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California State Senator and Former Federal Prosecutor Tom Umberg endorses Suzie Price For Mayor

She "Has Committed Her Life to Public Service"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 24, 2022

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Long Beach, CA  Today, California State Senator and Former Federal Prosecutor Tom Umberg endorses Suzie Price For Mayor for Long Beach City Mayor. 


The endorsement comes on the heels of Price raising $300,000 in four weeks and receiving endorsements from Long Beach Unified School District Board Member Doug Otto, Long Beach Councilmembers Daryl Supernaw and Stacy Mungo, and Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell, among others. 


“I am proud to support Suzie Price for Long Beach Mayor,” says Umberg. “Suzie has served the residents of Long Beach as a Councilmember and also serves the residents of other parts of my district as an Assistant District Attorney. She has committed her life to public service and takes her responsibility to her residents very seriously. Her ‘Service Over Politics’ approach to both of her jobs has demonstrated a pattern of hard work, solutions-oriented leadership and integrity. I look forward to seeing the great work she will do as the next Mayor of Long Beach.”


State Senator Tom Umberg is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, former federal criminal prosecutor, three-term state legislator, small business owner and Deputy Drug Czar for President Clinton. Senator Umberg served active military duty in 2009, leading the U.S. military effort to attack corruption within the Afghan Army and Police, for which he was awarded a Bronze Star for meritorious service in a combat zone. As a federal criminal prosecutor, Senator Umberg had a 100% conviction rate, trying numerous white collar, civil rights and gang cases. He successfully tried over 100 cases to verdict or judgment. Senator Umberg served three terms in the State Assembly, representing central Orange County. He worked across party lines, authoring 76 laws and bringing more than $563 million in funds to Orange County. Senator Umberg served as Deputy Drug Czar for President Bill Clinton where he was responsible for foreign drug interdiction, counter-drug intelligence and international drug policy. Since his arrival in the State Senate in 2018, Senator Tom Umberg has chaired the Senate Elections Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. In pursuit of these goals, he has authored 17 new laws in the State Senate, fostering greater inclusiveness in these systems. Senator Umberg lives in Orange County with his wife Robin, who is a retired brigadier general. They have three adult children and four grandchildren.


“I am proud to have earned the endorsement of Tom Umberg in this election,” says Price. “Tom has served our country in so many ways, as a U.S. Army Colonel, in the State Assembly for three terms, as a former federal prosecutor, and currently in the California State Legislature. He has dedicated his life to public service and making our community, state, and country better. I respect his pragmatic and common sense leadership, as well as his commitment to public safety and ensuring a fair and just criminal justice system for all. It is my every intention to live up to the ideals of service that he has established during his long, respectable career.”


Mom, Councilwoman, Small Business Owner, and Deputy District Attorney, Suzie Price is running for Mayor to get Long Beach back to basics, with a competent and functional City Government focused on improving the quality of life for its residents. Elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, Price was the first Democrat elected to Council District 3 in 42 years. On the City Council, Suzie has worked across district lines to focus on homelessness, public safety, street repair, infrastructure investment, improving and expanding our green spaces, and ensuring Long Beach remains a place where you can afford to buy a home and start a business. Suzie and her husband Mark, a military veteran, have lived in Long Beach for 20 years where they are raising their two boys. 



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