- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Public School Teacher
- Co-Chair, Foreign Policy Committee, Progressive Caucus, California Democratic Party
- Co-founder, Progressive Democrats of America's Los Angeles Chapter
- Co-founder, California Election Protection Network
- National Board Certified English Teacher; Teacher Trainer, State of California
- UCLA, Teaching Credential
- Award-Winning Radio Journalist (Three Golden Mike Awards for Outstanding News Broadcasting & Writing)
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- I am committed to voting against future Iraq and Afghanistan war supplemental funding, except to bring our troops home safely.
- I will work to bring our war dollars home to create jobs rebuilding America - saving our schools, repairing our ports, and developing green energy.
- I will work with aerospace, energy companies, and local colleges to make the South Bay/Torrance the solar capitol of the United States.
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- Ron Kovic, co-founder of Vietnam Veterans Against the War
- Progressive Democrats of America - National Endorsement
- Dolores Huerta, founder with Cesar Chavez of United Farm Workers Union
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- The United States Needs a Green New Deal (Torrance/Daily Breeze)
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It is time for America to transition from a war economy to a new green economy by expanding the reach of aerospace and creating a Green New Deal, similar to the Works Progress Administration's federal job creation program.
- Breaking America's Addiction to War and Debt: Out with the Enablers (Op Ed News, 2-22-10)!
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As we face a trillion-dollar military budget, we must break our addiction to war by electing progressive candidates who refuse corporate money from the weapons industry.
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