Rob Bonta Endorsement

Assemblymember Rob Bonta Endorses

Marc Berman for State Assembly

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 11, 2016

State Assembly candidate and Palo Alto City Councilmember Marc Berman has earned the endorsement of Assemblymember Rob Bonta in his campaign for the 24th Assembly District.

“Marc is a dynamic leader with an impressive combination of skills and experience working on important issues like education and infrastructure improvements. He will be a great addition to the State Assembly,” said Assemblymember Bonta. “I look forward to working with Marc to solve the regional economic, transportation, and environmental challenges facing the Bay Area.”

“Assemblymember Bonta is a leader on education, budget, and health care issues, and it’s an honor to have his support,” said Berman. “The major challenges facing the Bay Area - affordability, traffic, economic inequality - can only be solved if our region’s elected officials work collaboratively in Sacramento and that is exactly what I’ll do if elected.”

With his endorsement of Berman, Assemblymember Bonta joins numerous state and local leaders in supporting Berman for State Assembly, including incumbent Assemblymember Rich Gordon, Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, former California State Controller Steve Westly, Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Kevin Mullin, Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon, Assemblymember David Chiu, Assemblymember Phil Ting, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen and Sheriff Laurie Smith, San Mateo County Supervisors Don Horsley, Dave Pine, Warren Slocum, and Adrienne Tissier, Sunnyvale Mayor Glenn Hendricks and Vice Mayor Gustav Larsson, Peninsula Young Democrats, Silicon Valley Young Democrats, AFSCME California PEOPLE, the Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA) Pacific Southwest Region, Northern California Carpenters Regional Council, Palo Alto Police Officers’ Association, and Palo Alto and San Mateo County Firefighters. For a full list of Berman’s endorsements, please visit www.voteberman.com/endorsements.

The 24th Assembly District consists of the cities of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Woodside, Portola Valley, Atherton, Menlo Park, Half Moon Bay and portions of Cupertino and the San Mateo County Coast.

For more information about Marc Berman, please visit www.VoteBerman.com.

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