Politics & Government

2012 General Election Guide

The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting South Gate and Los Angeles County.

The primaries are now finished and the chosen candidates are getting ready for the last and most important stretch.  In South Gate there are two local elections of particular importance:  The race for the 44thcongressional district and the bid for 63rd State Assembly seat.

There are also several candidates that will run unopposed in the ballot.

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Read below for more details on the elections: 

United States Senator:

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Incumbent Dianne Feinstein (Democrat)

Elizabeth Emken (Republican)

Emken is the former Vice President for Government Relations at Autism Speaks.

Congresswoman Janice Hahn (Democrat)

Hahn currently represents the 36th district.

Congresswoman Laura Richardson (Democrat)

Richardson currently represents the 37th district.

33rd State Senate District:

State Assembly Member Ricardo Lara (Democrat)

Lara is the current 50th district assembly member and will be running unopposed.

63rd State Assembly District:

Rendon is an educator and non-profit executive director.

Guerrero is an accountant and corporate executive.

District 2 County Supervisor:

Incumbent Mark Ridley-Thomas (Democrat)

Ridley-Thomas is running unopposed.

Throughout this election season, we will continue to publish articles about the November contests and the candidates so be sure to check back with Patch. 

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