Senator Alex Padilla Endorses Alberto Torrico for Attorney General
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Senator Alex Padilla Endorses Alberto Torrico for Attorney General
Los Angeles-area Senator is latest in string of influential Latino leaders
throughout California behind Torrico
SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) announced today his endorsement of Alberto Torrico for Attorney General. Senator Padilla’s support follows recent endorsements from Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, Congressman Joe Baca, Senator Gil Cedillo, Senator Lou Correa, Assemblyman Juan Arambula, Assemblywoman Anna Caballero, Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, Assemblyman Manuel Perez, Assemblyman Jose Solorio, Assemblywoman Norma Torres and hundreds of local Latino Mayors and elected officials.
Torrico, who has already emerged as the candidate with the strongest backing from public safety and from labor, is now becoming the leading choice of the Latino community to be California’s next Attorney General.
Representing residents of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, Senator Alex Padilla – the son of Mexican immigrants and an MIT graduate – was not only the first Latino, but also the youngest person ever elected Los Angeles City Council president. Senator Padilla was also the first Latino president of the League of California Cities, representing 478 municipalities throughout the state.
“Alberto Torrico’s tireless dedication to improving the safety of Californians by making quality education available to everyone exemplifies the leadership we need in our next Attorney General,” said Senator Padilla. “I look forward to joining the strongest coalition of education, labor, public safety and Latinos in supporting Alberto Torrico for Attorney General.”
Alberto Torrico is the author of Assembly Bill 656, Fair Share for Fair Tuition, which will raise $2 billion a year for California’s higher education system. AB 656 has garnered over 75,000 supporters through a statewide organizing drive and has over 12,000 supporters on Facebook – making it one of the most successful grassroots efforts in California’s legislative history.
“I am truly humbled by Senator Padilla’s endorsement of my campaign for Attorney General,” said Torrico. “As Attorney General, I will ensure reform to our failed prison system and make education a civil right for all students.”
Senator Padilla joins the influential and bourgeoning list of Latino leaders that include Congressman Dennis Cardoza, Alhambra City Council Member Luis Ayala, Alum Rock Elementary School District Trustee Esau Ruiz Herrera, Carson City Council Member Julie Ruiz-Raber, Carson City Treasurer Karen Avilla, Cerritos Community College Trustee Carmen Avalos, Chula Vista City Council Member Rudy Ramirez, Town of Colma Mayor Joanne F. del Rosario, Delano City Council Member Grace Vallejo, East Side Union High School District Board Member Eddie Garcia, Fowler City Mayor Pro Tem David Cardenas, Fowler City Council Member Daniel T. Parra, Fresno County Supervisor Henry Perea, Fresno City Council Member Henry T. Perea, Gilroy Unified School District Board Member Francisco Dominguez, Hayward City Council Member Francisco Zermeno, Kings County Supervisor Richard Valle, Long Beach City Council Member Tonia Reyes Uranga, Long Beach Community College District Board Member Roberto Uranga, Los Angeles City Council Member Tony Cardenas, Lynwood Council Member Aide Castro, Mendota Mayor Robert Silva, Milpitas City Council Member Armando Gomez, National City Vice Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Newark City Council Member Luis L. Freitas, Newark Unified School Board Member Ray Rodriguez, Oceanside City Council Member Esther C. Sanchez, Parlier Mayor Armando Lopez, Salinas City Council Member Sergio Sanchez, San Benito County Supervisor Margie Barrios, San Bernardino Board of Education Trustee Gil Navarro, San Bernardino Community College Trustee, James Ramos, San Jose City Council Member Nora Campos and Selma Mayor Dennis Lujan in supporting Alberto Torrico for Attorney General.
Torrico has also earned the support of the 1,400-member California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA), the 60,000-member Peace Officers Research Association of California and the 30,000-member California Professional Firefighters as well as the 700,000 members of the California Service Employees International Union (SEIU) State Council, 23,000-member California Faculty Association and 25,000-member AFSCME District Council 57.
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Alberto Torrico is the Chair of the Select Committee on Prison Reform and Rehabilitation.
