Western Growers Announces Endorsement of Senator Dianne Feinstein for Reelection to the U.S. Senate

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Growers, one of California's largest and most prominent agricultural trade associations, today announced its endorsement of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) for reelection to the United States Senate.

"Senator Feinstein has represented California with great integrity, honor and skill," said Tom Nassif, President and CEO of Western Growers. "She has been an outstanding member of the United States Senate and has proven that she is a true friend of our industry. Senator Feinstein has consistently supported California agriculture and has been a strong leader for the industry on critical issues such as immigration reform, specialty crop legislation and other matters important to the fresh produce sector of agriculture. Western Growers believes that Senator Feinstein is a tremendous asset for California and the United States and we look forward to working with her to resolve many of the industry's vital issues."

Senator Feinstein serves on the Judiciary Committee, where she is the ranking member of the Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee; the Appropriations Committee, where she is the ranking member of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; the Energy and Natural Resources Committee; the Select Committee on Intelligence; Homeland Security Subcommittee of Appropriations and the Rules and Administration Committee.

Senator Feinstein's career has been one of firsts -- she was the first woman President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the first woman Mayor of San Francisco, the first woman elected Senator of California and the first woman member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

"Western Growers is proud to endorse Senator Feinstein and we look forward to working with her in the future to maintain the vitality of agriculture in California," commented Nassif. "We look forward to partnering with Senator Feinstein for many years to come to help California agriculture stay competitive in both the domestic and international marketplace."

Western Growers is an agricultural trade association whose 3,000 members grow, pack and ship 90 percent of the fresh vegetables and nearly 70 percent of the fresh fruit and nuts grown in Arizona and California, about one-half of the nation's fresh produce. For more information, visit http://www.wga.com/.