Supporting youth and assuring the academic success of all of our community's children has always been one of my main priorities. This is why every year my office collaborates with the Parent &
Teachers Association (PTA) to distribute customized backpacks full of school
supplies and goodies to kindergarten and first-graders. This year the event attracted a couple
hundred attendees, many of which were new students to Rosa Parks who were
elated to receive the backpacks. Parents, teachers and especially the children were extremely grateful at
the welcoming the students received at the picnic. This event has become a flagship at the
school that really gives all of the new Rosa Parks kids a jumpstart to the
school year.
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While the number of openly gay and lesbian elected officials has grown
since the 1970's, there are still precious few that are in public
office to represent this large constituency. I am proud to be an
openly gay elected official in a city where this is not only welcomed,
but encouraged.
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I try to uphold the same values that John George espouse. This is why I hold the endorsement by the John George Democratic Club in the highest regard.
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I am very excited to announce that the Sierra Club has decided to endorse me. I value this endorsement a great deal since I am very concerned over a variety of environmental issues and consider myself an ardent environmentalist, and obviously the Sierra Club thinks so too.
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SEIU's endorsement is important to me because I feel that unions are vital to ensuring healthy and fair employment standards.
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