Equality California Endorses 33 Pro-Equality Incumbents in Congressional Races

Los Angeles - Equality California today announced the endorsements of 33 incumbent candidates for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives.

"Equality California is dedicated to electing pro-equality candidates at every level of government," said Rick Zbur, executive director of Equality California.  "Maintaining our allies in Congress is of utmost importance as we push for passage of the Federal Equality Act, changes to FDA blood donation policies that discriminate against LGBT people and to prevent any stripping away of protections already in place.  Our endorsed incumbents are proven champions of LGBT equality and social justice."

The candidates are as follows:

Karen Bass (D-37)

Xavier Becerra (D-34)

Ami Bera (CD-7)

Julia Brownley (CD-26)

Tony Cárdenas  (D-29)

Judy Chu (D-27)

Susan Davis (D-53)

Mark DeSaulnier (D-11)

Anna Eshoo (D-18)

John Garamendi (CD-3)

Mike Honda (D-17)

Jared Huffman (D-02)

Barbara Lee (D-13)

Ted Lieu (D-31)

Zoe Lofgren (D-19)

Alan Lowenthal (D-47)

Doris Matsui (D-06)

Jerry McNerney (D-09)

Grace Napolitano (D-32)

Nancy Pelosi (D-12)

Scott Peters (CD-52)

Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-40)

Raúl Ruiz, MD (D-36)

Linda Sánchez (D-38)

Adam Schiff (D-28)

Brad Sherman (D-30)

Jackie Speier (D-14)

Eric Swalwell (D-15)

Mark Takano (D-41)

Mike Thompson (D-05)

Norma Torres (D-35)

Juan Vargas (D-51)

Maxine Waters (D-43)

EQCA endorses viable candidates running for local, state and federal offices who have a proven track record of supporting equal rights and social justice for LGBT Californians and who are committed to advancing these goals in their capacity as elected officials.

Equality California is the nation's largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization dedicated to creating a fair and just society. Our mission is to achieve and maintain full and lasting equality, acceptance, and social justice for all people in our diverse LGBT communities, inside and outside of California. Our mission includes advancing the health and well-being of LGBT Californians through direct healthcare service advocacy and education. Through electoral, advocacy, education and mobilization programs, we strive to create a broad and diverse alliance of LGBT people, educators, government officials, communities of color and faith, labor, business, and social justice communities to achieve our goals. www.eqca.org