From the left, Glendale Mayor Laura Friedman, Senator Carol Liu and Assemblyman Anthony Portantino at the newly named Larry Zarian Transportation Center dedication ceremony in Glendale on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. (Tim Berger/Pasadena Sun)
by Mark Kellam
Pasadena Sun
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) — faced with being termed out of office next year — is seeking the endorsements of two local Democratic organizations for a run at state Sen. Carol Liu’s seat in a newly redrawn district.
Portantino’s move into the state Senate race for the 25th District — which includes Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena — is a marked shift from his stance in June, when he said he planned to run in Rep. David Dreier’s San Gabriel Valley district.
He is scheduled to join Liu and Ameenah Fuller on Saturday for interviews conducted by members of the Glendale Democratic Club, said Thomas O'Shaughnessy, treasurer for the organization, and then a week later by the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley.
