Assemblyman Richard Bloom Announces Run For LA County Supervisor

SANTA MONICA, CA — Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, Wednesday announced a bid to succeed Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who is not running for a third term in 2022.

"I am running for L.A. County supervisor because I want to build on Supervisor Kuehl's progressive legacy and tackle the many critical issues that we face," Bloom said in a statement. "I will fight for humane solutions to our housing and homelessness crisis. Along with investment in affordable housing, that will mean doubling down on improving our public health, mental health and justice systems."

Bloom also said he would focus on creating equitable economic recovery, fighting the climate crisis, holding polluters accountable and preserving natural spaces.

He represents Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, West Los Angeles, Malibu, Agoura Hills and other westside neighborhoods in the 50th Assembly District. Much of his district is within Los Angeles County's Third District, though new Board of Supervisor district boundaries will be drawn by an independent redistricting commission by August.

Before being elected to the Assembly in 2012, Bloom served for more than a decade on the Santa Monica City Council and as that city's mayor. He has also served on the California Coastal Commission, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Board.

Bloom said Kuehl, who has been a supervisor since 2014, "has been and will continue to be a champion of progress on the Board of Supervisors. Her impact has been profound and her legacy as a state legislator and supervisor will bring benefits long into the future."

—City News Service