Jennifer Longley

LEG Celebrates June 2026 Client Victories!

As results continue to come in, The Lew Edwards Group is proud to celebrate client victories in June 2026! Highlights include a major win for the Peralta Community College District YES on A bond renewal — a lasting impact for students and families across Alameda County — along with independent efforts helping Solano County Supervisor…
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LEG at ACBO 2025 – Teaching Community Colleges to Win in 2026 and Beyond

LEG Principal Catherine Lew presented 2026 bond strategies for CA Community College Districts with co-panelists Mario Rodriguez Dale Scott and Tom Burke at this year’s Association of Chief Business Officials (ACBO) spring event in Lake Tahoe, California. Thank you, ACBO, for inviting LEG back again this year and entrusting us with leading a strategic communications…
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LEG Presents Inaugural Lloyd A. Edwards Scholarships

On May 3 2025, LEG Co-Founder Catherine Lew presented the inaugural Lloyd A. Edwards Scholarship to two college-bound McClymonds seniors. A heartfelt thank you to the East Bay Community Foundation, Alexandria Cooley, and May Nguyen for their support and leadership in helping our young Oakland scholars thrive!
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LEG starts 2025 strong – electing Barbara Lee as Oakland Mayor!

For the last 100+ days, it has been the Lew Edwards Groups’ honor to run the herstory making campaign to elect a transformative leader and the first Black woman as the Town’s Mayor. Barbara Lee is our Mayor-Elect and —with a 5,000+ vote margin, this was not a close race. Barbara Lee will lead our…
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LEG at the San Mateo County Chamber Progress Seminar!

LEG founder Catherine Lew was on the scene at the San Mateo County Chambers’ 55th annual Progress Seminar – working with Lennies Gutierrez who, along with Mitchell Bailey moderated a panel discussion with Rafael Avendaño, Mark Simon and Thomas Schnaubelt on “Strengthening Democracy” with San Mateo County movers and shakers. Congratulations Amy Buckmaster for a…
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Women Making History – LEG clients win on the March 2024 Ballot!

Spotlight on county candidates- When women run- women win! The Lew Edwards Group celebrates dominating wins by LEG clients Nikki Fortunato Bas and Margaret Abe-Koga with strong first place finishes in their respective County Supervisor races, and Monterey County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew‘s and County Board of Education Trustee Angela Normand’s landslide victories in the March 5, 2024 election. The…
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Introducing The Lloyd A. Edwards Education Fund

A groundbreaking leader in broadcast journalism, business, and politics, Lloyd Edwards was also a lifelong advocate for educational equity. To continue his legacy, we are honored to announce the Lloyd A. Edwards Educational Fund — a project of the East Bay Community Foundation — formed to provide educational support for students of color. Please learn more about…
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Cheers to 26 years!

Cheers to 26 years! This month in 1997 LEG first opened its doors. Along the way, LEG fought alongside 45 nonprofits/political action committees; elected over 100 candidates; represented over 300 public entities; and won over $42 Billion for schools and communities. While A LOT has changed since 1997, LEG is thrilled to remain a CA…
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Every Vote Counts

LEG sends a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to the City of Bakersfield on its successful enactment of Measure N — the last ballot measure of the 2018 #lewedwardsgroup cycle to be called! With a margin of just 97 votes, it’s clear that #everyvotecounts
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High Stakes and High Expectations for Governor Elect

The #CAInfluencers series continues with the Sacramento Bee asking LEG Co-founder Catherine Lew: “What advice would you offer to the new governor?”
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