"I'm running for Congress because it's time to
restore faith in government by offering reasonable, innovative
and compassionate solutions to our country's most pressing
issues," Savage, 42, said in an Instagram post announcing his
campaign.
Savage graduated from Stanford University with a degree in
political science.
Savage's campaign website emphasizes his long history of union
membership, and said if elected his priorities would be
improving public safety, affordable housing and protecting
organized labor.
California's 30th district, which includes northern parts of Los
Angeles, is solidly Democratic. In November's midterm elections
Schiff won with 71% of the vote against a fellow Democrat,
thanks to California's open primary system in which the top two
candidates regardless of party affiliation advance to the
general election.
(Reporting by Moira Warburton in Washington; Editing by Mark
Porter)
(Photo: Actor Ben Savage arrives at the Creative Arts Emmys in
Los Angeles, California, U.S. September 10, 2016. REUTERS/Gus
Ruelas)
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