CAPE-Endorsed Candidates Performed Well in June Primary Election!
Nearly all of the CAPE-endorsed candidates placed first in their Primary Election campaign in June. Most face General Election run-off contests in November. In the very important contest for Los Angeles County First District Supervisor, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and CAPE-endorsed candidate Hilda Solis, will not have a run-off election. She won her Primary Election outright with more than 50% of the vote in June and will be our next LA County Supervisor representing the First District communities of East Los Angeles, Gateway Cities and the San Gabriel Valley.
In the close race for Third District Supervisor, CAPE-endorsed candidate and former state Legislator Sheila Kuehl finished the June Primary Election with a surprisingly strong first place finish ahead of former Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shriver. The two will face off in the November General Election. Kuehl has since earned the endorsement of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.
The CAPE Board of Directors approved an ambitious independent expenditure campaign for the Primary Election races in both of the County Supervisorial campaigns. An earlier mailer was sent to frequent voters in both districts to capture the vote-by-mail turnout. To see a copy of the mailer, visit the website at http://www.capeunion.org/legislative-political-advocacy.
In statewide races, CAPE-endorsed candidate and longtime friend John Chiang placed first in his Primary Election contest for State Treasurer and is expected to win his run-off in November. In the race for State Controller, CAPE-endorsed candidate and former Assembly Speaker John Perez was defeated by the narrowest of margins (less than 1,000 votes) by fellow Democrat and current member of the State Board of Equalization, Betty Yee. Betty will be in the November run-off against Republican and Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin.
All of the CAPE-endorsed Los Angeles County candidates for re-election to the State Assembly and the U.S. Congress placed first in their Primary Election races. LACCD Board of Trustee Miguel Santiago placed first in the only non-incumbent State Assembly Primary Election with support from CAPE. All are expected to win re-election in November.
Earlier this year, the CAPE Political Endorsement Committee recommended "No Endorsement" in the June Primary Election race for LA County Assessor. The CAPE Board of Directors ratified that position. Both candidates in the November General Election for County Assessor have requested CAPE support for their campaign. The CAPE Board of Directors is continuing to monitor the campaigns of each candidate.
CAPE Winning Endorsements for June 2014 Primary Election
LA County Supervisor:
District 1, Hilda Solis
District 3, Sheila Kuehl
LA County Assessor: No Endorsement
CA State Treasurer: John Chiang
State Assembly:
District 43, Mike Gatto*
District 46, Adrin Nazarian*
District 49, Ed Chau*
District 51, Jimmy Gomez*
District 53, Miguel Santiago
District 54, Sebastian Ridley-Thomas*
District 59, Reggie Jones-Sawyer*
District 63, Anthony Rendon*
District 66, Al Muratsuchi*
U.S. Congress:
District 27, Judy Chu*
District 30, Brad Sherman*
District 44, Janice Hahn*
*Incumbents