Endorsement: Tim Sanchez for California's 12th Congressional District
WASHINGTON D.C.—New Politics today endorsed U.S Navy veteran and lifelong servant leader Tim Sanchez for Representative in California’s 12th Congressional District. Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics released the following statement:
“Tim Sanchez’s commitment to service led him to answer the call after 9/11 and join the US Navy Reserves. His East Oakland upbringing, military service, and diverse career make him an exceptional candidate. He is committed to creating economic opportunities and protecting our democracy in the halls of Congress. New Politics is proud to endorse his campaign to represent California’s 12th Congressional District.”
About Tim Sanchez
Tim Sanchez was born and raised in East Oakland by a Puerto Rican mother and a Mexican-American father surrounded by a large family deeply ingrained in the East Bay community. The oldest of four siblings, he attended Oakland public schools and grew up playing baseball. At age 19, he became a teenage parent and dropped out of college after his freshman year to support his young family. He figured out early in life how to face challenges head on, learning lessons that have served him well in a distinguished career as an entrepreneur, small business owner, active duty service member, and financial services professional. He eventually earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of San Francisco and a dual MBA from Columbia University and the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Like many Americans after 9/11, Tim answered the call to serve and joined the US Navy Reserves. He was deployed three times, including a combat tour in Afghanistan. Tim has also worked at numerous financial services companies and Silicon Valley startups. He founded Tertulia Cafe in East Oakland near the neighborhood he grew up in. Tim was selected to be a member of the 2021-2022 Writers Guild Foundation’s Veterans Writing Project, which identifies emerging writers from military backgrounds. He currently works as an executive at Boeing.
His diverse experiences inform the priorities he’ll bring with him to Congress for 12th district residents: creating economic opportunity for working families; expanding health care for all residents; and protecting and strengthening our democracy from MAGA extremists and anyone else who threatens it.
Tim has three adult children and he lives in Oakland with his partner.
About New Politics
New Politics is a bipartisan organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders who have committed their lives to serving our country, either through the military or national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps. New Politics support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate’s campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised more than $8.5 million for their candidates, electing more than 30 of them to office, from Congress to School Board.
