Alex Padilla for California State Senate

SUPERVISOR ZEV YAROSLAVSKY ANNOUNCES
ENDORSEMENT OF ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE

LOS ANGELES – At the Padilla campaign’s official kick-off with hundreds of volunteers and supporters, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky announced his support of Los Angeles City Council President Alex Padilla’s campaign for the 20th State Senate District. Supervisor Yaroslavsky and U.S. Congressmember Howard Berman, who has also endorsed Padilla, are two of the Valley’s most respected and longest-serving elected officials.

“Alex Padilla is a leader who is truly committed to the people he serves. He was born and raised in the Valley, and he came back here after graduating from M.I.T. because he wanted to make the Valley a better place for all families. His leadership has brought real change to the neighborhoods he represents on the City Council – from more jobs and sorely needed housing to after school programs to the Valley’s first police station in more than two decades. As a State Senator, I know he’ll be able to use his experience to bring more resources from Sacramento to the Valley,” said Supervisor Yaroslavsky.

“Supervisor Yaroslavsky’s endorsement is important because of depth of his experience working on Valley issues and the respect of Valley residents that he has earned through his decades of service on the City Council and the Board of Supervisors. He is a respected leader on some of the largest challenges facing Los Angeles -- from the solvency of our health care system to winning approval for major public transit projects. I am honored to have his support," said Councilmember Padilla.

Supervisor Yaroslavsky was first elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1994 and represents most of the San Fernando Valley. Prior to his election to the Board of Supervisors, Yaroslavsky was elected six times to the Los Angeles City Council.

Councilmember Padilla is running for the State Senate seat being vacate by State Senator Richard Alarcon. The primary election will be held in June 2006.

Supervisor Yaroslavsky joins a growing list of leaders and organizations who have endorsed Alex Padilla for State Senate, including U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, U.S. Congressmembers Howard Berman, Jane Harman, Juanita Millender-McDonald, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Grace Napolitano, Maxine Waters, and Diane Watson, Los Angeles County Supervisors Yvonne Burke and Gloria Molina, Los Angeles City Councilmember Tony Cardenas, LAPD Chief Bill Bratton, the Los Angeles Police Protective League, Laborers Local 300, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770, Los Angeles Port Police Association, and the Teamsters Joint Council #42.

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