San Fernando Valley, CA – Today, Monica Rodriguez’s campaign announced another major endorsement, as California Attorney General Xavier Becerra officially endorsed her campaign. Attorney General Becerra is the latest high-profile endorsement uniting with the growing bipartisan coalition that helped propel Rodriguez to a first-place finish in the March primary.
“With a strong record on public safety and a plan to make our neighborhoods and schools safer, Monica Rodriguez will hit the ground running as our next Councilmember,” said Attorney General Xavier Becerra. “I strongly support Monica Rodriguez for the Los Angeles City Council.”
In winning this key endorsement, Monica Rodriguez said: “Attorney General Xavier Becerra is a longtime champion for working families and protecting equal rights for all Californians. I am humbled and thrilled for his support in this campaign, and I look forward to collaborating with the Attorney General to safeguard Valley families and neighborhoods.”
A bipartisan, broad-based grassroots coalition has united in support for Monica Rodriguez’s campaign. Hundreds of local community leaders, educators, small business owners, environmentalists, and working families in the Northeast San Fernando Valley are supporting her campaign. She also won the endorsements of the United Firefighters Association of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Protective League, Los Angeles School Police Officers Association, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, SEIU-USWW, Laborers Local 300, Teamsters Joint Council 42, the Armenian Council of America ACA-PAC, as well as endorsements from both Democrats and Republicans, including Mayor Eric Garcetti and former Mayor Richard Riordan, Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Kathryn Barger, as well as California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Congressmember Tony Cardenas. Please visit www.MonicaforCityCouncil.com for more information.
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