Los Angeles – Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer announced today that he is endorsing Wendy Greuel for Mayor of Los Angeles.
Jones-Sawyer was elected in November to represent South Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. He previously served as Assistant Deputy Mayor in the Riordan Administration and Chair of the County's Small Business Administration.
Jones-Sawyer’s endorsement comes the same time that Greuel received key endorsements from President Bill Clinton, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and former Mayor Richard Riordan.
“As someone with experience as a senior advisor in the Mayor's Office, as a high ranking City Department Head and as a Vice President of a City Union, I am uniquely qualified to know what skills are needed to be a successful and effective Mayor. I know Wendy Greuel will be able to bring all sides together to make the tough choices and bring positive change to Los Angeles,” Jones-Sawyer said.
“Wendy has deep ties to our community and she has fought her whole career to bring opportunity and equality to South LA. As Mayor, Wendy will work to empower communities across the city and attract good jobs where they're needed most. I'm proud to support her for Mayor,” Jones-Sawyer added.
"Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer has been a fighter for South LA his whole career, and I’m excited to partner with him to bring good jobs and economic development to communities across the city,” said Greuel. “As mayor, I’ll be a strong leader for a change, and I’ll keep fighting waste in government so we can get back to providing the services that Angelenos across the city depend on.”
Greuel has a strong base of support in the African-American community. In addition to Johnson and Ridley-Thomas, she has endorsements from longtime Los Angeles Urban League president John Mack; Bishop Charles E. Blake, presiding Bishop and Chief Apostle of the Church of God in Christ and pastor of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ; Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, Senior Pastor-Teacher of Faithful Central Bible Church; Reverend Dr. Cecil “Chip” Murray, former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church; Our Weekly; LA Sentinel; LA Focus on the Word; Olympic Gold Medalist Rafer Johnson; and the Black Los Angeles Young Democrats.