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Los Angeles County, CA May 21, 2013 Election
Smart Voter Gilbert "Gil" Cedillo

Candidate for
Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 1

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Former California State Lawmaker
  • Former State Assembly Member
  • Former General Manager of the Los Angeles County Public Employees Union
  • Former State Senator
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • Creating and protecting local jobs and putting a stop to taxpayer bailouts for corporate CEOs and Wall Street bankers.
  • Providing job training, mentoring and after school programs to keep our kids away from gangs.
  • Improving our schools and expanding access to College.
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Questions on Issues

The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
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Key Endorsements
  • Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
  • Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
  • California Nurses Association
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Position Papers
Cedillo Economic Agenda
We need to create good paying jobs in Los Angeles by encouraging business to invest in our communities. We need to work with residents and labor to make sure we have the types of public investment in our communities that grows our economy and creates good jobs for our community.
Cedillo Education Agenda
Fully fund "No Child Left Behind" at the state and local level and give more control to local parents and teachers and fund more after school programs to keep our kids away from gangs and drugs.

Introduce legislation to provide a free college education for every qualified student and expand vocational and technical programs to provide alternatives to students who do not wish to go on to college.

Cedillo Healthcare Agenda
Provide universal health Insurance for all Americans and start by insuring every child first.

Invest in preventative care and decrease the cost of prescription drugs.

 
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.gilcedillo.com/
E-mail: gil@gilcedillo.com

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