Green Party candidate joins crowded field for Congressional race
Green Party of California
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May 29, 2007
Originally released May 23, 2007
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Green joins crowded field in 37th Congressional
District Special Election; War, climate change among major issues candidate will address
LONG BEACH, CA -- Clinical social worker Daniel Brezenoff, a
member of the Green Party of California, has announced his candidacy in the
37th Congressional District Special Election to replace Juanita
Mellender-McDonald (D), who died of cancer in April.
Brezenoff becomes one of 19 candidates in the June 26 election in a
district that encompasses South Los Angeles and Long Beach. If no candidate
garners more than 50 percent, a runoff between the top vote-getters in each
party will be held in August.
At least 55 California Greens hold elected office currently in the state,
including five mayors or mayors pro-tem, 11 members of city councils/boards
of supervisors and 13 on boards of education.
A campaign worker for Green Party and progressive Democratic candidates,
Brezenoff opposed the war in Iraq before it began and has written extensively about climate change. His platform emphasizes sustainability,
peace and social justice.
Brezenoff has taken a stronger stand opposing the war than others in the
large field, and has also taken firm positions on lesser discussed issues,
including prison reform, the war on drugs, immigration, public health and
patents, torture, and campus recruiting. Brezenoff is a strong supporter of
LGBTIQ equality and women's reproductive health rights.
Brezenoff has selected a diverse campaign staff for his grassroots
campaign, including Donna Warren, former Green candidate for Congress and
Lieutenant Governor, and Families Against California's Three Strikes, as
his campaign treasurer, and Long Beach native Steven Delgado, a former campus activist and close friend of Brezenoff's, as campaign
manager.
Daniel Brezenoff Campaign Headquarters: (562) 433-5794
www.danielforcongress.com
Daniel Brezenoff, Candidate: (310) 422-2211, brezenoff@hotmail.com
Steven Delgado, Campaign Manager: (562) 433-5794
Green Party of California
www.cagreens.org