Here is the second installment of The Independent’s 2016 Election Endorsements. To see part one of our endorsements, visit independent.com/endorsements2016 . As always, we urge you to vote, whether you agree with us or not. To give individuals with disabilities and frail seniors access to the polls, Easy Lift will provide accessible transportation; call (805) 681-1181 before November 7 to make a reservation.
State Assembly, 37th District: S. Monique Limón
For the past five years, Monique Limón — a Democrat — has served on the Santa Barbara School Board and is running to fill the vacancy in the 37th Assembly District created when Das Williams was termed out. Limón’s passion has always been education. As both administrator and mentor at UCSB, her focus has been to expand educational access and success for minority students. On the school board, she’s been engaged, smart, and practical, seeking out consensus where possible but not afraid to vote against the majority when not. That she’s bilingual is a big plus. That she will be part of two of the most influential caucuses upon her arrival in Sacramento — the Women’s Caucus and the Latino Caucus — is an even bigger plus, not only for Limón but also for the district she represents.
