43RD ASSEMBLY SEAT UP FOR GRABS IN FIELD OF 3 DEMOCRATS, 3 REPUBLICANS.Byline: Lee Condon Staff Writer Once the domain of Republicans, the 43rd Assembly District is now one of the most competitive in the state. Democrats now outnumber out·num·ber tr.v. out·num·bered, out·num·ber·ing, out·num·bers To exceed the number of; be more numerous than. outnumber Verb to exceed in number: Republicans 45 percent to 36 percent in the district, which includes Glendale, Burbank, Toluca Lake, Eagle Rock, Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and parts of Sun Valley, North Hollywood and Hollywood. Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. Scott Wildman Scott Wildman was a California State Assemblyman from 1996 until 2000. That year, he lost a State Senate primary to Dr. Jack Scott, an Assemblyman from a neighboring district. Wildman received 46.7% of the vote. , D-Glendale, has represented the district since his stunning upset victory in 1996. But facing a term limit in 2002, Wildman has opted to run for state Senate in the 21st District. State Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, is leaving that job to run for Congress against Rep. James Rogan, R-Pasadena. With the seat wide open, three Democrats and three Republicans are vying vy·ing v. Present participle of vie. vying vie in the primary. The fund-raising leader so far is Dario J. Frommer, who gave up his job as Gov. Gray Davis' appointments secretary to run. A lawyer, Frommer previously worked as political director of Davis' campaign and as chief of staff to former state Sen. Art Torres, who is state Democratic Party chairman. While he has spent recent years working in Sacramento, the Los Feliz resident grew up in Glendale and says he has strong roots in the community. ``I want to be fighter for the district,'' said Frommer, adding that he'll model his service on the constituent-based strategies of Wildman. Stumping stump n. 1. The part of a tree trunk left protruding from the ground after the tree has fallen or has been felled. 2. for votes in a walking tour of the district, Frommer said voters are most concerned about uncontrolled growth in their communities. Frommer said part of the problem is that the state does not adequately fund cities, leaving them to rely on new office and retail projects to boost property and sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. revenues. ``People feel that the very character of the community that drew them here is being destroyed. We need more preservation of open space in our communities,'' he said. In order to do that, Frommer said, Sacramento has to restore appropriate funding to cities. While Frommer was making a career as a staffer for politicians in Sacramento, lawyer Paul Krekorian Paul Krekorian was elected in 2006 to serve California's 43rd Assembly District, which includes the cities of Glendale and Burbank and the Los Feliz, Silver Lake, North Hollywood, Valley Glen, Toluca Lake, Atwater Village and Valley Village communities of Los Angeles. says he was getting involved in politics on the local level. Krekorian, a former member of the Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. of the city of Los Angeles
Krekorian also has worked with the film industry as an entertainment lawyer. ``I'm the only one of the candidates that has a professional background in the entertainment industry,'' Krekorian said. Krekorian has also been active in the local Armenian community and hopes to get a boost from a voter registration drive A voter registration drive is an effort, often undertaken by a political campaign, political party, or other outside groups (partisan and non-partisan), that seeks to register to vote those who are eligible but not registered. targeting Armenian voters. ``It's a base vote that I expect to get the lion's share of,'' Krekorian said. The third Democrat in the race is John Hisserich, associate vice president of health affairs at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . At 60, he's the oldest candidate in the race and, he says, the most experienced. Hisserich has worked in education, health care, environmental issues and law enforcement between his day job and service on the board of directors of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open and as a reserve deputy sheriff. He calls himself the ``citizen candidate.'' ``When you talk about education, I've actually been an educator. When you talk about crime, I've actually worked in law enforcement. When you talk about health care, I've actually worked in the field,'' he said. Both Krekorian and Hisserich have loaned their own campaigns substantial sums. Krekorian has pitched in $45,000 to his campaign and Hisserich loaned his campaign $50,000. On the Republican side, lawyers Craig Missakian and Mark MacCarley and computer manufacturer Liz Michael are heavily self-financing their campaigns. Missakian has loaned his own campaign $85,000 and MacCarley has loaned his campaign $120,100. Michael lists a $21,380 loan on her report. A former prosecutor, Missakian said juvenile justice reform will be a major priority for him in Sacramento. ``The juvenile justice laws we have now were created when kids were stealing hubcaps,'' Missakian said. ``They are not set up to deal with kids who are committing a third of the murders in the state.'' Missakian refers to himself as a conservative Republican but says he has a moderate stance on several key issues. He is pro-choice on abortion and favors some forms of gun control. Despite the Democratic edge in voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. , Missakian says a Republican can win here. ``The vast majority of voters here still relate to Republican values,'' he said. MacCarley contends he's the best fit for the 43rd District. He's most interested in fiscal accountability, integrity and ``education that produces good, solid citizens,'' he said. ``My message resonates most successfully with the people in the community,'' MacCarley said. ``People want to live in (Glendale and Burbank) and that's because they embrace good, solid Republican values.'' Michael said she is running because as a small businesswoman she is frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: by state laws that make it so difficult to run a business in California. Her first target would be elimination of the minimum tax on businesses, which Michael says businesses have to pay even if they make no money. ``I think we have to do away with an oppressive environment that kills businesses and jobs,'' Michael said. In addition, she is running to draw attention to her opposition to Proposition 22, also known as the Knight Initiative, which would ban California from recognizing same-sex marriages Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable . These are the candidates in the March 7 primary election in Assembly District 43: DARIO J. FROMMER Party: Democrat Age: 35 Occupation: Lawyer; former appointments secretary to Gov. Gray Davis Residence: Los Feliz Web site: dariofrommer.com Money raised: $271,822 PAUL KREKORIAN Party: Democrat Age: 39 Occupation: Lawyer; former member of L.A. city Ethics Commission Residence: Toluca Lake Web site: None Money raised: $182,511, including $45,000 in loans JOHN HISSERICH Party: Democrat Age: 60 Occupation: Associate vice president of Health Affairs at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Residence: Silver Lake Web site: hisserich.com Money raised: $106,591, including $50,000 loan CRAIG MISSAKIAN Party: Republican Age: 39 Occupation: Lawyer Residence: Glendale Web site: Craig2000.org Money raised: $102,813, including $85,000 loan. MARK MacCARLEY Party: Republican Age: 48 Occupation: Lawyer Residence: Glendale Web site: None Money raised: $129,989, including $120,100 loan LIZ MICHAEL Party: Republican Age: 43 Occupation: Computer manufacturer; tax accountant Residence: Glendale Web site: lizmichael.com Money raised: $38,360, including $21,380 loan CAPTION(S): 6 photos Photo: (1) John Hisserich (2) Craig Missakian (3) Mark MacCarley (4) Liz Michael (5) Dario J. Frommer (6) Paul Krekorian |
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