Jim Dean and Lynn Woolsey support Mark Leno

Democracy for America Chair Jim Dean and Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey support Mark Leno for Senate.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Mark Leno

On Saturday, May 31, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Assemblyman Mark Leno for the third state senate district. Mark now has the support of all three Congress members that also represent the third district, as Congresswomen Jackie Speier and Lynn Woolsey also support him. Here is some video from the rally. Click here for additional video and still photos.

Nancy Pelosi endorses Mark Leno for State Senate from Brian Leubitz on Vimeo.

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Fun Fonebanking

On Monday evening, the San Francisco Young Democrats came to the Leno SF Campaign office to make phonecalls in support of our campaign.  With pizza and soft drinks, fun times were had by all. If you are interested in helping out with phonebanking, precinct walking, or anything else, please contact our offices in San Francisco or San Rafael at our contact page.

Mark Leno and Marin Firefighters

The Marin Firefighters joined volunteers this weekend as they took to the streets and phone lines to help elect Mark Leno to the State Senate. Phone bankers and precinct walkers enjoyed barbeque tri-tip, courtesy of the Marin Firefighters, as well as delicious homemade chili. Mark Leno fired up the crowd of more than 50 energized volunteers before they talked to voters about his unparalleled legislative record— fighting for universal single-payer health care, better schools, a cleaner and sustainable environment, improved transportation and renewable energy. Thank you to the Marin Firefighters and our dedicated volunteers!

Behind the Scenes: Passenger Bill of Rights

In the campaign spot you see to the right, Fatima Kassam, a frequent business traveler, notes that Mark Leno "wrote the Airline Passenger's Bill of Rights, so they can't strand us on the runway."  What's this all about?

After hearing of many instances of passengers being stranded on the tarmac, Mark Leno introduced AB 1943. This bill requires airlines to provide a safe atmosphere for passengers while they are on the tarmac delayed. It does not put an odious burden upon the airlines, rather it simply requires them to provide a few basic essentials: fresh air, restrooms, and drinking water. After some praise from the San Francisco Chronicle, the bill was recently approved by a vote of 54-16 in the Assembly.  The bill is now in the Senate.

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Want to help out?

There are only 5 weeks until the election. With a tight race between Mark Leno and Joe Nation, we need to make sure we contact as many voters as possible between now and election day.

Would you like to walk precincts, phone bank, or generally help out?  Well, terrific! We are running phone banks every week night from both offices and walk precincts frequently.  Come in to either office or give us a call and we'll get you started. Or you can email us at info@markleno.com

San Rafael:

1344 Fourth Street (at "D" Street)
San Rafael, CA  94901 (MAP)
415-485-LENO

San Francisco
2344 Market Street (1/2 block east of Castro, Map )  

Mobilize for Mark

Assemblyman Mark Leno invites all of his supporters to his new San Francisco field office on Saturday, April 26, 2008. We will begin with a rally at 9:30am featuring Mark and many San Francisco leaders. We will then do some voter outreach by walking local precincts and making some phone calls from the office. RSVP by emailing info@markleno.com or by calling 415-816-3914. More details:

Democracy for America endorses Mark Leno

After winning endorsements from all three third senate district Democracy for America (DfA), the national Democracy for America has now made it official. 

"Mark Leno is a phenomenal candidate and a true champion of the grassroots.  Democracy for America is proud to endorse his campaign," said Jim Dean, Chair of DFA.  "Mark Leno has a long record as an effective and dynamic progressive."

Click here for the full press release annoucing the DfA endorsment.

Behind the Scenes: Solar Energy

In the ad you see here, Assembly member Noreen Evans talks about Mark Leno's commitment to solar power. Over the years, Leno has passed several pieces of legislation aimed at encouraging the distribution and installation of solar panels. In order to offer a bit more information about this, here's a review of some of those bills.

In the current 2007-2008 Session, Mark is fighting to pass AB 1451, which would exempt new solar installations from property tax assesments. However, that's not the only work he's done on solar energy.

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San Francisco electeds line up behind Mark Leno

At a press conference this morning, San Francisco Police Commissioner and former Democratic candidate Joe Alioto Veronese threw his support to Mark Leno for State Senate.

Veronese was joined by Mayor Gavin Newsom, Assessor Recorder Phil Ting, School Board President Mark Sanchez, Supervisors Bevan Dufty and Sean Elsbernd, former Treasurer Susan Leal, and Firefighters Union President John Hanley.

Leno also announced the weekend endorsements of the California Nurses Association and the California Teachers Association. Leno spoke on how this is clearly a two person race between Leno and former Assemblyman Joe Nation. The campaign's momentum since the CDP convention highlights how the progressive community is uniting to keep this seat from falling into the hands of a candidate who doesn't even support single-payer health insurance and voted against Sheila Kuehl's bill.

"As we look forward to the election of former State Senator Jackie Speier to congress tomorrow -- fingers are crossed, we think she'll do very well -- I'm reminded that when Senator Speier was moving forward her landmark privacy legislation, consumer privacy legislation, that Joe Nation again not only would not support it, but was carrying legislative water for the banking and credit card industry that Jackie was trying to reform."

Leno went on to remind people of Nation telling the papers that it was a "mistake" for Mayor Newsom to courageously advance marriage equality. As the sponsor of the first resolution in the country opposing invading Iraq, Leno also reminded voters of Nation's opposition to a timetable for withdraw.

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