Mayor Eric Garcetti on the Historic Selection of Kamala Harris as Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate

Democratic Mayors President Eric Garcetti is national co-chair of the Biden for President campaign and co-chaired the campaign's Vice Presidential Selection Committee.

He issued the following statement today:

”Congratulations to my dear friend and the next Vice President of the United States, Senator Kamala Harris.

Kamala and I have been friends for many years. We trudged through the Iowa snow and knocked on doors for then-Senator Barack Obama. We worked together during her time as Attorney General and in the U.S. Senate, where she has been a true ally of the people of Los Angeles, and to people everywhere who have needed a voice within the corridors of power.

She is passionate. She is powerful. She is brilliant. She is compassionate. Kamala Harris will help Joe Biden unite the American people, restore our nation's soul, and rebuild our country so it's even stronger than it was before.

I'm proud that our vice presidential selection process vetted and elevated so many women, each of whom is qualified to lead our country.

This was not a political process. We worked to build a team -- one that puts women at the table, one that looks like America, and one
with the patriotism, qualifications and unity to help Joe Biden conquer this virus and build back better.”