I'm so excited about this that I can barely sit still.
One Voice PAC, the progressive organization founded by Representative Barbara Lee, has endorsed Jeff Morris in his campaign to defeat long-time incumbent Wally Herger in California's 2nd Congressional District.
Barbara Lee (CA-09) is an amazing progressive leader. She was one of the lone voices in the wilderness expressing early and consistent opposition to the war in Iraq. I admire her greatly.
She came to this community a few weeks ago asking for nominations:
One Voice is looking for candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to our three primary issue focuses: changing our country's foreign policy stance and ending the Iraq occupation, eradicating poverty and promoting opportunity, and changing the face of politics by bringing historically marginalized communities and individuals into the political process.
District 2 in Northern California has indeed been historically marginalized. This is a district that was gerrymandered to be perpetually Republican. It is a district where many of the people live in poverty, and the elected representative spends most of his efforts helping the rich get richer. It is a district desperately in need of change.
We were thrilled when Jeff Morris made the list of 10 possible nominees, a list that included other great progressives like Charlie Brown.
The results were announced today, and Jeff is the winner! In a letter announcing the contest results, Rep. Lee said:
Wally Herger may be well-funded, but Jeff Morris is giving him a real run for his money in the traditionally Republican 2nd Congressional District. After 22 years in Congress, the voters there are fed up with failed Republican policies and ready for change -- and they like what they see in Jeff Morris.
I'm thrilled that the One Voice PAC community agrees it's time to elect a community leader like Jeff Morris to take back this seat for the Democrats. But it's going to take firm commitment from progressives like you to wrestle this seat from decades of Republican control.
Please help support all of the progressives endorsed by One Voice PAC. Please thank Rep. Barbara Lee for her continued great work and support her re-election.
And of course, please join the community of progressives and fed-up conservatives supporting my brother Jeff Morris for CA-02.