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MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA ENDORSES CITY COUNCILWOMAN JANICE HAHN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

(LOS ANGELES) – Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today announced his endorsement of Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn’s candidacy for lieutenant governor.

“I know first hand that Janice Hahn is ready to lead California as our next lieutenant governor,” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “Janice Hahn knows what it will take to get the job done and fight for all Californians. I have worked side-by-side with Janice fighting gang violence, greening and growing the Port of Los Angeles and creating jobs for Angelenos. There is no doubt, that Janice Hahn is the tough, strong leader California needs as their next lieutenant governor.”

“I am deeply honored to receive such a vote of confidence from my own mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa” Hahn said.

“For the past four years, Mayor Villaraigosa has established himself as a national leader by taking on Los Angeles’ biggest challenges. Mayor Villaraigosa has led our city creating the largest police force in LA’s history, dropping the crime rate to the lowest since the Eisenhower Administration, meeting the Kyoto targets for reducing greenhouse gases four years ahead of schedule and investing $40 billion in public transportation and job creation.”

In 2005, Villaraigosa ran for Mayor of Los Angeles on a platform of bringing the City together to take on the big challenges. He was elected on May 17, 2005 and sworn in as Mayor on July 1, 2005.

During his first term, Mayor Villaraigosa built the police force to its largest size in history, oversaw the steepest reduction in crime including a 40% drop in gang homicides and developed Los Angeles’ first comprehensive anti-gang strategy.

With the launching of GREEN LA, the Mayor set Los Angeles on the path to becoming one of the greenest big cities in the nation. The City has met the Kyoto targets for reducing greenhouse gases four years ahead of schedule; taken over 2,000 dirty diesel trucks off the road; met the first target of getting 10% of energy from renewable sources and is on track to reaching 40% by 2020; and put into place the most aggressive green building program of any large city.

Teaming up with transportation leaders throughout Los Angeles County, Mayor Villaraigosa led the effort to pass a once-in-a-generation investment in the mass transit system of Los Angeles. With the passage of Measure R, LA County is poised to invest in $40 billion in new transit, rail and highways.

On March 3, 2009, Mayor Villaraigosa was re-elected and took the oath for a second term on July 1, 2009.

Hahn also has been endorsed in the Democratic primary by EMILY’s List, National Organization for Women, California Young Democrats, California Federation of Teachers, Communication Workers of America, California Professional Firefighters, National Women’s Political Caucus of California, Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Officers Association, Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association, Los Angeles Airport Police and Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16, among others.

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