Ventura, CA – On September 1, 2011 the Democratic Club of Ventura endorsed the following Democratic candidates for the current Ventura City Council race: incumbent Carl Morehouse, Cheryl Heitmann and Danny Carrillo.

The Democratic Club of Ventura maintains an endorsement committee comprised of club members. These members perform a rigorous process to evaluate Democratic candidates for endorsement. A questionnaire that covers major issues concerning the city and region is distributed to qualifying candidates and returned for scoring. The top-scoring candidates are recommended to the club membership for endorsement and a vote is taken.

Sandra Kinsler, President of the Democratic Club of Ventura comments, “The questionnaire determines candidates’ understanding of major issues facing the members of the Ventura City Council. The answers provide information on how each candidate will approach these issues when faced with them in the future.”

Kinsler further observed that, “We are grateful to these brave people for stepping up to the plate to represent us. Being on the City Council is not an easy job. It is time consuming, fraught with controversy and done on a volunteer basis. The $600 a month stipend that Ventura City Council Members receive comes nowhere near paying the expenses of these members. They do this work for the love of our community.”

Candidates endorsed by the Democratic club of Ventura receive volunteer support from club members. The membership will walk precincts, make phone calls, participate in public events and distribute slate mailers on behalf of the Democratic candidates.