Blue America Endorsement: Angélica Dueñas-- Here's Why

Blue America is proud to endorse Angélica Dueñas today. Few people outside of her overwhelmingly blue San Fernando Valley district (D+51 partisan lean) understand that her efforts caused long time corrupt career politician Tony Cardenas to announce he wouldn’t be running for reelection this year. Unfortunately, just as Cardenas was announcing he wouldn’t run again, he also announced his support for a member of his political machine, Luz Rivas.

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Yesterday, Angélica told me that in the ‘90s, the Valley was full of good-paying, long-term union jobs, perfect for Mexican immigrants like her parents to build a foundation for a better life. When NAFTA passed, her mom, a Teamster, lost her job as the factories moved to Mexico. “Today,” she said, “on the same plot of land where she worked for years, stands big box stores that cycle through employees, not letting our young people get a leg up. This immigrant community knows what true prosperity looks like, and it’s found in supporting our neighbors, through education, healthcare, and the daily fight to keep a roof over our head. We’ve been struggling long enough.”

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