SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) tonight issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021 State of the State Address:

 “As the State Senator representing the 14^th Senate District, I appreciate that the Governor recognizes the sacrifices the people of the Central Valley continue to make for all Californians. The Governor is correct — the Valley feeds the world, and climate change is impacting every aspect of our lives. We can, and must, do better — and like the Governor, I believe in the people of California. I have no doubt that when we adequately invest in people, the dream becomes reality.”

Media Contact: Michelle.Sherwood@sen.ca.gov

About Senator Melissa Hurtado

Senator Melissa Hurtado represents a new generation of Latina leaders as the youngest woman ever elected to the California State Senate and a product of immigrant parents. Senator Hurtado represents the 14th Senate District and focuses on rural community issues that often go unheard — access to clean air and water, food insecurity and poverty, inequities in environmental policies, agriculture and access to health care. In July 2020, she was appointed to the national Biden Latino Leadership Committee alongside former Labor Secretary and current Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis – the only two California Latinas on the Committee.

For more information, visit Senator Hurtado’s Website here or find her on Twitter at @Senator_Hurtado

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