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# Airport pollution group endorses Ted Lieu for vacant 53rd Assembly seat
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/082405-story/
- Published: 2005-08-24T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:36:56.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica Airport, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

A group of residents fighting jet noise and pollution at Santa Monica Airport have endorsed a Torrance politician for a California State Assembly seat, vacated by Mike Gordon, who died recently.

Concerned Residents Against Airport Pollution is an environmental group addressing the problems of air and noise pollution, as well as other environmental and safety concerns due to the increased jet traffic and jet size at Santa Monica Airport, LAX and other airports around the country.

The California State Assembly 53rd District is vacant because of the death of Gordon, who was considered an ally in fighting for the group’s concerns. The special primary election, on Sept. 13, is an open election.

Martin Rubin, director of Concerned Residents Against Airport Pollution (CRAAP), has announced the group is giving a strong endorsement to the only Democratic candidate for the 53rd District seat, Ted Lieu. Lieu is presently a Torrance city councilman.

Lieu served as Gordon’s campaign chair and was his protégé. Lieu, who has served as commissioner on the Torrance Environmental Quality & Energy Conservation Commission, has been endorsed by 11th District City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, Congresswoman Jane Harman, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nùñez, Assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas, Assemblywoman Judy Chu, Assemblyman Mark Leno, Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, Assemblywoman Carol Liu, former Assemblyman George Nakano, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, Controller Steve Westly and the California League of Conservation Voters. Church presents ‘Treat Her Like a Lady’

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 24, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082405.pdf?ref=smdp.com)