Last night we learned Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions are filing a lawsuit against my home state of California for refusing to comply with their anti-immigrant agenda.
This is a shameful stunt designed to intimidate California officials and endanger our public safety. It won’t work. We will always fight to uphold the core values of our nation. That means standing up for the idea that America is a nation of immigrants and our diversity makes us a stronger country.
No state in the union has more immigrants — documented and undocumented — than California, and they’re counting on us to fight for them.
Today, Sessions is in California to formally announce the lawsuit — and I believe it is crucial we respond with a powerful show of grassroots solidarity.
This is a moment where we must measure up to the ideals of our nation and fight for what we believe in, even if it means supposed leaders like Trump and Sessions come after us.
As Governor Brown said earlier, it’s rare for a US Attorney General “to come out here and engage in a political stunt, make wild accusations.”
No matter what happens in Washington, California will stay the course and enforce all our laws and protect all our people. That’s how we keep our communities safe.
Our state laws work in concert with federal laws and our local law enforcement is in the business of public safety, not deportation. We want to protect our families, not tear them apart.
I will continue to stand up for our police and sheriffs whose funding has been threatened by the Trump Administration, and for the policies that they have enacted to increase trust with our communities were sworn to protect.
Can I count on you to stand with me in our fight for our values?
The rule of law has prevailed in 12 of our challenges against Trump so far and I’m hopeful the rule of law will prevail again.
PS: The more voices we have in this fight, the stronger we will be. Please forward this email or share it on social media to your friends and family and ask them to sign our petition as well.
While our current Attorney General was scheduled to speak at the law enforcement gathering where Attorney General Sessions announced his law suit against California, I was proud to be the only statewide law enforcement leader outside on the street with hundreds protesting AG Sessions.
We sent a clear message to Attorney General Sessions and President Trump.
California will not be bullied. We will defend our laws and our law abiding immigrant communities. We wont cooperate in the deportation of our neighbors, our co-workers, our classmates, or the parents of our childrens’ friends or their children.
As Insurance Commissioner, I lead a law enforcement agency. I have directed my law enforcement officers that we will not cooperate with ICE, consistent with the sanctuary state law SB 54. We wont be stopped by Attorney General Sessions lawsuit.
I was proud to stand with defenders of immigrants rights to support SB 54. As California’s next Attorney General, I will do everything in my power and in the law to defend California from the Trump Administration.
If you have not already done so, I hope you will join our campaign to elect a fighter, not a follower, to the office of Attorney General.
Sincerely,
Dave Jones
California Insurance Commissioner and Candidate for Attorney General
L.A. DEPUTY SHERIFFS ASSN. SIDE WITH RICARDO LARA FOR INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs Join PORAC in Backing Senator’s Statewide Bid
LONG BEACH, CA– Keeping up his back-to-back endorsement winning streak, today State Senator Ricardo Lara lined up crucial backing from the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) in his campaign for California State Insurance Commissioner. ALADS joins the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) and the California Democratic Party in supporting Senator Lara’s bid.
In a letter sent to Senator Lara’s campaign, Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) President Ronald Hernandez wrote:
“Dear Mr. Lara: The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, the largest association of deputy sheriffs and district attorney investigators in the United States, currently representing more than 7,900 sworn law enforcement officers, is pleased to endorse you for State Insurance Commissioner.”
Just days ago Senator Lara released a new gripping digital video highlighting his vision of a California with healthcare for everyone.
Recently, State Senator Ricardo Lara’s campaign for California State Insurance Commissioner released a new digital video ad, titled “United Dreamers.” To view Senator Lara’s ad, “United Dreamers” click here.
Previously Senator Ricardo Lara’s released a digital ad, titled “Embolden.” Click to watch.
Since the inception of his campaign for California State Insurance Commissioner, State Senator Ricardo Lara has amassed wide-ranging support from leaders and organizations, including the following partial list:
Elected & Community Leaders
United States Senator Kamala Harris
U.S. Congresswoman and State Assembly Speaker Emeritus Karen Bass
U.S. Congressman Salud Carbajal
U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu
U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal
U.S. Congressman Jimmy Gomez
U.S. Congressman Lou Correa
U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley
U.S. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres
U.S. Congressman Mark Takano
U.S. Congresswoman (Ret.) and current L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn
U.S. Secretary of Labor (Ret.) and current L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis
State Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León
State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla
California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer (Ret.)
California Board of Equalization Member Fiona Ma
State Assembly Speaker Emeritus and State Senator Toni Atkins
State Assembly Speaker Emeritus and State Senator Robert Hertzberg
State Assembly Speaker Emeritus Fabian Nunez
State Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez
State Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez
State Senator Holly Mitchell
State Senator Ben Hueso
State Senator Scott Wiener
State Senator Steven Bradford
State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson
State Senator Nancy Skinner
State Senator Ben Allen
State Senator Bill Monning
State Senator Henry Stern
State Senator Josh Newman
State Senator Cathleen Galgiani
State Senator Bill Dodd
State Senator Richard Roth
State Senator Jerry Hill
State Senator Bob Wieckowski
State Senator Mike McGuire
State Senator Anthony Portantino
State Senator Mark Leno (Ret.)
State Assembly Member Miguel Santiago
State Assembly Member Blanca Rubio
State Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher
State Assembly Member Todd Gloria
State Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia
State Assembly Member Jacqui Irwin
State Assembly Member Evan Low
State Assembly Member Tony Thurmond
State Assembly Member Shirley Weber
State Assembly Member Kevin McCarty
State Assembly Member Reggie Jones-Sawyer
State Assembly Member Freddie Rodriguez
State Assembly Member David Chiu
State Assembly Member Ash Kalra
State Assembly Member Monique Limon
State Assembly Member Jim Frazier
State Assembly Member Kansen Chu
State Assembly Member Ed Chau
State Assembly Member Chris Holden
State Assembly Member Joaquin Arambula
State Assembly Member Jim Cooper
State Assembly Member Jose Medina
State Assembly Member Eloise Reyes
State Assembly Member Susan Talamantes Eggman
State Assembly Member Phil Ting
State Assembly Member Kevin Mullin
State Assembly Member Rudy Salas
State Assembly Member Autumn Burke
State Assembly Member Bill Quirk
State Assembly Member Susan Bonilla (Ret.)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin
Sacramento Mayor and former State Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia
El Cerrito Mayor Gabriel Quinto
San Jose Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco
San Jose City Council Member Sylvia Arenas
San Jose City Council Member Sergio Jimenez
Newhall School Board Member Christy Smith
California Democratic Party Chair Eric C. Bauman
California Democratic Party Chair John Burton (Ret.)
California Democratic Party First Vice Chair Alex Rooker
California Democratic Party Vice Chair Daraka Larimore-Hall
California Democratic Party Controller Dan Weitzman
California Democratic Party Secretary Jenny Bach
California Young Democrats’ President Eddie Kirby
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark Gonzalez
San Diego County Democratic Party Chair Jessica Hayes
San Diego County Democratic Party Chair (Ret.) and current Democratic National Committee Member, Jesse Durfee
Democratic Party of Sacramento County Chair Terry Schanz
California Democratic Party Region 4 Director Amy Champ
California Democratic Party Region 8 Director Humberto Gomez Jr.
California Democratic Party Region 10 Director David Atkins
California Democratic Party Region 12 Director Larry Gross
California Democratic Party Region 13 Director Carol Robb
California Democratic Party Region 14 Director Miguel Martinez
California Democratic Party Region 16 Director Sergio Carrillo
California Democratic Party Region 18 Director Deborah Cunningham-Skurnik
California Democratic Party Region 19 Director Norberto Gonzalez
Labor Leader and United Farm Workers Co-Founder, Dolores Huerta
Organizations Representing Working People
California Teachers Association
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California State Council
State Council of Building and Construction Trades Council of California
California State Association of Electrical Workers
Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
United Farm Workers of America
California Federation of Teachers
California School Employees Association (CSEA)
UNITE HERE, AFL-CIO
United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP)
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
California State Council of Laborers
California Conference of Machinists
California State Council of Pipe Trades
United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals
California Association of Professional Scientists’ (CAPS)
California Association of Psychiatric Technicians
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council #16
National Union of Healthcare Workers
California Conference Board of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 9
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS)
United Steelworkers Legislative Education Committee for Los Angeles and Orange Counties
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 36
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 16
United Industrial Workers of the Seafarers International Union, SIUNA, AFL-CIO
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 63
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 94
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 40
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1277
American Federation of Musicians Local 47
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 36
California Faculty Association
L.A. Community College Faculty Guild, American Federation of Teachers Local 1521
The Fresno County Democratic Central Committee has not endorsed any candidate in this race.
I am excited to announce that today I became the first candidate for Attorney General officially qualified for the June ballot!
Filing first isn’t just about being serious about my intentions to run; it’s also about leading not following. And that’s the kind of Attorney General I will be, one who does not wait to act – unlike my opponent the appointed Attorney General who has still not fully investigated Exxon Mobil for lying to the public and shareholders and denying climate change and has delayed implementing SB 482 to help prevent drug overdoses.
My campaign has picked up a lot of momentum coming out of the Democratic Party Convention last week where I won with 56% of the vote versus my opponents 42% – a 14 point lead! Since then, I have been honored with more major endorsements such as that of UNITE HERE! representing 300,000 hard working men and women nationwide! Click here to see a full list of my endorsements.
I have been elected twice to statewide office, which has given me the experience to be both a successful candidate and, more importantly, a successful elected official who serves Californians, not special interests. Unlike my opponent I refuse to take contributions from the insurance industry, oil companies, private bail industry, tobacco industry, charter school industry or WalMart.
I hope you will join our campaign as we run to be the first across the finish line!
Sincerely,
Dave Jones
Insurance Commissioner and Candidate for Attorney General
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