WHEREAS, Rev. Rae Huang is a Presbyterian pastor, a community organizer, and a housing advocate who is running a truly grassroots insurgent campaign against the sitting mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass. Rae’s campaign has already registered over 700 volunteers to knock doors, and recently captured national attention on Hasan Piker’s livestream of the 1/30 National Shutdown protest at City Hall. Rae Huang believes that housing is a human right and that the economy should work for the people, not the other way around. Rae will use the mayoral office to further connect Los Angeles through alternative modes of transit, with the vision that anyone can get where they need to go without the use of a car. Rae will champion the use of public funds and public land to build housing that is truly affordable to the working class, and an LAPD under Mayor Rae would protect and serve the people, not ICE, federal buildings, or mega events. Rae believes that if you have the political will, you can accomplish anything, and she is exactly the bold, visionary socialist leader that this moment demands; and

Whereas, Article X, Section 1 of DSA Los Angeles bylaws allows for the consideration of an electoral endorsement outside of the timeline otherwise established by the Electoral Committee, and

Whereas, Rev. Rae Huang has previously submitted a candidate questionnaire available to DSA-LA members in good standing;

Therefore be it resolved that DSA Los Angeles endorses Rev. Rae Huang for the position of Mayor of Los Angeles upon the passage of this resolution.

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