[1]Justice Democrats





John,

My name is Angela Gonzales-Torres. Like other families being terrorized by
ICE in cities across America right now, when I was 15 one of my family’s
worst nightmares came true – my father was deported and overnight my mom
was left to raise me and my 3 sisters alone. Growing up, I lived in
Section 8 housing, a one-bedroom apartment where I shared the bedroom with
my 3 sisters, and even out of cars and shelters at times.

Today, living with that fear is increasingly the reality for many young
people in Los Angeles under Donald Trump’s regime and hateful policies. We
live with a broken economy and immigration system – one that places the
preferences and interests of wealthy elites and xenophobes over the needs
of working people in this country. And establishment politicians like my
opponent have just sat back and watched as it happened.

Over the years, Rep. Jimmy Gomez thought he could accept millions in
corporate PAC checks, and from lobbies like AIPAC — who align more with
Trump and the GOP than the values he says he supports — and that our
community wouldn’t notice.

[ [link removed] ]He was wrong. I am Angela Gonzales-Torres, and I’m running to replace
Rep. Jimmy Gomez in California’s 34th district. Our campaign has set in
place a BIG goal for day one – an incredibly ambitious one – to put Gomez
on notice. Will you become one of our founding donors?

I’ll be honest – our goal for today is huge, and we’re not sure we’ll get
there. But I’ve seen the power of working people coming together my whole
life – after my father's deportation when my teachers, neighbors and
others stepped in to uplift me, my sisters, and my mom. When I led the
Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council where our community came
together to address housing displacement and public safety. And now as an
education advocate supporting formerly incarcerated students at Pasadena
Community College. People are ready to upend the status quo and bring in a
new generation of leadership.

[ [link removed] ]So today, we are putting our faith in community: community that is the
backbone of my whole life, and the lifeblood of this campaign. We’re going
to work hard, organize, and replace Rep. Jimmy Gomez. But we need your
help to keep it up. Will you be one of our founding donors with a
$5 contribution today?

I’m running against my incumbent Rep. Jimmy Gomez because he has left our
community behind:

* Despite promising to stop taking corporate PAC money, he has continued
to collect big checks from corporate PACs through his leadership PAC.
* He has voted to greenlight Donald Trump’s crypto corruption, allowing
Trump and his family to continue to make billions of dollars off his
Presidency.
* He is also one of the largest recipients of Israel lobby money from
AIPAC. Even as Israel commits genocide against the Palestinian people,
Gomez continues to vote to send billions of dollars of weapons
overseas while working people in Los Angeles struggle to make ends
meet.

For too long, our community has heard empty talk from corporate
politicians like Jimmy Gomez, without action to back it up. I am proud to
have the support of Justice Democrats and to join their slate of
working-class champions. From AOC, Rashida Tlaib, and the rest of the
Squad in 2018 to Summer Lee and Greg Casar in 2022, they have shown that
you can do politics differently and win. That means not taking a dime of
corporate PAC or lobbyist money and ruthlessly fighting for the working
class day in and day out.

Now, I’m not going to lie to you. I know it’s going to take a lot to be
taken seriously in this race. As a young Chicana woman going up against an
establishment politician backed by AIPAC, I know that we have a long road
ahead of us.

Pulling this off is going to take a lot of sweat, a whole lot of heart,
and an incredible movement. But people across the district and country are
tired of a system that puts profits above our interests, they’re tired of
their leaders capitulating to Trump and the big corporations, and they’re
tired of representatives who refuse to listen to our communities.

It’s time to get to work.

[ [link removed] ]Will you join Justice Democrats and support our campaign with a day one
donation of $10 today?

In solidarity,
Angela




 




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