TUSTIN — Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) announced their endorsement of Dr. Asif Mahmood for Congress. NARAL, a non-profit with 2.5 million members, fights for reproductive freedom through access to abortion care, birth control, paid parental leave, and protections from pregnancy discrimination. LIUNA, a union made up of over 70,000 public employees in the construction and energy industries, works to protect workers’ family-supporting wages, meaningful benefits, and advancement opportunities.
Dr. Mahmood is a strong proponent of helping people regardless of their background, having worked with thousands of patients in his practice. He will take that principle to Congress and work across the aisle to pass legislation that people in CA-40 are calling for, supporting women and workers alike.
NARAL and LIUNA join the growing group of state, federal, and Orange County leaders supporting Dr. Mahmood’s campaign. They include:
- UNITE HERE Local 11
- Equality CA
- OC Labor Federation
- 314 Action
- Aspire PAC
- LAOC Building and Construction Trades Council
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF)
- Gov. Gavin Newsom
- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla
- U.S. Senator Cory Booker
- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, chair of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- U.S. Senator Tim Kaine
- Rep. Katie Porter
- Rep. Mike Levin
- Rep. Adam Schiff
- Rep. Lou Correa
- Rep. Tony Cardenas
- Rep. Brad Sherman
- Rep. Barbara Lee
- Rep. Sara Jacobs
- Rep. Norma Torres
- Rep. Judy Chu
- Rep. Ted Lieu
- Rep. Jimmy Gomez
- Rep. Karen Bass
- Rep. Ro Khanna
- Rep. Alan Lowenthal
- Rep. Ami Bera
- Rep. Jim Costa
- Rep. Gregory Meeks, chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee
- CA Lt. Gov Eleni Kounalakis
- CA Treasurer Betty Yee
- CA Attorney General Rob Bonta
- CA Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara
- State Senator Anna Caballero
- State Senator Josh Newman
- State Senator Sydney Kamlager
- Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
- Assemblymember Mike Fong
- Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
- Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
- Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula
- Assemblymember Tom Daly
- Assemblymember Chris Holden
- Assemblymember Blanca Rubio
- Artesia Mayor Ali Sajjad Taj
- Irvine Councilwoman Melisa Fox
- Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan
- Orange County Democratic Party Chairwoman Ada Briceño
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair Mark Gonzalez
- California Democratic Party Treasurer and DNC member Melahat Rafiei
- Andy Thorburn, Orange County Democratic leader
