Duries

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Northeast L.A., spanning Downtown L.A. to Highland Park.

 candidates

Ysabel Jurado

Tenants Rights Attorney

Democrat

https://ysabeljurado.la/

Ysabel Jurado is a tenants rights attorney, affordable housing activist

Born and raised in Highland Park, she attended Pasadena City College and put herself through college at UCLA, where she completed her bachelor’s degree. After graduating, she went on to UCLA School of Law, where she graduated with a Juris Doctorate with specializations in Critical Race Studies and the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy

As a housing rights attorney and during her work at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Ysabel fought to stop tenant evictions and stood side by side with community organizations and small businesses that were at risk of losing their leases. Her practice has focused in particular on building pathways to home-ownership for communities of color, the preservation of open space, and reparative justice.

Kevin De León

Educator and activist

Democrat

https://www.kevindeleon.com/

Kevin de León has spent his life as an educator, activist, and community organizer. He was the first Latino leader of the California State Senate in 130 years, and represents the 14th District as a Los Angeles City Councilmember.

Kevin taught English as a second language and U.S. history classes at One Stop Immigration Center.

He helped organize one of the biggest marches in California state history against Prop 187 — a measure that aimed to prevent undocumented immigrant kids from using public health services.

Kevin spent years fighting for our teachers and their families as a labor organizer for the California Teachers Association and with the National Education Association. He pushed to strengthen our public schools across the city and state, from increasing school funding in low-income neighborhoods to improving facilities for kids, parents, and educators.

After serving four years in the California State Assembly, Kevin was elected to the State Senate in 2010, and was elected by his colleagues to lead the Senate as President pro Tempore in 2014 — the first Latino to lead the Senate in over a century.

Primaries: In a crowded race — there were eight candidates, including the incumbent — Jurado and De León had a close finish, with each getting about 24% and 23% of the votes respectively.