Valley Leaders Endorse Laurette Healey

Healey Kicks Campaign into Overdrive with Endorsements from Valley Realtors, Small Business Owners, and Community Leaders

SHERMAN OAKS, CA- Kicking her campaign into overdrive by continuing a series of endorsement roll-outs, today high profile Valley leaders joined Laurette Healey’s growing list of supporters backing her campaign for the new 46th Assembly District seat.

Those endorsing San Fernando Valley businesswoman and green jobs development professional, Laurette Healey, include:

• Dr. Robert Cohen, President, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce*
• Jeff Ebenstein, Vice President, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council*
• Marc Costa, Board Member, U.S. Green Building Coalition, LA Chapter*
• Arlene Alpert, Board Member, Child Development Institute - LA*
• Matt Epstein, Vice President, Sherman Oaks Home Owners Association*
• Krisna Crawford-Velasco, Treasurer, Latino Democrats, San Fernando Valley*
• Roger Ortiz, 1st Vice President, Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council*
• Charles Stringer, Principal, Renewable Resources, Inc. & Board Member California League of Conservation Voters*
• Mort Allen, Principle, Allen Realty & Member, Studio City Chamber of Commerce*
• Harvey Berg, Vice Chairman, The Valley Economic Alliance*
• Dan McCrory, President, Kennedy Democrats, Sherman Oaks*
• Gail Salem, Realtor, Prudential California Realty, San Fernando Valley*
• Roberta Boardman, Board Member, Mid-Valley Police Association*
• Caitlin Silver, Realtor, Prudential California Realty, San Fernando Valley*
• Cynthia Conover, National Organization of Women, San Fernando Valley Chapter*
• Kathy Gardner, Realtor, Rodeo Realty, San Fernando Valley*
• Paul Waters, Member, Studio City Chamber of Commerce*
• Vicki Watson, Realtor Associate, Aaroe+Williamson Group, San Fernando Valley*

“I am honored to support Laurette Healey for the new 46th Assembly District,” said Dr. Robert Cohen, President of the Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce. “I believe that our community should have an Assemblymember who fully understands the problems of the Valley, Sherman Oaks, and the business community in particular. I think Laurette is someone who possesses all those qualities and I look forward to working with her in the future.”

“It is essential that we elect an Assemblymember who has a background of working on economic policy and has a fundamental understanding of the business climate in California,” said Harvey Berg, a Vice Chairman of the Valley Economic Alliance. “Sacramento needs legislators who understand how small businesses function. I’m supporting Laurette Healey for Assembly because she’ll put forward innovative ideas on how to help small businesses grow, stimulate and rebuild our economy, and as a result, will help to create more jobs.”

“Sherman Oaks deserves an Assemblymember who’s already proven year after year that she will fight for our community,” said Matt Epstein, Vice President, Sherman Oaks Home Owners Association. “We need her in Sacramento because she possess the intelligence and toughness to help turn this economy around, and I have absolutely no doubt that she will be our advocate and a well qualified leader when she goes to Sacramento.”

“I am proud to endorse Laurette Healey for Assembly,” said Krisna Crawford-Velasco, Treasurer, Latino Democrats, San Fernando Valley. “It’s about time we elect someone to the Assembly who has deep ties to the local Valley grassroots communities.”

“I am deeply gratified to have the support of committed citizen leaders this early on in my campaign for Assembly,” said Healey. “The diversity and range of these endorsements speak to my ability to work well with the complex priorities of my District and cultivate the thread that ties all our communities together – the need for jobs, housing stabilization, a healthy quality of life, and the opportunity for achievement through education.

Healey has been gaining more and more momentum every week since first announcing her candidacy. Last week she scored an endorsement from Former California State Assemblyman Tom Calderon, and the week before she earned the support of the California Chapter of the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC).

Healey has also won powerful endorsements from the California Black Chamber of Commerce, California State Senator Ron Calderon, California State Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz.

In addition, she’s recently picked up support from 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.

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