07 Feb WOMEN LEADERS ENDORSE FEUER
Kuehl, Brownley and Geller join Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in their support of Mike Feuer for Congress
Los Angeles— Just a few days after Mike Feuer announced his candidacy for the 30th Congressional District to succeed Congressman Adam Schiff, more trailblazing women leaders have added their support for Feuer’s candidacy. Former LA County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, and Rabbi Laura Geller announced their support of Feuer today in Los Angeles.
“I’m proud to endorse Mike Feuer for Congress. For decades, Mike has championed equality for the LGBTQ community and has a career-long record of standing up for civil rights and fundamental fairness. When we served together in the State Legislature, I found Mike to be an especially effective lawmaker on a host of other complex issues as well, from protecting our environment and preventing gun violence to expanding access to healthcare. Mike Feuer is ready to be a stand-out member of Congress from the very start.”
L.A. County Supervisor (Retired)
“Having served on the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, I strongly support Mike Feuer for Congress. We need Mike’s vision, creativity and powerful leadership to help us save our planet. I’ve worked with many elected officials over my career and Mike stands out for his extraordinary action protecting the environment, preventing gun violence and much more. Mike is definitely ready to step in and make an immediate impact in Congress, I’m very proud to endorse him.”
U.S. House of Representatives
“Mike Feuer has been an amazing leader in the fight for women’s health and reproductive freedom and has a stellar record of fighting against sexual violence. He has my strongest endorsement.”
—Rabbi Laura Geller
Rabbi Emerita of Temple Emanuel
Named to Newsweek’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America
“I’m especially honored to have the support of these extraordinary leaders in this campaign,” said Feuer. “Their lives and careers are examples for all of us. I can’t thank them enough for standing with me.
“Remarkably strong and talented women have shaped my life in profound ways, from my Grandma Dorothy, whose brilliance and social conscience inspired me, to my mom, who taught me at a young age to stand up for people in distress, to my incredibly gifted and accomplished wife Gail, who is such a marvelous partner. I am committed to honoring their values as I enter this exciting new phase of my public service career.”
Mike Feuer previously served as Los Angeles City Attorney, Majority Policy Leader and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the California Assembly, Los Angeles City Councilmember, and Executive Director of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, The House of Justice. The 30th District is Feuer’s home, and he has represented the lion’s share of it over the course of his career. Sixty-percent of the district is in Los Angeles and West Hollywood.