Koretz names campaign team

Former Assemblyman Paul Koretz announced Tuesday he has hired the campaign strategist to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to to head up his effort to seek the 5th District City Council seat as well as a long list of endorsements from city officials.
Parke Skelton of SG&A will serve as overall consultant for the campaign. Nancy Dolan ro Nancy Dolan & Associates will be in charge of fundraising.
Skelton has run a number of campaigns for local, state and federal offices but is most closely aligned with Villaraigosa.
The mayor has yet to endorse in the race to succeed Councilman Jack Weiss, who is running for City Attorney.
Other candidates in the race include former council deputy Adeena Bleich, businesswoman Robyn Ritter-Simon, community activist David Vahedi, Neighborhood Council member Ron Galperin, Robert Schwartz, and Steven Webb.
Koretz said he has the endorsement of six council members as well as several state legislators with whom he served.
Koretz is former mayor and councilman from the city of West Hollywood. He said he moved in to Los Angeles when he was first elected to the state Assembly.