Robert Cuthbert For 33rd State Assembly 2008
Real Change, In Real Time, Vote Cuthbert !
A seat on the Assembly is much more than voting and an occasional comment in committee. And it is absolutely more than photo ops to play to the constituents back home.
It is the essential job of an Assembly Member to provide the connection between constituents and government, then to show the leadership in driving those issues that ought to become law.
First and foremost are the economic and quality of life issues.
The three broad issues that I see affecting us most in our daily lives and I want to impact are; development and its affect on the social and natural environments, a Health Care System that fails at so many levels, and the decline in decent salaries and wages (the fading of the middle class). In my first term these are I the issues I want to be identified with, here is where my performance in office should be judged.
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Robert Cuthbert for 33 AD
PO Box 471
Lompoc, CA 93438
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PO Box 471
Lompoc, CA 93438
San Luis Obispo Broadside 2006
Robert Cuthbert, age 50, is running against Republican Sam Blakeslee for the 33rd Assembly seat. Cuthbert is a Member of the Santa Barbara Democratic Central Committee, VP of the 33rd AD Committee, and a former member of the California Democratic Party’s Labor Caucus.
“As candidate for 33 AD I am fully committed. Not only am I a dedicated activist, I believe I have a unique set of personal experiences that lend to our common cause. I feel compelled to serve because of those experiences.”
Cuthbert’s special experiences include work with the United Farm Workers at 18 years of age, work as an electrician, and active work in local, state and national campaigns. Cuthbert overcame physical disability after a serious injury. Graduating Magna Cum Laude with a degree in the Social Sciences from Cal Poly in 2001, Cuthbert now serves at-risk children as the manager of a placement home.
“A successful candidate must build relationships while maintaining principles of service. The heart and soul of democracy needs to be articulated to the broadest electorate possible in this diverse region,” he said.
Cuthbert’s strategy is to focus on major issues. “Here locally, as in all of America, voters are concerned with the most immediate economic issues. Solving those economic problems is the key to this campaign’s success in the State, and on the Central Coast.” To do that, Cuthbert believes that the practical and everyday needs of working families must be at the core of every legislative action. Cuthbert named several areas of concern:
• Our local economy needs sustainable wages. There must be living wages in every career path.
• Transportation issues are increasingly relevant. Regional public transportation and energy efficient personal vehicles are needed to grow economically vital and healthy local communities.
• Our planet is at risk. The air, water, and biological superstructure that farms, ranches, and people depend on have been pushed out of balance. California legislators must address fundamental impacts and turn solutions into opportunities for our citizens.
• Most Californian’s cherish the fact that here, it does not matter who your parents were, what your race or ethnicity is, or who you choose for your life partner, so long as your character and work contribute to advancing your family and your community.
Stew Jenkins, the Democratic nominee from the 2004 race supports Robert Cuthbert, “... he has my unqualified support!” said Mr. Jenkins. “Robert has strived with the United Food and Commercial Workers to help Wal-Mart employees organize to seek better wages and health care. I know he will work hard for the citizens of the Central Coast…” Jenkins said.
