Jockeying begins to replace reportedly Obama-bound Becerra
December 4, 2008 | 8:34
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Potential candidates are jockeying to run for Xavier Becerra's congressional seat as word spreads that President-elect Barack Obama is considering him as U.S. trade representative.
Names include Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, state Sen. Gil Cedillo and Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, each of whom represents parts of Becerra's district, which includes the heart of Los Angeles.
"I am definitely considering it," said Cedillo, who has represented the area for the last decade as an assemblyman and senator.
"I am beginning the process of consulting people who have supported me over the years, including my family," he said.
Cedillo, who has significant labor ties, has become most identified with efforts to help illegal immigrants obtain driver's licenses. He said that if he were elected to the House of Representatives, he would use it as a "platform to bring immigrants into our society."
"I am beginning the process of consulting people who have supported me over the years, including my family," he said.
Cedillo, who has significant labor ties, has become most identified with efforts to help illegal immigrants obtain driver's licenses. He said that if he were elected to the House of Representatives, he would use it as a "platform to bring immigrants into our society."
--Dan Morain and Phil Willon
