Los Angeles County Democratic Party Announces Endorsements for November 2007 Elections
The Democratic Party releases voting recommendations for the November 6, 2007 ballot

LOS ANGELES – At the Los Angeles County Democratic Party’s (LACDP) September meeting, the Party voted to endorse candidates for local offices in Los Angeles County, for the November 6, 2007 elections. With the endorsement from LACDP, these candidates become the officially endorsed candidates of the Democratic Party.

“Our community needs leaders who will fight for high quality education, jobs that provide a livable wage, with decent benefits, increased access to healthcare and the protection and preservation of our magnificent environment. Our endorsed candidates share these values and have the skills and experience that we need to get things done in local government,” said Eric C. Bauman, Chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

The candidates endorsed by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party are listed below. Additional endorsements may be made at LACDP’s October meeting.

CITY ELECTIONS
City of Baldwin Park
City Council Ricardo Pacheco
City Council Susan Rubio

City of Diamond Bar
City Council Fran Perez

City of El Monte
Mayor Ernest G. “Ernie” Gutierrez
City Council Norma Macias
City Council Patricia Wallach

City of Hermosa Beach
City Council Michael DiVirgilio
City Council Jeff Duclos

City of La Puente
City Council Dan Holloway
City Council Nadia Alicia Mendoza

City of Montebello
City Council Kathy Salazar
City Council Giuseppe “Joe” Veneziano
City Treasurer Norma Miranda Lopez

City of West Covina
City Council Roger Hernandez
City Council Fredrick “Fred” Sykes

COMMUNITY COLLEGE ELECTIONS
Compton Community College Board of Trustees
Area 3 Trustee Andres Ramos

Mt. San Antonio College Board of Trustees
Trustee Manuel Baca

Pasadena Area Community College Board of Trustees
Seat 4 Trustee Charles Kenneth Nelson

LIBRARY DISTRICTS
Altadena Library Board of Trustees
Trustee David Datz
Trustee Mark Allen Mariscal

WATER DISTRICTS
Crescenta Valley Water District
Board of Directors Judy Binch Tejeda

La Puente Valley County Water District
Board of Directors Yvonne A. Garcia

Walnut Valley Water District
Board of Directors Rex Y. Yee

SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Azusa Unified School District
Governing Board Burke Hamilton

Bassett Unified School District
Governing Board Laura L. Santos

Charter Oak Unified School District
Governing Board Joseph M. Probst

Compton Unified School District
Governing Board Micah Ali
Governing Board Giovanna A. Brasfield

Culver City Unified School District
Governing Board Steven M. Gourley
Governing Board Roger Maxwell

El Monte Union High School District
Governing Board Frank Ogaz
Governing Board Salvador Ramirez

Garvey School District
Governing Board Felipe Agredano
Governing Board Henry Lo

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Governing Board Jay Chen

Montebello Unified School District
Governing Board Marcella Calderon
Governing Board David Vela

San Gabriel Unified School District
Governing Board Scott Svonkin

South Pasadena Unified School District
Governing Board Steve Taw

Valle Lindo School District
Governing Board Ruth Gonzales

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