Congresswoman Karen Bass is a leading candidate to become the mayor of Los Angeles in 2022.  She’s already garnered the backing of a wide swath of Angelenos, from South L.A. to the city’s Westside, among downtown residents and some voters in San Fernando Valley as well.

Currently the U.S. representative for California’s 37th congressional district, Bass has attained nationwide stature since being first elected to the office in 2011.  In 2018, Bass was elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Prior to her congressional career, she served six years representing the 47th District in the California State Assembly. She was the first African American woman in the country to be elected as Speaker of a state legislative body.

Since announcing her candidacy, she’s traversed the city to meet with citizens and hear their concerns. In response, she developed an in-depth, wide-ranging plan to address the issues of homelessness, public safety, crime prevention, business and jobs and climate and sustainability.

She outlines her vision for the city on her website: “Los Angeles can be a city where all people have access to quality health care. Los Angeles can be a city where its economy — one of the most robust, intricate and complex economies in the world — can work for everyone.

“Los Angeles can be a city where everyone can afford housing, where everyone can be paid livable wages, and where services and resources are provided to help get folks who may have stumbled, back on their feet,” says Bass.

To learn more, visit: www.karenbass.com.

 

 

 

 

 Sydney Kamlager for Congress- 37 District

 

 

Chicago-born Sydney Kamlager-Dove found her interest government while she was working with her grandmother on electoral campaign for Harold Washington – Chicago’s first Black mayor.

Following her passion, young Kamlager-Dove moved to L.A. and focused on political science at the University of Southern California (USC). While she was studying, Kamlager-Dove experienced one of the most infamous civic interruptions. The 1992 riots in Los Angeles emerged while she was a student at USC as a direct response to the Rodney King verdict.

Building on the platform of justice, Kamlager-Dove devoted her time and energy to public service. As state senate, Kamlager-Dove worked endlessly to create an environment that thrived on equality.

Kamlager-Dove introduced the Street Medicine Act, which provides medical teams to the unsheltered. Kamlager-Dove brought forward the California State Penal Code (AB 127), holding police accountable by eliminating barriers in prosecuting acts of crimes by law enforcement.

Moving into a congressional standpoint, Kamlager-Dove is looking to expand voting and reproductive rights, broadening health care, reimagining criminal justice, and orchestrating innovative investment in housing. She is looking at climate with a serious eye and preparing to coordinate a “new Green deal” that will respond immediately to the changes in the environment.

To learn more, visit: www.sydneykamlager-dove.com.

 

McOsker Seeks CD 15 Seat

 

Tim McOsker aims to extend his history of public service by representing Council District 15.

With decades of government and nonprofit experience under his belt, McOsker believes his leadership and political know-how to secure much needed resources for the 250,000+ residents in CD15.  Also, he is a native of the area and intimately familiar with the history and potential that the region possesses.

“I’ve lived in the district my entire life,” said McOsker, who worked many years under James K. Hahn during Hahn’s tenure as L.A. city attorney and mayor.   “I had a great experience, but it has always been in the back of my mind that when the opportunity arises to give back to the city that gave so much to me that I would do it.”

The Watts community, where many African Americans still reside, plays a big part in his intention to give back and he’s committed to make the concerns of the region a priority if he is elected. 

“Watts is a community with great potential and a real desire to build up retail development, job opportunities and developing properties,” McOsker said.  “We want visitors to come to Watts to experience it and to experience the music, food, urban farming, the towers and just the culture and the environment of the place. That's my hope.”

Other priorities for McOsker are resolving homelessness and creating affordable housing, rebuilding the economy and creating more jobs, improving public health and safety, combatting climate change and restoring trust and transparency in city government.

To learn more, visit: www.timmcosker.com.

 

 

 

 

Reggie Jones-Sawyer for State Assembly District 57 

  

Reggie Jones-Sawyer knows what it’s like to face inequality and injustice because he’s been there. As a child, his family shared a home with four other families.

This experience forced Jones-Sawyer to understand the critical need for social and economic justice at an early age. Ultimately, leading him to dedicate his career to uplifting working families.

While serving as Vice President of Service Employees International Union (SEIC) Local 721, he found ways to secure better wages for working people, including janitors, nurses, and social workers. He also sought healthcare for all, along with equal pay, retirement benefits, and worker’s rights.

During his time in State Legislature, Jones-Sawyer advocated forward-thinking policies that put working families first. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he worked endlessly to help his community, securing personal protective equipment for first responders and other workers at the frontline of the virus. He distributed critical resources to struggling working families and fought to provide financial support to families impacted by the virus to make sure they could keep roofs over their head and food on their tables.

In his re-election, Reggie Jones-Sawyer will continue to fight for affordable housing, equal pay, protective equipment for frontline workers, as well as a criminal system that caters to everyone not just the wealthy elite. He is a man for the people, and proves this through his dedication and hard work for the community.

To learn more, visit: www.reggiejones-sawyer.com.

 

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