ALARCON ASSUMES EARLY LEAD; COUNCILMAN AHEAD OF MCCAULLEY, STARR.Byline: Yvette Cabrera Daily News Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Councilman Richard Alarcon took a commanding lead Tuesday in the race for state Senate District 20, where a victory would make him the first Latino state senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate elected from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Republican Ollie McCaulley and Libertarian Linda Starr faced long odds against Alarcon in the North and Central Valley areas, where balloting on Tuesday reflected the heavy Democratic 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. in the district. ``Obviously, it's very positive,'' said Alarcon. The incumbent, Sen. Herschel Rosenthal, D-Van Nuys, was forced to leave the Senate this year because of term limits. Alarcon, 44, barely won the June primary against former state Assemblyman Richard Katz after a harsh, costly fight within the Democratic Party. After a two-week hand count of ballots, Alarcon was declared the winner by a slim 31-vote margin. But there was lingering hostility over what both sides claimed was unfair campaigning with racial overtones. The primary also was believed to be one of the most expensive state legislative elections waged, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. campaign sources, with Alarcon and Katz spending more than $1.5 million altogether. Alarcon has represented the Northeast Valley's 7th Council District since 1993. He won re-election to the council in 1997 for a four-year term after McCaulley failed to unseat him. In the general election campaign, McCaulley accused Alarcon of neglecting the Northeast Valley during his years on the City Council. McCaulley is governmental relations director for Community Partnership Development Corp., an affordable-housing company in Sun Valley. The 20th Senate District covers the North and Central Valley, from Canoga Park to Valley Village to Sylmar. Alarcon, who lives in Sylmar, is a lifelong Valley resident. He got his start in politics as Valley-area coordinator for former Mayor Tom Bradley Noun 1. Tom Bradley - United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998) Bradley, Thomas Bradley . Before that, he was a schoolteacher. He said he intends to work to improve the state's educational system and to focus on public safety, economic development and transportation. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Councilman Richard Alarcon is upbeat Tuesday after voting at El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. Elementary School in Sylmar. Phil McCarten/Daily News |
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