Lee’s central marketing campaign message is that voters know him and like his average views. A onetime Republican, Lee is now registered as “no get together desire,” and he often backs metropolis insurance policies that help companies and policing.
He was one in every of solely two council members to vote in opposition to slicing the Los Angeles Police Division’s finances by $150 million after a nationwide outcry over police use of power following George Floyd’s homicide in 2020 by a Minneapolis officer.
Lee, 53, additionally factors to his work earlier within the pandemic to assist get meals to senior residents and loans to small companies. He additionally pushed for an ordinance that makes it unlawful to own an unattached catalytic converter with out proof of possession.
Voters in his district know that he’s not “crimson or blue” and “not anyone who has are available in with any kind of agenda,” stated Lee, who lives in Porter Ranch.
Oberstein, 44, argues that the district wants new management following a string of latest Metropolis Corridor scandals. She additionally stated Lee hasn’t been responsive sufficient to the wants of neighborhood, notably on homelessness.
A Northridge resident, Oberstein has labored as govt director of the humanitarian nonprofit Jewish World Watch and as a regional director for J Avenue, a bunch that lobbies for Israel’s safety and Mideast peace. She has additionally served as president and vp of town’s Ethics Fee and labored for then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Oberstein touts her expertise working with Democrats and Republicans and other people of various cultures and faiths.
“We want somebody who’s going to carry individuals collectively now greater than ever,” she stated.
She sought to run for the District 12 seat in 2019, however was barred from doing so when a choose dominated that Oberstein had battle of curiosity as a result of she’d not too long ago served on the Ethics Fee, which weighs in on marketing campaign issues.
