First Lady Dr. Jill Biden touched down in Santa Rosa Thursday afternoon at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport. This stop marks her second-to-last destination on a four-day press tour and her second stop in the Bay Area this week.
After exiting the plane, Dr. Biden was greeted by Supervisors David Rabbitt, district two, and James Gore, district four, along with Gore’s wife, Elizabeth Gore. Biden spent a couple minutes chatting with them, posed for photos and then walked to the waiting motorcade of several black sedans and Sonoma County Sheriff squad cars. Her motorcade left the tarmac and took the First Lady to a political fundraiser event for the Biden Victory Fund in Healdsburg.
While waiting for the First Lady’s arrival, Supervisor Gore expressed the importance of the Biden administration to Sonoma County. “This president, this presidency has really delivered for the counties around the country,” he said.
Gore credited Joe Biden for the money the county received from the federal government during the pandemic. ”Coming out of Covid, the American Rescue Plan, Sonoma County specifically, [was given] $95 million in recovery dollars, and of that, $40 million we put into equity programs that were hit hard by the pandemic, but also rebuilding a new public health lab to prepare for future events,” he said.
Gore believes President Biden plans to provide more financial assistance to college students if elected to a second term. “I think not only with what he’s already pushed forward and has tried two or three times to figure out a way forward. One of the connections that we’ve heard a lot from the administration is a greater potential for stints in public service like Americorps, Climate Corps, and other things, such as a tuition reduction.”
Supervisor Rabbitt appreciated the opportunity to greet the First Lady. “Welcoming her is an important thing, for the county and for the board, and I very much appreciate her being here,” he said.
Her next stop on the Biden Victory Fund tour is John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.
