Greuel Receives Forceful Endorsement from National Women's Political Caucus of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, CA — In a rare move with two women in the race for Mayor, today Wendy Greuel won a decisive victory with the announcement that the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) of Los Angeles County is backing her campaign for Mayor.
Considered one of the leading women’s advocacy organizations in Los Angeles, the National Women’s Political Caucus' endorsement is highly sought after and carries substantial weight among women voters in Los Angeles.
Beyond today's endorsement, Greuel has built up a broad base of support from more than 700 women who have joined her Women with Wendy committee. This committee is a grassroots effort aimed at mobilizing women to elect Greuel as the first woman Mayor of Los Angeles. The full list of the Women with Wendy committee is available here.
"Wendy Greuel is exceptionally and uniquely qualified to lead Los Angeles as our Mayor and the National Women's Political Caucus of Los Angeles County is incredibly proud to endorse her campaign,” said Marguerite Cooper, Chair, National Women’s Political Caucus LA County. “Los Angeles is ready for its first woman Mayor and NWPC is going to work very hard to help Wendy get elected.”
"When women vote, women win. NWPC's support sends a powerful message to voters who care about equality and women's health," said Greuel. "I am deeply honored to earn the endorsement of NWPC and continue our work together. I’ll be a mayor for all of Los Angeles, and I’ll fight to make sure every Angeleno has a chance to succeed. And as Mayor of the second largest city in the country, I intend to be a national leader to involve women in the political process."
Wendy has fought to elect more women in Los Angeles and ensure gender equality. And she has mentored women candidates running for office both in Los Angeles and across the state.
As a strong champion for women and girls, Wendy worked closely with the LAPD and advocate community to ensure the LAPD implemented all recommendations to fully eliminate the DNA rape kit backlog, and as Controller did two follow-up audits to make sure the LAPD was following through on their promise to test every DNA rape kit and bring justice to the thousands of rape victims in Los Angeles.
In the 1980’s, Wendy fought against Operation Rescue’s anti-abortion efforts to ensure all women had access to safe reproductive health care. Recently, she fought against the threats to cut funding to Planned Parenthood and urged Congress to reauthorize comprehensive Violence Against Women’s Act.
In addition to her Women with Wendy list, Greuel has earned the support of a wide range of highly respected women community and elected leaders, including: U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, Congressmember Janice Hahn, Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta.
