson, Henry Waxman, Lynn Woolsey

Distinguished Party Leader Charles T. Manatt FORMER DNC CHAIRMAN