Since 2020, L.A.'s 10th council district has had a revolving cast of councilmembers, both elected and appointed. Now, voters finally get to choose a permanent, voting representative on the council.There is a big and impressive field of candidates – and on this episode I talk with Rev. Eddie Anderson.
Pastor Eddie is a civil rights activist and ordained minister with degrees from Morehouse College and Claremont School of Theology. He is an organizer for LA Voice(PICO),advocate for Black Lives Matter, Co-Founder of Clergy4BlackLives, a convener and former Co-Chair of the New Poor People's Campaign in California. He served as a Commissioner for the Los Angeles Redistricting Commission (2020-2021) and is on the board of the ARDI Advisory Body of Los Angeles County and the Black People Experiencing Homelessness Committee for LAHSA and LA County.
He has the endorsements of the Los Angeles Times, Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, and the California Working Families Party.
You can learn more about him at: https://anderson2024.com/