WASHINGTON (Oct. 8 , 2014) -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund, the nation’s leading political advocacy organization for animal welfare, announces its statewide endorsement slate of candidates for election to the California State Assembly, State Senate and executive offices. Citing their support for animal protection policies, the HSLF urges California voters to support these candidates in November’s general election.
“California is leading the nation in animal protection policies, and it’s because humane lawmakers stand up for the values of protecting animals from cruelty and abuse,” said Sara Amundson, executive director of the HSLF. “We urge voters across the Golden State to support these candidates committed to passing and enacting animal welfare legislation and upholding these laws.”
To see the complete list of California candidates the HSLF is supporting, including those in congressional races, please view the 2014 Animal Protection Voter’s Guide here.
Governor
Jerry Brown (D)
Lt. Governor
Gavin Newsom (D)
Attorney General
Kamala Harris (D)
State Senate
California 6th State Senate District: Roger Dickinson (D)*
California 6th State Senate District: Richard Pan (D)*
California 10th State Senate District: Bob Wieckowski (D)
California 18th State Senate District: Bob Hertzberg (D)
California 22nd State Senate District: Ed Hernandez (D)
California 24th State Senate District: Kevin De Leon (D)
California 30th State Senate District: Holly J. Mitchell (D)
California 32nd State Senate District Tony Mendoza (D)
California 34th State Senate District: Jose Solorio (D)
California 40th State Senate District: Ben Hueso (D)
State Assembly
California 7th State Assembly District: Kevin McCarty (D)*
California 7th State Assembly District: Steve Cohn (D)*
California 10th State Assembly District: Marc Levine (D)
California 17th State Assembly District: David Chiu (D)
California 18th State Assembly District: Rob Bonta (D)
California 19th State Assembly District: Phil Ting (D)
California 20th State Assembly District: Bill Quirk (D)
California 22nd State Assembly District: Kevin Mullin (D)
California 24th State Assembly District: Richard S. Gordon (D)
California 27th State Assembly District: Nora Campos (D)
California 28th State Assembly District: Evan Low (D)
California 29th State Assembly District: Mark Stone (D)
California 31st State Assembly District: Henry T. Perea (D)
California 36th State Assembly District: Steve Fox (D)
California 37th State Assembly District: Das Williams (D)
California 39th State Assembly District: Raul Bocanegra (D)
California 41st State Assembly District: Chris Holden (D)
California 43rd State Assembly District: Mike Gatto (D)
California 45th State Assembly District: Matt Dababneh (D)
California 46th State Assembly District: Adrin Nazarian (D)
California 47th State Assembly District: Cheryl R. Brown (D)
California 48th State Assembly District: Roger Hernandez (D)
California 49th State Assembly District: Ed Chau (D)
California 50th State Assembly District: Richard Bloom (D)
California 51st State Assembly District: Jimmy Gomez (D)
California 52nd State Assembly District: Freddie Rodriguez (D)
California 54th State Assembly District: Sebastian Ridley Thomas (D)
California 57th State Assembly District: Ian C. Calderon (D)
California 58th State Assembly District: Cristina Garcia (D)
California 59th State Assembly District: Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D)
California 61st State Assembly District: Jose Medina (D)
California 62nd State Assembly District: Autumn Burke (D)
California 63rd State Assembly District: Anthony Rendon (D)
California 65th State Assembly District: Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)
California 66th State Assembly District: Al Muratsuchi (D)
California 69th State Assembly District: Tom Daly (D)
California 77th State Assembly District: Brian Maienschein (R)
California 78th State Assembly District: Toni Atkins (D)
California 79th State Assembly District: Shirley N. Weber (D)
California 80th State Assembly District: Lorena Gonzalez (D)
Note: An asterisk* next to the candidate’s name indicates a race where the HSLF has found both candidates in a district’s positions to be equally worthy and merits a dual endorsement; voters can be confident that a vote for either candidate would be a positive step for promoting animal welfare legislation in California.
Media Contact: Martin Montorfano, 202-676-2347, mmontorfano@hslf.org
###
HSLF is a nonpartisan organization that evaluates candidates based only on a single criterion: where they stand on animal welfare. HSLF does not judge candidates based on party affiliation or any other issue.
The Humane Society Legislative Fund is a social welfare organization incorporated under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and formed in 2004 as a separate lobbying affiliate of The Humane Society of the United States. The HSLF works to pass animal protection laws at the state and federal level, to educate the public about animal protection issues, and to support humane candidates for office. Visit us on all our channels: on the web at hslf.org, on our blog at animalsandpolitics.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/humanelegislation and on Twitter at twitter.com/HSLegFund.
Paid for by Humane Society Legislative Fund and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. HSLF, 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 455, Washington, DC 20037.
