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Prsrt Std US Postage PAID Tribune Direct Paid for by Sherman for Congress, 4570 Van Nuys Blvd. #270, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 BRAD SHERMAN. A voice for the Valley. BradSherman.com Valley leaders unite for BRAD SHERMAN. Wayne Adelstein, President, North Valley Chamber of Commerce Dorothy Allison, Board Member, Chatsworth Neighborhood Council Lisa Anderson, Board Member, Northridge East Neighborhood Council Clay Andrews, General Manager, Warner Center Marriott David Asplund, Chairman, Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of Commerce Kamesh Aysola, Chatsworth Neighborhood Council Dr. Marlene Bane, Secretary, American Jewish Committee – Western Region Jill Banks-Barad, President, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council James Barkley, Residential Representative, Canoga Park Neighborhood Council Robert Baron, Director, Studio City Chamber of Commerce Ed Begley, Jr., Actor/Environmentalist James Berry, Encino Business Leader Raymond Bishop, Tarzana Neighborhood Council Roberta Boardman, Mid Valley Community Police Council Bert Bogash, Vice President, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce Ann Bose, Board of Directors,Woodland Hills- Tarzana Chamber of Commerce Nishan Bostanian, San Fernando Valley Leader Stacey Brenner, Secretary, Encino Condominium Homeowners Association Allen J. Budzichowski, Toluca Lake CPA Adrienne Burk, President, Valley Grassroots for Democracy Bonnie Bursk, Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council Marsha Calig, Jewish Home for the Aging Carolyn Casavan, San Fernando Valley Green Team Connie Cashin, Past President, Rotary Club of Studio City/Sherman Oaks Mandhata Chauhan, Board Member, Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council Rabbi Bernard M. Cohen Dr. Robert Cohen, President, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce Wayne Colmer, Chairman, San Fernando Valley Habitat for Humanity Ken Craft, President, Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission Jeff Daar, Former Chair, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley Jack Dawson, Board Member, Canoga Park Neighborhood Council Kathy Delle Donne, Vice President, Tarzana Neighborhood Council Rod DeSmith, North Hills Neighborhood Watch Donna Deutchman, CEO, Habitat for Humanity of the San Fernando Valley Ruth Doxsee, Secretary, Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council Barry Edelman, Board Member, Tarzana Neighborhood Council Cynthia Elkins, Vice Chair, Valley Cultural Center Mitch Englander, Los Angeles City Council Nestor Fantini, Board Member, Northridge East Neighborhood Council Mark Fishlowitz, Board of Directors, Chatsworth Chamber of Commerce Neysa Frechette, Student Representative, Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council Edo Gabrielyan, Board of Directors, Universal City North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Sherman Gamson, Representative, Encino Neighborhood Council David R. Garfinkle, President, Tarzana Property Owners Association Mike Gatto, California State Assembly Rickey Gelb, President, West Valley LAPD BOOSTERS Kerry Gelbard, Encino Little League Stan Gerson, Board of Directors, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce Stanley B. Goldenberg, Encino Business Leader Lee J. Gordon, San Fernando Valley Leader Robert A. Green, Treasurer, Canoga Park Neighborhood Council Barry M. Greenberg, Treasurer, Northridge East Neighborhood Council Judi Greenberg, Vice President, Northridge South Neighborhood Council Robb Greenspan, Vice President, The Executives Jewish Home for the Aging Maria Grunwald, Teacher, Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences Bob Gutterman, Former Board Member, Jewish Home for the Aging Max Haghighi, Programs Chair, Woodland Hills– Tarzana Chamber of Commerce Ty Halen, President, CSUN Young Democrats Bill Haller, Former President, Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council S. Hammarland, Board Member, Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council Brian Hammel, President, Northridge Hospital Fund Janet Hartley, Past President, Rotary Club of Granada Hills Edward Headington, Outreach Chair, Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council Horace Heidt, President, The Horace Heidt Agency Company Eran Heissler, Board Member, Tarzana Neighborhood Council Arthur Hirshberg, Board Member, Mid-Valley Community Police Council Judith Hirshberg, Board Member, Mid-Valley Community Police Council Corinne Ho, Vice President, Canoga Park Neighborhood Council Gary L. Holmen, Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council David Honda, Fernando Award Winner, Board Member North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Ross Hopkins, Past Chair, Valley Industry and Commerce Association Stephen Hubbard, Board Member, Northridge East Neighborhood Council Ian Hunter, President, San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center Wayde Hunter, Board Member, Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council Bob Jacobi, Vice President, Winnetka Chamber of Commerce Jamshid Javidi, Encino Business Leader Brenda Johnson, Professional Pharmacists Society of the San Fernando Valley Heather Kaiser, San Fernando Valley Teacher Michael Kaiser, Porter Ranch Community Leader Howard Katchen Treasurer, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council Agi Kessler, Chair, Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley Reverend Spencer Kezios, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Edgar Khalatian, Chair, Land Use Committee Valley Industry and Commerce Association Francois Khoury, CFO, Valley Cultural Center W.P. Kincheloe, San Fernando Valley Leader Coby King, Board Member, Valley Industry and Commerce Association Karen Koe, Past Chair, Woodland Hills–Warner Center Neighborhood Council Paul Koretz, Los Angeles City Council Paul Krekorian, Los Angeles City Council Nichan Kulukian, Past Board Member, North Hills West Neighborhood Council Erick Lace, President, Winnetka Neighborhood Council Yasin A. “Lucky” Lakhani, Treasurer, Canoga Park Neighborhood Council John Laurie, President, Rotary Club of Tarzana- Encino Paul Lawler, Vice President, Tarzana Neighborhood Council Melody LeBlanc, Vice President, West Valley BOOSTERS Steven Leffert, Board Member, Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council Syd Leibovitch, Realtor, Valley Business Leader Stephen A. Lenske, President, Valley West Hills Homeowners Association Becky Leveque, Past President, Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council Evan Levi, Tarzana Neighborhood Council Eric Lewis, Vice President, Winnetka Neighborhood Council Barbara Leyner, Board Member, Mid Valley YMCA J. Richard Leyner, Past President, United Chambers of Commerce Gregory N. Lippe, Immediate Past Chair, Valley Industry and Commerce Association Michael Mahdesian, Studio City Business Leader Eric Mansker, Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council Mitchell Marcus, Co-Founder & Former Board Member, Chatsworth AYSO Matt Mealey, Board Member, Tarzana Property Owners Association Lucille R. Meehan, Board Member, Northridge East Neighborhood Council Marty Meltzer, Former Sports Director, San Fernando Valley Bruins Mike Mikaelian, Transportation Chair, Winnetka Neighborhood Council George Minard, San Fernando Valley Leader Mel Mitchell, President, Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council Dr. Anil Mohin, Studio City Community Leader Robert Mulein, Immediate Past President, Temple Kol Tikvah, Woodland Hills Timothy K. Mulholland, Board Member, Reseda Neighborhood Council Michael C. Murphy, Board of Directors, Universal City–North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Christopher Murray, Executive Board Member, Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley Richard Ortiz, Valley Village Homeowners Assn. Francine Oschin, Co-Chair, VICA Transportation Committee Jerald Otchis, Board of Directors, VICA Fran Pavley, California State Senate Gloria Pollack, 2007 Fernando Award Recipient JJ Popowich, Treasurer, Winnetka Neighborhood Council Murdoch Pourkhani, Board Member, Tarzana Neighborhood Council Mel Powell, President, Rotary Club of the Greater San Fernando Valley William F. Powers, Jr., Chatsworth Chamber of Commerce Ruth Richter, Board Member, Winnetka Chamber of Commerce Alison Robinson, President, Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce Marilyn Robinson, Board Member, Winnetka Neighborhood Council Barbara Rolbin, Philanthropy Co-Chair, Assistance League of the San Fernando Valley Brad Rosenheim, Past President, Fernando Awards Foundation Deborah Sable, Past Chair, Woodland Hills- Tarzana Chambers of Commerce, Fernando Award Recipient Christine Sandlin, Board Member, Van Nuys Homeowners Association Miguel Santiago, Los Angeles Community College Board Carson Schreiber, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce Rina Sherman, Canoga Park Women’s Club Paul Shively, Treasurer, Woodland Hills Neighborhood Council Gerald Silver, President, Homeowners of Encino Scott Silverstein, Chair, Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council Joel M. Simon, Fernando Award Nominee, 2011 Surinder Singh, San Fernando Valley Sikh Community Leader Vas Singh, Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council Michael Sirota, President, LAPD West Valley Jeopardy Jan Sobel, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley Thomas Soule, Board of Directors, Valley Economic Alliance Juativa Spurlock, Vice President, Northridge West Neighborhood Council Anthony St. John, Board Member, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council Reita Stanis, Canoga Park Business Improvement Association Richard Stanis, Canoga Park Business Improvement Association Keven Steinberg, Board Member, Encino Neighborhood Council Steve Steinberg, Board Member, Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council Louis Stepter, Board Member, San Fernando Valley NAACP Kathleen Sterling, Publisher, Valley News Group Scott Sterling, Treasurer, Northridge South Neighborhood Council Charles Sulahian, Business Owner Representative, Valley Village Neighborhood Council Gary Thomas, Chair, Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley Kim Thompson, President, Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council Don Turner, President, Rotary Club of Sherman Oaks Michael Wall, President and CEO, Northridge Hospital Medical Center Claude “Jack” Whitson, Past President, Rotary Club of Woodland Hills Susan Woodnick, Past Board of Directors, Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce Hank Yuloff, Encino Businessperson Dennis Zine, Los Angeles City Council Titles used for identification purposes only. Endorsement by these individuals does not imply endorsement by any organizations. VOTE! Tuesday, June 5th

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Brad Sherman comes through for the Valley. Here are a few of Brad’s accomplishments asa member of Congress:• Reform Wall Street by cracking down on those who created the financial crisis andbreaking up banks that are “too big to fail.”• Oppose unfair trade deals that ship Valley jobs overseas.• Protect home values in the Valley by increasing the “conforming loan limit” in areas likethe Valley where home prices are above the national average and to stop predatorymortgage lenders and prevent foreclosures.• Expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and stop the massiveAhmanson Ranch development.• Speed up construction of extra lanes to the 405 and the 5 freeways to help relieve traffic congestion.• Protect consumers by passing the Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights.• Improve recreation in the Sepulveda Basin.• Make student loans more affordable by reducing interest rates.• Work to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Page 1: Brad Sherman Booklet

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Tribune Direct

Paid for by Sherman for Congress, 4570 Van Nuys Blvd. #270, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

BRAD SHERMAN.A voice for the Valley.

BradSherman.com

Valley leaders unitefor BRAD SHERMAN.

Wayne Adelstein, President, North Valley Chamber of CommerceDorothy Allison, Board Member, ChatsworthNeighborhood CouncilLisa Anderson, Board Member, Northridge East Neighborhood CouncilClay Andrews, General Manager, Warner Center MarriottDavid Asplund, Chairman, Woodland Hills-TarzanaChamber of CommerceKamesh Aysola, Chatsworth Neighborhood CouncilDr. Marlene Bane, Secretary, American Jewish Committee – Western RegionJill Banks-Barad, President, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood CouncilJames Barkley, Residential Representative,Canoga Park Neighborhood CouncilRobert Baron, Director, Studio City Chamber of CommerceEd Begley, Jr., Actor/EnvironmentalistJames Berry, Encino Business LeaderRaymond Bishop, Tarzana Neighborhood CouncilRoberta Boardman, Mid Valley Community Police CouncilBert Bogash, Vice President, Sherman Oaks Chamber of CommerceAnn Bose, Board of Directors,Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chamber of CommerceNishan Bostanian, San Fernando Valley LeaderStacey Brenner, Secretary, Encino Condominium Homeowners AssociationAllen J. Budzichowski, Toluca Lake CPAAdrienne Burk, President, Valley Grassroots for DemocracyBonnie Bursk, Granada Hills South Neighborhood CouncilMarsha Calig, Jewish Home for the AgingCarolyn Casavan, San Fernando Valley Green TeamConnie Cashin, Past President, Rotary Club of Studio City/Sherman OaksMandhata Chauhan, Board Member, Porter RanchNeighborhood CouncilRabbi Bernard M. CohenDr. Robert Cohen, President, Sherman Oaks Chamber of CommerceWayne Colmer, Chairman, San Fernando Valley Habitat for Humanity Ken Craft, President, Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionJeff Daar, Former Chair, Democratic Party of the San Fernando ValleyJack Dawson, Board Member, Canoga Park Neighborhood CouncilKathy Delle Donne, Vice President, Tarzana Neighborhood CouncilRod DeSmith, North Hills Neighborhood WatchDonna Deutchman, CEO, Habitat for Humanity of the San Fernando Valley Ruth Doxsee, Secretary, Lake Balboa Neighborhood CouncilBarry Edelman, Board Member, Tarzana Neighborhood CouncilCynthia Elkins, Vice Chair, Valley Cultural CenterMitch Englander, Los Angeles City CouncilNestor Fantini, Board Member, Northridge East Neighborhood CouncilMark Fishlowitz, Board of Directors, Chatsworth Chamber of CommerceNeysa Frechette, Student Representative, Granada Hills North Neighborhood CouncilEdo Gabrielyan, Board of Directors, Universal City North Hollywood Chamber of CommerceSherman Gamson, Representative, Encino Neighborhood CouncilDavid R. Garfinkle, President, Tarzana PropertyOwners Association

Mike Gatto, California State AssemblyRickey Gelb, President, West Valley LAPD BOOSTERSKerry Gelbard, Encino Little LeagueStan Gerson, Board of Directors, Sherman Oaks Chamber of CommerceStanley B.Goldenberg, Encino Business LeaderLee J. Gordon, San Fernando Valley LeaderRobert A. Green, Treasurer, Canoga Park Neighborhood CouncilBarry M. Greenberg, Treasurer, Northridge East Neighborhood CouncilJudi Greenberg, Vice President, Northridge SouthNeighborhood CouncilRobb Greenspan, Vice President, The Executives Jewish Home for the AgingMaria Grunwald, Teacher, Valley Academy of Arts and SciencesBob Gutterman, Former Board Member, Jewish Home for the AgingMax Haghighi, Programs Chair, Woodland Hills– Tarzana Chamber of CommerceTy Halen, President, CSUN Young DemocratsBill Haller, Former President, Lake Balboa Neighborhood CouncilS. Hammarland, Board Member, Porter RanchNeighborhood CouncilBrian Hammel, President, Northridge Hospital FundJanet Hartley, Past President, Rotary Club of Granada HillsEdward Headington, Outreach Chair, Granada Hills North Neighborhood CouncilHorace Heidt, President, The Horace Heidt Agency CompanyEran Heissler, Board Member, Tarzana Neighborhood CouncilArthur Hirshberg, Board Member, Mid-Valley Community Police CouncilJudith Hirshberg, Board Member, Mid-Valley Community Police CouncilCorinne Ho, Vice President, Canoga Park Neighborhood CouncilGary L. Holmen, Granada Hills North NeighborhoodCouncilDavid Honda, Fernando Award Winner, Board Member North Valley Regional Chamber of CommerceRoss Hopkins, Past Chair, Valley Industry and Commerce AssociationStephen Hubbard, Board Member, Northridge EastNeighborhood CouncilIan Hunter, President, San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health CenterWayde Hunter, Board Member, Granada Hills North Neighborhood CouncilBob Jacobi, Vice President, Winnetka Chamber of CommerceJamshid Javidi, Encino Business LeaderBrenda Johnson, Professional Pharmacists Society of the San Fernando ValleyHeather Kaiser, San Fernando Valley TeacherMichael Kaiser, Porter Ranch Community LeaderHoward Katchen Treasurer, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood CouncilAgi Kessler, Chair, Democratic Party of the San Fernando ValleyReverend Spencer Kezios, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox ChurchEdgar Khalatian, Chair, Land Use Committee Valley Industry and Commerce AssociationFrancois Khoury, CFO, Valley Cultural CenterW.P. Kincheloe, San Fernando Valley LeaderCoby King, Board Member, Valley Industry and Commerce AssociationKaren Koe, Past Chair, Woodland Hills–WarnerCenter Neighborhood CouncilPaul Koretz, Los Angeles City Council

Paul Krekorian, Los Angeles City CouncilNichan Kulukian, Past Board Member, North HillsWest Neighborhood CouncilErick Lace, President, Winnetka Neighborhood CouncilYasin A. “Lucky” Lakhani, Treasurer, Canoga ParkNeighborhood CouncilJohn Laurie, President, Rotary Club of Tarzana-EncinoPaul Lawler, Vice President, Tarzana NeighborhoodCouncilMelody LeBlanc, Vice President, West Valley BOOSTERSSteven Leffert, Board Member, Lake Balboa Neighborhood CouncilSyd Leibovitch, Realtor, Valley Business LeaderStephen A. Lenske, President, Valley West Hills Homeowners AssociationBecky Leveque, Past President, Porter Ranch Neighborhood CouncilEvan Levi, Tarzana Neighborhood CouncilEric Lewis, Vice President, Winnetka NeighborhoodCouncilBarbara Leyner, Board Member, Mid Valley YMCAJ. Richard Leyner, Past President, United Chambers of CommerceGregory N. Lippe, Immediate Past Chair, Valley Industry and Commerce AssociationMichael Mahdesian, Studio City Business LeaderEric Mansker, Granada Hills South Neighborhood CouncilMitchell Marcus, Co-Founder & Former Board Member, Chatsworth AYSOMatt Mealey, Board Member, Tarzana Property Owners AssociationLucille R. Meehan, Board Member, Northridge East Neighborhood CouncilMarty Meltzer, Former Sports Director, San Fernando Valley BruinsMike Mikaelian, Transportation Chair, Winnetka Neighborhood CouncilGeorge Minard, San Fernando Valley LeaderMel Mitchell, President, Porter Ranch Neighborhood CouncilDr. Anil Mohin, Studio City Community LeaderRobert Mulein, Immediate Past President, Temple Kol Tikvah, Woodland HillsTimothy K. Mulholland, Board Member, Reseda Neighborhood CouncilMichael C. Murphy, Board of Directors, UniversalCity–North Hollywood Chamber of CommerceChristopher Murray, Executive Board Member, Boys & Girls Club of the West ValleyRichard Ortiz, Valley Village Homeowners Assn.Francine Oschin, Co-Chair, VICA TransportationCommitteeJerald Otchis, Board of Directors, VICAFran Pavley, California State SenateGloria Pollack, 2007 Fernando Award RecipientJJ Popowich, Treasurer, Winnetka Neighborhood CouncilMurdoch Pourkhani, Board Member, Tarzana Neighborhood CouncilMel Powell, President, Rotary Club of the Greater San Fernando ValleyWilliam F. Powers, Jr., Chatsworth Chamber of CommerceRuth Richter, Board Member, Winnetka Chamber of CommerceAlison Robinson, President, Granada Hills Chamber of CommerceMarilyn Robinson, Board Member, Winnetka Neighborhood Council

Barbara Rolbin, Philanthropy Co-Chair, AssistanceLeague of the San Fernando ValleyBrad Rosenheim, Past President, Fernando Awards FoundationDeborah Sable, Past Chair, Woodland Hills-Tarzana Chambers of Commerce, Fernando Award RecipientChristine Sandlin, Board Member, Van Nuys Homeowners AssociationMiguel Santiago, Los Angeles Community CollegeBoardCarson Schreiber, Sherman Oaks Chamber of CommerceRina Sherman, Canoga Park Women’s ClubPaul Shively, Treasurer, Woodland Hills Neighborhood CouncilGerald Silver, President, Homeowners of EncinoScott Silverstein, Chair, Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood CouncilJoel M. Simon, Fernando Award Nominee, 2011Surinder Singh, San Fernando Valley Sikh Community LeaderVas Singh, Porter Ranch Neighborhood CouncilMichael Sirota, President, LAPD West Valley JeopardyJan Sobel, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Club of the West ValleyThomas Soule, Board of Directors, Valley Economic AllianceJuativa Spurlock, Vice President, Northridge West Neighborhood CouncilAnthony St. John, Board Member, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood CouncilReita Stanis, Canoga Park Business Improvement AssociationRichard Stanis, Canoga Park Business Improvement AssociationKeven Steinberg, Board Member, Encino Neighborhood CouncilSteve Steinberg, Board Member, Granada Hills North Neighborhood CouncilLouis Stepter, Board Member, San Fernando Valley NAACPKathleen Sterling, Publisher, Valley News GroupScott Sterling, Treasurer, Northridge South Neighborhood CouncilCharles Sulahian, Business Owner Representative,Valley Village Neighborhood CouncilGary Thomas, Chair, Boys & Girls Club of the West ValleyKim Thompson, President, Granada Hills North Neighborhood CouncilDon Turner, President, Rotary Club ofSherman OaksMichael Wall, President and CEO, Northridge Hospital Medical CenterClaude “Jack” Whitson, Past President, Rotary Club of Woodland HillsSusan Woodnick, Past Board of Directors, Sherman Oaks Chamber of CommerceHank Yuloff, Encino BusinesspersonDennis Zine, Los Angeles City Council

Titles used for identification purposes only. Endorsement bythese individuals does not imply endorsement by anyorganizations.

VOTE!Tuesday, June 5th

Page 2: Brad Sherman Booklet

A lifetime of effective leadership.

Brad Sherman and his wife Lisa and theirthree daughters at a local Valley park.

Brad Sherman has a long history of public service and effective leadership. He grew

up in Southern California and graduated from UCLA and Harvard Law School. He

worked in the private sector for 15 years as a CPA and tax law specialist for middle

income taxpayers and small businesses.

Brad served on the Board of Directors for California Common Cause from 1984 to

1989, working to reform state campaign finance laws.

In 1990 Brad was elected to the State Board of Equalization where he fought to make

tax laws fair for middle class families, save the renters’ tax credit, repeal the unfair

“Snack Tax” and slam shut corporate tax loopholes.

Since 1997 Brad has served as a representative for the San Fernando Valley in the

United States Congress. He has developed a reputation as a strong advocate for fiscal

responsibility, protecting Medicare and Social Security, policies to expand U.S. exports

and create local jobs, and federal support for public education.

In Congress Brad Sherman is a senior member of the Financial Services Committee

where he led the fight to stop the $700 billion TARP bailout of Wall Street. Sherman

serves as the ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on Terrorism and

Nonproliferation and is helping to lead efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear

weapons.

In 2012, Brad Sherman was awarded the Humane Champion Award by the Humane

Society of the United States.

Brad Sherman is married to Lisa Kaplan Sherman and they have three daughters,

Molly, Naomi and Lucy.

BRAD SHERMAN.

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In 2008, Brad Sherman, a CPA and

Senior Democrat on the Financial

Services Committee, stood up to the

leadership of both parties and powerful

Wall Street lobbyists and fought to

stop the $700 billion TARP bailout of

Wall Street and the big banks.

Sherman organized a group of

opponents to the bailout bill and

defeated it on the floor of the House

of Representatives by a 228 to 205

vote. This was despite arm-twisting

from the Bush Administration, the

leaders of both parties and every

lobbyist on K Street.

Four days later, the supporters of TARP pushed through a revised version of the bailout

bill. But by then, Sherman had forced changes in the bailout program which saved

taxpayers over $400 billion by preventing

the government purchase of “toxic assets.”

Took on Wall Street and fought tostop the $700 billion TARP bailout.

Brad Sherman comes through for the Valley. Here are a few of Brad’s accomplishments as

a member of Congress:

• Reform Wall Street by cracking down on those who created the financial crisis and

breaking up banks that are “too big to fail.”

• Oppose unfair trade deals that ship Valley jobs overseas.

• Protect home values in the Valley by increasing the “conforming loan limit” in areas like

the Valley where home prices are above the national average and to stop predatory

mortgage lenders and prevent foreclosures.

• Expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and stop the massive

Ahmanson Ranch development.

• Speed up construction of extra

lanes to the 405 and the 5 freeways

to help relieve traffic congestion.

• Protect consumers by passing the

Credit Card Holders Bill of

Rights.

• Improve recreation in the

Sepulveda Basin.

• Make student loans more

affordable by reducing interest

rates.

• Work to end the wars in Iraq and

Afghanistan.

Coming through for the Valley.

Brad Sherman who led the House revolt

against the bailout bill this week (and will

do so again on Friday) has become

spectacularly unpopular with both the

Republican and Democratic leaderships,

not to mention K Street.

October 2, 2008

BRAD SHERMAN. BRAD SHERMAN.

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Brad Sherman listens to Valley residents and has heldover 160 Town Hall meetings in the Valley.

Brad Sherman knows that his most important job as a member of Congress is to listen. By

listening to Valley residents, Brad Sherman makes sure Valley values are represented in

Congress.

That’s why Brad Sherman has held over 160 Town Hall meetings in communities

throughout the Valley. The Town Hall meetings have given tens of thousands of Valley

residents an opportunity to have their questions answered and their voices heard.

Brad Sherman also holds workshops to help Valley residents solve problems with federal

agencies like Social Security or the Veteran’s Administration and learn how to obtain an

affordable college loan or a low-interest mortgage.

BRAD SHERMAN.

Listening to the Valley.

President Bill ClintonsupportsBrad Sherman.

“Brad Sherman has done a great

job for the people of his district

and he has a keen understanding

of both the challenges facing our

country today and innovative

ideas on what to do about them.

Brad has worked tirelessly for the

people of California and I hope

he will continue to do so.”

President Bill Clinton

Endorsed by theDemocratic Party of theSan Fernando Valley.Brad Sherman is the only candidate endorsed by the Democratic Party of the San

Fernando Valley.

“Brad Sherman is an effective champion for protecting middle class

jobs, quality affordable healthcare, good public schools and a clean

and healthy environment. That’s why the Democratic Party of the

San Fernando Valley strongly endorses Brad Sherman for Congress.”

– Agi Kessler, Chair

Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley

DP SFV