Congresswoman Barbara Lee visited Watsonville Monday evening as part of her campaign to gain the seat of outgoing U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
After an introduction by Supervisor Felipe Hernandez, Lee took to the podium at Jalisco’s restaurant where more than 100 people welcomed her.
Representing California’s 12th District (formerly 13th) since 1998, Lee is the highest-ranking African American woman appointed to Democratic Leadership, serving as co-chair of the Policy and Steering Committee.
Les started out by asking for a moment of silence to respect the victims that have been killed “by these horrific gun violence acts in Orange County, Jacksonville and all over the country.”
“I am happy to come here to Watsonville,” she said. “I am running for the United States Senate and I would love your endorsement. I am a Democrat from my heart and my soul and I have always fought to try to make the Democratic Party more inclusive and more representative and more democratic. I helped start the Poverty Caucus, the Peace Caucus, the Progressive Caucus and I’m at all the meetings, I do my resolutions…This is the most progressive party we’ve ever had.”
This article will be updated.
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