Former City Councilmember Doug Drummond announced his support for Brad Shore in the 9th District City Council race today. Shore is running against Dan Pressburg, Steven Neal and current incumbent Vice Mayor Val Lerch (who will conduct a write-in campaign after serving two full terms) in the race.
Shore, 52, works as a psychotherapist at Long Beach’s St. Mary’s Hospital and is involved with several local organizations.
Doug Dummond said in the released statement: “In the course of (my) experience I learned a lot about the neighborhoods and the pride of North Long Beach. I also saw situations when “Downtown” priorities seemed most important in City Hall. This made me understand that the first priority of a City Council member should be to the residents of the Council District. And later, while on City Council, I saw that campaign contributions of “Special Interests” sometimes worked to undermine district loyalties.
Understanding these circumstances, I have decided to support Brad Shore for City Council in the Ninth District. Brad owns his home north of Jordan High School, has studied district problems, and has decided to stay in his home and fight for North Long Beach. I believe he is honest, smart, focused, hard working, and believe he will be loyal to North Long Beach residents.”
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