It has been the highest honor and truly a pleasure for me to
have been able to serve the North Coast for the past twenty years.
First in the State Senate, and for the last 13 years in Congress,
my relationship with the North Coast has been a high point of my
public service career.
The people I’ve met and worked with in many cases have become my
friends. The issues important to North Coast residents are
important to me. In short, I love the North Coast and the people
who work and live there.
The Citizen Redistricting Commission redrew our Congressional
lines this summer, and moved my home out of the North Coast
district. The voters gave the commission the authority to draw
those lines, but no one can lessen my love and compassion for the
people I’ve worked with for two decades or the issues they care
about.
That’s why I’ve met with most of the candidates hoping to be
elected the new Member of Congress for the North Coast. They
grilled me, and as you can expect, I grilled them. After talking
with the candidates and many of my supporters who have met with
them, I believe the person best equipped to serve the North Coast
is Jared Huffman.
While I am genuinely impressed with many of the candidates,
Jared stands out. Jared has a solid history of public service. He
served on a local water board and is currently the Chairman of the
State Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. He knows and
cares about the issues important to the North Coast and has
developed the skills to fight the good fight. I believe that Jared
would hit the ground running in Washington D.C.
Only one candidate will go to Washington with the job of
representing a district that stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge
to the Oregon border. Given the many challenges we face as a
district and a nation, this will be a big job. I would consider
Jared a great ally in Congress and if I had a vote in the 2nd
Congressional District, I would check his box.
Please take the time to learn about Jared and meet him and his
wonderful wife and their kids when they are in the area.
No one can tell you how to vote -that is your right – but I urge
you to consider joining me in support of Jared Huffman for
Congress.
Representative Mike Thompson is Windsor’s current congressional
representative.
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