California Asian Police Officers Endorse Das
Das Williams Picks Up California Asian Peace Officers’ Endorsement
SANTA BARBARA, CA – Das Williams is proud to report today that the California Asian Peace Officers (CAPO) PAC has formally endorsed his campaign for 35th Assembly District in 2010. CAPO is the only statewide political action organization representing California’s API peace officers and safety personnel.
“After looking closely at all the candidates in the race for AD 35, CAPO overwhelmingly chose to support and put their resources behind Das Williams,” said Captain Trang To, President of CAPO. “Das has amassed a solid record on public safety issues during his tenure on the Santa Barbara City Council, and has shown an uncanny ability to bring leaders together from all sectors in effort to enact fair and responsible city budgets that have protected jobs and pensions, and maintained critical local law enforcement programs and services.”
Captain To further added that “Das Williams also understands the importance of diversity within the ranks and leadership of public safety, and is the type of policymaker that will bring new and fresh ideas to tackle this issue, as well as others, in Sacramento. He’s exactly what our state legislature needs right now.”
CAPO joins the Santa Barbara Police Officer’s Association in backing Das Williams’ campaign for Assembly.
“I’ve always fought hard to give peace officers, firefighters, and others who risk their lives for our communities, the resources they need to carry out their jobs effectively and return home safely at the end of each day,” said Das Williams. “I’ve helped negotiate fair contracts and pensions between the city and local law enforcement, worked to maintain Santa Barbara’s sworn peace officer level at 140 in the face of a budget deficit, expand neighborhood bike patrol programs, and strengthen after school programs for at risk youth.”
“I am truly honored to have earned the endorsement of CAPO, and will continue to advocate in the Assembly for the issues that matter most to California’s public safety community,” added Williams.
Das Williams is running to succeed fellow Democrat and termed-out Assemblyman Pedro Nava.
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Das Williams grew up on the Central Coast and is a product of local public schools. In 2003, Das Williams became the youngest person ever to be elected to the Santa Barbara City Council, and was re-elected in 2007. Das has worked as a teacher, a policy aide for former Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson, and a community organizer working to stop the development of a Wal-Mart in Ventura and enact local living wage laws in Santa Barbara and Ventura. Das serves on the Peabody Charter School Board and is a national board member of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Das received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and holds a graduate degree in Environmental Science & Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
SANTA BARBARA, CA – Das Williams is proud to report today that the California Asian Peace Officers (CAPO) PAC has formally endorsed his campaign for 35th Assembly District in 2010. CAPO is the only statewide political action organization representing California’s API peace officers and safety personnel.
“After looking closely at all the candidates in the race for AD 35, CAPO overwhelmingly chose to support and put their resources behind Das Williams,” said Captain Trang To, President of CAPO. “Das has amassed a solid record on public safety issues during his tenure on the Santa Barbara City Council, and has shown an uncanny ability to bring leaders together from all sectors in effort to enact fair and responsible city budgets that have protected jobs and pensions, and maintained critical local law enforcement programs and services.”
Captain To further added that “Das Williams also understands the importance of diversity within the ranks and leadership of public safety, and is the type of policymaker that will bring new and fresh ideas to tackle this issue, as well as others, in Sacramento. He’s exactly what our state legislature needs right now.”
CAPO joins the Santa Barbara Police Officer’s Association in backing Das Williams’ campaign for Assembly.
“I’ve always fought hard to give peace officers, firefighters, and others who risk their lives for our communities, the resources they need to carry out their jobs effectively and return home safely at the end of each day,” said Das Williams. “I’ve helped negotiate fair contracts and pensions between the city and local law enforcement, worked to maintain Santa Barbara’s sworn peace officer level at 140 in the face of a budget deficit, expand neighborhood bike patrol programs, and strengthen after school programs for at risk youth.”
“I am truly honored to have earned the endorsement of CAPO, and will continue to advocate in the Assembly for the issues that matter most to California’s public safety community,” added Williams.
Das Williams is running to succeed fellow Democrat and termed-out Assemblyman Pedro Nava.
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Das Williams grew up on the Central Coast and is a product of local public schools. In 2003, Das Williams became the youngest person ever to be elected to the Santa Barbara City Council, and was re-elected in 2007. Das has worked as a teacher, a policy aide for former Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson, and a community organizer working to stop the development of a Wal-Mart in Ventura and enact local living wage laws in Santa Barbara and Ventura. Das serves on the Peabody Charter School Board and is a national board member of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Das received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and holds a graduate degree in Environmental Science & Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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1/05/2010
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