Support reflects candidates who are consistent friends of small business
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
National Federation of Independent Business/California
Contact: Shawn Lewis (916) 342-9315; [email protected]
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NFIB Announces Endorsements for State Senate and Assembly
Support reflects candidates who are consistent friends of small business
SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 11, 2018 – Today the NFIB CA PAC announced a group of legislative endorsements for the 2018 primary and general elections. The PAC moved to endorse these candidates based on their high voting record alignment with NFIB/CA positions and/or due to the compelling nature of their candidacy given the dynamics of that specific race.
NFIB CA PAC Chair Sunder Ramani stated, “These candidates reflect the clearest choice for small business both in the June Primary and on the November General ballot. We have full confidence that each of these candidates will bring a unique and powerful voice for small business under the Capitol dome in Sacramento.”
While these endorsed candidates warranted early support from NFIB, the NFIB CA PAC has not concluded endorsements for 2018. Legislative candidates seeking NFIB’s endorsement may contact our office to complete our questionnaire and potentially arrange an interview with NFIB staff and leadership.
NFIB represents over 20,000 dues-paying small business owners in California reflecting a cross-section of the state’s economy. The endorsement comes from the NFIB CA PAC, the organization’s political action committee, and is based on positions regarding key small-business policy issues including health care, taxes, labor, and regulatory issues.
Small business owners and their employees vote in high numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members, and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB will encourage its members to help turn out the small-business vote for candidates in the June 5 primary, and again in November.
Below is the current list of 2018 NFIB CA PAC endorsed candidates:
Senate District 4 (Roseville-Yuba-Tehama): Jim Nielsen
Senate District 14 (Fresno/Bakersfield): Andy Vidak
Senate District 16 (Kern): Shannon Grove
Senate District 28 (Coachella Valley): Jeff Stone
Senate District 34 (Huntington Beach): Janet Nguyen
Senate District 36 (Carlsbad): Patricia Bates
Senate District 38 (East San Diego Co.): Brian Jones
Assembly District 1 (Northeast Cal): Brian Dahle
Assembly District 3 (Butte-Tehama-Yuba): James Gallagher
Assembly District 5 (Foothills): Frank Bigelow
Assembly District 6 (Roseville): Kevin Kiley
Assembly District 12 (Modesto): Heath Flora
Assembly District 23 (Fresno): Jim Patterson
Assembly District 26 (Tulare): Devon Mathis
Assembly District 33 (SB High Desert): Jay Obernolte
Assembly District 34 (Bakersfield): Vince Fong
Assembly District 35 (San Luis Obispo): Jordan Cunningham
Assembly District 36 (Palmdale): Tom Lackey
Assembly District 38 (Santa Clarita): Dante Acosta
Assembly District 55 (Yorba Linda): Phillip Chen
Assembly District 67 (Murrieta): Melissa Melendez
Assembly District 68 (Tustin): Steven Choi
Assembly District 71 (East SD Co.) Randy Voepel
Assembly District 73 (Dana Point): Bill Brough
Assembly District 74 (Irvine): Matthew Harper
Assembly District 75 (Escondido): Marie Waldron
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NFIB is the voice of small business, advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit www.nfib.com/CA.
