Endorsement: Christy Smith is the best choice to replace Katie Hill in Congress (via latimesopinion)
Los Angeles Times editorial board endorsements for the U.S. House, California ballot measures and more.Why twice? Because — bizarrely — there are two concurrent elections for the seat on the March 3 ballot. The first is a special election for someone to fill out the remaining months of Hill’s current term, and the second is the primary for the regularly scheduled election for the two-year term that begins in 2021.
In a sense, Smith has been preparing for this job since she got involved with student politics at Santa Clarita’s Hart High School. After getting her undergraduate degree at UCLA, Smith moved to Washington to do policy work at the U.S. Department of Education during the Clinton administration.
Smith is not a part of the progressive left that is pushing for dramatic changes in Washington, and she’s certainly not a carbon copy of Katie Hill . Smith’s appeal is that she spends her time crafting policy and working with colleagues to get it passed. A good example is AB 1507, one proposal in a package of bills to improve regulation and oversight of charter schools.
As for the higher-profile candidates whom we aren’t endorsing, Mike Garcia, a real estate businessman and former Navy pilot, is the Los Angeles County Republican Party’s pick despite the fact that Knight is also in the race. Garcia’s lack of relevant experience in government or politics suggests that he will not have the ability to rise above the party line when it comes to making important decisions for the nation.
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