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Eric Garcetti "is President of the Los Angeles City Council. As a councilmember, Garcetti led the creation of a $100 million Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the establishment of the country's largest environmentally sensitive Green Building Initiative, and the expansion of health care provision and living-wage jobs through a new Healthcare Career Ladder. Global Green and former President Mikhail Gorbachev awarded the councilmember with a Green Cross Millennium Award in recognition of his environmental work. Garcetti studied urban planning and political science at Columbia University, where he received his B.A. and M.A. in International Relations. He studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and the London School of Economics." ^[1]

• Science and Policy Advisory Council, Global Footprint Network

Contents 1 Resources and articles 1.1 Related Sourcewatch articles 1.2 References 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Affiliations 4.2 Endorsements 5 Articles and resources 5.1 Related SourceWatch articles 5.2 Sources 5.3 External resources 5.4 External articles

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1. ↑ Science and Policy Advisory Council, Global Footprint Network, accessed April 24, 2008.

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Eric Garcetti is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

Bio

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Eric Garcetti, as a superdelegate, had endorsed Barack Obama for President.

Money in politics

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Related SourceWatch articles

• Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
  • Superdelegates in the 2008 presidential primaries
• U.S. presidential election, 2008
  • U.S. presidential election, 2008/Congressional endorsements
• Portal:2008 U.S. Congressional Elections

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External resources

• DemConWatch - A very comprehensive list of superdelegates and known commitments. Please use this as a starting point and double check by doing a news search to make sure the data is accurate. If you have a tip, let them know.
• WashingtonPost.com - Web site with full listing of superdelegates broken out by state and then type.

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