First Candidate Files for 2007 City Council Race
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Kevin Melton became the first candidate to file his intent to raise money to run for the Los Angeles City Council in March 2007, according to the city Ethics Commission.
Melton said he would run in the 8th District against incumbent Bernard C. Parks. He lives in South Los Angeles and is associate publisher of Southern California Senior Life, a monthly newspaper.
In 2003, Melton ran against Parks and came in last in a five-person field, with 230 votes out of 21,887 cast.
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