SANTA BARBARA, CA– Local Santa Barbara City Councilman Das Williams... announced [last week] that his campaign for the 35th Assembly District has received the endorsements of a number of key local and statewide leaders in education:
- State Senator Gloria Romero, Chair, Senate Education Committee
- Mary Louise Peterson, Ventura County School Board
- Leon “Lee” Elder, Former Ventura County School Board Superintendent
- Arturo Hernandez, Ventura Community College District Trustee
- Stephen Blum, Ventura Community College District Trustee
- Debbie Golden, Ventura Unified School District, VP
- Barbara J. Fitzgerald, Ventura Unified School District Trustee
- Ed Heron, Santa Barbara School Board Member
- Robert Noel, Santa Barbara School Board Member
- Annette Cordero, Santa Barbara School Board Member
- Tony Winterbauer, Hope Elementary School District President
- Scott Orlosky, Hope Elementary School District Clerk
- Leslie Deardorff, Carpinteria School Board Member
- Beverly Grant, Carpinteria School Board Member
- Alex Pulido, Ph.D., Carpinteria School Board Member
- Ana Del Rio Barba, Oxnard School District Board Member
- Tim Blaylock, Oxnard High School District Trustee
- Dr. Dean Nevins, Goleta Union School Board President
- Susan Epstein, Goleta Union School Board Member
- Bill Gadsby, Goleta Union School Board Member
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Education leaders, in citing their reasons for supporting Das’ campaign for the assembly, pointed to his record as a local school board member, Santa Barbara City Councilmember and teacher in working to provide and increase access to a high quality education for all children. As a local school board member, Das Williams helped craft a solution to a recent budget shortfall that avoided teacher layoffs and kept class sizes small. As a City Councilmember, Das has been at the forefront of efforts to expand after school programs and create more educational opportunities for youth.
“Our schools are facing enormous challenges,” said Debbie Golden, Vice President of the Ventura Unified School District. “It is more important than ever, to elect experienced leaders like Das, who have dealt first-hand with the challenges facing our schools and have a deep understanding of education issues. Das is an innovative, proven and principled leader who is committed to making our state’s education system the best in the nation and will not comprise our children’s education. I am confident that Das will be an effective and unwavering advocate for our schools, teachers, parents and children in Sacramento.”
Das Williams has made education a top priority in his campaign for the State Assembly. The early endorsements he has received from the educational community underscore his record of accomplishment and experience on educational issues as well as his strong support from teachers, parents and education experts.
“I am honored to have the support of local and statewide education leaders,” said Das Williams. “Education is the great equalizer and the foundation of our state. It is the key to a strong economy, the path to a good job and the key to strong and vibrant communities. In the Assembly I will continue to work with teachers, parents and administrators towards making a world class education accessible and affordable for every child in our state.”
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