Assemblywoman Moore to Run for Secretary of State
Assemblywoman Gwen Moore (D-Los Angeles) announced Wednesday that she will run for secretary of state next year to replace March Fong Eu, who has been nominated as President Clinton’s ambassador to Micronesia.
First elected to the Assembly in 1978, Moore is chairwoman of the Utilities and Commerce Committee.
She is the third Democrat to enter the race. Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Woo and Eu’s top deputy, Tony Miller, have announced their candidacies.
On the Republican side, former Assembly GOP leader Bill Jones of Fresno is running for the office.
Miller said Tuesday that Moore, 53, had failed to file required preliminary candidacy documents with the secretary of state’s office and asked the Fair Political Practices Commission to investigate. Moore called the charge ridiculous and groundless and said she had filed the necessary papers.
Moore is the author of a 1992 family leave law that allows employees of businesses with 50 or more workers to take up to four months unpaid leave to care for newborn or sick children or sick parents or spouses without fear of losing their jobs.
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