Media Release

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release

December 2, 2016

Contact: Dave Jacobson, (818) 943-2348 Maclen Zilber, (510) 508-9142 Jacobson & Zilber Strategies

AVALANCHE OF ENDORSEMENTS KEEPS COMING PÉREZ' WAY IN CA-34

CONTEST

Congress Members Adam Schiff and Alan Lowenthal Join Seven Other Congress Members in Supporting Former Speaker John A. Pérez for Congress

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Keeping up the whirlwind of support he's generated in just over 24 hours since entering the race for the soon-to-be vacated 34th Congressional District seat, today former California State Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez won two more endorsements from prominent members of Congress, including:

 Congress Member Adam Schiff  Congress Member Alan Lowenthal

After learning of the endorsements, Speaker Emeritus Pérez stated:

"Congress members Adam Schiff and Alan Lowenthal are some of the most influential and effective leaders in Washington. Their support speaks volumes about the early momentum our campaign is building. I'm deeply honored to have their endorsement, and look forward to joining forces with them in the weeks and months ahead in my campaign."

This announcement release follows myriad other powerful endorsements Speaker Emeritus Pérez has received since jumping into the race yesterday, including:

 U.S. Congresswoman Karen Bass  U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu  U.S. Congresswoman Julia Brownley  U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff  U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal  U.S. Congressman Ted Lieu  U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman  U.S. Congressman Scott Peters  U.S. Congressman George Miller (Ret.)  California State Controller Betty Yee  California Board of Equalization Chair Fiona Ma  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (Ret.)  California Democratic Party First Vice Chair Alex Rooker  State Senator-Elect Steven Bradford  State Senator Bob Wieckowski  State Senator Holly Mitchell  State Senator Isadore Hall (Ret.)  State Senator Jerry Hill  State Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon  State Assembly Member Phil Ting  State Assembly Member Rich Gordon  State Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Kevin Mullin  State Assembly Member-elect Todd Gloria  State Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal (Ret.)  State Assembly Member Paul Fong (Ret.)  L.A. City Controller Ron Galperin  L.A. County Assessor Jeffrey Prang  Los Angeles City Council Member Bob Blumenfield  San Francisco County Supervisor David Campos  South County Labor Chair Raymond L. Cordova*

Speaker Emeritus Pérez previously represented large swaths of the 34th Congressional district while serving in the State Assembly.

Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez is a University of California (UC) Regent, where he fights for college affordability and serves as a voice on behalf of students and parents. From 2010-2014, Pérez served as Speaker of the California State Assembly, where he helped pass some of the most influential legislation in our state’s history on nearly every issue. Speaker Emeritus Pérez made history both by being the longest serving Speaker of the Assembly in the era of term limits, and by being the first openly LGBT leader of a State Legislative chamber in California. As a legislative leader, he also spearheaded efforts in 2012 to win an unprecedented super majority in the State Assembly.

While in the State Assembly, Speaker Emeritus Pérez authored legislation that created Covered California, the state's healthcare exchange stemming from the Affordable Care Act, as well as the Middle Class Scholarship Act, that dramatically reduced public university tuition costs. During the height of the Great Recession, Speaker Emeritus Pérez inherited a $64 billion structural state deficit, and by the end of his tenure as Speaker, California was running a significant surpluses. Prior to his career as an elected official, Speaker Emeritus Pérez worked as a union organizer. He grew up in El Sereno and Highland Park.

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