June 17th – Protest Strickland’s Tobacco Industry Campaign Donation

As Action Items come to my attention, I will be sending out notices in the hopes of helping those who are sponsoring events to increase turnout. This event is organized by Louis Pandolfi and he is organizing to protest contributions from Tobacco to Strickland and in support of Hannah Beth-Jackson. Due to the theme of this protest, it is easy to see why we all have to push for clean money and full public financing of elections. The amount of money that is now needed to run a decent campaign at the local and state level is obscene. I hope you rally for clean money as well!

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PRESS RELEASE

PROTEST AGAINST $50,000 TOBACCO DONATION TO VCRCC & TONY STRICKLAND FOR
STATE SENATE

We will be protesting the Ventura County Republican Central Committee’s acceptance of a $50,000 contribution from Altria (Philip Morris) on behalf of Tony Strickland. We view a contribution of this size as very significant and a further indication that the tobacco industry will continue to attempt to buy politicians in California. No other single company is responsible for more deaths of American citizens. Mitt Romney, keynote speaker at the Strickland fundraiser and on the shortlist for Republican Vice President, should speak out about tobacco and the cancer it continues to spread throughout our Nation.

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 6:00 P.M.

Place: Hyatt Westlake Plaza
880 S. Westlake Blvd.
Westlake Village