Hardy Brown Sr.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!I hear people saying they don’t know who Vice President Kamala Harris is; well, I want to tell you about my relationship with her and how she has impacted San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
My first meeting with Kamala Harris took place at the Black Voice News office in San Bernardino in 2010 when she was running for California Attorney General. We met at the urging of her campaign advisor Brian Brokaw, who encouraged her to meet with me to gain a political understanding of the Inland Empire and California’s Black-owned newspapers. I smiled and thanked her for placing that kind of confidence in me based on her advisor’s recommendation. She then mentioned the names of Speaker Willie Brown and San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos as her friends.
With that introduction, I shared with her my years of experience working on political campaigns in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. I explained that in the Inland Empire and in California, you have to build coalitions with different races, labor unions, business leaders, political parties, various professions, faith leaders, and civil rights organization leaders because the Inland Empire is a moderate, conservative, middle-income community. You have to be genuine, and most of all, honest, realistic, and fair with people. You have to let them know that you will work just as hard for them, regardless of race, gender, or economic or educational status. That is how Blacks and Latinos have been elected to offices like school boards, city councils, water boards, and the state assembly in the Inland Empire since the mid-sixties.
Kamala shared with me where and how she was raised, her education, work experience, and her vision of being a fair Attorney General for all citizens, with special attention to those who have no voice. After she was elected, she kept her word and returned to the Inland Empire several times. Kamala Harris is the real deal and a very good listener. She is an enforcer of the law while showing mercy and understanding to those impacted by it.
Since that first meeting, Kamala Harris has consistently increased her support in San Bernardino County, from 37.26% of the vote in 2010 to 48.11% in 2014, and in the 2020 presidential election with President Joe Biden, she received 54.20% of the vote as Vice President. In each election, Kamala has increased her share of the vote in San Bernardino County.
Now, we have the opportunity to increase our votes for Kamala Harris as President and Tim Walz as Vice President.
For those who need evidence of her connection to the Inland Empire, you can review the many pictures of her interactions with our community.
I wholeheartedly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States and Governor Tim Walz for Vice President.