Elected and Community Leaders Choose Greuel As Best Candidate for Mayor
LOS ANGELES — Today Wendy Greuel announced that she has been endorsed by a broad group of Latino leaders from across Los Angeles, including some of the most well-respected community and elected leaders in the city.
Joining Latino civil rights icon Dolores Huerta and a growing list of endorsers are City Councilmember and Congressmember-elect Tony Cardenas, State Sen. Alex Padilla, City Councilmember José Huizar, Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes, LAUSD Board Member Nury Martinez, and Assemblymember-elect Raul Bocenegra.
Also endorsing Greuel were more than 50 community leaders and activists such as Gisselle Acevedo Franco, former President and CEO of Para Los Niños; Tania Aguilar, Editor of La Voz Libre; Ruben Guerra, Chairman of the Latin Business Association; Martha Diaz-Aszkenazy, Chair of the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley; Irma Munoz, founder and President of Mujeres de la Tierra; Michael Nogueira, President of the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce; Maria Casillas, former president of Families in School; Mary Garcia, president of the Mid-Town North Hollywood Neighborhood Council; Ana Perez, president of the National Latina Business Women Association - Los Angeles; Alex Guerrero, a Valley Industry and Commerce Association Board Member; Ari Ruiz, political vice-president at Stonewall Young Democrats; Dina Cervantes, president of San Fernando Valley Young Democrats; and Anthony Duarte, a California Democratic Party Regional Director*.
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"As a colleague, as a neighbor, and even as a former political rival, I am proud to support Wendy Greuel for Mayor for the City of Los Angeles. I have worked with Wendy as a Councilmember and as a Controller, and while we did not agree on every issue I can tell you she always brought integrity and intelligence to the discussion. I know that she is the candidate who will provide the leadership and fiscal responsibility we need to move our City forward, " said Cardenas, who will represent parts of the San Fernando Valley in Congress. "Wendy Greuel has always embraced the rich diversity of our City. Her election gives our city a historic opportunity and I know she will do an exceptional job representing the needs of all Angelenos when she becomes our City's leader."
"Wendy Greuel has a decades-long record of leadership and public service. From her time working with Mayor Bradley to her time in the Clinton Administration, Wendy has always delivered for the Valley and the City," said Padilla, who also represents the Valley. "And her experience in the private sector gives her a valuable perspective on job creation and one of the city's most important economic engines."
“I worked with Wendy on the City Council and whether it was making the City more business friendly or fixing our streets, she has shown that she knows how to get Los Angeles back on track,” said Huizar, whose district includes Downtown, Boyle Heights, El Sereno, Highland Park and Eagle Rock.
"I was proud to work with Wendy Greuel to extend California's Film Tax Credit and ensure that we're keeping jobs here in Los Angeles. For years, she's fought to help businesses across the city and get folks working again," said Fuentes.
"Wendy Greuel has a deep commitment to ensure our schools prepare children for the future," Martinez said. "Wendy knows first-hand the challenges our schools face, because she is an active parent who sends her son to their neighborhood public school. As moms with a personal stake in the quality of our schools, Wendy and I have worked together to get more resources to the classroom."
"Wendy Greuel has fought to bring economic investment to the Valley and bring accountability and transparency to government. I'm confident she'll be able to give Los Angeles' economy the spark it needs," said Bocanegra.
“I am honored to receive the support of so many leaders in the Latino community,” Greuel said. “Like all Angelenos, these leaders want to create good schools, safe neighborhoods, and good, family wage jobs. I look forward to continuing to fight for our shared values.”
The endorsements give Greuel a boost in a mayoral race where Greuel holds a lead in most public polls. Today's endorsers join a host of leaders who are already supporting Greuel, including City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl and former City Controllers Laura Chick and Rick Tuttle, former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg, civil rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta, civil rights trailblazer John Mack, and State Sen. Fran Pavley.
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