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<h2>What Voters Need to Know about Democrat Chris Holden and Republican Kathryn Barger</h2>Democrat Chris Holden has Delivered Results for Los Angeles County Working Families<h4>He is officially endorsed by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.</h4>Chris Holden delivered solutions that have expanded access to economic and educational opportunities for Los Angeles County residents. As State Assemblymember and former Pasadena City Councilmember, he fought to:-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Extend the Metro Gold Line by securing $290 million for six new stations and introduce the plan to connect the Burbank and Ontario airports-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pass the College and Career Access Pathways dual enrollment program that allows high school students to take community college courses and reduces the time and money needed to earn a degree-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers and improve working conditions for nurses and health care workersAs Los Angeles County Supervisor, Democrat Chris Holden will take urgent action to solve our most pressing challenges by:-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Standing with Planned Parenthood and protecting access to abortion and reproductive health care-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Locking arms with Mayor Karen Bass to rapidly house those living on our streets and preventing more families from falling into homelessness-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Investing in community safety, good paying jobs, housing opportunities, quality health care, and affordable childcareDemocrat Chris Holden has stood with Planned Parenthood 100% of the time for six consecutive years.He is endorsed by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, Congressman Adam Schiff, SEIU 2015, SEIU 121RN, SEIU-UHW, UNAC/UCHP, NUHW, IATSE B-192.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://flic.kr/ps/43KPeq">Photos</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/907672913?share=copy">Video</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/906583965?share=copy">Video</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/906580323?share=copy">Video</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/906565280?share=copy">Video</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/906543349?share=copy">Video</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/906581671?share=copy">Video</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/907691880">Video</a><h2>Republican Kathryn Barger Facts:</h2><h3>Raised $448,753.09 in campaign contributions from Donald Trump’s donors</h3>(Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “Contributor Search – Candidate/Officeholder: Barger, Kathryn,” 2015-2023; Federal Election Commission, “Donald J. Trump for President, Inc./Make America Great Again PAC,” 2015-2023)<h3>Supported an Anti-Abortion U.S. Senate candidate who claimed the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump</h3>(Source: Federal Election Commission, “Individual Contributor Search: Kathryn Barger, Kathryn Leibrich,” 1979-2023; CBS Pittsburgh, “Carla Sands Says She Is Strongest Trump Supporter In Republican Primary For Senator,” January 18, 2022)<h3>Opposed common sense gun regulations as the only Supervisor to support a semi-automatic assault weapons ban</h3>(Source: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, “Statement of Proceedings,” February 6, 2018; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, “Statement of Proceedings,” November 21, 2017)<h3>Said that America needed Donald Trump’s approach to undocumented immigration: “I’m hoping tough love does it because obviously playing nice in the sandbox has done nothing.”</h3>(Source: The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, “Barger Addresses Republican Women About Party, Political Problems,” September 17, 2017)

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Expand the Gold Line by securing $290 million for six new stations and introduce the plan to connect the Burbank and Ontario airports.

Pass the College and Career Access Pathways dual enrollment program that allows high school students to take community college courses and reduces the time and money needed to earn a degree

Raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers and improve working conditions for nurses and health care workers

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Standing with Planned Parenthood and protecting access to abortion and reproductive health care

Locking arms with Mayor Karen Bass to rapidly house those living on our streets and preventing more families from falling into homelessness

Investing in community safety, good paying jobs, housing opportunities, quality health care, and affordable childcare

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CA Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber&nbsp;&nbsp;

CA Controller Malia Cohen&nbsp;&nbsp;

Congressmember Sydney Kamlager

Congressmember Jimmy Gomez&nbsp;&nbsp;

State Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins&nbsp;

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Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas&nbsp;

Assembly Speaker Emeritus Anthony Rendon

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Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel&nbsp;&nbsp;

Assemblymember Jaqui Irwin &nbsp;

Assemblymember Kevin McCarty&nbsp;&nbsp;

Assemblymember Evan Low&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Assemblymember Phil Ting&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia&nbsp;&nbsp;

Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes &nbsp;

Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Pasadena City College Trustee Tammy Silver

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Monrovia City Councilmember Dr. Tamala Kelly&nbsp;

Monrovia City Councilmember Sergio Jimenez

Monrovia City Councilmember Larry Spicer

Monrovia Arcadia Duarte Town Councilmember Terrence Williams&nbsp;

Monrovia Unified School District Board Member Maritza Travani&nbsp;

Duarte City Councilmember Lois Gaston

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La Verne City Mayor Tim Hepburn&nbsp;

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Community Leader and Realtor Annie Cho

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City of Los Angeles Chief Deputy Controller Rick Cole&nbsp;

California Superior Court Judge Bill Crowfoot&nbsp;

Pasadena Resident &amp; Community Leader Laura Farber&nbsp;

Community Organizer Andrea Rosenthal&nbsp;

Pasadena Resident &amp; Civil Rights Advocate Brandon Lamar&nbsp;

City of Pasadena Commissioner Jon Fuhrman&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mayor of Monrovia (Ret.) Lara Larramendi&nbsp;&nbsp;

Non Profit Founder and CEO Conway Collis&nbsp;

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<h2>Los Angeles Supervisorial District 5 connects the San Gabriel, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, and Antelope Valleys.</h2>
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<h3>LA County Supervisorial District 5 includes the cities of:</h3>
Arcadia, Bradbury, Burbank, Claremont, Duarte, Glendale, Glendora, La Cañada Flintridge, La Verne, Lancaster, Los Angeles (neighborhoods of Hollywood Hills, Lakeview Terrace, Los Feliz, North Hollywood, Shadow Hills, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Sun Valley, Sunland-Tujunga, Toluca Lake, Toluca Terrace, and Valley Village), Monrovia, Palmdale, San Dimas, San Marino, Santa Clarita, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Temple City. The unincorporated county communities are Acton, Agua Dulce, Altadena, Anaverde, Bouquet Canyon, Canyon Country, Castaic, Del Sur, Desert View Highlands, East Covina, East Lancaster, East Pasadena, Elizabeth Lake, Hi Vista, Kagel/Lopez Canyons, La Crescent-Montrose, Lake Hughes, Lake Los Angeles, Leona Valley, Littlerock, Llano, Newhall, North Lancaster, Northeast San Gabriel, Padua Hills, Placerita Canyon, Quartz Hill, Roosevelt, San Francisquito Canyon, San Pasqual, Sand Canyon, Saugus, South Antelope Valley, Stevenson Ranch, Sun Village, Twin Lakes/Oat Mountain, Universal City, Val Verde, West Antelope Valley, White Fence Farms, Valencia.

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<h3>Homelessness&nbsp;</h3>There is no higher priority for Chris Holden than keeping people in their homes and preventing more families from falling into homelessness.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our County's homelessness and housing crisis has only gotten worse under the incumbent Republican Kathryn Barger. More than throwing money at problems is required. The Board of Supervisors needs to be more effective at implementing solutions and programs that work. Voters mandated that we invest their tax dollars to move unhoused families into stability, and the County needs to deliver with more urgency.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris Holden supports a coordinated homelessness effort with cooperation from every city and school district as well as the state and federal governments. He will work to identify funding streams to allow investments for community-based organizations and front-line responders.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the State Assembly, Chris Holden pushed for more equitable access to mental health services and housing, as well as helping populations like foster youth access educational services. He'll bring this perspective and track record of collaboration to the Board of Supervisors.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris Holden will lock arms with Mayor Karen Bass and work with her to rapidly house those living on our streets and prevent more families from falling into homelessness. He will push to expand mental health services, supportive housing, and job training for unhoused individuals.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris knows we must focus on helping prevent people from falling into homelessness in the first place. He will work to ensure that every sector of our workforce has stable incomes and the financial security needed to thrive. He will push for renter protections and mortgage assistance programs. He will work to support small businesses so our county can generate more Measure H sales tax revenue for homelessness services. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<h3>Mental Health&nbsp;</h3>Chris Holden believes every person should have the support they need to live, recover, and thrive. He supports expanding community-based mental health and addiction services and creating supportive housing settings for people with severe mental health needs.&nbsp;&nbsp;He supports rapidly hiring to fill positions in the Department of Mental Health because staffing shortages mean that it can take almost a month for someone in crisis to see a mental health provider.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the State Assembly, Chris Holden pushed for more equitable access to mental health services and housing, as well as helping populations like foster youth get the educational services they need to thrive.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He'll prioritize mental health in all aspects of our county's delivery of services.&nbsp;<h3>Public Safety&nbsp;</h3>Chris Holden has worked to&nbsp;restore trust between law enforcement and our community.&nbsp;As a County Supervisor, he will work to improve public safety, including increased oversight of the Sheriff’s department and criminal justice system. Chris will ensure we implement commonsense reforms that create a culture of accountability and justice, especially for our youth.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris Holden will focus on investing in programs that lead to holistic community&nbsp;safety — good paying jobs, a thriving local economy, housing stability, access to quality health care, childcare services, and parks and recreational opportunities.&nbsp;<h3>Jobs and Economic Opportunity&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>Creating and retaining jobs requires attention to the many facets of our economic climate and the cost of living in Los Angeles County. Our region attracts employers because of the weather, global commerce, and progressive values. However, many employees struggle to afford the cost of living here. Chris Holden is committed to fighting for increased wages and benefits while addressing housing affordability and access. When he was Mayor of Pasadena, Chris led the fight to create the first living wage ordinance to ensure that workers could earn decent pay for their hard work and contribute to the local economy. He also managed the deregulation of the city's public utility in a way that preserved local jobs while keeping rates lower than in the private marketplace.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To reconnect Pasadena's historic civic center and new convention center, Chris Holden created the task force that led to the creation of Paseo Colorado. This critical project helped small businesses and contributed to the revitalization of downtown Pasadena.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chris Holden was an early champion of the Metro Gold Line, creating jobs for a project that helps us reduce emissions and allows LA County residents to commute more efficiently. When it comes to job retention, the most important thing we can do is to make it more affordable to live in LA County. This is why he supported several pieces of legislation in the Assembly to increase housing stock. These are the examples of the all-hands-on-deck job creation approach he would take as County Supervisor.&nbsp;<h3>Chiquita Canyon&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>What is happening at the Chiquita Canyon landfill is a crisis unfolding under Supervisor Kathryn Barger's watch.&nbsp;Chris Holden will work with the community to come to a resolution that stops endangering families living nearby. The landfill's efforts have proved inadequate, and it failed to provide the public with real-time information to protect residents. It's unacceptable. Chris Holden will ensure that the EPA uses all available emergency oversight tools; if that does not solve the problem, he will advocate for shutting down the facility.&nbsp;

Chris attended Pasadena High School and received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from San Diego State University, where he played basketball. He lives in Pasadena with his wife, Melanie. They have five adult children.

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<h2>Get the Facts:</h2><h2>Republican Kathryn Barger</h2><h4>Raised $448,753.09 in campaign contributions from Donald Trump’s donors</h4>(Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “Contributor Search – Candidate/Officeholder: Barger, Kathryn,” 2015-2023; Federal Election Commission, “Donald J. Trump for President, Inc./Make America Great Again PAC,” 2015-2023)<h4>Supported an Anti-Abortion U.S. Senate candidate who claimed the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump</h4>(Source: Federal Election Commission, “Individual Contributor Search: Kathryn Barger, Kathryn Leibrich,” 1979-2023; CBS Pittsburgh, “Carla Sands Says She Is Strongest Trump Supporter In Republican Primary For Senator,” January 18, 2022)<h4>Opposed common sense gun regulations as the only Supervisor to support a semi-automatic assault weapons ban</h4>(Source: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, “Statement of Proceedings,” February 6, 2018; Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, “Statement of Proceedings,” November 21, 2017)<h4>Said that America needed Donald Trump’s approach to undocumented immigration: “I’m hoping tough love does it because obviously playing nice in the sandbox has done nothing.”</h4>(Source: The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, “Barger Addresses Republican Women About Party, Political Problems,” September 17, 2017)

<h2>Early Advocate for the Gold Line</h2>
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<h3>Chris worked to get the Gold Line started, and it's been a solution that works to address climate change and increase economic benefits in the San Gabriel Valley.</h3>
He was appointed to the Pasadena Light Rail Alignment Task Force. His leadership was instrumental in the planning and execution of the initial stops connecting Pasadena to Downtown LA. In the Assembly, Chris continued to help extend the Gold Line further, securing $290 million in funding for six new stations and introducing a plan to have the Gold Line connect the Burbank and Ontario airports.

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As Assembly Appropriations committee chair, Chris sent forward legislation that:

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