HERNANDEZ BUILDS MORE SUPPORT FROM SENATE COLLEAGUES IN LT. GOV CONTEST

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For Immediate Release

May 5, 2017
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HERNANDEZ BUILDS MORE SUPPORT FROM SENATE COLLEAGUES IN LT. GOV CONTEST
Endorsement from Prominent State Senator Steven Bradford Provides Boost to Senator Ed Hernandez’ Campaign for California Lieutenant Governor
WEST COVINA, CA — Capping off a banner week of endorsement announcements on the campaign trail as he seeks the office of California Lieutenant Governor, today State Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez won the prominent backing of State Senator Steven Bradford, who represents California’s 35th District, an area spanning from Gardena to Compton, Torrance, San Pedro to Watts.

Prior to serving in the State Senate, where he Chairs the Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, Bradford served as a member of the California State Assembly and as a member of the Gardena City Council. In announcing his endorsement of Senator Hernandez’ campaign for Lieutenant Governor of California, Senator Bradford remarked:

“Ed Hernandez is a proven leader for working families, good jobs, safe neighborhoods, increased access to healthcare and a strong, progressive California. I’ve seen firsthand his abilities in the legislature and I can attest to his skills, his determination and his commitment to the people of our great state. I know he’ll make an extraordinary Lieutenant Governor and I’m proud to endorse him.”

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 300 endorsements, including:

Groups Representing Working Families

UNITE HERE International Union, AFL-CIO
Teamsters Joint Council 42
American Federation of Musicians (AMF) Local 47
California State Conference of Machinists
California State Association of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 595
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2295
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 40
International Association of SMART (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation) Local 105
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)
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
United Industrial Workers of the Seafarers International Union, SIUNA, AFL-CIO

Organizations

California Reserve Peace Officers Association
Sacramento Police Officers Association
California Association for Nurse Practitioners
California Pharmacists Association (CPhA)
Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats
California’s Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges, and Hearing Officers in State Employment (CASE)

Federal Elected Leaders

U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass
U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu
U.S. Congressman Lou Correa
U.S. Congresswoman Grace Napolitano
U.S. Congresswoman Salud Carbajal
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 Steven Bradford
State Senator Ben Hueso
State Senator Ben Allen
State Senator Cathleen Galgiani
State Senator Mike McGuire
State Senator Bill Monning
State Senator Mark Leno (Ret.)
State Senator Lois Wolk (Ret.)
State Senator Fran Pavley (Ret.)
State Senator Isadore Hall (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 Chris Holden
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 Ash Kalra
State Assembly Member Ken Cooley
State Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi
State Assembly Member Tony Thurmond
State Assembly Member Todd Gloria
State Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva
State Assembly Member Phil Ting
State Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell
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.)

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 Attorney Mike Feuer
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
Fresno City Council Member Luis Chavez
Duarte Mayor Samuel Kang
Duarte Unified School District Board President Reyna Diaz
Duarte Unified School District Board Member Kenneth Bell
Pomona Unified School Board Vice President Roberta Perlman
Pomona City Commissioner Debra Martin*
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, Teresa Real Sebastian, J.D.
Monterey Park City Council Member Hans Liang
Monterey Park City Council Member 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
El Monte Union High School District President Carlos Salcedo
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*

Democratic Party, Labor, Healthcare and Community Leaders

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair, UNITE HERE General Vice President for Immigration, Civil Rights, and Diversity and former Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Maria Durazo
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
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Member and former San Diego Democratic Party Chair Jesse Durfee
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 Women’s Caucus Secretary, Democratic Party of Orange County Secretary, Anita Narayana*
California Democratic Party Delegate Clint Weirick (DSCC San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party Central Committee)*
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)*
California Democratic Party Children’s Caucus Chair and President of the Helen Doherty Democratic Club Judy Jacobs
California Democratic Party Region 14 Director Miguel Martinez
Progressive Democrats of Santa Monica Mountains President Dorothy Reik
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Country Central Committee Corresponding Secretary Carolyn Fowler
Los Angeles County Democratic Party AD-49 Delegation Chair Marcella Cortez
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate (AD-26) and Latino Democrats of Tulare County President & Founder Ruben Macareno
Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee Member (AD-28) Ruben Navarro
California Democratic Party E-Board Delegate for AD-28 Olivia Navarro
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate Uli Sanchez (AD-53)
Fresno County Democratic Party Member Esperanza Avalos
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate (AD-21) and Stanislaus County Democratic Central Committee Member Tom Hallinan
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate Adrian Vazquez (AD 51)
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate Maria Unzueta (AD 63)
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate Sarah Palacios (AD 7)
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate Van Tomom (AD 39)
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate Frine Medrano (AD 58)
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate Ken Trumkul (AD 49)
Liliana T. Perez, Deputy Director for Southern California, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon*
Hector Elizalde, Community Leader
Jacobo Jauregui, Community Leader
Oscar Valladares, SEIU Local 721 member
California Democratic Party DSCC Delegate Chris Kakimi (AD 57)
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Member and Member of Laborers (LiUNA) Local 300 Victor Castellano
Shannon Bell, NP, California Association of Nurse Practitioners
Arthur Friedman, O.D.
Bruce Mebine, O.D., Past President COA
Javier Avila Garcia, Community Leader
Ryan Baskharoon, Community Leader
Mirna de Lire Lopez, Community Leader
Wendy Mora, O.D.
Dr. Efrain Castellanos
Natalie Reyes, Community Organizer
Komal Patel, Community Leader
John Potter, Community Leader
Harvey Goldstone, O.D.
Willa Hisle, O.D.
Jeanette Hochstatter, O.D.
Charles Richards, O.D.
Lee Dodge, O.D., Visual Eyes Optometry
Kenneth Wiener, O.D.
Rupert C Chowins, O.D.
Ronald Short O.D., California Air National Guard*
Thomas Rippner, Community Leader
Susy Yu, Community Leader
Ronald Goldstein, Community Leader
Elizabeth Torres Chowins, O.D.
Dr.David Turetsky, Advanced Eyecare, A Professional Optometric Group
Michael Young, Community Leader
Carolyn Wong, O.D.
Kathleen Low, Community Leader
Thomas Brenner, O.D.
Valerie Quan, Community Leader
Dr. Craig Steinberg
Dr. Jennifer Lin, San Mateo Optometry society
Sasha Penn, O.D., Chief of Optometry, Kaiser Permanente- South San Francisco
James Cohen, O.D., Buena Park Eyecare
Milton Hom O.D.
James Creech O.D.
Dr. Marcie Arnesty
Robert Theaker, O.D. Hollister Vision Center
Marc Shaw, COA
Jennifer Buell, O.D.
Jay Schlanger, O.D., COA
Dr. Claude Valenti, Optometric Vision Development Center
Elizabeth Hoppe, Founding Dean, College of Optometry at Western University of Health Sciences
Robert Wayda, O.D., Central California Optometric Society
Christine Ng, Community Leader
Vin Dang, Community Leader
Fadl Fares, Community Leader
Michael Cousineau, Community Leader
Rita Spitzer, Dr. Michael Spitzer Optometry
Ron Lozarno, Community Leader

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.