The Ventura County Medical Association, representing hundreds of physicians from throughout the community, announced this week their endorsement of Jeff Gorell for Congress in California's 26th District.

"I'm honored to have the support of our community doctors," said Jeff Gorell. "With the enormous issues facing Ventura County and our nation related to health care access, it means a great deal to me to know that I have the confidence of our local physicians and surgeons to be the right representative for Ventura County in the U.S. House of Representatives. Like my work in Sacramento, I intend to be a problem-solver in Congress, and no doubt there are plenty of problems to solve in the area of medicine and wellness."

"The Ventura County Medical Association is proud to support Jeff Gorell for Congress." Said Mary Carr, Executive Director of VCMA. "Jeff developed a reputation in the State Capitol as a pragmatic and thoughtful legislator on the issues of health care. Doctors here appreciated the access and responsiveness they found in Assemblyman Gorell, and believe of the candidates for this seat this election, Jeff Gorell is the best qualified to represent the 26th District. We look forward to helping him get elected and have transmitted our Association's endorsement to California Medical Association CALPAC and American Medical Association for their consideration."

Assemblyman Jeff Gorell was elected to the California legislature in 2010 where he serves as Vice Chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee. He is also a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve and veteran of the War in Afghanistan. Jeff serves on the faculty of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks where he been an adjunct professor of public policy since 2006. From 1999 to 2006, Gorell served as a Ventura County Deputy District Attorney.