A political neophyte has pulled papers to run for the 7th District City Council seat, bringing to four the total number of potential candidates who hope to replace Councilwoman Tonia Reyes Uranga.
Doug Seagraves, 52, a four-year 7th District resident and five-year Long Beach resident who has worked in public relations and acting but is unemployed following a battle with lung cancer, has filed his intent to run with the City Clerk's Office. Seagraves told me last week that he is an advocate for disabled veterans and the poor. He said he was prompted to run for office after seeing how state budget cuts and local cuts to the Police Department's Youth Services Division and truancy patrols are likely to affect 7th District neighborhoods.
"I'm tired of the powers that be balancing their budgets on the backs of the poor and the disabled," Seagraves said.
The other three 7th District candidates so far in next April's election are Roberto Uranga, a Long Beach City College trustee and husband of the current councilwoman; Jill Hill, of the Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance; and Assistant City Auditor James Johnson.
Last week Uranga officially kicked off his campaign.
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