[img]2222|right|Jerome Horton||no_popup[/img]Sebastian Ridley-Thomas appears so far in front in the Dec. 3 race to fill the state Assembly seat vacated by new state Sen. Holly D. Mitchell that his challengers need two cars to catch up.
In the tallest piece of irony yet in the first-time candidate’s swiftly rising campaign:
Jerome Horton, chair of the state Board of Equalization, has endorsed Mr. Ridley-Thomas, who may have more endorsees than votes.
Normally, that would be a yawn – except that Mr. Horton is the boss, by day, of Chris Armenta, Mr. Ridley-Thomas’s presumed main challenger.
[img]1987|left|Sebastian Ridley-Thomas||no_popup[/img]Said Mr. Ridley-Thomas:
“He is held in high regard on both sides of the political aisle for helping structure the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and sponsoring the Board of Equalization’s volunteer income tax assistance services.”
All of that may be shrubbery until the irony of Mr. Horton’s professional position is considered.
This morning, City Councilman Mehaul O’Leary signed up for the Ridley-Thomas bandwagon.
“Like many communities on the Westside,” said Mr. Ridley-Thomas, “Culver City is besieged by traffic gridlock, most of it not of its own making. I look forward to joining with Councilmember O’Leary in taking a fresh look at our district’s choking surface street traffic. I plan to engage transportation officials, community leaders, business groups and neighborhood associations in a new dialogue.”
The 54th Assembly District encompasses Culver City and unincorporated Ladera Heights, and the communities of Mar Vista, Palms, Westwood, Cheviot Hills, Beverlywood, Faircrest Heights, Century City, Holmby Hills, Mid City, Lafayette Square, Baldwin Hills, View Park, Windsor Hills, the Crenshaw District, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park and Park Mesa Heights.
For more information on Mr. Ridley-Thomas’s campaign, see www.sebastianforassembly.com
