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Hillary Clinton Campaign Press Release - Clinton Campaign Launches California Women for Hillary Council

October 19, 2007

The Clinton campaign announced today the formation of the California Women for Hillary Council. The Council is made up of women from across the state who will be active leaders in California, speaking to their friends, family and associates about this election, and helping to grow the network of women across America supporting Hillary Clinton's campaign.

This announcement is part of the campaign's week long focus on Women Changing America. During the week, the campaign is highlighting the decisive role women can play in this election, discussing issues important to women, and celebrating the ways that women are changing America everyday.

"In 35 years as an advocate for women, children and families, I know that women can make a powerful difference," Hillary said. "Women are changing America and I am so proud to welcome the California Women for Hillary Council to our campaign. Working together, we will address the issues of concern to women and families, and how we can make the changes America needs."

Members of the California Women for Hillary Council will join Hillary for a conference call this week. They are encouraged to be ambassadors for Hillary by reaching out to their networks on Hillary's behalf while also educating and empowering others to make history by making Hillary our 44th President.

Hillary kicked off the week with an appearance on The View and spoke at the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee's Annual Fall Campaign Luncheon in New York. On Tuesday, she traveled to New Hampshire to announce a new policy proposal to help parents balance work and family life. On Wednesday, nearly 1,000 women contributors from 47 states around the country will convene for a women's summit in support of the Clinton campaign – a full-day event that will raise well over $1 million. And on Thursday, Hillary will discuss the importance of health care for women when she participates in the Presidential Candidate Forums organized by the Federation of American Hospitals and Families USA and hosts a conference call with health care professionals from the American Medical Women's Association.

The week's events underscore why Hillary enjoys such deep support among women voters by emphasizing how her strength and experience make her the candidate best able to deliver change on the issues most important to them.

"In the 1970s, when I entered elected office, there were very few women in executive elected office – just a handful. Today, women are serving at every level of government – as Mayors, Governors, and Senators, in the President's Cabinet and the Supreme Court, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the first woman mayor of San Francisco and a member of Hillary's Council of Champions. "One great barrier remains. And Hillary Clinton is the woman to shatter that barrier. She is my candidate, and I proudly endorse Hillary Clinton to be the next President of the United States."

The members of the California Women for Hillary Council reflect Hillary's vast and diverse supporters, spanning all occupations and communities.

Hillary's California Women's Leadership Council includes:

  • Alice Huffman, President, California NAACP
  • Amy Fierstein, VP Business Development and Strategy, The Cradle
  • Anne Bartley, Philanthropist
  • Andrea Dew Steele, Founder of Emerge
  • Betty Karnette, Assemblymember
  • Dr. Cabrini March, March Vision Care, Westchester
  • Catherine Dodd, RN, Nurses for Hillary
  • Darian Weltman Swig, Founder and President, Article 3 Advisors
  • Denita Willoughy, VP External Affairs AT&T
  • Elena Ong, AAPI Co-Chair in Southern CA
  • Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, President of AKT Development Corporation
  • Fiona Ma, CA Assembly Whip
  • Fran Diamond, CA Environmental Protection Agency
  • Francine Busby, Community Activist
  • Grace Napolitano, US Congresswoman
  • Hala Hijazi, Founder, Professionals VIP
  • Hilda Solis, US Congresswoman
  • Jamienne Studley, President of Public Advocates
  • Jan Perry, Los Angeles City Council Member
  • Jane Harman, US Congresswoman
  • Jennifer Winslow, retired attorney, Gunderson Dettmer
  • Judith Keyes, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  • Laura Lee, Mayor of Cerritos
  • Laura Richardson, US Congresswoman
  • Laurie Littlepage, Scientist
  • Linda Harris-Forster, CA 52nd District Assembly Candidate
  • Linda Moulton-Patterson, Former Mayor of Huntington Beach
  • Lorraine Hariton, Beatnik Chairman
  • Lucille Roybal-Allard, US Congresswoman
  • Lynn Schenk, Former US Congresswoman
  • Martha Whetstone, Executive Director Marine Mammal Center
  • Mary Lou Morales, Community Activist
  • Nancy Parrish, Former National Vice Chair, Wes Clark for President Campaign
  • Nonie Greene, co-owner, Greene Companies Inc.
  • Patricia Salber, President, PRS Strategic Health Care Consulting
  • Robyn Ritter Simon, NWPC - President for West LA Chapter
  • Dr. Ruth Love, Former Superintendent of Oakland Schools, Founder of RBL Enterprises
  • Sheila Keuhl, CA State Senator
  • Sheryl Sandberg, Vice President Global Online Sales and Operations, Google
  • Sophia Yen, MD MPH Adolescent Medicine specialist, Pediatrician
  • Susan Levine, Managing Director, Watershed Assets
  • Susan Rose, former Santa Barbara County Supervisor
  • Susie Tompkins Buell, co-founder Esprit
  • Wendy Baker, Former Mayor of Fairfax
  • Wendy Greuel, Los Angeles City Council member

Hillary's California Women for Hillary Council includes:

  • Alev Ozcan, Cathedral City
  • Alix Rosenthal, San Francisco
  • Allison Hecimovich, Menlo Park
  • Amanda Parker, Los Angeles
  • Amanda Reeser, Sacramento
  • Amy Duong, Sacramento
  • Amy Pearl, Los Altos
  • Ana Rudolph, Brisbane
  • Andrea Gunn, Long Beach
  • Ann Barlow, San Ramon
  • Ann Welton, Del Mar
  • Anne D'Alonzo, San Francisco
  • Anne Degheest, Los Altos Hills
  • Barbara Bry, La Jolla
  • Barbara Hebert, San Francisco
  • Barbara Liner, La Quinta
  • Barbara McKinney, Brentwood
  • Barbara Miller, Mill Valley
  • Bernadette Stockman, Victorville
  • Bethany Aseltine, Castro Valley
  • Betty Hodges, Saratoga
  • Bonnie Stewart, Oakland
  • Bonnie Oliver, Oakland
  • Buff Given, Los Angeles
  • Carla Simoni, Beverly Hills
  • Carol Leidman, Mill Valley
  • Carole Wiese, Big Bear Lake
  • Caroline Tan, Saratoga
  • Carolyn Grimes, Sacramento
  • Carrie Wiita, Pasadena
  • Cathryn Campbell, San Diego
  • Charlene Shores, Hayward
  • Chelsea Garen, Vista
  • Cheryl Johnson, Covina
  • Cheryl Rogers, Santa Barbara
  • Christina Corralez, Carson
  • Cindy Dang, Sunnyvale
  • Claudine Cheng, San Francisco
  • Danielle Fettes, San Diego
  • Darlene Eliason, San Jose
  • Deborah Campbell-Ford, Oakland
  • Deborah Lopez, San Francisco
  • Delia Isabel Soto, Sacramento
  • Denise Willson, Tustin
  • Diana Kasten, Los Angeles
  • Dominique Roberts, La Mirada
  • Donna DeKeyrel, Roseville
  • Dora Hartman, Oak View
  • Dovey Schneider, Corte Madera
  • Dr. Suzanne Savary, Newport Beach
  • Eileen Teichert, Sacramento
  • Elizabeth Baribeau, San Francisco
  • Ellen DuBois, Los Angeles
  • Ellen French, San Francisco
  • Ellen Nelson, Danville
  • Ellen Obstler, San Rafael
  • Ellyn Luros-Elson, Chatsworth
  • Erin Brinkman, Los Angeles
  • Erin Dunkerly, Altadena
  • Erna Arnesen Deloof, Cupertino
  • Farie Momayez-Tafreshi, Mission Viejo
  • Genevieve Haldeman, San Jose
  • Gina Robinson, Vista
  • Gina Vierra, San Lorenzo
  • Ginny Roemer, Berkeley
  • Giselle Barry, San Francisco
  • Hannah Linkenhoker, San Francisco
  • Heidi Edmunds, Corona Del Mar
  • Heidi Sieck, San Francisco
  • Helene Stovall, Redding
  • Hildy Shandell, Atherton
  • Holly Millar, San Francisco
  • Holly Reese, Moraga
  • I'Lee Hooker, Tiburon
  • Ilene Haber, Sherman Oaks
  • Ilkcan Cokgor, San Rafael
  • Jacalyn Reeves, San Jose
  • Jackie Crockett, Vacaville
  • Jamie Miller, Sacramento
  • Jamie Shuel, San Rafael
  • Jan Dixson, Oakland
  • Jane Block, Riverside
  • Ja'Net Adams, Pasadena
  • Janice Rocco, Sacramento
  • Janine Guillot, San Francisco
  • Jennifer Garcia, Vista
  • Jenny Cox, Palo Alto
  • Jerilyn Stapleton, Hollywood
  • Jessica Moment, San Francisco
  • Jill Vaile, Los Gatos
  • Jo Hoenninger, San Francisco
  • Joan Sullivan, Vacaville
  • Joan Yellen, Santa Cruz
  • Joanna Jacob, San Diego
  • Josi deGracia, San Mateo
  • Judy Rutt, Encino
  • Julia Quirke, San Diego
  • Julia Shapiro, Los Angeles
  • Julianne Rice, Aptos
  • Julie Goodman, Santa Monica
  • Julie Shemitz, Valley Village
  • Julieann Coyne, Los Angeles
  • Kaileigh McCrea, Berkeley
  • Karen Darling, Santa Cruz
  • Karen Kleckner, Orinda
  • Karen Thomas, Sacramento
  • Kari Dohn, Sacramento
  • Karin Kramer, Petaluma
  • Kath Delaney, Kensington
  • Katherine Shotwell, Novato
  • Kathleen Burkhard, San Jose
  • Kathleen Dixon, Laguna Woods
  • Kathy McEntee, La Jolla
  • Katie Cunningham, Vacaville
  • Kenneth E. K. Hodges, Saratoga
  • Kerri Randles, Los Angeles
  • Laura Talmus, Kentfield
  • Lauren Young, Los Angeles
  • Lauretta Annah, Union City
  • Leah Odette, San Francisco
  • Leanne Cave, Bakersfield
  • Leslie Nelson, Riverside
  • Lila Sadafi, Woodland Hills
  • Lilya Mitelman, Berkeley
  • Lin Hall, Los Angeles
  • Lina Nihiser, San Diego
  • Linda Allderdice, Los Angeles
  • Linda Cornell, Hesperia
  • Linda Fadeke Richardson, San Francisco
  • Linda Grindel, Novato
  • Linda Popofsky, San Francisco
  • Linda Trujillo, Victorville
  • Lisa Henderson, Larkspur
  • Lisa Patlis, San Francisco
  • Loreto Dimaandal, Milpitas
  • Lori Zukoski, San Lorenzo
  • Lou Fischer, San Francisco
  • Louise Renne, San Francisco
  • Lynda Mulley, Lake Forest
  • Lynn Muto, Rancho Santa Fe
  • Lynne Slattery Schroeder, Los Angeles
  • Maggie Freeman, Glenhaven
  • Marcy Fatemeh Phillips, Milpitas
  • Margarita Medina, Orinda
  • Marianne Coffey, Ventura
  • Marisela Cervantes, Norwalk
  • Marisol Lopez, Alameda
  • Marlene Gerdts, Beverly Hills
  • Marsha Howard, Pleasanton
  • Marta Kempton, Oakland
  • Martha Guillen, West Hollywood
  • Mary Ewing, Sedalia
  • Mary Vincent, Newark
  • Marya Starl, San Francisco
  • Melissa Skorka, Roseville
  • Melisse Griffiths, Burbank
  • Meta Maxim, Sacramento
  • Micaela LeNoble, San Ramon
  • Michelle Marquard, San Jose
  • Michelle Swann, Wildomar
  • Mishan Araujo, Stanford
  • Molinda Karpman, Beverly Hills
  • Molisa Ringwelski, Los Angeles
  • Nadine Ostroski, San Mateo
  • Nancy Berman, Los Angeles
  • Nancy Kivlen, Encinitas
  • Nancy Nau, San Francisco
  • Nare Kupelian, Glendale
  • Nasrina Bargzie, Pleasant Hill
  • Nathalie Haller, Van Nuys
  • Nell Barnett, Oakland
  • Nicole Moran-Estrada, Oakley
  • Nikki Noushkam, Cerritos
  • Nina Smith, Rancho Murieta
  • Pam Arterburn, Alta Loma
  • Pamela Boehr, Santa Barbara
  • Pat Bakalian, Santa Cruz
  • Pat McGrath, Los Gatos
  • Patricia Brown, Esq., Clovis
  • Patricia Lee, Los Angeles
  • Patricia Sinnott Schenkkan, San Francisco
  • Pom Vattasingh, Menlo Park
  • Raizza Ty, San Diego
  • Rebecca Eisenberg, San Francisco
  • Rebecca Overacre, Oakland
  • Renee Cambra, Castro Valley
  • Rosa Guerra, San Jose
  • Rosemary Metrailer, Nevada City
  • Rosemary Straley, La Jolla
  • Ruth Goldway, Venice
  • Sandra Lewvitan, Novato
  • Sandra Mendoza, Los Angeles
  • Sandra Scardino-Herrera, Banning
  • Sarah Drake, Rancho Mirage
  • Shannon Wilson, San Francisco
  • Shaun Brown, Orangevale
  • Sherry Goldman, Manhattan Beach
  • Shirley Hunley, Fairfield
  • Shirley Vaughn-Hulbert, Merced
  • Simone Dubois, Oakland
  • Sonny Vuong, Oakland
  • Stacey Schesser, San Francisco
  • Stephanie Patrick, Sacramento
  • Stephanie Weber, Berkeley
  • Sue Eisner, Marina Del Rey
  • Susan LaVaccare, Los Angeles
  • Susan Pollan, Laguna Niguel
  • Susan Selix, Sacramento
  • Suzanne Brown, Carson
  • Sylvia Berger, San Diego
  • Teray Stephens, Newport Beach
  • Teri Miller, Simi Valley
  • Therese Jimenez, Oakland
  • Toni Leonetti, Camarillo
  • Tracy Stanhoff, Huntington Beach
  • Val Muchowski, Philo
  • Valerie Toler, Hayward
  • Valezka Pennington, Corona
  • Vashon Huff, Oakland
  • Vicki Thompson, La Jolla
  • Victoria Arroyo, San Jose
  • Virginia Valerio-Lambert, Castro Valley

Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Campaign Press Release - Clinton Campaign Launches California Women for Hillary Council Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/292745

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