Roberti Backs LaBonge in 4th District Race
Former state Sen. David Roberti, a runner-up in last week’s Los Angeles City Council election for the 4th Council District, endorsed Tom LaBonge on Thursday.
“He will make a good councilman, and he ran a positive campaign. That is something I appreciate,” said Roberti, who finished third among 10 candidates in the Sept. 11 election to fill the seat vacated on the death of Councilman John Ferraro.
A former Ferraro aide, LaBonge garnered the most votes and now faces the second-place finisher, attorney Beth Garfield, in an Oct. 23 runoff.
Roberti was stung during the primary by a series of Garfield mailers that criticized his opposition to abortion and his record in Sacramento.
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