LARA FURTHER CONSOLIDATES SUPPORT FROM LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN IC BID

The Fresno County Democratic Central Committee has not endorsed any candidate in this race.

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For Immediate Release

November 29, 2017
Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348
Maclen Zilber, (510) 508-9142
Jacobson & Zilber Strategies
LARA FURTHER CONSOLIDATES SUPPORT FROM LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN IC BID

Stonewall Democratic Club Gives Early Endorsement to Ricardo Lara’s Statewide Campaign

LONG BEACH, CA- Further expanding his far-reaching coalition of support in his bid for California Insurance Commissioner, today State Senator Ricardo Lara won a major endorsement from the Stonewall Democratic Club.

The Stonewall Democratic Club, founded in 1975, is an organization for progressive Democrats in Los Angeles who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight allies of the LGBTQ community, who are committed to achieving equality for all and to advancing progressive and feminist values through the Democratic Party. It is the oldest Stonewall Democratic Club in the country, and among the largest Democratic Clubs in California.

In a released statement following the endorsement, Stonewall Democratic Club President Lester Aponte reflected:

“The Stonewall Democratic Club is proud to make an early endorsement of Ricardo Lara’s campaign for Insurance Commissioner, not just because of his historic candidacy as potentially the first openly gay California statewide official, but also because of his longstanding track record in both pursuing progressive policies in the legislature and promoting LGBTQ candidates throughout the state.”
To view Senator Ricardo Lara’s digital video ad, “Embolden,” click on the screen shot below:

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:

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 (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 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 Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
State Assembly Member Susan Bonilla (Ret.)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Sacramento Mayor and former State Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia
California Democratic Party First Vice Chair Alex Rooker
California Young Democrats’ President Eddie Kirby
San Diego Democratic Party Chair (Ret.) and current Democratic National Committee Member, Jesse Durfee

Organizations Representing Working People

California Teachers Association
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
UNITE HERE, AFL-CIO
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
California State Council of Laborers
California Conference of Machinists
California State Council of Pipe Trades
National Union of Healthcare Workers
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 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

Organizations

California Latino Legislative Caucus
California Legislative LGBT Caucus
California Young Democrats
Equality California (EQCA)
Stonewall Democratic Club
HONOR PAC
Contra Costa County Young Democrats

For more information please visit www.RicardoLara.com.
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