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Contact: Ellen Braunstein
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About $4.3 million in federal stimulus funds has been awarded to San Bernardino Community College District for job development within the Southern California Transportation Corridor.

The investment will help train college students in vocational, maintenance and management careers in the increasingly high-tech transportation logistics industry. San Bernardino Valley College will directly receive about $2 million. The rest will be shared with Long Beach City College, East Los Angeles College and Riverside Community College.

Matthew Isaac, the college district's director for economic development and corporate training, estimates that the Recovery Act grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will have 900 people working within three years in the following industries: truck and diesel transportation and repair, warehousing, supply chain management, goods movement, and safety and security at the ports.

"The stimulus funds will help create a workforce and attract logistics businesses for the busiest transportation corridor in the nation," said Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter, who is chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Inland Empire Transportation Issues.

This summer begins the first free workforce training classes for careers in the logistics industry. Those interested in the training should call the San Bernardino Community College District at (909) 382-4001.

California State Assembly Member Carter represents the 62nd District which includes Colton, Rialto, Muscoy, Bloomington and much of San Bernardino and Fontana.

More than 2,000 delegates to the California Democratic Party endorsed the re-election campaign of 62nd Assembly District Representative Wilmer Amina Carter during a floor vote at the party's 2010 convention in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 19. On March 20, Carter received the overwhelming vote of local delegates to recommend endorsement of her candidacy. The floor vote Sunday ratified that recommendation.

"The endorsement of the California Democratic Party for my re-election to the 62nd Assembly District seat will be an important recognition in my district among Primary voters. While I strive to represent all residents in my district and the state in Sacramento, the endorsement of the Democratic Party gives notice that I work to uphold the principles of equality and social justice representative of my party."

Assembly Member Carter (D-Rialto) is currently serving her second term in the California State Assembly. She serves on the Assembly Committees on Budget, Education, Utilities and Commerce, Health and Insurance and chairs the Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance. She chairs the Assembly Select Committee on Inland Empire Transportation Issues and recently held an oversight hearing in her district to look at options for sustainable growth in the Inland Empire in the coming decades.

Carter also received the endorsements of the San Bernardino Public Employees Association, the Sheriff's Employees Benefit Association, Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California Nurses Association, California Federation of Teachers, California Association of Highway Patrolmen, the Peace Officers Research Association of California, and California Department of Forestry Fire Fighters.

California State Assembly Member Carter represents the 62nd District which includes Colton, Rialto, Muscoy, Bloomington and much of San Bernardino and Fontana.

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Statement by Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter on the Upcoming California Democratic Party candidate endorsement vote.

"I was pleased to note the passing of the deadline on June 6 for my June Primary opponent to challenge the endorsement by the California Democratic Party of my re-election to serve a third term representing the 62nd Assembly District. On March 20, I was honored to receive the overwhelming vote of local delegates to recommend endorsement of my candidacy for consideration at the state party convention in Los Angeles the weekend of April 16 – 18. Convention delegates will vote to make the party endorsement official.

The endorsement of the California Democratic Party for my re-election to the 62nd Assembly District seat will be an important recognition in my district among Primary voters. While I strive to represent all residents in my district and the state in Sacramento, the endorsement of the Democratic Party gives notice that I work to uphold the principles of equality and social justice representative of my party."

Assembly Member Carter (D-Rialto) is currently serving her second term in the California State Assembly. She serves on the Assembly Committees on Education, Commerce and Utilities and Insurance and chairs Budget Sub-committee 2 on higher education finance. She chairs the Assembly Select Committee on Inland Empire Transportation Issues and recently held an oversight hearing in her district to look at options for sustainable growth in the Inland Empire in the coming decades.

As a member of the California State Assembly Select Committee on the Census, I am proud to be part of the effort to make sure everyone is counted in California.

April 1, 2010 is National Census Day. The U.S. Census Bureau has asked us to use this day as a point of reference for sending your completed forms back in the mail. I sincerely thank each of you who have already sent back a completed Census form.

Our community depends on you to be a part of this national effort.

Every year, the federal government distributes more than $400 billion to state, local and tribal governments based on the data they receive from the Census. Leaders use this data to guide planning decisions on where to build new roads, hospitals, child-care and senior citizen centers, schools and more. Data also determines the number of seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as redistricting of the State Legislature and other districts.

For the first time in its 160-year history, California could lose a congressional seat. Every person living in California must be counted. This includes people of all ages, races and ethnic groups. During these economic times, California can't afford to lose our voice in Washington, D.C. or the dollars that support our schools, hospitals and public safety.

Participation in the 2010 Census is easy, important, and safe - your personal information cannot be shared with anyone or used against you. This is one of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census form asks 10 questions and it only takes about 10 minutes to complete.

You can visit any of the Questionnaire Assistance Centers (QAC) in our area for help with the form. Visit www.californiacompletecount.org/census_e-center/finder to find the QAC closest to you.

California State Assembly Member Carter represents the 62nd District which includes Colton, Rialto, Muscoy, Bloomington and parts of San Bernardino and Fontana.

Making her case for experience, Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter (D-Rialto) filed paperwork and took the Oath of Office today (March 3, 2010) to officially launch her bid for a third and final two-year term in the District 62 Assembly seat.

Assembly Member Carter filed candidacy papers at the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters. Her name will appear on the Democratic Primary ballot for June 8, 2010.

Assembly Member Carter was first elected to the California State Assembly in 2006, representing District 62.

Assembly Member Carter said, "As a longtime area resident, the product of local schools, and a Cal State San Bernardino graduate with a Master's degree, I want to continue using my talents and legislative experience, working together with community leaders, to grow a thriving Inland Empire."

California State Assembly Member Carter represents the 62nd District which includes Colton, Rialto, Muscoy, Bloomington and much of San Bernardino and Fontana.

Fourteen photographers were honored at Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter's Black History Month event on Feb. 18 at the San Bernardino Government Center in San Bernardino.  From left, front row, Sam James, Cheryl Brown, Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter, Henry Hooks, Dr. Eliz Coleman Dowdy, Chris Sanchez of A.B. Miller High School and Tonesha Mickey of Wilmer Amina Carter High School. Back row, from left, Lafonzo Rachel Carter, William Wilson Lewis, III, Walter Hawkins, John Coleman, Van Howard, Richard Gardenhire, Harry Carson Jr. and Randy Cole. About 250 guests attended. Photo by Amber Shattler.
 

Each photographer set up a booth of photographs taken of events and people in the black community over the past decades. From left, Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter, Taylor Carson and her grandmother Lois Carson at the exhibit of the late Harry Carson, Jr.'s photographs.  Photo by John Coleman.
 

At 88, Henry Hooks is the dean of the region's African American photographers. He accepts his recognition as Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter looks on. Photo by Amber Shattler.
 

California State Assembly Member Carter represents the 62nd District which includes Colton, Rialto, Muscoy, Bloomington and parts of San Bernardino and Fontana.

District 62 Assembly Member Wilmer Amina Carter was among the top-ranked state lawmakers to be recognized in 2009 by the California Small Business Association for her dedication to issues of most importance to small business.

Priority issues for the California Small Business Association in 2009 included access to capital for small businesses, comprehensive budget reform, fair and equal tax policies, state and local procurement and affordable technology services and education.

"Small businesses play a vital role in the ever-growing California economy and particularly in the 62nd District," said Assembly Member Carter, who is the owner of a small business in Rialto. "When small businesses succeed, the whole community benefits."