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# Sizing up the state office seekers
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/sizing-up-the-state-office-seekers/
- Published: 2006-03-02T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:19:04.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Venice, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The West LA Democratic Club, the Westwood-Westside Democratic Club, the Culver City Democratic Club and the Westside Grassroots Democratic Club are sponsoring an opportunity to size up the competing Democratic legislative candidates. The West LA Democratic Club will endorse candidates after the forum.

The event will take place on March 18, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Venice Center for Peace with Justice and The Arts, 2210 Lincoln Blvd. Admission is free.

The keynote address by will be by former Massachusetts governor 1988 Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Dukakis, who will speak on “making 2006 the year of the Donkey.” Candidates invited to participate are: 41st Assembly District Julia Brownley Barry Groveman Kelley Hayes-Raitt Jonathan Levey Shawn Casey O’Brien 42nd AD Assembly District Mike Feuer Eric Fine Abbe Land 47th Assembly District Karen Bass 51st Assembly District Steven C. Bradford Rev. Norman Johnson, Sr. Curren Price 53rd Assembly District Ted Lieu 26th Senate District Mark Ridley-Thomas Rod Wright 28th Senate District George Nakano Jenny Oropeza For more information, go to www.westlademclub.org or phone (310) 305-9660.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 2, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)