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LATINX YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY & LATINO LEADERS CONSOLIDATE BEHIND KATRINA FOLEY’S 2020 SENATE CAMPAIGN

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LatinX Young Democrats of Orange County & Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, Joins Expansive Coalition of Latino Leaders Behind
Katrina Foley’s 2020 Campaign
COSTA MESA, CA – Continuing to build a broad array of support from all communities her 2020 re-election campaign, today Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley’s campaign announced the endorsements of LatinX Young Democrats of Orange County and California Latino Legislative Caucus Chair and State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez is Chairwoman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, Latino Caucus, and the Select Committee on Women in the Workplace.
To date, Mayor Foley has been endorsed by the following Latino Leaders:
  • Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
  • Assemblywoman and Chair Latino Caucus, Lorena Gonzalez
  • Luis Aleman, Democratic Party of Orange County Secretary & LatinX Young Democrats of Orange County President
  • Yolanda Torres, President Orange County Hispanic Bar Association
  • Jess Araujo, Official Legal Advisor and Attorney to the Mexican Consulate for Orange County, California and Consulate to El Salvador
  • Giovanni Chavez, California Young Democrats Latino Caucus Chair & California Young Democrats Parliamentarian
  • Andrea Guzman, California Young Democrats Regional Director
  • Ivan Calderon, Chef and Owner Taco Mesa/Taco Rosa Restaurants
  • Ray Cordova, South Orange County Labor Chair
  • Costa Mesa Councilmember Manuel Chavez
In a statement released announcing the endorsement, President of LatinX Young Democrats of Orange County Luis Aleman & Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez remarked:
“The Latinx Young Democrats of Orange County are honored to support Katrina Foley for state Senate. Katrina has spent her career fighting for working families and communities of color. In Sacramento, Katrina will be a champion of racial and economic justice. Our communities need a leader like Katrina Foley representing us in Sacramento.”
– LatinX Young Democrats of Orange County President Luis Aleman
“I’m pleased to endorse Mayor Katrina Foley’s campaign for State Senate because her background and tenacity make her uniquely qualified to represent the 37th district and hit the ground running in the State Capitol. As an employee rights attorney and the candidate overwhelmingly supported by the labor movement, I know Katrina will do the necessary work to uplift her community and will work tirelessly on behalf of the people of the 37th Senate District.”
– Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez
Since entering the race for State Senate District 37, Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley has built up a far-reaching coalition of support from local, state and federal leaders, organizations that represent women, classroom teachers, working families and more.