Meet Shervin Aazami – Progressive Candidate Challenging Corporate Democrat Brad Sherman in 2022
In September 2020, Shervin Aazami, a young, Iranian-American Public Health Activist from Canoga Park launched his exploratory committee for Congress, whereby he, with a team of supporters, began a process of reaching out to the broader community in the West San Fernando Valley. After months of engagement with the grassroots community, gathering early volunteer sign-ups, and raising over $20,000 during the exploratory phase (with over 62% from constituents living in the San Fernando Valley), the former Director of Congressional Relations for the Indigenous healthcare non-profit National Indian Health Board is officially throwing his hat in the ring to represent his hometown - California’s 30th Congressional District (CA-30). His extensive policy platform includes, but is not limited to:
• Universal Housing for All
• 21st Century Public Health System including Medicare for All
• Economic Recovery and Environmental Justice through a Green New Deal
• A Decriminalized Immigration System
Having also received formal endorsements from Blue America and Catch Fire Movement, and gaining a base of support from over 400 constituents in the district through relational organizing, this campaign will have a solid foundation right out of the gate. Shervin Aazami has taken the No Cop Money CA Pledge, No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge, and the Green New Deal Pledge, setting him up as the only progressive candidate running in the district. Considering early successes garnering support during the exploratory phase, progressive politics burgeoning across Los Angeles, and an unrelenting ground game inside the district, Shervin’s campaign has set their sights on making Brad Sherman the next Joe Crowley, Dan Lipinski, or Eliot Engel. Those incumbents have all relied on the pocket books of big corporate donors and lobbyists. In contrast, grounded in a politics of compassion and the working class, Shervin Aazami for Congress will be utilizing an integrated community-driven approach to win. Please take this opportunity to learn more about Shervin’s platform and his progressive political coalition.
