Fighting for Progress

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            [message] => I'm excited to announce my endorsement of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren for President.

In the 1990s, while at Harvard Law School, I first learned about her through my classmates who were fortunate to learn from a brilliant, dynamic, visionary professor.  As someone who grew up in Boston, I followed her career as she unseated an incumbent Republican Senator to become the first woman Senator of that state.  Her fight to take on Wall Street banks and establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau inspired my decision to author the first state law in 100 years to establish public banks in California.

As the Chair of the Assembly Housing & Community Development Committee, I was impressed that she was the first presidential candidate to champion not only the need to invest in affordable housing and protect tenants, but to articulate how our housing shortage has been driven by state and local rules that aren't working.  As Chair of the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, I've been impressed that she has the first Asian American campaign manager for a major American presidential campaign whose diverse staff is one-fifth API.  As a father, I appreciate her focus on basic kitchen-table issues, from child care to education to jobs and health care.  As a policymaker, I love that "she has a plan" for so many of the complicated challenges facing our country, putting forth a vision that is not only bold and inclusive, but achievable.

We have many great Democratic candidates in the race.  I supported our California Senator Kamala Harris, who would have made a stellar President, until she left the race.  I look forward to supporting whoever is the Democratic nominee for President.

That being said, we have one candidate who will be an incredible President.  Time and again, Senator Warren has exhibited the courage to take on the toughest issues in our country.  I hope you'll join me standing alongside her in the fight to take our country back. #WinWithWarren #Warren2020
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