2020
Kelly Kent · Secretary
Thomas Small is listed as CEO/President; Michael Hackman as Chairman; Kelly Kent as Secretary.
Culver City Forward
Kelly Kent + Thomas Small
IRS Forms 990 place Kelly Kent and Thomas Small in recurring Culver City Forward governance roles across successive years.
2021
Kelly Kent · Secretary
Thomas Small and Michael Hackman are listed as Directors; Kelly Kent remains Secretary; Yolanda Gorman is Co-Chair.
Thomas Small record → · Michael Hackman → · Yolanda Gorman → · Culver City Forward →
Source-linked Culver City public record
Kelly Kent
Culver City Forward and campaign-network record
Source-linked record of Kelly Kent's documented Culver City Forward filing appearance and inclusion on Freddy Puza's 2026 endorsement roster.
Documented record
- Appears in Culver City Forward's public tax filings.
- Appears on Freddy Puza's 2026 endorsement roster.
- These records do not by themselves establish broader coordination or shared ideology.
Primary and contemporaneous sources
- See the linked record.
- No recipient detail on this card yet.
- Appears in Culver City Forward's public tax filings.
- Appears on Freddy Puza's 2026 endorsement roster.
- These records do not by themselves establish broader coordination or shared ideology.
Relationships
Documented associations.
Source-linked organizations, endorsements, events, funding relationships and other connections involving this person.
2015 endorsed candidate
CCDC endorsement history
Culver City Crossroads reported Kelly Kent as the Culver City Democratic Club's sole CCUSD endorsement in 2015.
Open shared record →recommended candidate
DSA-LA 2020 Culver City recommendations
DSA-LA's 2020 voter guide recommended Kent for Culver City school board. The guide distinguishes an Electoral Politics Committee recommendation from a full DSA-LA chapter endorsement.
Open shared record →DSA LA recommended school board candidate
DSA-LA / Culver City electoral network
DSA-LA's 2020 voter guide recommended Kent for Culver City school board; recommendation is not proof of DSA membership or a formal chapter endorsement.
Open shared record →former board member / housing leadership
Local Progress / Culver City leadership
Local Progress says Kent served four years on its Board of Directors. Kent and McMorrin also appear together in Local Progress housing-leadership records.
Open shared record →Organizations
Documented organization connections.
Organization records involving this person, including documented roles, campaign relationships and reporting relationships.
local political news blog
Culver City Crossroads
Culver City Crossroads is a local political/news blog whose reporting documents endorsements, candidates, organizations and political activity across multiple Culver City election cycles. Its articles appear throughout this site as sources and connect to people and organizations they document.
Open organization record →political membership and electoral organization
Democratic Socialists of America – Los Angeles (DSA-LA)
DSA-LA appears repeatedly in Culver City election records through voter-guide recommendations and through documented support relationships involving DSA-LA candidates and Culver City officials. A DSA-LA recommendation is not the same as a formal chapter endorsement or proof that a recommended candidate is a DSA member.
Open organization record →local elected official network
Local Progress
Local Progress is a national network of local elected officials. Culver City records document sustained leadership and program participation by Kelly Kent and Yasmine-Imani McMorrin, plus a 2026 Local Progress-hosted public letter signed by McMorrin and Bryan 'Bubba' Fish.
Open organization record →