McNerney's success story a hit in Morgan Hill

Congressman Jerry McNerney recently visited Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill. Marilyn Dubil was there to cover the event for the Morgan Hill Times.

As Dubil reported, McNerney's "write-in candidate to Congressman" success story appeared to make an impression on Live Oak students:

(Principal Nick) Boden said students seemed to be most affected by McNerney's story of first running for Congress against Pombo in the 2004 House elections. He entered the race two weeks before the primary election as a write-in candidate. He qualified by one vote and got on the ballot as the Democratic candidate in November. He lost the November general election, 61 to 39 percent.

"His story conveyed to them the power of a single vote," Boden said. "The impact of his story on our students was significant."

You can read the rest of the Morgan Hill Times article here.