California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on March 29 announced her support for Assemblyman Richard Bloom’s campaign for Los Angeles County supervisor. Bloom (D-Santa Monica) is running in the 2022 open-seat race to replace outgoing Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, 3rd District.

In announcing her endorsement, Weber, who served with Bloom in the state Assembly until she was appointed secretary of state earlier this year, cited “Bloom’s record of helping people [which] started long before he ran for public office.”

“Working at PATH and other local nonprofits, Richard helped low-income and homeless Angelenos find a safe place to call home and get back on their feet. As a local mayor, City Council member and now Assembly member, Richard has an incredible track record of serving his constituents and solving tough problems. I’m supporting Richard Bloom for supervisor because I trust him to fight for justice, equality and the progressive values that help drive him.”

Bloom was elected to represent Assembly District 50, which includes Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, West Los Angeles, Malibu, Agoura Hills and dozens of westside neighborhoods within the county’s 3rd District, in 2012. Bloom has served as chair of the Assembly’s Budget Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Energy, Climate Crisis and Transportation, overseeing the complex budgets of numerous state agencies, including the Natural Resources Agency, CalFire, CalTrans, DMV and many others. He has also served on numerous committees, including Higher Education, Business and Professions, and Local Government.

Before his election to the state Assembly, Bloom served for more than a decade on the Santa Monica City Council and as the city’s mayor. For nearly 30 years, Bloom practiced family law and subsequently and consecutively served as executive director of two nonprofits, Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center and PATH, a homeless services and housing agency.