Laurette Healey for Assembly
 

NWPC Endorses Laurette Healey

Healey Scores Major Endorsement from Powerful Women’s Group

The California branch of the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) announced their endorsement today of San Fernando Valley businesswoman and green jobs development professional Laurette Healey, in her bid for California’s new 46th Assembly seat.

“We need more women serving in elected government fighting to ensure that California and our nation advances forward and protects the progress that women have made,” said Teray Stephens, CA President of NWPC. “Laurette Healey’s unrelenting commitment to fostering educational opportunities for young women, and to serving as a role model and mentor for women who are starting their own businesses throughout the Valley, runs deeply in her blood. We know that she’ll be a strong leader for women in California, and that’s why we are proud to endorse her in her campaign for California State Assembly.”

“It is an absolute honor to be able to carry the NWPC banner and endorsement in my campaign for Assembly,” said Healey. “Their endorsement sends a strong signal to women all across the new 46th District that I will be their champion in Sacramento.”

Just last week, Healey won the endorsements of Rick Jacobs, Founder and Chair of the Courage Campaign*, West Hollywood Mayor John Duran, West Hollywood Mayor Pro-Tem Jeff Prang, and New York State Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, who led the passage of New York’s recent Marriage Equality Act in the New York State Assembly.

Healey has also won several high profile endorsements since announcing her campaign just a few weeks ago, including, the California Black Chamber of Commerce, California State Senator Ron Calderon, California State Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz.

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Posted on October 19, 2011.

Meet Laurette Healey

I have given my all as a community advocate, businesswoman, and resident of the Valley for 20 years, and I have witnessed firsthand that our community is struggling. Working families are stressed by the instability of their jobs, and mounting foreclosures have devastated our home values. Our government must get down to business. I believe I can offer real solutions before we run out of time.

During these tough times I coordinated the largest renewable energy workforce training in the State of California, which re-trained displaced workers in the construction industry in State Certified green building technologies which resulted in one of the highest job placements (over 50%) statewide.

As as a former Deputy State Controller, I worked to root-out waste, fraud and abuse in government, in order to make sure our state gets the most out of its financial resources. When I take my place as an elected representative of our community, I'll lead our fight to make Sacramento more efficient, and take swift action to fuel small businesses, protect our senior citizens, fix our schools, and stabilize the lives of working families. I have a seasoned track record of knowing how to do it, and I will work hard to make that happen.