McNerney easily defends his seat in California

Jerry McNerney, another Freshman member of Global Solutions' Class of 2006, fought back a challenger from Dean Andal to win in California's 11th District. In what was thought to be a tight race before the election, McNerney easily defeated Andal 55 to 45 percent.

Prior to being a member of the 110th Congress, McNerney was a alternative energy advocate and wind power engineer and businessman. In Congress, he is a member of the Science and Technology Committee. More importantly, he's bringing his expertise to bear on energy and climate change. He was given a seat on the Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee, a prestigious new committee started under the new House leadership in 2007. There, he joins other Global Solutions endorsed candidates Ed Markey (MA-07), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), John Larson (CT-01) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05).