LA voters on Nov. 8 will choose between two immigrants, Hydee Feldstein Soto and Faisal Gill, for city attorney.
Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto had a significant lead over Faisal Gill in the race for Los Angeles city attorney, based on initial returns fromFeldstein Soto had had 59.3% compared to Gill’s 40.7% in an early round of results, which the registrar’s office posted online late on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The first release was composed entirely of vote-by-mail ballots received before Election Day and the numbers could change.
Gill came in slightly ahead of Feldstein Soto in a crowded field in the June primary. He is a criminal attorney and civil litigator who migrated with his family from Pakistan to the U.S. when he was a child. He graduated from American University Law School and moved to Los Angeles in 2018. A former Republican, he says he became a Democrat after experiencing discrimination as a Muslim.
Feldstein Soto is also an immigrant to the U.S., born in Puerto Rico where she grew up speaking Spanish at home and English at school. When she was a teenager, Feldstein Soto moved to the U.S. on her own to attend college. She earned her law degree at the Columbia University School of Law. Feldstein Soto has raised $1.3 million from numerous donors, while Gill’s $2.1 million includes a $1.6 million personal loan from Gill to his own campaign, according to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission.she wants to serve the public, and not use the position as “a stepping stone on a political ladder,” adding that “I am somebody who comes to this office with the ability to do the job on day one.
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