3 days, 3 endorsements. Dean should overtake Gephardt any day now.
WASHINGTON--Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (CA-38) today endorsed Governor Dean, saying, "As a former Governor, Howard Dean has the best grasp of issues facing working class people at the local level, which have been ignored for so long. He understands what our government needs to do for small businesses, students, seniors, immigrants and all hard-working families. Politicians often talk in generalities, but Howard Dean gets directly to the heart of what American people need, including good jobs, access to quality education and affordable prescription drugs. He has a real vision for America."
"I am proud to be joined today by Congresswoman Napolitano," Governor Dean said. "She is a strong leader on environmental issues and a staunch advocate of small businesses. She understands that the best way to get America working again is to invest in small businesses, the economic backbone of our country."
Napolitano is the Ranking Member of the Water and Power Subcommittee on the House Resources Committee. She is the First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) and chair of the CHC International Trade Task Force. She is also the founder of the Congressional Mental Health Caucus, which she now co-chairs with Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA).
Now serving her third term in the House, Grace Flores Napolitano represents California's diverse 38th District, which covers the Southeast and San Gabriel Valley areas of Los Angeles County, including Norwalk, Pomona, Santa Fe Springs, the City of Industry, Montebello, Pico Rivera, La Puente and unincorporated areas including Avocado Heights, Hacienda Heights, West Puente Valley and parts of East Los Angeles, Whittier, Rowland Heights, South San Gabriel and Valinda.
Congresswoman Napolitano is the governor's 33rd congressional endorsement, tenth from a member of the CHC, and ninth from a congresswoman.