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Sheridan Endorsed by California Teachers Association

Tim Sheridan, Democratic candidate for California's 42nd Congressional District, was endorsed this week by the California Teachers Association (CTA), the largest teachers' organization in the state. The CTA said its endorsement was based on Sheridan's stated educational positions

"I am so honored," Sheridan said, "to have the endorsement of the state's educators. Educating our children is the greatest investment we can make. And teachers are the people who make that investment pay off." Team member Jeanette Collins, a public school employee for over thirty years, remarked, “The bottom line is that Tim is the man for the job.”

The California Teachers Association, established in 1863, won its first major legislative victory just three years later when a law was passed to provide free public schools to California children. Today, CTA continues to be a strong advocate for public education, serving more than 325,000 teachers, counselors, school librarians, social workers, psychologists and nurses, as well as community college and CSU faculty.

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Sheridan, a first-time office seeker, is running against 20-year incumbent Congressman, Ken Calvert in California’s 42nd Congressional District. He has been endorsed by the California Democratic Party, Democracy for America, State Senators Alex Padilla and Richard Roth, Teamsters Joint Council 42, San Bernadino/Riverside Counties Central Labor Council AFL-CIO and the San Bernadino/Riverside Counties Building and Construction Trades Council.

The 42nd Congressional District runs along the I-15 corridor roughly from Corona southeast to Temecula, and northeast along the I-215 and CA-79 corridors to Beaumont. It also includes the communities of Eastvale, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Murrieta, Menifee, Sun City, Winchester, Homeland and Nuevo.

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For more information about Tim Sheridan's campaign, visit http://sheridanforcongress.com.

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