Long Beach, California, mayor to seek open US House seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mayor of Long Beach, California, launched a campaign for a U.S. House seat in Southern California Friday, a day after long-serving Democratic Rep. Alan Lowenthal announced he would retire at the end of his term.
Mayor Robert Garcia kicked off his run with an video in which he dedicated his campaign to his late mother, who brought him to the U.S. from Peru when he was 5 years old but died during the pandemic.
Garcia, 44, said his mother never doubted that “America was a place where her immigrant son could succeed.”
Lowenthal, 80, announced Thursday he would not seek reelection and intended to spend more time with his family. His decadeslong political career included stops at Long Beach City Hall and the California Legislature.
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