CITYHOOD LEADERS BACK SANCHEZ.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer Several Valley VOTE leaders endorsed Corinne Sanchez on Friday in her bid for the 7th District City Council seat against Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City . The cityhood group leaders were careful to note that their support as individuals did not represent an endorsement by Valley VOTE, which has a policy against making political endorsements Political endorsement is the action of publicly declaring one's personal or group's support of a candidate for elected office. For example, a person could endorse Joe/Jane Blow for US President in 2008, meaning that he/she intends to support any campaigns Mr/Mrs. . ``My feeling is that, as the campaign has progressed, and seeing the differences in positions that they've taken, that Corinne will be a stronger advocate for the Valley,'' said Jeff Brain, president of Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment. Carlos Ferreyra, a Valley VOTE executive board member, said he was endorsing someone who has been working in the community for a long time and is not being groomed as a politician. ``We need someone there who will stay there and work with the community,'' he said. Sanchez, 52, heads a community service organization in the Northeast Valley. Padilla, 26, was an aide to 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. Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. , D-Panorama City. They have been locked in a hotly contested race to fill the seat vacated by state Sen. Richard Alarcon, D-Van Nuys. Padilla finished first in the April primary with close to 48 percent of the vote. Sanchez was second with close to 25 percent of the vote in a field of six candidates. The runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. election is Tuesday. |
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