"I’m running for the State Senate to fight day and night on behalf of working families and local neighborhoods across the Valley.
Public service has been deeply ingrained in my DNA since I was a kid. Growing up, I witnessed my Dad, Bob Hertzberg, serve as Speaker of the California State Assembly where he did big things like bring the Orange Line to the Valley and start the first clean energy solar panel manufacturing facility in the City of Los Angeles. Then, as Senate Majority Leader, he’s fought to combat climate change, invest in public education, create jobs and so much more.
The gun violence epidemic in this country is out of control, but as long as Washington continues to bow to the gun lobby, it can seem a bit powerless from what we can do about it on the state level. How can California make a difference when the federal government continues to fail to act?