CALIFORNIA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN BACKS DAS WILLIAMS FOR STATE ASSEMBLY

Das Williams continues to gain traction and build broad support in Assembly Campaign




SANTA BARBARA, CA– Local Santa Barbara City Councilmember Das Williams continues to build momentum in his campaign for the 35th Assembly District and is proud to announce today that he has received the endorsement of the California National Organization for Women (NOW) PAC.

California NOW is the state’s largest women’s organization.

In announcing their formal support of Das Williams, CA NOW President Patty Bellasalma cited Das’ history of leadership on women’s issues and his lifelong commitment to campaigns and movements aimed at increasing gender equality, protecting women’s reproductive health rights, helping women in need, and providing a level playing field.

“California NOW is proud to endorse Das Williams for Assembly,” said Patty Bellasalma. “No other candidate in this race has a better, more proven record of standing up on women’s issues than Das Williams.”

Bellasalma added, “California is in trouble right now, and we need experienced, principled, results-driven leaders like Das Williams representing us in the State Legislature and getting our state back on the right path. Locally, Das’ background is impeccable. He’s delivered on women’s issues time and again, be it fighting to enact fair and balanced budgets, fair pay for women, protecting the right to choose, or expanding health care and education. Building on his unparalleled track record, Das Williams will be an extremely effective advocate for women in the 35th Assembly District and across the state for years to come.”

Das Williams has been a longtime advocate for women. He serves as one of only two male national board members of the NOW, helped start the Women's Economic Justice Conference, which is a yearly event that focuses on empowering women in low-wage jobs, and has led the development of South Oxnard’s Centro Mujer. As a City Councilmember, Das has helped lead the charge to increase Santa Barbara’s commitment to youth and children, including the provision of free child care in Downtown, Westside, and Eastside Schools in the summer, and has championed job training programs for young women. Das has also worked to elect some of Santa Barbara’s most prominent women leaders such as Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson, current and former Santa Barbara County Supervisors Doreen Farr and Gail Marshall, Santa Barbara Mayor-Elect Helene Schneider, and Goleta City Councilmember Margaret Connell.

“I am deeply honored by California NOW’s endorsement of my candidacy," said Das Williams. “Their support of my campaign is a testament to my background and longtime efforts to protect women's rights and opportunities. I look forward to continuing my work on women’s issues in the state assembly, helping them to break the glass ceiling once and for all.”

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