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MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release May 4, 2016 Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348 Shallman Communications GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS AGREE: STEVE BRADFORD IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR CALIFORNIA Grassroots Group Evolve California Announces Support for Steven Bradford in SD-35 GARDENA, CA-- Today, Steven Bradford announced that he has earned the endorsement of the grassroots activist group Evolve California, a collection of ground-up activists fighting to stave off the influence of money in the political system. Evolve is a non-partisan organization that organizes high- impact grassroots individuals to end political gridlock and counter big money in politics. Steve Bradford had this to say in response to the endorsement: “I am extremely grateful to receive this endorsement from Evolve California. I respect their honest, hardworking movement aiming to empower grassroots activists. I have a long history of addressing social justice issues and other systemic inequality in our state’s political system, and Evolve California’s endorsement reaffirms my absolute dedication to the people of California rather than vested interests and big money. I look forward to working with Evolve California and other grassroots groups to bring real systemic change to California’s politics.” This recent endorsement from EVOLVE comes on the heels of a groundswell of support for Steve Bradford’s campaign. Mr Bradford has long since seized the frontrunner status of this campaign and continues to relentlessly rack up endorsements and support. Steve Bradford has recently received notable endorsements from the California Labor Federation as well as the California Democratic Party. Additionally, today's announcement follows news from last week that Bradford has maintained his fundraising juggernaut standing in the race, having raked-in close to $900,000 to date for his campaign. As of the December 31st report, Bradford had raised an eye-popping $866,304 for his run. Moreover, all of this comes on the heels of breaking news of a new poll, which put Bradford up by double-digits over his closest competitor. The poll, conducted January 7-12, with a sample size of 500 surveyed, put Bradford up 10-points ahead of his closest competitor. Before any messaging, Bradford starts the race with a 10-point advantage: After hearing about all candidates’ positive profiles, Bradford’s lead expands by a substantial margin: Also, according to the poll, Bradford’s endorsements from leaders and groups such as Congresswoman Janice Hahn, incumbent State Senator Isadore Hall, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, State Senate President Kevin de León, State Assemblyman George Nakano (Ret.), and the California Small Business Association all carry tremendous sway with voters. All of which, could have a major impact on the race when serving as validators for Bradford. To view the full poll memo, click here. Significantly, in addition to today's news, former Assemblyman Bradford has lined up enormous support from throughout the 35th Senate District and across California, including from the following leaders and organizations: Public Safety Organizations California Police Chief’s Association California Association of Highway Patrolmen Los Angeles County Police Chiefs Association Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association Bell Police Officer’s Association El Segundo Police Officers’ Association Gardena Police Officer’s Association Inglewood Police Officer’s Association Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers’ Association Peace Officers Research Association of California Organizations Representing Working People Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) Southern California District Council Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California State Council Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1277 California Nurses Association Communications' Workers of America (CWA) Southern California Council IBEW Local 11 IBEW Local 18 International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local 5 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District Lodge 947 International Union of Operating Engineers (I.U.O.E.) Local 501 National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 24 Sheet Metal Workers Local 105 Southern California Pipe Trades District Council #16 United Association (UA) Pipefitters Local 250 United Association (UA) Plumbers Local 78 United Union of Roofers and Waterpoofers and Allied Workers Local 36 Teamsters Joint Council 42 Transportation Communications Union (TCU) Local 1315 American Federation of Musicians Local 47 Association of California State Supervisors Business Organizations Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA) California Black Chamber of Commerce California Small Business Association (CSBA) Southwest Los Angeles Association of REALTORS Federal Elected Leaders Janice Hahn, U.S. House of Representatives* Karen Bass, U.S. House of Representatives* Diane Watson, U.S. House of Representatives (ret.) Tony Cardenas, U.S. House of Representatives* Judy Chu, U.S. House of Representatives* State Elected Leaders Gavin Newsom, CA Lieutenant Governor* Alex Padilla, CA Secretary of State* Tom Torlakson, CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction* Jerome Horton, CA Board of Equalization* Fiona Ma, CA Board of Equalization* Kevin de León, California Senate President ProTempore* Darrell Steinberg, Immediate Past California Senate President Pro Tempore Isadore Hall, California State Senate* Ricardo Lara, California State Senate* Holly Mitchell, California State Senate* Ben Hueso, California State Senate* Marty Block, California State Senate* Jerry Hill, California State Senate* Ben Allen, California State Senate* Cathleen Galgiani, California State Senate* Jim Beall, California State Senate* Bob Wieckowski, California State Senate* Carol Liu, California State Senate* Bill Monning, California State Senate* Fran Pavely, California State Senate* Richard Roth, California State Senate* Anthony Rendon, California Assembly Speaker* Toni Atkins, Speaker, CA Assembly John A. Pérez, Speaker Emeritus, CA Assembly (ret.) Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, Los Angeles (ret.) & Speaker, CA Assembly (ret.) Robert Hertzberg, California Senate* and Speaker, California State Assembly (ret.) Reggie Jones-Sawyer, California State Assembly* Bonnie Lowenthal, California State Assembly* Henry Perea, California State Assembly* George Nakano, California State Assembly (ret.) Lorena Gonzalez, California State Assembly* Richard Bloom, California State Assembly* Ken Cooley, California State Assembly* Freddie Rodriguez, California State Assembly* Tony Thurmond, California State Assembly* Jose Medina, California State Assembly* Kevin McCarty, California State Assembly* Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, California State Assembly* Jimmy Gomez, California State Assembly* Shirley Weber, California State Assembly* Cheryl Brown, California State Assembly* Roger Hernández, California State Assembly* Matt Dababneh, California State Assembly* Luis Alejo, California State Assembly* Rudy Salas, California State Assembly* Miguel Santiago, California State Assembly* Jim Cooper, California State Assembly* Jim Frazier, California State Assembly* Susan Eggman, California State Assembly* Susan Bonilla, California State Assembly* Adam Gray, California State Assembly* Richard Gordon, California State Assembly* Nora Campos, California State Assembly* Chris Holden, California State Assembly* Mike Gatto, California State Assembly* Adrin Nazarian, California State Assembly* Eduardo Garcia, California State Assembly* Cristina Garcia, California State Assembly* Tom Daly, California State Assembly* Jerry Felando, California State Assembly (ret.) Local Elected Leaders Albert Robles, Mayor, City of Carson* Jawane Hilton, Councilmember, City of Carson* Lula Davis-Holmes, Councilmember, City of Carson* Donesia Gause, Councilmember, City of Carson* Hugo Rojas, President, Centinela Valley Union High School District* Micah Ali, Compton School Board Vice President* Janna Zurita, Councilmember, City of Compton* Emma Sharif, Councilmember, City of Compton* Yvonne Arceneaux, Councilmember, City of Compton* Delores Zurita, Councilmember, City of Compton (ret.) Satra Zurita, Vice President, Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees* Margie Garrett, Clerk, Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees* Deborah LaBlanc, Compton Community College Trustee* Leslie Irving, Compton Community College Trustee* Brenda Postelle, Commissioner, City of Compton* Terry Terruchi, Mayor-Pro Tem, City of Gardena* J. Ingrid Tsukiyama, Treasurer, City of Gardena* Dr. Mark E. Henderson, Councilmember, City of Gardena* Rachel Johnson, Councilmember, City of Gardena* Dan Medina, Councilmember, City of Gardena* Alex Vargas, Mayor-Elect, City of Hawthorne* Nilo Michelin, Councilmember, City of Hawthorne* Angie Reyes English, Councilmember, City of Hawthorne* Alex Monteiro, President, Hawthorne School District Eugene Krank, Board Member, Hawthorne School District James Butts, Mayor, City of Inglewood* George Dotson, Councilmember, City of Inglewood* Alex Padilla, Councilmember, City of Inglewood* Eloy Morales Jr., Councilmember, City of Inglewood* Ralph Franklin, Councilmember, City of Inglewood* Yvonne Horton, City Clerk, City of Inglewood* Dr. D’Artagnan Scorza, Board of Education Member, Inglewood Unified School District* Robert Pullen-Miles,
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