Susan Jordan’s Assembly District 35 race is winning strong support from public safety personnel. Both the Ventura County Professional Firefighters Association and the Oxnard Firefighters have joined the Ventura County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association and Oxnard Police Chief John Crombach in endorsing Jordan.

Jordan’s commitment to public safety is unwavering and her principled, studied and determined approach to working for issues that matter to the district’s citizens has won her praise and endorsements from many corners.

he California League of Conservation Voters – the non-partisan electoral arm of the environmental conservation movement – endorsed Susan Jordan today.

Jordan, a Democratic candidate for the 35th Assembly District in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, is the co-founder and Director of the California Coastal Protection Network and Vote the Coast. For the past 15 years, Susan has worked with local communities up and down the state to stop illegal projects that threaten our coastal resources and our vibrant tourist and marine economy. And she has won numerous major battles against powerful special interests because of her intelligence, integrity, work ethic and attention to detail.

It is with firm conviction that I endorse the candidacy of Susan Jordan for the 35th Assembly District,” said longtime Democratic Party leader Sue Broidy.

“I felt strongly that I was not in a position to endorse either candidate in the race while I was still Region 10 Director, as my role was to support, encourage and provide resources for all Democratic candidates,” said Broidy, who recently stepped down from the position because of an impending move to another state.

“The situation has now changed and I am free to endorse Susan,” Broidy continued. “I support women in public office as I believe they bring a different intelligence to public life which is urgently needed in Sacramento. Second, I admire Susan’s history of activism, her intelligence, integrity and clarity of vision.

“Susan Jordan also has my endorsement for her grace under fire and her firm adherence to her principles on the environment, health care and education,” Broidy added.

Assembly leader Karen Bass has given her full support to Susan Jordan’s Assembly District 35 race.

“Susan Jordan is the type of Democrat we need in the Assembly,” Bass said. “She has proven that she sticks to her principles and Democratic values — and she wins the tough battles against the special interests and Governor Schwarzenegger. Susan Jordan is a champion for our public schools, our coastline and health care for all.”

Regarding the misleading mailer by Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker, member of the California Democratic Party:
I am deeply saddened that Gallardo-Rooker, who has endorsed my opponent in the Democratic primary, would under the guise of providing information, deliberately mislead voters into thinking I was a Republican campaign strategist. Nothing is further from the truth. This is just another [...]

First-time candidate Susan Jordan has once again proven her tremendous grassroots support by raising $224,000 for her campaign for the 35th Assembly District seat in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

“I’m honored that hundreds of regular citizens have contributed to my campaign — $10, $25, $50 and some even more,” Jordan noted. “Most of the contributions are local, but I’m also proud that environmentalists and environmental groups from up and down the coast also donated.”

A broad and well-respected group of Oxnard leaders has thrown its support behind the Assembly District 35 race of Susan Jordan.

The coalition will hold a fundraising event for Jordan at the home of Oxnard City Councilmember Bryan MacDonald on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 1-3 p.m. at 355 South G St. in Oxnard.

Co-chairs for the event are Oxnard Mayor Tom Holden; the Ventura County Deputy Sheriffs Association; Oxnard Councilmembers Irene Pinkard and Bryan MacDonald; Oxnard School District Board of Trustees Member Denis O’Leary; Oxnard Police Chief John Crombach; Lupe Anguiano, who has received numerous honors for her labor and humanitarian work; businessman Tom Cady; Reverend Edgar Mohorko, chairman of the Clergy Council; local labor leader Leo Valenzuela; and Jesus Torres.

“Our state needs strong leaders like Susan Jordan, who will fight for the people they are elected to represent — not the special interests. Susan has proven that she is a smart and effective advocate for the citizens of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, and that’s why she has earned my support for State Assembly,” Mayor Holden said.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
The quote I have shared above from this great leader has motivated me throughout my life and has never been far from my thoughts in all my non-profit and legislative work.
As we take time out today to reflect on [...]

“The hypocrisy of this governor cannot be overstated. After both the State Lands Commission and the legislature said no to opening our coast to the first new oil drilling in 40 years, with a risky, secretly negotiated deal with Texas-based Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP), the governor now threatens to eliminate all funding for our treasured state parks if he doesn’t get his way,” said Susan Jordan, Founder and Director of the California Coastal Protection Network and candidate for State Assembly, 35th District.

“The governor would rather cut essential services to the elderly, the disabled and the indigent than require that oil companies who profit from the exploitation of our state resources pay their fair share. If the governor really wants revenue, he should stand up to the oil companies who have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to him, and call for an oil severance tax on existing production that could bring $1.5 billion dollars to the state general fund right now,” Jordan said.

The proposed budget calls for reductions to CalWORKS, In-Home Support Services to the elderly, the Healthy Families program and other services if federal money doesn’t materialize.

As 2009 draws to a close, I can’t help but reflect back on the first decade of our new century.
While it is natural to focus on what we can do better, let us not lose sight of what inspires us — the spirited attitude and groundbreaking business innovations that our state is known for, as [...]