The California presidential primary may have come and gone.
But Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are still mining for California’s most precious political ore: 66 superdelegates who can vote as they choose at this summer’s Democratic National Convention.
So far, Clinton leads Obama in endorsements among state superdelegates, 26 to 11. She may soon pick up another, as campaign supporter and former state lawmaker Jackie Speier is favored in a special election to replace the late Rep. Tom Lantos.
The state’s superdelegate lists includes U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and 33 members of Congress - soon to be 34 once Lanto’s replacement is elected.
There are also 33 state members of the Democratic National Committee, which includes four of the members of Congress. The remaining California superdelegate is former DNC chairman Chuck Manatt.
Here is a breakdown of California superdelegate preferences. Stay tuned for updates.
Superdelegates for Clinton:
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Rep. and DNC member Maxine Waters
Rep. and DNC member Joe Baca
Rep. Doris Matsui
Rep. Mike Thompson
Rep. Lynn Woolsey
Rep. Dennis Cardoza
Rep. Jane Harman
Rep. Grace Napolitano
Rep. Laura Richardson
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Rep. Brad Sherman
Rep. Hilda Solis
Rep. Ellen Tauscher
Rep. Diane Watson
Rep. Loretta Sanchez
DNC member Alice Huffman
DNC member Alicia Wang
DNC member Rosalind Wyman
DNC member Kamil Hasan
DNC member Mona Pasquil
DNC member Mirian Saez
DNC member Maria Echaveste
DNC member Rachel Binah
DNC member Christopher Stampolis
Former DNC chair Chuck Manatt
Superdelegates for Obama:
Rep. Anna Eshoo
Rep. Xavier Becerra
Rep. Barbara Lee
Rep. Adam Schiff
Rep. George Miller
Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Rep. Linda Sanchez
DNC member Eric Garcetti
DNC member Norma Torres
DNC member Jeremy Bernard
DNC member Mary Ellen Early
Undecided Superdelegates:
Sen. Barbara Boxer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Rep. Jerry McNerney
Rep. Pete Stark
Rep. Mike Honda
Rep. Sam Farr
Rep. Jim Costa
Rep. Lois Capps
Rep. Howard Berman
Rep. Henry Waxman
Rep. Bob Filner
Rep. Susan Davis (CA)
DNC state chair Art Torres
DNC vice chair Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker
DNC member Steven Alari
DNC member Edward Espinoza
DNC member Inola Henry
DNC member Aleita Huguenin
DNC member Carole Midgen
DNC member Bob Mulholland
DNC member Christine Pelosi
DNC member John Perez
DNC member Robert Rankin
DNC member Garry Shay
DNC member Crystal Strait
DNC member Keith Umemoto
DNC member Vernon Watkins
DNC member Steve Ybarra



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