MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
January 22, 2018
Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348
Maclen Zilber, (510) 508-9142
Jacobson & Zilber Strategies
LARA RECEIVES ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT FROM REVERED MEMBER OF CONGRESS
State Senator Ricardo Lara Backed by Congresswoman Norma Torres in Statewide Bid
LONG BEACH, CA- Continuing to expand up his roster of support among some of California’s most widely respected leaders as he campaigns for California State Insurance Commissioner, today State Senator Ricardo Lara was endorsed by Congressmember Norma Torres.
Following the announced endorsement, State Senator Lara released the following statement:
“It’s incredibly humbling to have the support of Congresswoman Torres, who I worked with closely in the State Legislature. She’s been a champion and bold voice on behalf of marginalized communities in the resistance against Donald Trump’s Washington. I’m grateful for her support and am eager to continue partnering with the Congresswoman to protect our people, our California values and our California way of life.”
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 Lucille Roybal-Allard
- 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 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
- Sacramento Mayor and former State Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg
- Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia
- El Cerrito Mayor Gabriel Quinto
- 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 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
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
- California Federation of Teachers
- 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 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
Organizations
- California Latino Legislative Caucus
- California Legislative LGBT Caucus
- California Young Democrats
- Equality California (EQCA)
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
- Stonewall Democratic Club
- HONOR PAC
- Contra Costa County Young Democrats
- Fresno County Young Democrats
For more information please visit www.RicardoLara.com.
