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Our local guild has a long
history of respecting partisan differences among us (some of our
officers are not Dems or Reps, but rather Greens or decline-to-state
voters) and thus does not endorse in partisan races, such as state
Assembly or Senate.
However, our state-level affiliate, the California Federation of
Teachers, endorses in almost every Assembly and state Senate election as
well as in the gubernatorial election.
Due to term limits, some of the finest legislators must stop
serving after six years in the Assembly or eight years in the state
Senate. Our local assembly member, Dario Frommer, is termed out this
coming year, and a hot Democratic primary will occur on June 6, between
Frank Quintero of the Glendale City Council and Paul Krekorian of the
Burbank School Board. Republicans have one candidate in the race,
Michael Agbaba.
Due to a long history of supporting labor issues, Frank Quintero
has been endorsed not only by our statewide CFT, but also by the County
Federation of Labor. Our local president, Mike Allen, as an individual
community member, is also endorsing Frank Quintero.
Mike says, "I have been politically active in Glendale for years,
and Frank has been a strong ally. Whether the issue was tenant rights,
the city's renewable energy policy, or helping us find good trustee
candidates for our college, I have always been able to rely on Frank.
His long years of experience with vocational education will make him a
real asset to the community college system in the Assembly, whereas his
only opponent in the primary is a "corporate" Democrat."
Mike added, "I
think the CFT made a great choice" in deciding to support Quintero.
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