Harry Leshner is endorsed and recognized by leading community and public service organizations, including the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters (LALCV), US / New Public Service (supporting grassroots leaders over career politicians), Santa Monica Northeast Neighbors Neighborhood Association, and awarded the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate distinction.
Our campaign is supported by a growing coalition of local parents, educators, and neighbors, and community leaders.
Our Coalition
“Harry is a great choice for school board. He has spent his entire career looking at broken systems and processes and fixing them. We need school board members that treat the position with the professionalism that the role deserves; that our kids deserve.”
- Dan Song, Franklin parent
“Harry is a parent first. I trust Harry's judgement.”
- Sylvia Ewald, Franklin parent
“We need new leadership that fully respects and listens to parent and community needs and prioritizes our children and the environment.”
- Cynthia Rose
Local Non-profit leader & mobility advocate
“Harry is a dedicated dad and a proven leader and fighter for our kids. If you care about reducing tech use for our littlest students, healthy school buildings and playgrounds, safe pick-up and drop-off, and affordable aftercare, Harry is your candidate. Please support Harry -- our kids deserve it!”
- Brian Sweeney, SMASH parent
“Harry is a practical guy who will work with us to understand issues, work-through solutions, implement them and enforce them.”
- Elizabeth Van Denburgh
Chair, Wilmont Neighborhood Association*
“We need someone like Harry on the School Board because I want a School Board that listens to the concerns of the community and does something about it.”
- Nick Paschal, Roosevelt parent
“Harry is a pragmatic consensus builder that will build coalitions to put our students first and get things done. I’m proud to stand with him and endorse his campaign for Santa Monica-Malibu School Board”
- Danny Ivanov, Rent Control Board Chair*
*Titles for Identification Purposes Only
Voice Your Support
We are a grassroots campaign, built on parents and community member support, not traditional political endorsements or politicians. Please add your name at the link below if you stand with our campaign and would be okay being added to our community endorsements page on our website.