State & National Caucus Endorsements

Judy Chu, US House of Representatives (CA-27)

Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) has been the U.S. Representative for California's 27th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing California's 32nd congressional district until redistricting. Chu is the first Chinese American woman elected to the U.S. Congress.

Chu was elected to the California Board of Equalization from 2007 to 2009, representing the 4th district.[3] She had previously served on the Garvey Unified School District Board of Education, Monterey Park City Council (with five terms as mayor) and California State Assembly.

Chu cosponsored the Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Act of 2010 which authorizes the President of the United States to support measures providing abortions and other reproduction assistance to women in developing countries. In 2010, Chu voting against measures proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives to strip government funding to Planned Parenthood, and opposed restricting federal funding of abortions. Chu has received ratings of 100 from all Pro-Choice affiliates including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. (Via Wikipedia)

Laura Friedman, CA State Assembly (AD-43)

Laura Friedman (born December 3, 1966) serves in the California State Assembly. A Democrat, she represents the 43rd Assembly District, encompassing the cities of Glendale, Burbank, La Cañada Flintridge, portions of Los Angeles, including Los Feliz and Little Armenia, and the unincorporated community of La Crescenta-Montrose. Prior to her election to the Assembly in 2016, Friedman was a member of the Glendale City Council. She also served as Mayor of Glendale from 2011 to 2012.

During her first term in office, Laura authored a package of bills to establish landmark water efficiency standards, strengthen environmental sustainability, improve access to higher education, health care, and transportation alternatives, and create new avenues for communities to tackle the affordable housing crisis. In addition, she secured $20 million in funding for the completion of the Glendale Riverwalk Project, which for the first time will provide a safe bicycle and pedestrian connection from Glendale to Griffith Park. She has been tapped for several leadership roles in the legislature and currently serves as the Assistant Speaker pro Tempore for the Assembly and the Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. As the Chair of the Joint Rules Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response, she's led a historic bicameral and bipartisan reform of the legislature's response to sexual harassment that's become a model for other states and local governments. (Via Wikipedia)