The campaign season officially got underway this past weekend when on Saturday, Mar. 19, a standing room only crowd of who’s who and voters came out to help former Assemblymember Steve Bradford open the doors to his new headquarters in Gardena for his campaign for the 35th Senate District. Emceed by former Los Angeles Councilmember Martin Ludlow, guests included former Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez, current 35th District Senator Isadore Hall, retired Senator Rod Wright, Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, Assemblymember George Nakano (ret), Board of Equalization Member Jerome Horton, Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson, Inglewood Mayor James Butts, retired Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn, Torrance Mayor Pat Furey and Compton Mayor Aja Brown among others.
Dozens of Steve Bradford for Senate campaign yard signs were taken home and volunteers hit the streets and phones over the weekend to turn out the vote in the 35th Senate District, which includes Carson, Compton, Gardena, Harbor City, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Watts, Willowbrook, and Wilmington.
Those interested in getting involved and volunteering to help elect Steve Bradford to the 35th Senate District can sign up by visiting the campaign headquarters at 15212 South Western Avenue in Gardena or online at stevenbradfordforsenate.com.
The June 7 ballot will also include primaries for president, the U.S. Senate seat held by Barbara Boxer, all of California’s 53 congressional seats, 20 of the 40 state Senate seats and all 80 seats in the Assembly.