Whether by force of habit or conviction, Culver City and surrounding area returned their three state and federal representatives to the legislatures yesterday by margins that sound like the old Soviet Union.
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, who has yet to be truly tested on Election Day, wrote the fattest margin, 84 percent to 16, or 5-1.
First-term state Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas never was worried, 78 percent to 22, 3½ to 1.
State Sen. Holly Mitchell, you will pardon the drama, suffered the closest call. She only won 69 percent to 31, or 3½ to 1.
Since he first was elected to the Legislature 11 months ago, succeeding Ms. Mitchell who had been promoted by voters to the state Senate, Mr. Ridley-Thomas has been drawing the most support from other politicians and residents for devoting the most time to Culver City.
His office is in Culver City. While that has not mattered to other politicians in the past, from the start of his first campaign, the 29-year-old Mr. Ridley-Thomas, on track for national office, has displayed more of an affinity for this town than anywhere else in the district.
He, far more than Ms. Mitchell or Ms. Bass, has carved an image here.
By contrast, no one could recall the last time either woman did more than ride through Culver City.
