"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.
Immigrants, both documented and undocumented, are a key part of California’s economy and our community here in the San Fernando Valley. California has led the country in how states could set a national example of how states could include immigrant residents regardless of status. In the last few decades, California has passed pioneering legislation including AB60 (Drivers License Bill), expanding access to higher education for undocumented students, and including residents in state sponsored programs, regardless of status.