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RandySF's JournalFLIPPABLE: Joe Kerr for Orange County (CA) Supervisor
Joe Kerr is a second-generation professional firefighter who served as a fire captain with the Orange County Fire Authority and Orange County Fire Department for over 25 years. He was the first President of the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, the former Vice President of the California Professional Firefighters, as well as a former Vice President of the Orange County Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO).
Joe was named Fireman of the Year by the Cypress Fire Department in 1979, Overachiever of the Year by the Orange County Firemen’s Association in 1984, and Fire Captain of the Year by the Orange County Fire Department in 1986. In 1981, he was given a Certificate of Merit from the Orange County Board of Supervisors for his role in responding to the Air California jetliner crash at John Wayne Airport. He was also presented with the Courage Under Fire Award in 1999 for rescuing and reviving a non-breathing occupant who was trapped in a residential structure fire. After retiring in 2012, Joe received numerous awards and recognitions for helping to save the life of a baby who was drowning and had stopped breathing in a swimming pool.
Joe’s history of community service includes having served as an advisor to the Board of the Orange County Foundation for Oncology, Children and Families (OCF-OCF).
Joe grew up in La Habra and Cypress. He and his wife, China, are the proud parents of a 13-year-old son.
http://www.joekerrforsupervisor.com
FLIPPABLE: Penny Newman for Riverside County Supervisor
Penny J. Newman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ), a 39 year old organization that has been actively working to improve the social and natural environments for Riverside and San Bernardino County residents. Penny is an internationally recognized leader who has dedicated her life to advancing the living conditions of working class families by addressing environmental justice issues at the local, state, and federal level.
Penny has written extensively on environmental justice issues and is featured in several books discussing solutions to increase the quality of life for residents. Penny is a highly sought after speaker and advisor and conducts workshops around the nation and internationally. She has appeared on television shows such has The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, and was the subject of HBO’s America Undercover documentary, Toxic Time Bomb.
https://www.votepennynewman.com/#home
FLIPPABLE: Frank Damrell for Stanislaus County Supervisor District 4
Modesto is Frank Damrell’s hometown. He is the fourth generation of the Damrell family to call Stanislaus County home. Frank attended Enslen and Rose Avenue Elementary, and La Loma Junior High, before graduating from Thomas Downey High School. Four years later, Frank received a Bachelor of Science degree from Santa Clara University, and returned to Modesto to work assisting a congressman helping constituents resolve their issues with the Social Security Administration and Veterans Administration.
Frank and his wife of 28-years, Gayle Parker Damrell, an ardent marathoner, have raised their three children, the fifth generation of Damrell’s to call Stanislaus County home, in the tree lined neighborhood near Modesto Junior College. Their children attended Enslen Elementary School, as Frank did more than 45 years earlier. They played in the same city parks, Graceda and Enslen, and rode bikes on the same neighborhood streets. Many of the family names have remained the same, even if Ulrich’s Shopping Center is now called Roseburg Square and the small zoo in the parking lot is long gone.
In a routine familiar to many young families of Modesto, Frank has been a Little League and MYSA soccer coach. He spent countless hours on the pool deck at his children’s practices and meets throughout Northern California, and sat in the stands at high school sporting events cheering for his nieces and nephews. The entire family swims from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco each summer for TeamHydro, raising funds for hydrocephalus research to support their daughter and sister.
Continuing a long tradition of public service, Frank works for the state senate identifying concerns of importance to farmers, businesses, educators and families in the valley. As a local consultant, he works closely with members of both political parties. He has been continually involved helping small businesses targeted by predatory litigators, advocating for transportation solutions that will benefit the local economy, assisting nursing school graduates secure their registered nursing licenses, and engaging in dialogue that will help to address the homeless crisis that is pervasive in our community.
Throughout the years, Frank has served on various non-profit boards and committees, such as the United Way’s Children and Youth Impact Council and Doctor’s Medical Center Foundation’s Kid Works. Frank is currently on the Board of Directors for TeamHydro and its Operations Committee and the Advisory Council of the Boys and Girls Club of Stanislaus county.
http://www.damrell4supervisor.com
FLIPPABLE: Michelle Duman for CA-AD68
Ever since Michelle was a young girl, she harbored the quick decision-making skills of a leader. Michelle was not only empowered by her diverse upbringing, she also learned a great deal of business skills which make her the savvy leader she is today. She recalls the decisive, determined and dedicated spirit of her parents and plans to utilize those characteristics to strengthen education, support single payer healthcare reform, protect our environment and level the playing field for all people and genders.
She has worked as a paraprofessional in special education, using the arts as a teaching tool, while attending graduate school at CSULB. She avidly supports local entrepreneurs and works to provide scholarship and job opportunities for the community.
Michelle Duman has been a longtime resident of the City of Orange. She has been able to work closely with universities, community colleges, and other local nonprofits while raising a family and serving as the President of the National Latino Business Women Association of Orange County.
Being an avid activist of the arts and education communities give her a strategic and creative edge. Michelle has curated public art exhibits and raised scholarship funds for underserved students and regularly invests both her time and financial resources to such projects. She believes that supporting quality public education is an important resource in fighting poverty and maintaining a healthy middle class.
Always looking to do more for communities, Michelle V. Duman is seeking support to bring community ideas and needs to life when elected. She will empower others in the legislature through: decisive strength and strategic thinking, determination to ensure policies are implemented, and dedication to the betterment of the community.
https://michelleforassembly.com
FLAPPABLE: Melissa Hurtado for CA-SD14
Homegrown
Melissa Hurtado grew up in the Valley. As the daughter of immigrant parents and the first in her family to graduate from college, Melissa knows firsthand what it means to achieve the American dream. That’s why Melissa Hurtado is running for State Senate – to advocate for all our families for access to healthcare, quality schools, good paying jobs and the opportunity for a better life.
Access to Healthcare
As a healthcare advocate, Melissa works to protect Medicare, Medi-Cal and health insurance for children (CHIP). She fights for funding to expand clinics and hospitals, bring down drug prices, and educate our communities about how to stay healthy. Melissa will continue to champion access to healthcare, including universal healthcare coverage for everyone.
Quality Schools
For Melissa the chance for a good education opened the door for opportunity and a college degree. In her work for the Fresno Teachers Association, Melissa helped ensure that our teachers had the resources to provide our children with the best education possible. As a Councilmember, she supported the Clean Dream Act to protect DACA students and provide pathways to citizenship.
Job Growth
As a community organizer for public employees, Melissa helped lead the fight for good wages, healthcare coverage and retirement security. She believes the Valley should have jobs that pay workers enough to provide for their families. On the Sanger City Council, she saved and created high-wage jobs. Melissa will work to bring new businesses and industry to the Valley and diversify our local economy.
Valley Values
Growing up, Melissa’s father taught her the value of hard work. From her mother, she learned about perseverance. Melissa Hurtado came home to the Valley to serve her community and build a better life for our families. She believes that by working together we can provide opportunity for children, good jobs for our families and economic prosperity for our communities.
http://www.hurtadoforsenate.com
FLIPPABLE: Anna Cabllero for CA-SD12
Assemblymember Anna Caballero has a legacy of fighting for all rural Californians. She graduated from law school and moved to the Salinas Valley, the “Salad Bowl of the World”, to provide legal services to farm workers. In her life as a public servant, she has also fought to give farmers the resources they need, including access to water, to maintain agriculture as a vibrant industry, to preserve employment for tens of thousands of farm workers and to serve as an economic engine for small businesses in rural California.
In the California State Assembly, Anna Caballero represents three heavily agricultural regions: the Salinas Valley, the Pajaro Valley and San Benito County. The area grows more berries, lettuce, artichokes, asparagus and other salad vegetables than most other parts of the United States. Anna serves as the Chair of the Agriculture Committee in Assembly. She was selected as the Legislator of the Year by the Rural Counties Representatives of California (RCRC).
Assembly Woman Caballero raised her family in the Salinas Valley. And, she has devoted her public service to representing California’s agricultural communities; first as the Mayor of Salinas (the first woman Mayor and the first Latino Mayor), then in the State Legislature and, additionally, as a Member of Governor Brown’s Cabinet (Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency). Anna knows agriculture and she knows the people of rural California.
Anna was elected to the State Assembly in 2006 and reelected in 2016, after serving for 5 years in Governor Brown’s Cabinet. In the Assembly, she has focused her efforts on meeting the needs of rural, agricultural communities. She made it easier for farmers to utilize their land to build farm worker housing, gave local government more time to commit redevelopment dollars to rehabilitate affordable housing units in their communities and created a parks grant incentive for park poor communities who build affordable housing. She facilitated the transfer of state land to a local community to assist in the expansion of the waste water treatment facility, and facilitated in obtaining funds for a water agency to assist in upgrades and much needed technology. She was also able to access much needed gang intervention funds to help reduce gang violence in the region, creating a partnership with the Highway Patrol and the Department of Justice. She voted to extend state student aid to undocumented students applying for citizenship. And she took a 10% pay-cut in her Assembly salary to show solidarity with other government workers whose salary was cut due to the budget.
From 2011-2016, Anna served on Governor Brown’s Cabinet as the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. Under her leadership, 65 million dollars were allocated to build housing and provide services for homeless veterans, provide struggling families access to home refinancing assistance, and establish new funding criteria for affordable housing and sustainable communities, including rural communities. As Secretary she was responsible for the largest state civil rights department in the country, the protection of consumer rights through the licensing of over 3 million individuals and businesses in California, and the development and maintenance of affordable housing statewide. When she left the Cabinet to return to the State Assembly, Anna was the highest ranking Latina in the Brown Administration.
Anna Caballero became the first female Mayor of Salinas in 1998. On the City Council, she focused on affordable housing, strengthening the business and commercial opportunities for growth, the redevelopment of downtown, and providing more parks and recreational space for kids and families. When the State raided municipal revenues in the early 2000’s creating a financial crisis for cities, Anna raised $800,000 from the private sector to preserve the Salinas libraries. She subsequently championed a successful municipal ballot measure in Salinas to raise money for essential services during the state budget crisis.
During her tenure as Mayor, Anna founded and directed a private on-profit called Partners for Peace to develop strategies to reduce youth and gang violence. The City of Salinas experienced record low crime rates while Anna was Mayor.
Anna is a successful small business owner. She was a partner in her own firm for over 25 years, before being elected to the State Assembly. She was recognized as the ‘Business Woman of the Year” by the Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Anna has been a tireless advocate for children, families, farmers, veterans, workers, the disabled, seniors and teachers. She has been a mentor to many young local leaders and community activists, many of who now serve in elected office in their cities and counties. Her leadership has inspired generations of young leaders to work hard, and help build a strong community for the future.
http://annaforsenate.com
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