Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa won't run for U.S. Senate.

[elleng]

Source: latimes.com

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Tuesday that he would not enter the race for Barbara Boxer’s seat in the U.S. Senate, leaving state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris as the only major candidate.

"I am humbled by the encouragement I've received from so many to serve in the United States Senate," Villaraigosa said in a written statement. "But as I think about how best to serve the people of this great state, I know that my heart and my family are here in California, not Washington, D.C."

Villaraigosa’s surprise decision followed weeks of meetings and phone conversations with Democratic luminaries, campaign consultants, fundraisers and potential supporters. Close allies had expected him to run.

The June 2016 Senate primary would have been Villaraigosa’s first tough campaign since he unseated Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn in 2005. Win or lose, it would have put Villaraigosa back in the public spotlight after 19 months of keeping a low profile in the private sector.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-villaraigosa-senate-harris-20150123-story.html

[Cali_Democrat]

1. Good. nt

[dhill926]

2. + a bunch........

[BrotherIvan]

7. +1

Good!

[MurrayDelph]

3. Unfortunately, this probably means

he is hoping to run for governor.

He was a lousy mayor, re-elected in a unusual month election where he received 51% of the 10% of the electorate who knew to show up. The way he ran the city is part of why I now live in Oregon.

[yurbud]

4. he is a corrupt piece of shit, the California equivalent of Rahm Emanuel.

[StevieM]

5. He might also be planning to run for Diane Feinstein's senate seat in 2018.

Gavin Newsome seems likely to be the Democratic frontrunner for governor in 2018.

[Brother Buzz]

6. He's backing out because he got hosed is a Field Poll earlier this month

He wants to keep his powder dry for 2018 run when Feinstein retires.