Letter: Candidate says thanks

EDITOR,
I am writing to thank all who supported my recent campaign for the state Senate.
I carried Santa Cruz County by 22 percentage points and Scotts Valley by almost 9 points. I am particularly grateful to the Press-Banner for publishing my opinion piece on education.
It was heartening that over a thousand people volunteered on my campaign and over two thousand made a financial contribution, but a midsummer election in a gerrymandered district was just too high a hurdle to overcome.
The issues that motivated support for my candidacy — support for public education and environmental protection, ending the budget gridlock and bringing back jobs to the Central Coast — are issues still at play in the November election.
I urge voters to support Proposition 21 to save our state parks, oppose Proposition 23 to save California’s landmark greenhouse-gases law and support Proposition 25 to lessen budget gridlock.
I look forward to continuing to work together on issues that benefit Scotts Valley and the Central Coast.
John Laird, Santa Cruz