Democracy for America Endorses Bill Hedrick for Congress

Written by: Denise on Sep 19, 2008 1:29 PM EDT

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After more than a year's dedicated work to prove our candidate, after thousands of countless hours by local DFA volunteers in both Riverside and Orange counties, I am very proud to share with you that Jim Dean and Democracy for America recently endorsed Bill Hedrick for Congress!  

This national recognition is a great achievement for Bill and his campaign staff, and testimony to their hard work and dedication to the values and principles of grassroots campaigning.  Through their tireless efforts, day after day, there are house parties, coffees and fundraising dinners being held, and thousands of doors being knocked on, all over western Riverside county promoting a high level Democratic candidate. Something Riverside has not seen in a very long time.

Following is the text of the press release from Burlington.  As we enter the home stretch of the campaign, please join me in congratulating Bill with the most generous donation you can through Democracy for Riverside's secure ActBlue fundraising page set up specifically for Bill.  It's quick, it's easy, it's secure, and your donation will be put immediately to work by Bill to drive home a win in these last few weeks of the election. Click here to contribute to Bill Hedrick's campaign thru DFR's ActBlue page:

www.actblue.com/page/dfr4hedrick 

In these final weeks, Bill's campaign also needs volunteers in the Riverside area to work the phones and walk precincts.  If you'd like to volunteer for Bill's congressional campaign and help bring home a Democratic win in this historic campaign year, please go to:

www.hedrickforcongress.com 

And again, commendations to the many members of Democracy for Riverside and Democracy for America at large working tirelessly to make Bill's campaign possible, and many thanks to Jim Dean and the staff at Democracy for America for recognizing their effort and endorsing Bill Hedrick's campaign for Congress.

Denise

Coordinator, Democracy for Riverside

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Democracy for America Endorses

Bill Hedrick for United States Congress

BURLINGTON, VT – DemocracyForAmerica.com, our nation’s largest progressive political action community, has endorsed Bill Hedrick’s campaign to represent California’s 44th Congressional District.  Bill is running against out-of-touch incumbent Republican Ken Calvert.

“Bill Hedrick is an educator, elected official, and community leader with a record of commonsense problem-solving that can’t be matched,” said Jim Dean, Chair of DFA.  “Democracy for America is proud to endorse Bill Hedrick’s campaign because of his experience, his wisdom, and his commitment to progressive values.”

Bill Hedrick was born in Los Angeles in 1952.  The son of a Teamster and a teacher, both from the South, he absorbed the lessons of hard work, common sense, and tolerance modeled by his parents.

A product of public schools, Bill received his BA in Social Science and MA in Education from California State University, Los Angeles. He began teaching elementary school in Hollywood in 1974, and has spent 34 years in education in Southern California, the last eight years serving as president of the Rialto Education Association, an NEA/AFL-CIO affiliate.

In November 1988, Bill was elected to the Board of Education of the 51,000 student Corona-Norco Unified School District.  He has served four terms as president of the Board, representing 250,000 residents of the 44th district, and deals with an annual budget in excess of $400,000,000.

Bill and his wife of 28 years, Beth, have lived in Corona since 1981, and have five children.  Their son Adam, a soldier with the 3rd ID, is currently serving a second Iraqi deployment east of Baghdad. Son Jesse served in Baquba with the 1st ID before suffering a near-fatal "heat event," while his wife, Evelyn, was an army convoy driver in Baghdad, also serving a second tour. Sarah is an apprentice electrician, and Zach and Rebekkah are students.

Democracy for America is a key endorsement in this race, bringing donations from progressives and providing volunteers to participate in door-to-door, grassroots outreach.  DFA has helped elect over 550 progressives to office from Rep. Jerry McNerney in California’s 11th Congressional District to Governor Deval Patrick in Massachusetts to Rep. Donna Edwards in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District.

"I am honored to have the endorsement of Democracy for America,” said Bill Hedrick.  “The support of activists committed to real change at the grassroots level will make it possible for us to convey our message of honest, responsible, and effective government--for a change--in the 44th District."

“When Bill Hedrick talks about bringing our brave men and women in uniform home from the War in Iraq, his opponent is silent.  When Bill Hedrick talks about clean, renewable energy sources, Ken Calvert is too busy taking money from big oil.  And, when Bill Hedrick talks about protecting American jobs and restoring the middle class, Ken Calvert says nothing because he has no economic plan,” said Daniel I. Medress, Communications Director of Democracy for America.  “Now is the time for Ken Calvert’s shameful and self-serving Congressional career to come to an end.”

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For more information or to schedule an interview with DFA Chair Jim Dean or DFA Executive Director Arshad Hasan, please contact Daniel I. Medress at 802-651-3200, ext. 148 or media@democracyforamerica.com.

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