Daily Kos: Eric Griego Critical to Nancy Pelosi Getting Her "Gavel" Back

Eric Griego

We were conducting our first background check on State Senator Eric Griego. He is the Congressional District # 1 frontrunner for the Democratic Party nomination. We were able to find a pretty good summary of him on the website dailykos.com which heartily endorsed him. Let’s see why. Below are a few excerpts of what the folks at Daily Kos had to say about Griego:
Griego, a state senator and former city councilperson in Albuquerque, has received the strong enthusiastic endorsements of MoveOn.org, Democracy for America, Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Blue America PAC.....
The enviros are all aboard—Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, and Conservation Voters New Mexico, as well as much of labor—the Teamsters, CWA, AFSCME and several local unions....

Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, chair of the House Progressive Caucus, was effusive in his endorsement:

Nancy Pelosi

"As State Senator, he took on the Big Oil companies and put middle-class workers first by passing a green jobs bill into law," Grijalva continued. "Eric is supported by leading progressive groups and major labor unions -- and he is the only candidate in the race to have a lifetime 100% rating from Conservation Voters New Mexico......

Holding this open seat will be critical to getting Rep. Nancy Pelosi her gavel back.

Daily Kos: Eric Griego Critical to Nancy Pelosi Getting Her "Gavel" Back