Above: Assembly primary winner Das Williams with SEIU 721 members in Ventura County
721 members are in the fight of our lives, facing budget cuts and politically motivated attacks on working families.
On election day we sent a message by helping win County contests in Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura against fierce negative campaigns. We also backed SEIU 721 members trying to change the culture of budget cuts in Sacramento.
“Our goal is to strengthen relationships with our elected leaders and establish open lines of communication and understanding to fulfill our mission of serving the public.” – Alia Paula, a clinical therapist in Indio who helped elect Supervisor John Benoit.
>> Read more about the Riverside County election.
“We hope that we can build upon our shared commitment to providing Ventura County residents with quality services and look at ways to improve the lives of working families including those families that chose to work in public service.” -Child Support Services Specialist II Shannon Abramovitch, who supported Ventura Supervisor Linda Park.
>> Read more about the Santa Barbara and Ventura County elections.
“We have a choice here: what kind of a society do you want? I don’t think we’re prepared for the level of pain and victimization and real tragedy that we’re going to hear on a very human level with state and local budget cuts. It’s important that we tell our stories, and that’s something an SEIU member can do almost better than any candidate.” – Nick Karno, an LA City Attorney and SEIU 721 member who came in 3rd out of 8 in the state’s toughest Assembly primary.
Here are some key races where SEIU 721 members played a decisive role.
Janet Wolf, Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors – Re-elected
John Benoit, Riverside Board of Supervisors – Elected
Linda Parks, Ventura Board of Supervisors – Re-elected
Das Williams, State Assembly District 35 (Ventura County) – Primary winner
Adam Rush (SEIU721 member), Eastvale City Council – Elected