Over the past few months, allegations and counter-allegations of wrongdoing have characterized the race for the 51st Assembly District between candidates Jimmy Gomez and Luis Lopez. Here are the latest charges made by their respective campaigns, days before the candidates face voters on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Luis Lopez campaign statement, Nov. 1:
Today, the director of one of LA's most influential tenants' rights groups expressed concern about the thousands of dollars that Jimmy Gomez, a candidate for Assembly, has taken from another outside interest group. Jimmy Gomez took thousands from landlords and the landlords trade group to fund his campaign, and did so while running to represent a district with tens of thousands of low-income renters, including many seniors who rely on rent-control laws to protect themselves in these difficult economic times.
We are deeply concerned by the significant contributions Jimmy Gomez has received from the corporate interests fighting our rent control laws," says Larry Gross of the Coalition for Economic Survival*. "Landlord interests clearly believe that Jimmy Gomez is a candidate who will support them in efforts to weaken laws and deny renters their rights. Tenants should be aware that their vote on election day in the 51st District might have a direct impact on the future of rent control and their tenants' rights."
*= for identification purposes only.
Jimmy Gomez campaign statement, Nov. 2:
An official FPPC complaint was filed with the Fair Political Practice Commission (FPPC) against Luis Lopez for failing to comply with the law. Under FPPC regulations, Assembly candidate Luis Lopez is required to be reported on his employer’s FPPC Form 635 – Lobbyist Employer Report. To this day, he has purposely neglected to do so.
“What is Luis Lopez hiding? Why does he think he is above the law,” said Mike Shimpock, Gomez’s campaign spokesperson. “This violation is another black mark on Luis Lopez’s credibility. From day one, Luis Lopez has been running a dirty campaign full of lies and mudslinging. And now it comes to light that he is breaking the law. The residents of the 51st Assembly District deserve better than Lobbyist Luis Lopez.”
While Jimmy Gomez has been talking about the issues that really matter to the community: jobs, healthcare and education, Luis Lopez has been hiding the truth from voters.
Jimmy Gomez is the clear choice of voters of the 51st Assembly District. A recent poll finds Jimmy Gomez poised to win resoundingly on November 6th. It shows him with an insurmountable lead of 13 points.Click here to view a topic page listing all our past articles about the 51st Assembly District race.
Don't buy what Jimmy Gomez is trying to sell. It's a rotten deal for all of us. I'm proud to be voting for Luis Lopez.
Beware - there may be blood on your hands! In times past, God's people had no choice in regards to the laws that governed them. Ruled by kings (or sometimes judges or consuls), the Israelites had no choice other than to obey laws as they were decreed---or to rebel (risking their life doing so). Today we have different - but just as weighty - decisions! We hold in our hands the lives of millions of innocent children. As voters we are responsible for the laws that govern this land and for the elected officials we put into office. God's Word has made His opinions very clear on some issues. God has said that He is the Author of life---He is" the giver and the taker of life...." "For a Christian not to vote or not to vote upholding justice (God's laws) is therefore an act of rebellion against God. Voting for a politician or a political party that advocates ending a life that God has begun means that YOU have made abortion the law of the land and have chosen a government in direct opposition to God. The blood of each and every one of these innocent children is on the hands of those who vote(d) for abortion and abortion advocates! Forty plus million helpless little children have been murdered because many have chosen to do nothing. May God have mercy on us! Let's ask for His forgiveness and repent ... That is - to do what is right from here on out - If your a Catholic a Protestant a Mormon or a Jew - Save the Life of the Unborn!
Exodus 12:29-30 - God kills about 500,000 women and children in Egypt Deuteronomy 3:3-6 - God kills Og, and men and women and children of 60 cities (approx, 60K) 1 Kings 14:17 - God kills Jeroboam's son Job 1: 18-19 - God and Satan kill Job's children and slaves 2 Kings 2:22-23 - Elisha (with God's help) sends 2 bears to kill 42 children who were making fun of his bald head. But my favorite verse has to be 1 Samuel 18:25-27 where David kills 200 Philistines in order to PURCHASE his first wife with their foreskins...Because when it comes to morality and family values, the Christian Bible owns the patent. These blood-soaked pages demonstrate how much God loves us, how God values the lives of unborn children, and to whom we whose authority we must subjugate ourselves forever, and ever and ever - while we are alive and also long after we are dead. Or not.
You do realize that only 20% of all fertilized eggs (zygotes) become successfully implanted. 80% fail to implant and die. Who is to blame for all this bloodshed? The supporters of Barrack Obama, gravity, or the billions of women on the planet who "failed" to create an sufficiently thick and robust endometrium?
Gomez for his part just ran a godawful campaign and let himself be defined by the Lopez campaign. All the money in Sacramento can only do so much for a candidate and Jimmy is clearly out of his league against Luis. In a few years after Gomez has lived here a while and has a real grasp of the community and what we expect from our representatives, maybe he will try again and maybe next time he will be ready.
Vote local! vote LOPEZ!