Curren Price gets backing for SD 26 Special Election March 24th

Steinberg backs Price in SD 26 from Sacramento Bee -- Capitol Alert by Shane Goldmacher

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg announced his endorsement of Assemblyman Curren Price for state Senate on Monday.

"Curren Price has the experience and leadership California needs," Steinberg said in a prepared statement. "He is a tireless and effective advocate for better education, access to healthcare and safer communities."

Price, D-Inglewood, is running to replace former Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in November. Price is campaigning against Assemblyman Mike Davis, D-Los Angeles, in the March 24 special election.

"You cannot have a more significant endorsement for state Senate than to have the backing and support of the leader of the upper house of the Legislature," Price said in a prepared statement.

That's probably an overstatement, especially in a Los Angeles-area district where next-to-nobody knows Steinberg. But the endorsement is a significant signal to the Third House donors in Sacramento of where the pro tem's allegiances lie.

Price also has the backing of Ridley-Thomas, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and the Service Employees International Union State Council.

Davis touts the backing of Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles.