Election Special: L.A. candidates for U.S. House challenging incumbents over failing urban and Mid-East policies

The candidates DemoCast interviewed are seeking to improve on the policies of incumbent Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Henry Waxman (District 33) is retiring, opening the race to both Elan Carr and Ted Lieu, whom we interviewed at the annual convention of the Jewish National Fund.  The other candidates, Adam King (District 37) and John Wood (Dist. 43), are challenging Karen Bass and Maxine Waters whom we interviewed at the California Republican Convention, along with a couple of urban community activists seeking alternatives to the incumbents weak delivery to urban communities.

Elan Carr, candidate for House of Representatives from U.S. 33rd Congressional District.
Deputy District Attorney, Elan Carr, a criminal gang prosecutor, served as a military attorney in Iraq, and still serves in the Army reserves today. At the Jewish National Fund annual convention in September, he fields questions on his positions on U.S. Middle East policies.



Ted Lieu, candidate for House of Representatives from U.S. 33rd Congressional District.
California State Sen. Ted Lieu, co-sponsored a bill to divest California funds from the Iran and companies doing business with her. At the Jewish National Fund's annual convention in September, he fields questions on his positions on U.S. Middle East policies.



John Wood, candidate for House of Representatives from 43rd Congressional District. 
John Wood discusses his positions to replace Rep. Maxine Waters in L.A.'s 43rd Congressional District in the November 4th, 2014 election. John Wood, grandson of the founder of Dot Records, is running on a platform of improving education and increasing jobs in the urban community. 



How Obama-supportive Democrats harm African-American voters- Dr. Herbert Baker.
Community-activist, Dr. Herbert Baker reaches-out with a group of unemployed African-American young people to elect new-blood to replace the incumbent, black Democrat machine- through alternative candidates, many running under the Republican category.. Backed-up by under-employed  young adults from his community, Robert Atkins, Tommy Jones, and Venesha Allman.



Community activist, Shirley Husar of Urban Game Changers.
Urban Game Changer's Shirley Husar stands with kids and their grandma Tanya t explain Calif GOP's issues in urban communities. An inebriated, Neil Kashkari-defender from San Diego forgets her civility, gets reminded.



Adam King, candidate for House of Representatives from U.S. 37th Congressional District. Candidate Adam King, (running for election to the House from L.A.'s District 37) discusses the White House policies which affect those concerned with Israel and the Muslim world. He is running for the seat occupied by Rep. Karen Bass (D).

At 12th L.A.X. Counter-Terror Memorial, clergy, diplomat, and prosecutor call for stronger action to defend free-societies from Islamist movement

On Independence Day, the survivors of Vicky Hen held the 12th Independence Day Memorial for victims of the 1st jihadist attack in California- upon the El Al ticket counter of Los Angeles Airport's international terminal - on the 4th of July 2002- 9-months after Sept. 11, 2001. 

The ceremony by Vicky's survivors, father Avi, mother Rachel, and brother Udi, were comforted by around 3-dozen attendees and speakers.  For the first time, a Consul General of the Israeli Consulate to the Southwestern U.S. attended. 

(L-R) Vicky Hen's family Avi & Udi, Scott Jenkins, mother Rachel, Israeli Consul Gen. David Siegel, Leehy Sha'er (aunt of June '14 slain Gil-Ad Sha'er), Deputy L.A. City Atty Elan Carr, Danny & Cohavi Gadot of Israeli Consulate

Video: Israeli Consul General David Siegel connected the jihad of Egyptian Hesham Hadayet seeking paradise by killing Vicky Hen and passenger's friend Jacob Aminov of North Hollywood - with the jihad warfare being conducted by Palestinians through rocketing, kidnapping, and killing Israeli civilians.  He acknowledged the supportive presence of Leehy Sha'er, whos nephew, Gil-Ad Sha'er was among the trio of yeshiva students abducted, shot, and burned by Palestinian followers of Hamas.
 


Klaus Ben-Ami Hackel- El Al's L.A.X. station chief during the era of the attack recounted, and Avi Hen, the father of Vicky Hen, recounted the events of the day to JooTube:


 
Klaus Ben-Ami Hackel eulogizes his charge, Vicky Hen, as a great help to her staff and the El Al operation:




Elan Carr, an L.A. Deputy City Attorney prosecutor and candidate for US Congress, calls to recognize global Islamism as democracy's enemy.  Hebrew and Arabic-speaking Elan Carr served in the US Army as a military lawyer in Iraq and serves on reserve duty annually. He prays for strength and determination in our government policies to defeat the Islamist enemy of liberty.



Rabbi Zvi Block of Toras Hashem in L.A. lays out the condition of the modern world's relationship with the Jewish people- primary contributors to Western civilization and culture.



Pastor Ramin Parsa, of the Good Shepherd Church in Encino, Calif. was born and raised a Shi'ite Muslim in Iran. He quoted for the audience Quranic passages used to command Muslims to enmity and violence against Jews and Christians- which have motivated Islamic anti-Semitism for 1,400 years - centuries before the re-establishment of Jewish sovereignty in Israel.


In May, 2008 - KNBC-TV News' Paul Moyer recounted the events of the shooting and the confession of a whistleblower policeman, Bob Lopez, that despite the FBI recommending special protection for the El Al counter (and his reporting having spotted "suspicious people" casing the El Al counter, not only were no provisions made, there was no police protection in the area that  morning- enabling the jihadist easy accesa to shoot. Vicky and Aminov died waiting 7 minutes for airport police to arrive, and over 20 minutes for an ambulance.

Family patriarch, Avi Hen, (who, speaking in Hebrew, complains that the Airport security authorities and FBI left the terminal unprotected from Hesham Hadayat, a known Islamist acolyte of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the spiritual leader of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing);

Congressional competitors convey views at gathering organized by Persian-Jewish civic group

Candidates Wendy Greuel and Elan Carr share a moment

30 Years After held its 7th Annual Pre-Election Mixer to introduce the civic group to candidates for both L.A.'s 3rd Supervisoral District and L.A.'s 33rd Congressional District, to succeed the retiring congressman Rep. Henry Waxman. The supervisoral candidates attending were Bobby Shriver (former Santa Monica Mayor and City Council member) and John Duran (West Hollywood City Councilmember and former Mayor).


The presenting congressional candidates: Elan Carr (deputy District Attorney prosecutor of gang-crimes), Wendy Greuel (former LA City Controller), Matt Miller (liberal radio host and author), and Ted Lieu (Calif. State Senator representing the city of Torrance).  The other major candidate, Marianne Williamson, did not attend.

The primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 3rd.  No particular party registration is required for you to vote for any candidate. The two candidates that receive the most votes will face each other in November.




DemoCast was on-scene to convey the candidates' views to the general public. 


Sam Yebri: 'Why 30 Years After mixes with the candidates.'



Wendy Greuel on the issues for L.A.'s 33rd District in Congress and her experience for Washington office.



Elan Carr for Congress: 'How my justice expertise internationally will benefit L.A., America, and the Middle East.



Calif. State Sen. Ted Lieu stumps on his anti-Iran, pro-Israel record.



Political-office newcomer, Matt Miller, a center-left radio commentator explains his perspectives for reforming education and the GOP-dominated House of Representatives.



Former City Controller, Wendy Greuel, conveys her affinity for Persian-Jewish issues for the June 3rd election.



How is Elan Carr oriented towards preserving California against nefarious elements? Communications Director, John van Winkle:



Why community leader, Dr. James Elist opened his home to invite L.A. political candidates to meet Persian-American Jewish youth.



Former Beverly Hills Mayor Jimmy Delshad explains the new, Persian-Jewish, civic activism.