When it comes to casting a vote in the 11th Congressional
District, the answer is easy. Jerry McNerney (D, Pleasanton), a
soft-spoken mathematician, former wind-energy engineer is one of
the few in Congress who stakes out the middle ground, and deserves
a second term.
When it comes to casting a vote in the 11th Congressional District, the answer is easy. Jerry McNerney (D, Pleasanton), a soft-spoken mathematician, former wind-energy engineer is one of the few in Congress who stakes out the middle ground, and deserves a second term.
First elected when he beat Republican Richard Pombo in 2006, McNerney has worked hard for South County and has tried to pry loose ever dwindling dollars out of Washington to help move the Llagas Creek Flood Control Project forward.
He is an advocate of agriculture, a big part of his district which encompasses the East Bay and Central Valley, but loops through Morgan Hill and into Gilroy.
And he sees the big picture. He voted for Health Care Reform at a great risk to his political career, doing what was right instead of what might help him get re-elected.
His opponent David Harmer, has called Obama’s economic policies failed. But, since the government bailed out the banking industry, many banks have started paying that money back. The bailout of the auto industry helped stabilize the market, and while auto sales won’t likely return to the levels of five years ago, it appears it has hit bottom and is on the way back up.
But what makes it even harder to cast a vote for Harmer is his willingness to run for just about any job. The son of a former California lieutenant governor, Harmer has run for Congress as a Republican twice before, including a loss in Utah in 1996 and a loss last November to the Democrat John Garamendi in the neighboring 10th District. His writings a few years back advocated abolishing public schools, and leave one wondering how radical he is.
It’s obvious. A vote for McNerney is a vote for continuing the path to recovery.
