Mayor Foster Endorses 3rd dist. Council Candidate Suzie Price; She Says She's Committed To Continuing Course Foster Charted Re Fiscal Matters And Will Seek His Advice And Counsel As Councilmember

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(Mar. 26, 2014) -- Suzie Price, one of five candidates in a hotly contested race to succeed exiting 3rd dist. Councilmember Gary DeLong, has been endorsed by exiting Mayor Bob Foster...and in a statement issued by her campaign, she says she's "committed to continuing the course he has charted to ensure our city remains fiscally strong" and she looks forward "to seeking his advice and counsel as a member of the Long Beach City Council."

Foster's other public endorsement to date has been Vice Mayor Robert Garcia who as a Councilmember voted mainly in keeping with Foster-backed policies has likewise pledged fealty to Foster's fiscal course.

In a Mar. 26 release, the Price for Council campaign states in pertinent part:

[Price campaign release text] Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster announced today his endorsement of Alamitos Heights Community Leader and Senior Deputy District Attorney Suzie Price for her candidacy for the Long Beach City Council Third District election. Price is the first candidate for City Council the Mayor has endorsed for the April 8, 2014 election.
"Suzie Price will be a strong leader on the City Council and will continue the significant fiscal progress we have made over the past eight years," stated Mayor Bob Foster. "As a homicide prosecutor and Deputy District Attorney for over 14 years, her public safety credentials are unmatched -- she understands how to keep our neighborhoods safe. With her skills and expertise in public service and municipal law, I know Suzie will continue our policies of fiscal responsibility by taking a conservative approach to spending and city budgeting."
"I am very appreciative to the Mayor for his support and proud of this endorsement," stated Third District Council candidate Suzie Price. "His leadership in guiding our city through the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression has put us in a position to grow our economy and create new jobs in Long Beach. I am committed to continuing the course he has charted to ensure our city remains fiscally strong. I look forward to seeking his advice and counsel as a member of the Long Beach City Council."...

Third district voters are selecting a successor to term limited Councilman Gary DeLong from a field that includes Ms. Price, Stephen Bello, Martha Flores Gibson, Jim Lewis and Jack Rosenberg. If no candidate receives over 50% in the current election cycle (vote by mail ballots now flying; polling place election date is April 8) the top two candidates will proceed to a June runoff.

The choice of Third district voters, as in all Council districts, will have citywide impacts since Councilmembers have co-equal votes on development projects, budget priorities and other actions affecting all Council districts and citywide.