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Mary Pallant Receives Ventura County Chapter Endorsement

March 27, 2008, Oak Park, CA

On the evening of March 3, PDA's Ventura County Chapter overwhelmingly endorsed Mary Pallant as candidate for California's 24th Congressional District. Mary stated “I am proud to call myself a Progressive Democrat, proud of this endorsement and very proud to be a part of this national movement.”

Member Brian Levy chaired the endorsement vote, which took place in the Oak Park Library with about twenty chapter members attending the regular monthly meeting. Results were withheld until March 8, the day after filing had closed. All candidates were invited to attend the endorsement vote, but only Marta Jorgensen responded to the invitation; Jill Martinez did not respond in time. Nonetheless, many at the meeting were already familiar with Martinez, and she was included in the vote.

Mary, a founding member of PDLA making her second run for Congress, has built her campaign on four pillars: Out of Iraq, Universal Single Payer, Energy Independence and green technology, and Economic Strength and self sufficiency. During the discussion before the endorsement vote, several chapter members made special note of how Mary's campaign was aligned with their values, and progressive values in general.

The winner of the June 3 primary will face Republican Elton Gallegly, who has been rubber-stamping Bush's policies for eleven terms. But change is in the air: for the first time, the county's Democratic Party registration outnumbers GOP registration (The 24th CD covers most of Ventura County and Inland Santa Barbara County and includes the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Ojai and Simi Valley.)

Mary, who has also been endorsed by PDLA and PD/Santa Monica Mountains, has said, “I am proud to call myself a Progressive Democrat without being an apologist for a tradition consistent with the life, the works and the convictions of John F. Kennedy, Franklin Roosevelt, and Senator Paul Wellstone.” Another fan is PDA's own Jeff Cohen, who stated, “I've rarely come across a community leader as talented, knowledgeable and public-spirited as Mary Pallant. I heartily endorse Mary Pallant for Congress."

 

Read Mary's responses to the candidate questionnaire.