California Democratic Party Endorses Anthony Portantino for State Senate

On Sunday morning in San Jose, the California Democratic Party made it official and endorsed Anthony Portantino for State Senate. Only one candidate per office can garner the Democratic Party endorsement and in the 25th Senate District, it’s Anthony Portantino. The threshold for endorsement is set very high and in many open race elections no one meets that mark. That was not the case in the 25th, where by virtue of receiving 70% support from local “in district” delegates, Anthony garnered the important and influential Party endorsement.

“Many people said it couldn’t be done and that out of district interests were too influential to overcome. This vote clearly illustrates that there is nothing more important and stronger than local grassroots support. The wonderful residents of the 25th Senate District want to choose their next Senator and the results of this vote makes their statement. I am very thankful to the friends and activists who came out to vote for me and who made this happen,” commented Portantino.

#TeamPortantino has been endorsed by the following “in district” Democratic Clubs: the Bonita Democratic Council, the Claremont Democratic Club, the Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club, the Democratic Club of the Pasadena Foothills, the East Area Progressive Democrats, the Foothill Community Democrats of Monrovia, the Helen Doherty Democratic Club, Southern California Armenian Democrats, the Glendale Democratic Club and the West End Democratic Club.

Anthony is a Visiting Fellow at USC. He is the father of two great daughters, Sofia who completed her K-12 education in the district and Bella, a middle school student. Ellen Portantino is currently serving as the PTA President for Bella’s middle school and is an executive at Warner Brothers.

For more information, contact Anthony Portantino for Senate, 2016 at Team@anthonyportantino.com.