- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Public School Teacher
 - Co-Chair, Foreign Policy Committee, Progressive Caucus, California Democratic Party
 - Co-founder, Progressive Democrats of America's Los Angeles Chapter
 - Co-founder, California Election Protection Network
 - National Board Certified English Teacher; Teacher Trainer, State of California
 - UCLA, Teaching Credential
 - Award-Winning Radio Journalist (Three Golden Mike Awards for Outstanding News Broadcasting & Writing)
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- I am committed to voting against future Iraq and Afghanistan war supplemental funding, except to bring our troops home safely.
 - I will work to bring our war dollars home to create jobs rebuilding America - saving our schools, repairing our ports, and developing green energy.
 - I will work with aerospace, energy companies, and local colleges to make the South Bay/Torrance the solar capitol of the United States.
  
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- Ron Kovic, co-founder of Vietnam Veterans Against the War
 - Progressive Democrats of America - National Endorsement
 - Dolores Huerta, founder with Cesar Chavez of United Farm Workers Union
  
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- The United States Needs a Green New Deal (Torrance/Daily Breeze)
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It is time for America to transition from a war economy to a new green economy by expanding the reach of aerospace and creating a Green New Deal, similar to the Works Progress Administration's federal job creation program.
 - Breaking America's Addiction to War and Debt: Out with the Enablers (Op Ed News, 2-22-10)!
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As we face a trillion-dollar military budget, we must break our addiction to war by electing progressive candidates who refuse corporate money from the weapons industry.
  
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