Campaign Kicks Off as New Office Opens
Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook opened the doors to the nerve center of her Congressional campaign today as the momentum builds for a victory in the June 3 primary and beyond.
Cook, who is running for the Democratic nomination in the 46th Congressional District, has garnered an impressive list of endorsements and is enjoying a successful fundraising campaign. Opening a campaign headquarters will support her growing corps of volunteers.
“I am looking forward to using the office here in Huntington Beach as a staging area for getting our message out to voters,” Cook said. “We’ll be working the phones and pounding the pavement to spread our message of fiscal responsibility in government, healing our economy, creating ‘green’ jobs and bringing our troops home from Iraq.”
Cook and dozens of volunteers celebrated the new campaign headquarters by participating in a nationwide voter registration and mobilization effort. Later, they walked precincts and concluded the day with a campaign kick-off party.
The campaign office, located at 17308 Beach Blvd., in Huntington Beach, will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Volunteers are always welcome and are encouraged to call (714) 642-4973 for more information.
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- Endorsing the ‘Responsible Plan’ for Ending the War in Iraq
- Posted March 27, 2008
A majority of Americans believe that we should leave Iraq and many believe we should pull our troops out immediately. Any plan to bring our men and women in uniform back from Iraq safely has to be carefully considered. I have endorsed the Responsible Plan, because it takes steps to address all the issues that a withdrawal will entail: ending military action in Iraq, using diplomatic power, restoring the military, and creating a new energy policy.
My specific contribution to implementing the Responsible Plan in Congress will revolve around our energy policy and how rapid progress on energy issues is necessary for us to solve key problems of the faltering economy, jobs, national security, food, and transportation. The key to our nation’s future prosperity is reducing our consumption of fossil fuels and creating new green collar jobs in a clean energy economy.
- Debbie Cook Wins Pre-endorsement Caucuses
- Posted March 14, 2008
Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook won nearly unanimous delegate support for her Congressional campaign during the California Democratic Party’s regional endorsement caucus held in the city of Orange Thursday evening.
By securing 96 percent of the delegate vote, Cook was placed on the fast track to winning the endorsement of the full state party, to be decided during the annual convention in San Jose March 28-30.
“People across this district and across the country are ready for change. They want a representative in Washington who will stop the partisan bickering, work hard and get results for the 46th Congressional District,” said Cook. “I want to thank the grassroots Democrats across the district from the Palos Verdes Peninsula to Costa Mesa for their overwhelming display of support for my candidacy.”
- Rep. Jane Harman Endorses Debbie
- Posted March 10, 2008
U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Venice) has announced her endorsement of Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook for the 46th Congressional District race.
Harman is the latest of dozens of prestigious and respected leaders backing Cook’s campaign for Congress, including Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) and State Sen. Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach).
“Jane’s support is very meaningful to me because of her work on the Energy and Commerce Committee and Energy & Air Quality Subcommittee,” Cook said. “She is tackling issues that hold special importance to me and to my neighbors—issues that have not been addressed by the incumbent in this district.”
Currently mayor of Huntington Beach, Cook has devoted much of her adult life and her legal career to protecting environmentally sensitive locations in Orange County. She considers reducing America’s dependence on fossil fuels an environmental and national security imperative.
In addition to her duties on the Huntington Beach City Council, Cook is chair of the Energy and Environment Committee for the Southern California Association of Governments and chairs the Orange County Parks Commission.
The 46th Congressional District spans a two-county coastal area from Costa Mesa on the south to the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the north.
- Huntington Beach Mayor Runs For Congress
- Posted February 02, 2008
“Our nation faces big problems: a growing energy gap, a struggling economy, global warming, the escalating costs of 6ealth care, and the war in Iraq .” Mayor Cook said. “We need new people with new passion and new ideas who have experience working across party lines to get results.”
Cook faces long odds in this heavily Republican district. But Cook believes that the best and most creative solutions are coming from non-partisan elected officials at the local level, who are close to their constituents. “We need to focus on the basics: where we work, where we live, and our place in the world.”
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