50th Assembly District Candidates to Square Off Sunday

Agoura Hills voters will get an opportunity Sunday to hear from the three Democrats competing to represent the city in the state Assembly.

Assemblywoman , political veteran and Santa Monica Mayor , all candidates for the newly created 50th District—which includes Agoura Hills—will participate in a forum at , hosted by the Malibu Democratic Club.

This will be the first public forum featuring the three Democratic candidates. Brad Torgan, the lone Republican in the race, was not invited to the meeting.

The primary election is June 5. The top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, will face off in the general election in November. Osborn and Butler are the front-runners in terms of money raised and endorsements collected.

Osborn, a liberal activist,  from Sheila Kuehl (who was the 41st District representative from 1994 to 2000); Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Rep. Karen Bass; Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl; the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund; and the

Nonprofit civil rights organization Equality California is endorsing Butler. She has also been endorsed by Assembly Speaker John Pérez, California Democratic Party Vice Chairman Alex Rooker and Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. Organizations backing Butler include the Legislative LGBT Caucus and the Legislative Women’s Caucus.

The annual club meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m. The forum will start at 12:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Multipurpose Room.

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