For Immediate Release: March 8, 2022

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

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:

“We are on the brink of an energy, food and water crisis. The cost of gas is one of many challenges we will face ahead of us. My position has always been very clear, having a long-term energy strategy is necessary, but it does nothing for those suffering at the pump in the meantime. The Governor did not provide many details of his plan to lower gas prices, but I will work night and day with my colleagues and the Governor’s Office to provide relief to families. During challenging times, unity is of the upmost importance, as is working together in a bipartisan manner.”

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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