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Robbing Peter To Kill Paul

California Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares uses education funding as a reason to kill universal healthcare. Her reasoning defies logic.

Carl J. Petersen
Dialogue & Discourse
4 min readApr 13, 2022

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“Northwest Valley voters need to know Republican Assemblymember Suzette Martinez-Valladares would’ve voted NO on AB1400, [the] CalCare Universal Healthcare bill.”

- West Valley People’s Alliance

The glossy mailer that came in the mail looked like part of the first wave of political advertising set to invade our mailboxes as the primary election on June 7, 2022, quickly approaches. Across the front were the words “Protecting California’s Education Funding” along with common education icons. Under Suzette Martinez Valladares’ name (repeated twice for maximum effect) on the back of the mailer, the message continued: “Making sure California can continue its commitment to fully fund education for future generations is a top priority.”

Looking closely at the mailer, it was not actually paid for with the $1,250,00 in campaign funds that Valladares has received since being elected. Instead, you and I paid the…

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Carl J. Petersen
Carl J. Petersen

Written by Carl J. Petersen

Parent, special education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Still fighting for the children. www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com

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