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MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
March 23, 2017
Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348
Maclen Zilber, (510) 508-9142
Jacobson & Zilber Strategies
HERNANDEZ RACKS UP ANOTHER STATEWIDE ENDORSEMENT IN LT. GOVERNOR CAMPAIGN
California’s Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Join Far-Reaching Coalition Backing Senator Hernandez for Lt. Governor
WEST COVINA, CA — Continuing to draw widespread support as he seeks the office of California Lieutenant Governor, today State Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez collected a statewide endorsement from CASE, an organization made up of California’s Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Employment (CASE).
According to its website, “CASE is the exclusive representative of more than 3,400 attorneys, administrative law judges and other legal professionals employed by the State of California.” In a letter sent to the Hernandez’ Lieutenant Governor campaign, CASE Board of Directors President, Peter Flores, Jr., wrote:
“The CASE Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has unanimously endorsed Dr. Ed Hernandez, O.D., in his race to become California’s next Lieutenant Governor… During his tenure in the legislature, Senator Hernandez has repeatedly shown that he understands the vital nature of the work of CASE’s legal professionals in defending the State’s treasury, prosecuting violent felons, protecting the environment, and ensuring the State’s compliance with complex federal mandates to ensure that California qualifies for its fair share of tax dollars from the federal government.”
Flores added, “As both a Member of the Assembly and now as a Senator, Dr. Hernandez has demonstrated he has the skills, knowledge, and temperament to serve as Lieutenant Governor. His comprehensive understanding of all aspects of state government combined with his experience running a medical practice make him uniquely qualified to understand how California government impacts real working professionals. CASE strongly supports Dr. Ed Hernandez, O.D. for Lieutenant Governor of California.”
Significantly, recently, Senator Hernandez released a new online video, titled “A California Story,” which can be viewed by clicking on the screen image below:
Beyond today’s announcement, Senator Dr. Hernandez’ campaign has released the following list of over 200 endorsements, including:
Organizations
UNITE HERE International Union, AFL-CIO
Teamsters Joint Council 42
California State Association of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11
California Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
Sacramento Police Officers Association
Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)
United Steelworkers (USW) Los Angeles and Orange Counties
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
Association of California State Supervisors (ACSS)
Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats
CASE (California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Employment)
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16
United Association (UA) Steamfitters and Refrigeration Local 250
United Association (UA) Local 78
United Association (UA) Local 114
United Association (UA) Local 230
United Association (UA) Local 345
United Association (UA) Local 364
United Association (UA) Local 398
United Association (UA) Local 403
United Association (UA) Local 460
United Association (UA) Local 484
United Association (UA) Local 582
United Association (UA) Local 709
United Association (UA) Local 761
Federal Elected Leaders
U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu
U.S. Congresswoman Grace Napolitano
U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres
U.S. Congressman Juan Vargas
U.S. Congressman George Miller (Ret.)
State Elected Leaders
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra
California State Controller Betty Yee
State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
State Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez
State Assembly Speaker Emeritus Fabian Nunez
California Lt. Governor (Ret.) and State Assembly Speaker Cruz Bustamante (Ret.)
State Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata (Ret.)
State Senator and past Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins
State Senator Connie Leyva
State Senator Holly Mitchell
State Senator Anthony Portantino
State Senator Jerry Hill
State Senator Henry Stern
State Senator Jim Beall
State Senator Josh Newman
State Senator Bill Dodd
State Senator Scott Wiener
State Senator Richard Roth
State Senator Tony Mendoza
State Senator Ricardo Lara
State Senator Ben Hueso
State Senator Ben Allen
State Senator Cathleen Galgiani
State Senator Mike McGuire
State Senator Bill Monning
State Senator Fran Pavley (Ret.)
State Senator Isadore Hall (Ret.)
State Senator Mark Leno (Ret.)
State Senator Marty Block (Ret.)
State Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Kevin Mullin
State Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon
State Assembly Democratic Caucus Chair Mike Gipson
State Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez
State Assembly Member Miguel Santiago
State Assembly Member David Chiu
State Assembly Member Ed Chau
State Assembly Member Jim Wood
State Assembly Member Anna Caballero
State Assembly Member Bill Quirk
State Assembly Member Eloise Gomes Reyes
State Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia
State Assembly Member Jose Medina
State Assembly Member Rob Bonta
State Assembly Member Evan Low
State Assembly Member Reggie Jones-Sawyer
State Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi
State Assembly Member Tony Thurmond
State Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva
State Assembly Member Jim Cooper
State Assembly Member Rudy Salas
State Assembly Member Freddie Rodriguez
State Assembly Member Rich Gordon (Ret.)
State Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal (Ret.)
State Assembly Member Paul Fong (Ret.), President San Jose/Evergreen Federation of Teachers AFT 6157
State Assembly Member Susan Bonilla (Ret.)
State Assembly Member Betsy Butler (Ret.)
State Assembly Member Mike Allen (Ret.)
California Democratic Party & Labor Leaders
California Democratic Party Chair Art Torres (Ret.)
California Democratic Party Vice Chair and L.A. County Democratic Party Chair Eric C. Bauman
California Democratic Party First Vice Chair Alex Rooker
South County Labor Chair Ray Cordova*
California Democratic Party Region 15 Director and California Democratic Party API Caucus Chair Clark Lee*
California Democratic Party Region 8 Director Doug Kessler*
California Democratic Party Region 9 Director Diana Love*
California Democratic Party Region 7 Director Omar Torres*, Governing Board Member, Franklin-McKinley School Board*
California Democratic Party Former Region 10 Director and California Democratic Party LGBT Caucus Secretary Debra Broner*
California Democratic Party Chicano Latino Caucus Chair Carlos Alcala*
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Vice Chair Mark Gonzalez*
Fresno County Democratic Central Committee Chair Michael Evans*
Kern County Democratic Central Committee Chair Cathee Romley*
Kings County Democratic Central Committee Chair Holly Andrade-Blair*
Inyo County Democratic Central Committee Chair Nina Weisman*
Tulare Democratic Central Committee Chair Ruth McKee*
California Democratic Party Delegate Katarina Garcia (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Cesar Garcia (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Peggy Morgan (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Kristin McGuire (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Veronica Marquez (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Robert Cruz (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Deborah Quintero (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Ricardo Pacheco (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate James Toma (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Lloyd Johnson (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Eileen Jimenez (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Jeanette Flores (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Barbara Dickerson (AD 48)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Robert Gin (AD 49)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Chin Ho Lia (AD 49)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Polly Low (AD 49)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Calvin Sung (AD 55)*
California Democratic Party Delegate Lawrence Shih (AD 48)*
Local Elected Leaders
Sacramento Mayor and past State Senate President Pro-Tem Darrell Steinberg
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia
Long Beach City Council Member Rex Richardson
Los Angeles County Supervisor and past U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis
Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang
Los Angeles City Council Member Curren Price
Los Angeles Community College District Trustee and past State Assembly Member Mike Eng
Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Mike Fong
Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Scott Svonkin
Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez
Santa Barbara County Supervisor and former State Assembly Member Das Williams
Baldwin Park Mayor Manuel Lozano
Baldwin Park City Council Member Ricardo Pacheco
Baldwin Park City Council Member Monica Garcia
West Covina Mayor Corey Warshaw
West Covina City Council Member Lloyd Johnson
West Covina City Council Member James Toma
West Covina School Board Member Michael Flowers
Covina Mayor Pro Tem Jorge Marquez
Covina City Council Member Peggy A. Delach
La Puente Mayor Valerie Munoz
La Puente City Council Member Dan Holloway
La Puente Mayor Pro Tem Violeta Lewis
Azusa Mayor Joe Rocha
Azusa City Council Member Angel Carillo
Azusa City Council Member Robert Gonzales
Azusa Unified School District Board President Yolanda Rodriguez-Pena
Azusa Unified School District Board Member Paul Naccachian
Duarte Mayor Samuel Kang
Duarte Unified School District Board President Reyna Diaz
Duarte Unified School District Board Member Kenneth Bell
San Gabriel Mayor Chin Ho Liao
Upper San Gabriel Valley Water Board Director Bryan Urias
Rosemead Mayor Sandra Armenta
Rosemead City Council Member Polly Low
Monterey Park Mayor Mitchell Ing
Monterey Park City Council Member Peter Chan
Monterey Park City Council Member Stephen Lam
Claremont Mayor Sam Pedroza
El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero
El Monte City Council Member Juventino “J” Gomez
El Monte Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Velasco
South El Monte City Council Member Hector Delgado
South El Monte City Council Member Angelica R. Garcia
South El Monte City Council Member Joseph J. Gonzales
Hacienda La Puente School Board Member Anthony Duarte
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board Member Martin G. Medrano
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board Member Penny Fraumeni
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board Vice President Gino Kwok
Yorba Linda City Council Member Beth Haney
Walnut City Council Member Mary Su
Duarte City Council Member Margaret Finlay
Duarte City Council Member John Fasana
Alhambra City Council Member Luis Ayala
Alhambra City Council Vice Mayor Stephen Sham
Three Valleys MWD Director Carlos Goytia
Charter Oak Unified School District Board President Brian R. Akers
Charter Oak Unified School District Board Vice President Joseph Probst
Charter Oak Unified School District Board Member Jeanette V. Flores
Charter Oak Unified School District Board Member Jane Bock
Citrus Community College District President Dr. Barbara R Dickerson
Alhambra Unified School District Board Member Robert L. Gin
Temple City Mayor Pro Tem Cynthia Sternquist
Temple City Council Member Tom Chavez
Mountain View School District President Adam Carranza
Malibu Mayor Lou La Monte
Artesia Mayor Ali Sajjad Taj
South Gate City Council Member Jorge Morales
Walnut City Council Member Andrew Rodriguez
Walnut City Council Member Bob Pacheco
San Gabriel Valley Water Board President Thomas Wong
San Gabriel Valley Water Board Treasurer Raul Romero
Valley County Water Board Vice President Paul C. Hernandez,
Valley County Water Board Director Lenet Pacheco
Garvey Unified School District Board Member Henry Lo
Florin County Water District Elected Director Larry S. Tract, J.D.
Valley County Water Board Director Margarita Vargas
San Fernando Vice Mayor Joel Fajardo
Berkley City Council Member Ben Bartlett
Alum Rock Union Elementry School District Board Vice-President Andres Quintero
Santa Clarita Mayor and former State Assembly Member Cameron Smyth
Hermosa Beach City Council Member Stacy Armato
Miles Rosedale, CEO Monrovia Growers*
Susan Keith, Citrus Trustee*
A husband, father, grandfather, practicing optometrist, and local businessman, “Dr. Ed” (as he is known to his patients) has spent his life bringing quality eye care to predominantly low-income communities. As a health care provider, the need to improve access to health care for all Californians is what first drove him to run for office.
Since being elected to the Assembly in 2006 and the Senate in 2010, Dr. Ed Hernandez has been a leader on the implementation of federal health care reform – helping expand access to affordable health care, control costs, and improve the network of providers so people can actually get quality care when they need it. Dr. Ed has been a champion by expanding educational opportunity to qualified students overlooked by our public schools and universities, as well as a major proponent for government reform, including fixing a broken initiative system too often hijacked by billionaires and wealthy corporations. Dr. Ed Hernandez is running to take this experience, leadership, and vision to the next level by serving the people of California as their Lieutenant Governor.
For more information, please visit www.edhernandez4ca.com.
*Titles for Identification Purposes Only.