Thank you, democracy’s first responders

To the staff of the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, the region’s poll workers and USPS workers, we thank you.

Because of you, more than one million San Diegans cast their ballots safely and securely with trust and confidence that every vote counted.

Your combined work, under unprecedented circumstances and at great personal risk, makes you “San Diego’s Election Heroes.”

This Thanksgiving holiday, we are grateful for your service as stewards of election integrity and our democracy.

Sincerely,

Yoli Apalategui, San Diego District Attorney’s Office government and community affairs director

Neville Billimoria, Mission Federal Credit Union senior vice president and chief advocacy officer

Nadia Moshirian Binderup, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department community relations director

Andrew Blum, Ph.D., University of San Diego, Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice executive director

Anne Calle, The San Diego County Regional Leadership Institute leadership coach; San Diego District Attorney’s Office

Ami Carpenter, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies associate professor

Nicole Crosby, City of San Diego chief deputy city attorney

Melanie Delgado, University of San Diego, School of Law Children’s Advocacy Institute staff attorney

Ken Druck, Ph.D., The Jenna Druck Center community leader, author and founder

Norma Chavez-Peterson, ACLU San Diego & Imperial Counties executive director

Mara Elliott, City of San Diego city attorney

Elizabeth Fitzsimons, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce vice president, leadership & engagement

Leslie Gardner, San Diego Law Enforcement Coordination Center director

Tammy Gillies, Anti-Defamation League regional director

Bill Gore, San Diego County sheriff

Rev. Shane Harris, The People’s Alliance for Justice founder

Nancy Gannon Hornberger, Social Advocates for Youth, San Diego, Inc., CEO and president

Rosemary Johnston, San Diego Regional Interfaith Collaborative secretary

Jeff Light, The San Diego Union-Tribune editor and publisher

Carl Luna, Ph.D., Institute for Civil Civic Engagement director, University of San Diego, San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges

Nancy Maldonado, Chicano Federation of San Diego County CEO and president

Craig Milgrim, San Diego Community College District member board of trustees

Bridget K. Mundy, University of San Diego, Kroc School of Peace Studies graduate student

Anne Omsted, North County San Diego League of Women Voters president

Maria Senour, San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees president

Summer Stephan, San Diego County district attorney

Lori Thiel, San Diego League of Women Voters president

Necla Tschirgi, Ph.D.; Human Security and Peacebuilding, University of San Diego, Kroc School of Peace Studies distinguished professor