Friday, November 09, 2012

Jess Durfee: Change has come to San Diego

Letter from Jess Durfee:

Ballots are still being counted, but I feel confident in saying that in one of the closest congressional races in the country, we defeated Tea Party Republican Brian Bilbray and elected Scott Peters in the 52nd District. Democrats will now hold a majority of the county's congressional delegation for the first time in recent memory.

When he takes office on the County Board of Supervisors, Dave Roberts will be the first Democrat with a seat at that table in almost two decades -- and San Diego's first openly gay County Supervisor ever.

Assemblymember-elect Shirley Weber will be the first African-American to represent our county in the state legislature. And with Marty Block's decisive State Senate victory, Democrats will hold supermajorities in both houses in Sacramento for the first time since 1933.

Statewide, we helped ensure that Prop. 30 passed and Prop. 32 was soundly rejected...  

--by Jess Durfee
Chair, San Diego County Democratic Party
Member, Democratic National Committee