AUTUMN BURKE ANNOUNCES $420,000 TOTAL RAISED IN RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN

LOS ANGELES, CA – Assemblymember Autumn Burke announced a huge fundraising haul today, announcing she had pulled in roughly $240,000 in the last period of 2015, and over $420,000 for the year.

“Assemblymember Burke’s fundraising numbers are a signal of the breadth and depth of the support behind her re-election,” said Maclen Zilber, a consultant to Burke’s re-election campaign. “She is taking nothing for granted, and will run a robust campaign to every corner of the district.Burke additionally announced the endorsement of State Senator and former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg. Burke now has the endorsements of four current and former State Assembly Speakers.

Since announcing her campaign for re-election, Assemblymember Burke has already accrued a formidable roster of community leaders and organizations supporting her:

Congresswoman Janice Hahn
State Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome Horton
State Senator Isadore Hall
State Senator Holly Mitchell
State Senator Ben Allen
State Senator Bob Hertzberg
State Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins
State Assembly Speaker-Elect Anthony Rendon
State Assemblymember Mike Gipson
State Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Chair, California Legislative Black Caucus
Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson
Los Angeles City Councilmember Mike Bonin
Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts
Inglewood City Councilmember Alex Padilla
Inglewood City Councilmember George Dotson
Inglewood City Councilmember Eloy Morales jr.
Inglewood City Councilmember Ralph Franklin
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair & California Democratic Party Vice Chair, Eric Bauman
Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles
National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) Los Angeles Westside Caucus
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 36
Teamsters Joint Council 42
Californians Allied for Patient Protection
Professional Engineers in California Government
Los Angeles Police Protective League
United Teachers of Los Angeles

Autumn Burke was elected in 2014 with 76% of the vote. She serves on the Assembly Rules Committee, Utilities and Commerce Committee, Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, Housing and Community Development Committee, and Health Committee, and Chairs the Select Committee on Career Technical Education and Building a 21st Century Workforce. Burke is a member of the California Commission for Economic Development. The 62nd Assembly District includes portions of the Cities of Los Angeles, Inglewood, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, and Lawndale. It additionally includes the unincorporated communities of Marina del Rey, Lennox, West Athens, Del Aire, Centinela, Alondra Park.