{"id":1571517,"date":"2025-09-12T02:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1571517"},"modified":"2025-09-12T02:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:10:00","slug":"los-angeles-mayor-bass-endorses-former-mayor-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/los-angeles-mayor-bass-endorses-former-mayor-for-governor\/1571517\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Mayor Bass Endorses Former Mayor For Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Mayor Bass Endorses Former Mayor For Governor<\/span><\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass endorsed former mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for governor of California on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n

The 72-year-old Los Angeles native and former state assemblyman is making a second run for the state\u2019s highest seat.<\/p>\n

He lost in the 2018 primary against 26 other candidates. Gov. Gavin Newsom won in the general election.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As Jill McLaughlin reports for The Epoch Times, <\/a>Bass introduced Villaraigosa at a press conference, calling him California\u2019s next governor.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are talking about somebody who knows the Legislature, who knows how to build relationships, who knows our city,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Bass said.<\/p>\n

Villaraigosa, a Democrat, said he was honored by the endorsement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored to have the endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass,\u201d <\/strong>Villaraigosa stated on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayor Bass is a fierce advocate for working families, children, seniors, and underserved communities and a tireless champion for social and economic justice and for the people of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate her support in this campaign and look forward to collaborating with Mayor Bass for the health, safety, and betterment of Angelenos and all Californians,\u201d<\/strong> he added.<\/p>\n

During the press conference, he criticized the recent immigration enforcement in the city and federal immigration officers working to identify and deport illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n

He vowed to continue fighting against the Trump administration\u2019s immigration operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn my lifetime, I have never seen military-style raids in this town, or any town in the United States of America. … I say no. I say no to this threat to our democracy,\u201d Villaraigosa said Sept. 9.<\/p>\n

The two have been friends since the 1970s, when Bass was a community activist and Villaraigosa was a union organizer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both of them served in the Legislature, becoming Assembly speakers, and both were elected as mayor of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Villaraigosa, the city\u2019s first Latino mayor, describes<\/a> himself as a problem solver and civil rights leader.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks to journalists in a press conference in Los Angeles, on Jan. 17, 2025. Bass endorsed her friend and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Sept. 6 in the state’s governor’s race. Apu Gomes\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the latest polls<\/a> published in August showed the former mayor with only about 9 percent support among possible voters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Congresswoman Katie Porter, a Democrat, has a solid lead in the race, followed by Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican.<\/p>\n

Former Fox News host Steve Hilton, also a Republican, was in third place, according to the Politico poll.<\/p>\n

In June, an Emerson College<\/a> poll showed Villaraigosa was favored by 5 percent of voters.<\/p>\n

The former mayor was a visiting fellow at Harvard<\/a> University\u2019s Kennedy School\u2019s Institute of Politics after serving as Los Angeles mayor from 2005 to 2013. He launched<\/a> his campaign to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom in July 2024.<\/p>\n

The Democratic Party stalwart faces similar competition this time around with a field of contenders vying for the seat.<\/p>\n

At least 20 candidates had entered the gubernatorial race as of Sept. 10, with several big names among them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Besides Bianco, Hilton, and Porter, candidates for governor include former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, who was appointed by President Joe Biden to oversee the COVID-19 vaccine mandates, current California State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond, former state senator Toni Atkins, and tech entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal.<\/p>\n

Former vice president and California resident Kamala Harris announced she would not run for the office.<\/p>\n

Term-limited Newsom has not yet endorsed anyone for the race.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 09\/11\/2025 – 22:10<\/span><\/p>\n

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