Sam Jammal
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Sam Jammal
Democracy for America
Sam Jammal, U.S. House, California 39, was endorsed by Democracy for America in 2018.
- Sam Jammal grew up in the communities in and around California’s 39th District, raised by working class, immigrant parents from South America and the Middle East.
- Recognizing law as a key lever for pursuing justice, equality and change, Sam studied at The George Washington University Law School, focusing on civil rights. Rather than taking a typical high-paying law firm job to pay down his student loan debt, Sam worked for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) as a civil rights lawyer, advocating for the rights of Latino and immigrant students to receive a quality education.
- During the 2008 presidential election, Sam served as Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Latino Voter Protection Task Force and worked on the Obama campaign. After the election, Sam stayed in Washington to serve as Legislative Counsel in the United States Senate where he focused on civil rights, labor and national security issues. Sam was later appointed by President Barack Obama to serve at the United States Department of Commerce where he worked to expand export opportunities for American companies and small businesses.[1]
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Inclusv Advisory Board members, as of May 12, 2018 included Sam Jammal.