MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate release
November 6, 2019
Contact: Michelle Henry (925) 389-7253
NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS
OF CALIFORNIA UNITES BEHIND
FOLEY IN SD 37 CONTEST
Decisive Endorsement from the National Women’s Political Caucus of California Underscores Mayor Foley’s Wide-Ranging
Support in Senate District 37 Bid
COSTA MESA, CA
– In yet another sign of the increasing momentum behind her campaign for State Senate District 37, today Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley garnered an important endorsement from the
National Women’s Political Caucus of California.
In a statement released following the announced endorsement,
Sherri Loveland, President of the National Women’s Political Caucus of Orange County
stated:
“Mayor Foley has been a champion for women's rights throughout her years in public service and continues to fight towards equality for all. National Women's Political Caucus of California is proud to endorse Katrina Foley for State Senate. We are ready to stand by her as we work to expand women's rights and representation.”
Foley has been an ardent promoter of gender equality and women’s empowerment throughout her life, including her advocacy for free early child education for all and her role in ushering in a majority woman city council and hiring the first woman city manager in Costa Mesa history. In law school, Katrina established the school’s first women’s resource workshop to serve domestic violence victims and chaired the women’s law caucus. The small clinic is now a well-established, for credit clinic run by the law school.
Since entering the race for State Senate District 37, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley has built up a far-reaching coalition of support from local, state and federal leaders, organizations that represent women, classroom teachers, working families and more.
Her latest list of endorsements includes the following leaders and groups:
Organizations
California Professional Firefighters (CPF)
EMILY's List
California Democratic Legislative Women’s Caucus
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California State Council
Orange County Labor Federation (OCLF)
State Building and Construction Trades Council
Los Angeles/Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council
Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 3631
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Orange County Employees Association (OCEA)
Teamsters Joint Council 42
Teamsters Local 952
Fund Her
Women's Political Committee (WPC)
Women In Leadership (WIL)
Run Women Run
California State Council of Laborers (LiUNA)
Laborers (LiUNA) Local 652
Laborers (LiUNA) Local 300
AFSCME Local 3299
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324
Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers 1794 COPE
Iron Workers Local 433
Iron Workers Local 416
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 12
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501
Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16
United Association (UA) Local 582 Plumbers and Steamfitters
United Association (UA) Local 250 Refrigeration Fitters and Steamfitters
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) California Conference Board
Amalgamated Transit Unit (ATU) Local 1277
Plasterers' Local 200
IBEW Local 11
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local 220
SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 105
Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9510
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC)
Elected & City Leaders
U.S. Congressman Harley Rouda
U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman
U.S. Congresswoman Emeritus Loretta Sanchez
State Senator and Chair of the California Legislative Women's Caucus, Connie Leyva
State Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris
State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
State Assemblymember Monique Limon
State Assemblymember Christy Smith
State Assemblymember Laura Friedman
State Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez
Anaheim City Councilmember and former Anaheim Union High School District Trustee Jordan Brandman
Orange County Fair Boardmember Ashleigh E. Aitken
Costa Mesa Mayor Emeritus Libby Cowan
Costa Mesa Mayor Emeritus Linda Dixon
Huntington Beach Union High School District Board Member Bonnie Castrey
Huntington Beach Union High School District Board Member Diana Carey
Ocean View School District Board of Trustees Vice President Gina Clayton-Tarvin
Bolsa Chica Land Trust Treasurer Dan Kalmick
Bolsa Chica Land Trust Co-Founder Flossie Horgan
Irvine City Councilmember Melissa Fox
Irvine Community Services Commission Chair Lauren Johnson-Norris
Irvine Mayor Emeritus Beth Krom
Laguna Beach City Councilmember Toni Iseman (Former Mayor)
Laguna Beach City Councilmember Peter Blake
Laguna Beach City Councilmember Sue Kempf
Laguna Beach Mayor Emeritus Paul Freeman
Laguna Beach School Board Member Theresa O'Hare
Orange Unified School District Trustee Kris Erickson
Tustin City Councilmember Letitia Clark
Orange County Department of Education Trustee & Former Tustin City Councilmember Beckie Gomez
Educator and former Congressional Candidate Andy Thorburn
Countywide
Coast Community College District Board of Trustees’ President Lorraine Prinsky, Ph.D.
Coast Community College District Board of Trustees' Vice President Jerry Patterson, also former U.S. Congressman and past Mayor of Santa Ana
Coast Community College District Board of Trustees' Clerk Jim Moreno
Coast Community College District Board of Trustees' Member Mary Hornbuckle, also former Costa Mesa Mayor
Brea Olinda Unified School District Board Member Keri Kropke
Long Beach Councilmember Al Austin
Westminster City Council Member Sergio Contreras
Long Beach City College Trustee Sunny Zia
Buena Park City Councilmember Connor Traut
Dana Point City Councilmember Debra Lewis
Fullerton Mayor Emeritus Pam Keller
Community Leaders & Educators
South Orange County Labor Chair Raymond Cordova*
Democratic Foundation of Orange County Chair Dan Jacobson*
Democratic Foundation of Orange County Vice Chair Michael Penn*
California State University Fullerton (CSUF) Professor Dr. Scott Spitzer
Orange County Board of Education Candidate Andy Thorburn
Dr. Marc Lerner
Rabbi Marcia Tilchin
Sandy Asper, Retired Teacher - Newport Mesa
Cynthia Blackwell, Retired Teacher - Newport Mesa
Rene Caballero, Teacher - San Bernardino
Staci Chapman, Teacher - Preschool
Julia Clevenger, Administrator - Orange Coast College
Carol Crane, Retired Teacher
Lori Dauncey, Teacher - Newport Mesa
Kristina Dorian, Teacher - Newport Mesa
Britt Dowdy, President - Newport Mesa Federation of Teachers
Shelly Faulstick, Child Care Provider - Costa Mesa
Mary Ferryman, Retired Elementary School Teacher - Costa Mesa
Dena Fisher, Former Dietician - University of California Irvine
Joel Flores, Teacher - Newport Mesa
In 2018, Foley ran a successful citywide campaign in Costa Mesa - which represents 10.1% of voters in the 37th Senate District - garnering a substantial 59.5% of the citywide vote. Helping propel her triumph is the fact that for the first time in its 60-year history, Costa Mesa's voter registration numbers now show more registered Democrats than any other political party within the city. Significantly in 2016, Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump by 6-points in SD-37, winning 50% to 44%, and Governor Gavin Newsom won the District in 2018, which underscores the ripe opportunity to flip this Senate seat red-to-blue.
Katrina Foley is a community leader, successful businesswoman, working mom and attorney who became Costa Mesa’s first directly elected Mayor in November 2018. Foley also served as Mayor in 2016-2017, and has been on the Costa Mesa City Council for 10 years. Previously, she served on the Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Trustees from November 2010 to November 2014.
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