May 16 2011
Marcy Winograd Hopes Third Time is a Charm
Tomorrow voters in California’s 36th District go to the polls to elect a new congressional representative. Earlier this year longtime Congresswoman Jane Harman unexpectedly resigned from the post to join a Washington D.C. think tank. Challengers immediately threw their hats into the ring, and after months of campaigning three women have risen to the top. They are: teacher and former candidate Marcy Winograd, LA City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, and Secretary of State Debra Bowen. Hahn, currently favored to win according to the LA Times, is the daughter of former LA County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn and sibling of former LA Mayor James K. Hahn. Bowen and Hahn have more money and prominence backing their campaigns, but the third candidate, Marcy Winograd, remains strong. Winograd challenged Jane Harman in the Democratic primary for the seat in 2006 and 2010. Last year she garnered 41% of the vote, not enough to win but enough to prove she is a formidable opponent. Winograd’s success against challengers with much deeper pockets is attributed to her dedicated base of volunteers and her unabashed progressive politics, which set her apart from the other two contenders.
GUEST: Marcy Winograd, teacher at Crenshaw High School, teacher at Crenshaw High School, co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Progressive Democrats of America, candidate for May 17th special election to represent California’s 36th District.
One Response to “Marcy Winograd Hopes Third Time is a Charm”
Marcy Winograd’s Congressional recent campaign in 2010 was one about what sort of country and citizenry we want to be. I’ve known Marcy for many years. She absolutely — with no reservations — is a real leader and deserves this district’s voters’ votes and word-of-mouth support.
Marcy Winograd has been an organized, genuine, hard working, committed and passionate activist in the Anti-War movement, the 2006-2008 Bush/Cheney impeachment movement (Kucinich’s HR 333), Healthcare Reform movement and other progressive efforts to authentically restore the People’s voice to national government. Marcy received close to 38% of the vote in the 2006 primary and over 41% when she ran against Jane Harman in last summer’s June 8th primary.
Marcy Winograd is not a party machine puppet or party sycophant who will humbly do what the party elders & attendant drones command. Not at all. She is a terrific individual and activist. Winograd is a teacher & citizen who has inspired countless thousands over the last decade. She puts her time, money and — perhaps most importantly — her heart where her words are. Marcy is a thinker and a doer : an authentic voice the likes of which voters are hungry for in these cynical and hard economic times. Marcy is the truest and most progressive voice for for this district’s voters. She is aligned with their economic & social interests and — importantly — with their deeper values and their concerns about the directions this country has taken over the last decade.