Lockyer for Treasurer Endorsements

As of 11/01/2010

MEDIA (42)
"Lockyer turned out to be exactly the right person to have in charge of the state's investments during the nation's worst economic crisis since the Depression and California's worst succession of budget meltdowns ever. He showed creativity and good judgment in a series of moves to protect the state from Wall Street and from itself." -- Los Angeles Times

"Lockyer is by far the better choice ... California needs experience and frank advice in repairing its finances. Lockyer offers those qualities and deserves reelection." -- San Francisco Chronicle

"Lockyer ... understands the perils of profligate spending and ever deeper debt ... has shown himself to be the adult who urges compromise and consensus ... he's handled the job of treasurer with a steady hand ... he's willing to engage in the give and take that is a sign of a true leader." -- Sacramento Bee

"Bill Lockyer ... has been a voice for compromise in Sacramento ... he's taken on an avuncular persona of composure, maturity and reason. Things don't get done in the corridors of power without that kind of openness ... his reputation for straight talk is refreshing." -- Bakersfield Californian

"Lockyer has been a solid treasurer, and California voters should return him to office on Nov. 2." -- Fresno Bee

"as state treasurer ... he has really shone, maturing to near-statesman stature ... the right choice for voters, perhaps now more than ever ... he handled investments prudently, standing up to Wall Street and gaining decent returns at a time when some other states were coming up short." -- San Jose Mercury News 

"Bill Lockyer has done an admirable job ... He has managed $65 billion in state investments at a time when some other states lost huge sums of money ... under Lockyer's leadership, California earned decent returns ... Lockyer has challenged Wall Street bond rating agencies and investment banks, winning savings for Californians." -- Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, Tri-Valley Herald and San Mateo County Times

"He has successfully steered California's investments through a worldwide recession and lobbied rating agencies to revise how they rate the state's bonds, potentially saving taxpayers lots of money in interest." -- Los Angeles Daily News

"... the designated grown-up in Sacramento, displaying independence and maturity in his blunt calls for real reform of the state's dysfunctional budget process ..." -- Santa Rosa Press Democrat

"Lockyer, unlike (his opponent), does not have to learn how to do the job; he has done it for four years and has demonstrated that he will be able to do it successfully for another term." -- Times-Herald (Vallejo)

"We've seen it all too often: Politicians run out of ideas and energy before their time in public office comes to a close. Bill Lockyer does not suffer from that affliction ... Lockyer has improved with age, and deserves to be returned for a second and final four-year term as the state's chief banker." -- Merced Sun-Star

Lockyer has implemented progressive programs "like using state bonds to promote alternative energy." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian

"Lockyer has a penchant for speaking his mind ... he's been a frequent and vocal critic of the Legislature's budget shenanigans ... (his Republican opponent) hasn't made much of an impact in the Legislature and seems vague on the details of the Treasurer's Office ..." -- Woodland Daily Democrat

" ... Lockyer has been an effective treasurer in difficult times. He worked with Congress to pass reforms that will give the state lower interest payments on bonds (and) did a good job of marketing those bonds ..." -- Chico News & Review

"... pragmatic and fiscally conservative Democrat ... a proven public servant ... He has the chutzpah and the smarts to handle what will most likely be another rocky budget year ahead." -- San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star News and Whittier Daily News

"... frank about the state's budget mess ... a strong advocate for a troubled state." -- Marin Independent Journal

"... a voice of reason and reality in the state's ongoing financial and budgetary crisis." -- Santa Cruz Sentinel

"We liked the way he leveled with his fellow party members this year on the need to cut spending." -- San Bernardino Sun

Others
Bay Area Reporter
Berkeley Daily Planet
East Bay Express
Eastern Group Publications, Los Angeles (largest Hispanic-owned chain of bilingual papers in U.S. -- includes Eastside Sun, Northeast Sun, Mexican American Sun, Bell Gardens Sun, City Terrace Comet, Commerce Comet, Montebello Comet, Monterey Park Comet, ELA Brookyln Belvedere Comet, Wyvernwood Chronicle and Vernon Sun) 
Calitics.com
Modesto Bee
Pasadena Weekly
San Diego City Beat
San Francisco Examiner

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AFL-CIO
Alameda County Democratic Lawyers Club
Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
Association of California State Supervisors
California Association of Highway Patrolmen
California Democratic Party
California Department of Forestry 
California Federation of Teachers
California League of Conservation Voters
California Professional Firefighters
California Schools Employees Association
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
California Teachers Association
California Teachers for Academic Excellence
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
California Young Democrats
Castro Valley Democratic Club
City Democratic Club of San Francisco
Communications Workers of America, District 9
Communications Workers of America, Local 9421
Democratic Party at UC Berkeley
East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club
Equality California
Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA!)
Latin Business Association
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Los Angeles School Police Association
Oakland East Bay Democratic Club
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Police Officers Research Association of California
Professional Engineers in California Government
Sierra Club
South County Young Democrats
Valley Grassroots for Democracy