San Diego, CA - November 11, 2009 - Run Women Run will host Janice Hahn, candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of California, this Friday, November 13, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at a La Jolla office. Members of the media are invited.
About Run Women Run: Founded in 2008, Run Women
Run inspires, identifies, mentors, and supports qualified pro-choice San Diego women who run for office or seek appointed government
positions.
Run Women Run is an intergenerational,
multicultural and multi-issue nonpartisan membership organization that provides
campaign training, technical assistance and hands on volunteer help. Run Women Run is open to anyone who is
interested in running for office, becoming involved in the political process,
and supporting women who run for office.
"Run Women Run is well-positioned to make a difference in the 2010
mid-term elections," said President Michelle Burton, managing partner of
Shoecraft Burton, a civil litigation law firm. "Since our inception last
October, Run Women Run's membership has grown to more than 200 of the most
prominent and forward-thinking women from San Diego's business, professional, and political communities.
"Run Women Run was founded to
correct the under-representation of women in state and local government," Burton continued. "We focus on identifying, mentoring and
financially supporting progressive, pro-choice women candidates."
About Councilwoman Janice Hahn: Los Angeles City
Councilwoman Janice Hahn considers herself a champion for the people.
Following in the footsteps of her father, County Supervisor Kenny Hahn, Janice is
a leader who provides a voice for those that most need to be heard. She was
elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001. Janice is the only woman candidate and
would be the first woman to become Lieutenant Governor.
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Elected to the
Charter Reform Commission in 1997, Janice helped move the city in a new
direction. Los Angeles now boasts a widely successful neighborhood council system,
ensuring that community stakeholders have a say in local issues.
- Janice has fought for change at the Port of Los Angeles. Working to protect and create good
paying jobs on the docks, she has also been an advocate for clean air.
- Janice has loudly supported modernizing Los Angeles InternationalAirport (LAX), which is currently undergoing an
$800 million renovation.
- Janice has been a loyal
champion in the fight to improve the quality of life for the working men and
women of Los Angeles.
- She walked the picket lines with the ILWU when they
were locked out of the docks in 2002.
- She successfully fought to see that
hotel workers along the Century Corridor near LAX received a fair living wage
- She implemented a system to provide quality family health care for workers at Los Angeles
World Airports.
- She has worked to transform truck drivers at the Port of Angeles
from struggling, independent drivers into well-paid employee drivers.
