ASSEMBLY'S 39TH GOES TO FUENTES.Byline: SUSAN ABRAM Staff Writer Democrat Felipe Fuentes eked out a win over his four challengers and will represent Panorama City and Van Nuys in the state Assembly, according to unofficial returns. Fuentes received 50.86 percent of the ballots cast for the 39th Assembly District -- slightly more than the 50 percent plus one vote he needed to avert a July 10 runoff. Republican Jose Bonilla and Democrats Eric Dwight Rothenay, Felipe "Phillip" Siordia and Margie Carranza also were vying for the seat. The seat was vacated in March when Assemblyman Richard Alarcon stepped aside and returned to the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. , taking
advantage of an extension to term limits.
"I never take anything for granted, and I was eagerly anticipating the results to avoid a runoff and to get to Sacramento as quickly as possible," Fuentes said late Tuesday. "I'm absolutely excited and humbled that the voters decided who they wanted to represent them so quickly." Fuentes, 35, garnered the backing of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and was widely considered the favorite. Fuentes was chief deputy to state Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Van Nuys, when Padilla served on the City Council. Before that, Fuentes served as an aide to former Mayor James Hahn. Bonilla, 54, was the sole Republican in a heavily Democratic district. Bonilla is an internal auditor Internal auditor An employee of a company who analyzes the company's accounting records to that the company is following and complying with all regulations. for the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. , a job he came to recently after retiring from IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . Rothenay, who graduated from St. Genevieve High School St. Genevieve High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. History School Name The school is named in honor of the patroness of Paris. in Panorama City and California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , works for Los Angeles County. Rothenay previously ran for the City Council seat held by Tony Cardenas. Siordia, 49, of Mission Hills formerly worked for Anheuser-Busch as a manager and now runs Brewline Coffee. Also making a second run for office was Carranza, 54, of Panorama City. The retired administrative assistant ran against Alarcon for City Council in March and said her decision to run for the Assembly was based on what she learned in that race and the urging of supporters. susan.abram(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3664 CAPTION(S): 3 boxes Box: (1) LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) Board of Education (2) Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. (3) State Assembly |
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