LOS ANGELES — The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) are endorsing former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s run for California Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

“The future of California's nursing workforce runs through our public schools, making quality public education central to everything we stand for,” said Charmaine S. Morales, RN, the President of UNAC/UHCP. “Anthony Rendon has spent his career as a changemaker for students and families — and that's exactly the leadership California needs in its next Superintendent of Public Instruction.”

UNAC/UHCP join a host of statewide labor groups – including California Federation of Labor Unions,  SEIU California, AFSCME California, UFCW, United Brotherhood of Carpenters, Teamsters California, California State Council of Laborers, California Professional Firefighters, and California State Association of Electrical Workers – that have endorsed Rendon in the SPI race.

About Anthony Rendon

Rendon spent two decades running preschool and early childhood education programs across the state. As executive director of Plaza de la Raza Child Development Services, he oversaw programs serving more than 2,300 children across 35 child development centers located throughout Los Angeles County, providing comprehensive early education, health, and family support services to underserved communities.

Later, Rendon pivoted to politics – motivated to run for the state legislature to reverse severe budget cuts to early childhood education programs imposed during Governor Schwarzenegger’s tenure. In 2012, he won a seat representing Southeast Los Angeles County in the Assembly and in 2016 was elected by his colleagues to serve as Speaker of the Assembly.

As Speaker from 2016 to 2023, Rendon led during a historic time for California’s schools. He negotiated state budgets that increased K-12 investments by 80%, shepherded groundbreaking legislation to strengthen transparency and accountability for charter schools, increased access to early childhood education by helping to create universal pre-k, and worked to maintain California’s role as a national leader in higher education. 

Rendon lives in Southeast Los Angeles County, where his daughter attends a local public school.

Learn more about Rendon’s campaign at anthonyrendon.org. 

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