CD 10 Spam Mail

Here's the latest update coming from CD10 from the Wesson campaign (that and I needed an excuse to use this picture again):

WESSON NEWS
August 9, 2005

The Herb Wesson for Los Angeles City Council District 10 (CD 10) campaign picked up steam through July and ended the month with a bang. Attesting to his strength as a candidate, Herb picked up several endorsements from key individuals and groups in July – the first full month of the campaign. Also in July, Herb became the first to officially qualify as a candidate for CD 10.

ENDORSED BY OPINION LEADERS

In mid-July Herb released a list of endorsements from a distinguished list of elected and former elected officials in Los Angeles and the state. (See last page of this edition.) Since then, Herb picked up additional key endorsements including those of Senator Dianne Feinstein, Congressman Howard Berman, City Controller Laura Chick, former LA Lakers star and entrepreneur Magic Johnson, Assemblyman Paul Koretz, Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, Senator Alan Lowenthal, City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, former City Councilmember Mike Feuer, and AJ Duffy, President of United Teachers Los Angeles.

ENDORSED BY POTENTIAL AND FORMER CANDIDATES

As a testament to his support in the community, Herb gained the endorsement of several community leaders many viewed as potential CD 10 candidates. They include Marsha Brown, Jackie Dupont-Walker, activist developer; Reginald Jones-Sawyer, Vice Chair of Democratic State Party; Armen Ross, Valerie Shaw, Former Chair of the Board of Public Works; Attorney Ted Smith; Attorney Leo Terrell and Deron Williams.

ENDORSED BY LABOR

In July, Herb started to pick up early labor endorsements for his CD 10 campaign. Thus far, Herb has been endorsed by the Teamsters Local 399, Los Angeles Airport Police Officer Association, Airport Police Supervisors, and LIUNA Local 777.

SUPPORTED BY WOMEN

Throughout Herb’s tenure as the Assemblymember for the 47th Assembly District and the 65th Speaker of the State Assembly, he proved to be a strong champion of women and children’s issues. His voting record during his six years in the Assembly shows him to be a solid supporter of legislation important to women and children. He has authored legislation on pay equity, domestic violence victims counseling and education, family planning, mandatory kindergarten and middle school literacy, among others.

As Speaker of the Assembly, Herb demonstrated a sincere and genuine interest in making sure that women were equal partners in the decision-making structure in the Assembly. He empowered women Assemblymembers by appointing them to key positions of power, including the Speaker Pro Tem, the first woman Majority Leader and chairs of several key committees. Half of his leadership team – the group he consulted on the affairs of the Assembly – consisted of women. He created and co-chaired – a rare occurrence for a Speaker – a Select Committee on Title IX to assess how far we have come in promoting gender equity in our schools and how far we have yet to go.! And during some of the toughest fiscal times this state has ever seen, Herb led his caucus in fighting hard for programs that affect the most vulnerable Californians, including its children.

In recognition of Herb’s strong record on women and children’s issues, a group known as Women for Wesson formed in July. With membership from within CD 10 and throughout Los Angeles, this group of women will be advising Herb and will be at the forefront of his CD 10 campaign. Its Honorary Chairs include, Congresswoman Diane Watson, Supervisor Yvonne Burke, Assemblywoman Gloria Negrete McLeod, City Controller Laura Chick, Councilmember Janice Hahn, Councilmember Jan Perry, and former Assemblymember Gwen Moore.

FIRST TO OFFICIALLY QUALIFY AS A CD 10 CANDIDATE

The Wesson for City Council campaign was the first to submit signatures to the Los Angeles City Clerk for the CD 10 seat. On July 29, 2005 – the second day signatures were accepted – the City Clerk certified that over 500 valid signatures have been submitted by the Wesson for City Council campaign. This made Herb Wesson the first official candidate for CD 10.

Stay tuned for more from the Wesson for City Council campaign in the upcoming days.