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LA County supervisor candidates Parks and Ridley-Thomas square off

Just over two weeks before the voters decide, the candidates for supervisor Los Angeles County’s second district squared off on KPCC’s “Patt Morrison.” L.A. City Councilman Bernard Parks – a former L.A. police chief – said his range of experience qualifies him for the county position.

Bernard Parks: “The issue is, I think, honest, integrity. These are the things that’s important. Bringing forth 40 years of experience, knowing the issues, being out in the public, not serving myself but serving the public are the kinds of things that I’m looking forward to.”

State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas – who used to represent the L.A. City Council’s eighth district as Parks does now – suggested that a broad spectrum of citizens supports his candidacy.

Mark Ridley-Thomas: “I’m proud to be the only candidate in this race endorsed by the Los Angles County Democratic Party, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor – that means teachers, nurses, firefighters, probation officers. I am endorsed by the Sierra Club, by the National Association of Woman Business Owners, and I’m the candidate who is prepared to roll up my sleeves and go to work.”

Ridley-Thomas and Parks are after the supervisor’s job Yvonne Burke will relinquish when she retires later this year. It’s the first time in 16 years there’s been a vacancy for a seat on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.

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• October 20, 2008 3:57 PM
• Categories: Politics/Public Affairs