Lawndale Leaders Choose Wesson for District Supervisor

 Lawndale Mayor and City Councilmembers Join Growing List of Local Elected Officials Backing Herb Wesson

(EMPIRE NEWS NETWORK—ENN)— LOS ANGELES, CA— Today, Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson solidified his position as the grassroots candidate in the race for LA County Supervisor with endorsements from the entire Lawndale City Council, including Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles, Mayor Pro Tem James Osborne, City Councilmembers Dan Reid, Pat Kearney and Bernadette Suarez, and City Clerk Rhonda Hofmann Gorman. Wesson enjoys widespread support from local elected officials throughout the 2nd Supervisorial District, who represent the Cities of Inglewood, Lynwood, Gardena, Compton, Carson and Hawthorne.

In response to the news, Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson released the following statement:

“I want to thank Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles and the entire City Council for their unwavering support. I am proud to have the backing of such passionate, forward-thinking leaders. As Supervisor, I will continue to work closely with the Lawndale City Council to fight the Trump agenda at the local level, protect our communities and ensure that every family has a roof over their head and a safe place to call home.”

Herb J. Wesson, Jr. served the 2nd Supervisorial District as Chief of Staff to legendary LA County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke prior to his election to the State Assembly. Wesson then became only the 2nd African American in California history to serve as Speaker of the Assembly. Mr. Wesson was elected to the LA City Council in 2005 representing Council District 10 and has served as President of the City Council since November 2011.  

Wesson is the first African American to hold the position of Council President in the city’s history and has been re-elected three times to lead the city’s legislative body. During his tenure as Council President, Wesson has presided over monumental policy initiatives making Los Angeles a better place to live, work and raise a family. Not only have local policy initiatives — which include raising the minimum wage, pension reform and consolidating city elections to increase voter turnout — positively affected local residents, but in many cases, the city’s actions have spurred state and national response and served as a model for similar policies.