Bryan Caforio Earns Overwhelming Support from California Democratic Party Delegates
January 27th, 2018
Bryan Caforio Earns Overwhelming Support from California Democratic Party Delegates
Receives more than 70 percent of delegate votes at pre-endorsement conference
Santa Clarita, Calif. – Today, Bryan Caforio earned 72.9 percent of the delegate votes at the California Democratic Party Pre-Endorsing Conference for California’s 25th Congressional District.
“I’m humbled and overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from every corner of our community,” said Bryan Caforio. “From Simi Valley to Canyon Country to Lake Los Angeles and beyond, these grassroots activists have been working day in and day out to turn this District blue in November so we can finally have a representative in office who will stand with our community.”
Now that Caforio has received more than 70 percent of the vote at the Pre-Endorsing Conference, his endorsement recommendation will be placed on the consent calendar to be ratified at the California Democratic Party Convention in February.
Caforio is proud to have widespread support from Democratic clubs across the 25th District, seventeen labor unions, dozens of local elected and appointed officials, and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom:
- Santa Clarita Valley Young Democrats
- North Valley Democratic Club
- Southeast Antelope Valley Initiative
- Democracy for America
- Justice Democrats
- National Nurses United
- Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
- Teamsters Joint Council 42
- United Aerospace Workers Local 887
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 12
- Communications Workers of America Southern California Council
- United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Welders Local 761
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 40
- Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local Union 105
- United Steelworkers Los Angeles and Orange County Legislative Education Committee
- International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local Union 416 and Local Union 433
- Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 300
- National Association of Letter Carriers
- Utility Workers Union of America
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1277
- American Postal Workers Union
- Atherine Blanco, Palmdale Community Advisory Committee, Board Member
- Juan Blanco, Antelope Valley NAACP, President (former)
- Robert “Bo” Bynum, Palmdale School District, Board Member (former)
- Juan Carrillo, Palmdale City Council, Councilmember
- Dr. Miguel Coronado, Lancaster Planning Commission, Commissioner (former)
- Mike Cruz, Canyon Country Advisory Committee, Board Member; City of Santa Clarita, Parks, Recreation & Community Services Commission, Chair (former)
- Abigail DeSesa, Val Verde Community Advisory Committee, Vice President (former)
- Gloria Dizmang, Palmdale Water Board, Director (former)
- Jannie Dutton, Keppel Union School District, Board President
- Michael Dutton, Antelope Valley Union High School District, Board Member
- Johnathon Ervin, Lancaster Planning Commission, Commissioner (former)
- Bob Forshay, AV Progressive Democrats, President
- Gonzalo Freixes, Newhall School District, President (former)
- Ed Galindo, Lancaster Human Relations Tapestry Commission, Commissioner (former); Café con Leche, Radio Host
- Lilia Galindo, 50th District Agriculture Association Board of Directors, Director; Palmdale Community Advisory Committee, Board Member; Café con Leche, Radio Host
- John Griffin, Ventura County Democratic Party, Chair
- Arleigh Kidd, Simi Valley Unified School District, President (former)
- Alex Kim, Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council, Board Member
- Kathy MacLaren, Palmdale Water District, Director
- Manuel Magaña, Keppel Union School District, Board Member
- Darrell Park, Los Angeles County Supervisor, 5th District Candidate (2016)
- Darren Parker, California Democratic Party African American Caucus, Chair; 50th District Agriculture Association Board of Directors, Director
- Joyce Ricks, Palmdale School District, President
- Christy Smith, Newhall School District Board, President
- Shawn Terris, Ventura County Democratic Party, Chair (former); California Democratic Party Veterans Caucus, Chair
- Christopher Trunkey, Saugus Union School District, President
- Ralph Velador, Palmdale School District, Board Member
- Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor and Gubernatorial Candidate
The son of two public school teachers, Caforio was born and raised in Southern California, attended UCLA and Yale Law School, worked for a United States federal judge, and practices as an attorney taking on some of the world’s biggest banks and corporations. Bryan lives in Santa Clarita with his wife Lisa, who serves as a Deputy City Attorney at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.
California’s 25th Congressional District covers northern Los Angeles County and part of Ventura County, including the Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, and Simi Valley. Hillary Clinton won the district by more than six points in 2016, registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans, and the district is majority-minority. The district is now considered a “toss-up” and is held by Tea Party Republican Steve Knight, whom national Republicans have publicly identified as one of their most vulnerable incumbents. Polling shows Democrats with a double-digit lead over Knight.