Steinberg Endorses DeSaulnier

Yet another early endorsement for State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier; this one from Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg

The endorsement was expected. Steinberg and DeSaulnier are strong allies. Steinberg’s early endorsement of DeSaulnier for the state Senate seat helped dissuade potential competitors from running against DeSaulnier, particularly former Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla.

The other side of this discussion, though, is what Steinberg will do to fill DeSaulnier’s numerous assignments in the Senate, particularly his post as leader of the Senate Labor Committee and his work on the committee considering reforms to the prison system.

As the article goes on to say...

Running a potentially competitive congressional campaign is not something you do in your spare time.

From what I understand, DeSaulnier is to start campaigning as early as next week. Considering recent polls show that none of the current candidates have the greatest name recognition at this point...that's probably a good idea.