Endorsements in the 54th Assembly District race seem to be falling predictably along party lines.
Today, Republican candidate Gabriella Holt announced that she has the endorsement of conservative Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. Holt, of Palos Verdes Peninsula, is a registered nurse, teacher and former TV station manager who served eight years on the board of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.
The endorsement adds to other notable ones Holt has racked up, including the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, California Women's Leadership Association, former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, as well as many state Senate and Assembly members and local officials.
Last week her opponent, Democrat Bonnie Lowenthal, a Long Beach City Council member, announced that she had been endorsed by former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O'Neill. Lowenthal also has a slew of other endorsements from state Assembly members, Los Angeles and Long Beach officials, and various labor and other groups.
The 54th Assembly District includes most of Long Beach, Catalina Island, Signal Hill, the Palos Verdes Peninsula and part of San Pedro. Assemblywoman Betty Karnette isn't running for re-election because of term limits.
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