California State Senator Sheila Kuehl Endorses Hillary Clinton

[Alamom]

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=2772



8/9/2007
California State Senator Sheila Kuehl Endorses Hillary Clinton
The Hillary Clinton Campaign announced the endorsement of California State Senator Sheila Keuhl today, illustrating the mounting support Hillary Clinton has in the LGBT community and the Golden State.

"Our country is ready for change and I strongly believe Hillary Clinton is the candidate with the experience to lead our nation forward," said Kuehl. "I have confidence Hillary Clinton will represent all Americans and all communities and I am proud to support her candidacy."

Sheila James Kuehl was elected to the State Senate in 2000 and again in 2004 after serving for six years in the State Assembly. During the 1997-98 legislative session, she was the first woman in California history to be named Speaker pro Tempore of the Assembly. She is also the first openly gay or lesbian person to be elected to the California Legislature. A former pioneering civil rights attorney and law professor, Sen. Kuehl represents the 23rd Senate District in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.



Clinton Supporters; Endorsement Thread # 7 posted in the HRC Forum.

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Hey! She's In Good Company!

[William769]

2. Great news!

With all her endorsements so far, we need to start a database. :)

[Alamom]

5. I have them posted in the HRC Forum.

I just added the 7th thread today of the past week or so. Each thread is a week to ten days (of endorsements) except the first and it contains the first several months.

I don't know if this is what you mean, but we have a record of all endorsements by date.



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[RufusTFirefly]

3. Interesting...

Kuehl is the leader in California for single-payer, universal care. That seems at odds with Clinton's view of health care.

[Benhurst]

4. As goes Sheila Kuehl,

so goes Sheila Kuehl.

[Rowdyboy]

6. Did you know that Sheila Kuehl played Zelda Gilroy in the 1950's tv show "Dobie Gillis"?

and congrats to the senator for this important endorsement!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Kuehl

Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American politician, and a former child actress. She is currently a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the highly urbanized 23rd district in Los Angeles County and parts of southern Ventura County.
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* 1 Acting career and education
* 2 State legislator
* 3 References
* 4 External links

Acting career and education

As a young actress with the stage name Sheila James, she played Jackie, Stuart Erwin's tomboy daughter in the television show, Trouble With Father which was later retitled The Stu Erwin Show. She is better known for her portrayal of the "irrepressible" Zelda Gilroy in the long-running 1950s TV show The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

After starring in the short-lived television series, Broadside, during the 1964-65 season, Kuehl changed her focus to academics and was accepted into Harvard Law School. She chaired the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first group of women to be admitted to Harvard Law School (1950) when she graduated in 1975. She became known as a feminist lawyer in her professional life.