Subject: Re: latina leader
From: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 15:16:28 -0500

FYI - she called me back today about our UFW/Overtime letter  She received
it today.
It was a really positive call.  I did not ask her for the endorsement, but
she def seemed with us.  You can ask her directly or I can a little further
down the road.

She is going to amplify our Overtime letter.

On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Amanda Renteria <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I have called her a couple of times during the course of this campaign.
> She wasn't ready early on.  I don't think Jessica has connected with her at
> all.
>
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Amanda Renteria <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> Not HRC yet.
>> Could help to have you call.
>>
>> The word is that she is holding out so that she can have a platform.
>> HRC/We have a lot of solid Latino relationships and she doesn't want to be
>> second string.
>>
>> I think it would be helpful to get more intel and hear what her passions
>> are.  I don't honestly know if this will result in her coming on board, but
>> it certainly doesn't hurt.  And, showing her more and more love is a good
>> thing.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 1:23 PM, John Podesta <[email-masked]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thoughts? Worth an HRC call?
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: *Nathan Fletcher* <[email-masked]>
>>> Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016
>>> Subject: latina leader
>>> To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
>>>
>>>
>>> John,
>>>
>>> Hope your well.  We have been working hard to help Secretary Clinton
>>> with veterans.
>>>
>>> On another note, Secretary Clinton just sent a letter to Assemblywoman
>>> Lorena Gonzalez supporting her farm worker overtime bill in the California
>>> legislature.  Secretary Clinton has previously praised her paid sick days
>>> legislation.  Lorena is a force in California politics and nationally as a
>>> Latina leader.  She has been profiled by the Atlantic as the "California
>>> Democrat setting the national progressive agenda":
>>> http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/lorena-gonzalez-california/397952/
>>>
>>> Prior to the legislature she was a labor leader.  I brought her to a
>>> fundraiser to meet Secretary Clinton at my buddy Zach Iscol’s house in New
>>> York and have been working to get her to support Secretary Clinton. She is
>>> undecided.  She is a true progressive who is very against past trade deals,
>>> etc. However, she is also pragmatic and knows Sanders while sounding good
>>> to her can’t win.  I have also made the case he isn’t capable of handling
>>> the foreign affairs component of the job.
>>>
>>> A call from you (or possibly Secretary Clinton) would get her over the
>>> fence and on our side.  She would be a great surrogate in latino and
>>> progressive circles and key in California Democratic world.  Her cell is
>>> 619.206.6339.
>>>
>>> Full disclosure—she is also my girlfriend.  Her failure to embrace
>>> Secretary Clinton is causing a house divided:)  You help me fix that and I
>>> will be eternally grateful.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Nathan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Amanda Renteria
> National Political Director
> Hillary for America #Hillary2016
> 650-868-1188 (c)
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> on Twitter <https://twitter.com/AmandaRenteria> or Facebook
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