MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release February 7, 2017 Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348 Maclen Zilber, (510) 508-9142 Jacobson & Zilber Strategies GORDON GROWS FAR- REACHING LIST OF SUPPORT, BACKED BY CA ASSEMBLY'S MAJORITY LEADER
Endorsement from State Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon is Latest Sign of Rich Gordon's Increasing Momentum in BOE Bid MENLO PARK, CA -- Drawing more crucial support in his campaign to represent the 2nd District on the California Board of Equalization, today former State Assembly Member Rich Gordon collected a formidable endorsement from California State Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon. State Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon made his endorsement of former Assembly Member Gordon for BOE by releasing the following statement: "Rich Gordon is one of the most grounded, principled and dedicated leaders I've had the pleasure of serving with in the state legislature. He's been a champion for taxpayers, consumers, for environmental protections, safeguards for workers' rights, for jobs, good schools and so much more. I'm fully confident he'll be a force for good government, for more transparency and innovation on the Board of Equalization. Rich has my enthusiastic support." Just days since formally entering the race for Board of Equalization District 2, Gordon has received powerful endorsements from the following leaders: U.S. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon State Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Kevin Mullin State Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon State Assembly Member Marc Berman State Assembly Member Phil Ting State Assembly Member Mark Stone
State Assembly Member Jim Wood State Assembly Member Fred Keeley (Ret.) Santa Barbara County Supervisor and former State Assembly Member Das Williams Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley San Mateo County Supervisor Dave Pine Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez Santa Clara County Supervisor David Cortese Sunnyvale Mayor Glenn Hendricks Redwood City Mayor John Seybert Redwood City Council Member Alicia Aguirre Redwood City Council Member Roseanne Foust (Ret) Redwood City Council Member Shelly Masur Davis City Council Member Lucas Frerichs Los Gatos City Council Member Rob Rennie Mountain View City Council Member Margaret Abe-Koga Palo Alto City Council Member Liz Kniss Palo Alto City Council Member Cory Wolbach San Carlos City Council Member Cameron Johnson Woodside Town Council Member Daniel Yost Lauded by the Sacramento Bee as a lawmaker who had "among the most bills signed of any legislator in the six years he served," Gordon got a substantial twenty-six bills signed into law during his first term in office. He represented California's 24th District in the State Assembly from 2010 to 2016. In the state legislature, Gordon chaired the Assembly Rules Committee as well
as the California Legislative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) Caucus. During his tenure at the state level, Gordon led the way on a series of good government, campaign finance, transparency, recycling, environmental and tax policies, including the bi-partisan AB 2231, which was sponsored by County Treasurers and Tax Collectors to help assist qualified seniors and disabled individuals by having the state pay their property taxes until their properties are sold, at which time the state will be repaid. Prior to his time in the Assembly, Gordon was a Member of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors from 1997 to 2010. He also served as the former chairman of the Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce. Gordon earned his B.A. in Sociology from the University of Southern California in 1970 and his Master's of Divinity from the Garrett Theological Seminary at Northwestern University in 1973. His professional experience includes working as executive director of Youth and Family Assistance, as a member of the San Mateo County Board of Education from 1992 to 1997 and as president of the California State Association of Counties in 2008. ### Paid for by Gordon for Board of Equalization. Copyright 2017 J&Z Strategies, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in. To unsubscribe, simply click the unsubscribe button below. Subscribe to J&Z Strategies' email list here: http://bit.ly/2jwsisc
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