Santa Cruz for Bernie 2021 ADEM 29 Delegate to the California Democratic Party State Central Committee Candidate Questionnaire - CA Congressional District 20 The candidates endorsement forum will be held virtually on Monday, January 4, 2021, at 6:30 pm. It is sponsored by Santa Cruz for Bernie and open to the public. After the forum speakers have been excused, SC4B members may vote to endorse candidates, and the results will be widely publicized. Because SC4B members widely support policy proposals promoted by Senator , some of those topics are reflected in this questionnaire. (Just start typing after the >> cue) 1. Your full name >> Glenn Glazer 2. Your city and county of residence >> Felton, Santa Cruz 3. Length of residence in AD29 >> 13 years 4. Your occupation or avocation >> Software Engineer 5. Significant memberships and affiliations (political, labor union, public service, etc.) >> Santa Cruz for Bernie, Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee, California Democratic Party Executive Board, North County Democratic Club, , ACLU, Progressive Caucus, Rural Caucus, Environmental Caucus, Computer and Internet Caucus. 6. In what political campaigns, organizations, and movements have you been active, and what role did you play? >> * Brand New Council (Chris, Drew, Sandy, Steve), Volunteer * Bernie Sanders for President (twice), Dialer Manager, Data Pilot, Canvasser, Canvass Organizer, Phonebanker, Turf Cutter * Santa Cruz for Bernie Advisory Team Member * Kimberly Ellis for CADEM Chair (twice), AD 29 Whip * Delaine Eastin for Governor, Central Coast Whip * Adam Scow for Congress, Volunteer * Delaine Eastin for CADEM Chair (current), field staff 7. Which of Bernie Sanders' policy proposals are you most passionate about? >> There are three which I think form the basis of everything else. If we do not solve these problems, then either the rest of the problems won’t matter or can’t be solved. The first two are Green New Deal and Medicare for All. If we turn the earth to dust or continue either bankrupt or kill large segments of our population due to inadequate health care, then nothing else matters. As an example, even though I’m LGBT, LGBT rights must take a step back compared to stopping these kinds of devastation.

The third is getting corporate money out of politics. If we don’t do this, none of the other problems will be fixable because lobbyists will dominate the conversation and have laws written to suit their interests, not the interests of the common folk.

These do tie together: it is clear that the major obstacle to getting Medicare for All passed is all of the Big Insura and Big Pharma money in campaign contributions, remove that and we win. 8. Do you support single-payer healthcare including a national Medicare for All and a state CalCare plan? Yes or No >> Yes 9. Do you support bold and transformative legislation to create a Green New Deal for our state and ? Yes or No >> Yes 10. What policy proposals would you support that address the issue of growing income/wealth inequality? >> This is another area where getting money out of politics would help, since we’d stop passing laws and tax codes and such that help the rich get richer. A second approach is really the long term solution addressed from the beginnings of people’s lives with proper healthcare and education during their developmental years on through a solution to college debt that lets everyone, regardless of who their parents were, get a fair shot at a well-paying job and a good life. This is, incidentally, also my approach to reducing crime, not by being punitive after the fact, but by being proactive and helping to eliminate the reasons why people commit violent crimes to begin with. 11. What policy proposals would you support that address the issues that were illuminated by the Black Lives Matter movement? >> There are four: * Defund the police. I don’t necessarily favor the complete removal of police forces, but serious amounts of their budgets need to be redirected to the next two things. * As above, I think large amounts of the police budget needs to be shifted to education, medical and social services, particularly in low income areas and other groups at risk. * I am a strong supporter of restorative justice. I believe that rather than locking up people and throwing away the key, if we work with them to help them understand their mistake and learn to reintegrate into society, we solve the problem of recidivism and that includes repeated contacts with police officers. * Lastly, while I do understand that police often make split-second decisions, most of their crimes were not of this nature. George Floyd is an excellent example of wrongdoing done deliberately and methodically, not in a fast reaction. To the first part, better training for police so that when they do react quickly, they react as their training tells them, not to whip out a gun and shoot anything in sight. To the second part, we need to fix the laws and the court system so that police can be charged and convicted like anyone else, that they are not above the law. In short, we need to repeal qualified immunity. 12. If you were eligible, did you vote for Bernie Sanders in the Primary Election 2016? Yes or No >> In 2020? Yes or No >> Yes to both. 13. At the California Democratic Party Virtual State Convention April 26 - May 2, 2021, what do you realistically hope to accomplish as a part of our delegation at the convention? >> There are a few things: * Continue my leadership in the caucuses above. At past eboards and conventions, I typically give reports or presentations to at least one or two caucuses. * Continue to help shape the state party endorsement process and our harassment process, particularly by helping add clarity to processes themselves. * I intend to continue using the conventions as a place to network, collaborate and plan with fellow progressives statewide. * To continue to shape how the ADEM elections are run, to be fair and equitable to all. I am sure that there will be at least several postmortem sessions on how the many novel features of this year’s elections went. * The CADEM Platform is actually pretty good, the real fight is not in changing the platform but in getting our electeds to adhere to it and I will join my voice with other progressives to help make sure that happens. 14. Give an example of when you spoke truth to power. Who were the players, what were the stakes, and what did you do? >> I have been graced, I guess, with not having the real life opportunity to be in a position to do this. That’s the honest truth and I’m not going to make up a story.

The closest (and at much lower stakes) is that fairness is a core principle for me and I will ask people to be fair even to people who are “the enemy” or not on our side. This often means defending “Bernie Bros” against attacks of establishment Democrats, but it also means that I don’t put up with attacks from Berners who say that the party and everything to do with it is completely evil. For my efforts, I frequently get attacked by both sides. 15. Are you running in coordination with any other ADEM 29 candidates? >> Yes. 16. Why should members of Santa Cruz for Bernie vote for you to be their ADEM Delegate? (max 50 words) >> I am you, a part of us. Since 2015 when Bernie called on us to get involved in politics, I heard that call, joined SC4B and became a progressive delegate within the party. I have never wavered in my convictions and remain true to his vision and progressive ideals.