California Lt. Governor John Garamendi will be joining us for a live chat today, Monday, at 2pm Pacific (5pm Eastern), to talk about health care reform and the importance of a public option.

Mr. Garamendi, the leading candidate to fill the now vacant seat for California’s 10th Congressional District, was twice California’s State Insurance Commissioner.

The Lt. Governor is the third candidate for national office to join us in the last two days to stress the importance of including a public option in any health reform package put forth by this current Congress.

Text of the official press release below:

California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi
to Hold Health Care Town Hall at FireDogLake
CA-10 Congressional District Democratic Nominee
to Highlight Support for Robust Public Option

Washington DC – Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, the Democratic nominee for California’s 10th Congressional District, will join FireDogLake (http://www.FireDogLake.com) for a virtual town hall to explain where he stands on health care. Garamendi supports and prefers a single payer Medicare for All system but believes a robust public option is a critical first step to fixing our health care system.

The town hall will be held on Monday, September 7 at 2 pm Pacific Standard Time (5 pm EST).

Garamendi was a twice elected State Insurance Commissioner. He also served as the chair of the Senate Health Committee when he was a California state legislator. For more on Garamendi’s perspectives on health care, please visit http://www.garamendi.org/issues/healthcare.