NARAL ProChoice California Hosts Candidate Forum in San Francisco

By Patrick McGilvray

SAN FRANCISCO (OBSNews.com) - On April 10 in San Francisco several panels of candidates vying for the offices of Governor, Attorney General, and Insurance Coommissioner in Caifornia addressed a crowd of about 300 at the Forum for Choice 2010, and event convened for the first time by NARAL ProChoice California (ProChoiceCalifornia.org).

The candidates were interviewed about their views on abortion rights as well as a full range of issues relating to reproductive health issues relevant to women in California. In addition to the panel discussions, the candidates all were interviewed on camera by OBSNews and these videos are all embedded below.*

Former California Governor and former Mayor of Oakland Jerry Brown, the Democratic Party candidate for Governor in 2010 was the only candidate in his race to attend as both Republican candidates, Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman, declined their invitations.

The candidates in the race for Insurance Commissioner included:

* Dave Jones, Assemblymember (D-Sacramento)
* Hector De La Torre, Assemblymember (D-South Gate)

The candidates in the race for Attorney General included:

* Rocky Delgadillo, former City Attorney for Los Angeles
* Kamala Harris, San Francisco District Attorney
* Chris Kelly, former General Counsel for Facebook
* Ted Lieu, Assemblymemmber (D-Torrance)
* Pedro Nava, Assemblymember (D-Santa Barbara)
* Alberto Torrico, California Assemblymember and Majority Leader (D-Fremont)

CANDIDATE VIDEOS

Governor
Jerry Brown

NARAL - Jerry Brown California Governor Democratic Party Candidate - OBSNews Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

Insurance Commissioner

Dave Jones, Assemblymember (D-Sacramento)

NARAL - Dave Jones - Insurance Commissioner - OBSNews - Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

Hector De La Torre, Assemblymember (D-South Gate)

NARAL - Hector De La Torre - Candidate Insurance Commissioner - OBSNews - Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

Attorney General

Rocky Delgadillo, former City Attorney for Los Angeles

NARAL - Rocky Delgadillo - Attorney General Candidate - OBSNews - Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

Kamala Harris, San Francisco District Attorney

NARAL - Kamala Harris - Candidate for Attorney General OBSNews Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

Chris Kelly, former General Counsel for Facebook

NARAL - Chris Kelly - Attorney General - OBSNews - Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

Ted Lieu, Assemblymemmber (D-Torrance)

NARAL - Ted Lieu Attorney General - OBSNews - Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

Pedro Nava, Assemblymember (D-Santa Barbara)

NARAL - Pedro Nava - ProChoice California - Forum for Choice 2010 - OBSNews - Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

Alberto Torrico, California Assemblymember and Majority
Leader (D-Fremont)

NARAL - Alberto Torrico - Attorney General - OBSNews Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

NARAL ProChoice California board member, Kevin Shelley, the former Secretary of State for California and former Assembly Majority Leader, also attended the event and shared his views on access to reproductive rights for women.

NARAL Board Member - Kevin Shelley - OBSNews Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

NARAL ProChoice President Nancy Keenan and NARAL ProChoice California Statewide Director Amy Everitt were also interviewed on OBSNews.

NARAL - Nancy Keenan - President ProChoice America - Candidates Forum for Choice 2010 California from OBS News on Vimeo.

NARAL - Amy Everitt, Statewide Director - Pro Choice California - Forum for Choice 2010 - OBSNews - Patrick McGilvray from OBS News on Vimeo.

* Note regarding embedding these videos
If you choose to embed the videos elsewhere, please feel free to do so and notify news@obsnews.com if you do. Thank you.