Former Culver City Mayor To Run For 54th Assembly District Seat

Former Culver City Mayor Christopher Armenta officially announced his candidacy late Wednesday afternoon for the 54th State Assembly District.

The 54th Assembly District is currently represented by Holly Mitchell. However, in a case of musical political chairs, former 26th District Senator Curren Price’s seat is open following his successful bid for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council.

A special election for the 26th Senate seat will now be held on  Nov. 19 with the primary being held on Sept. 17,  and Mitchell has already announced that she intends to run for that seat. If her bid is successful, the 54th Assembly District Seat, which includes Culver City, the Crenshaw District, UCLA, Cheviot Hills, Mar Vista, the Fairfax District and parts of South Los Angeles, will be open.

Armenta has been a Culver City resident for over 35 years and has served the City of Culver City as the elected city clerk, mayor, and as a council member for 10 consecutive years through 2012. 

 Additionally, Armenta has worked for state and federal government agencies in the fields of accounting and auditing for over 28 years. He has held highly technical leadership positions as a Senior Auditor, Business Taxes Specialist, and in 2010 was appointed to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee by then Speaker of the Assembly, Karen Bass. 

For the past three years, Armenta has also worked on legislation and policy initiatives as the Deputy Advisor to the Elected State Board of Equalization Chairman, Jerome E. Horton who is responsible for overseeing the annual collection of approximately $53 Billion in taxes and fees for the State of California.

 “I have lived most of my life in the 54th Assembly District and care about this community deeply,” Armenta said in an official release.  “I am excited at the opportunity to use my many years of experience in helping our district residents and the State of California.  My goals are to improve education, jobs, the economy, healthcare, the environment and public safety.  I promise to support and work vigorously in achieving these goals,” said Armenta.

 Armenta can be reached at 310-384-1490 or by email at ArmentaforAssembly@aol.com