Paul SeoPaul Seo

Paul Seo is running for California Assembly District 66 after a career spanning the military, law enforcement and local government. Born in Harbor City and raised in the South Bay, Seo graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served as an Army officer. His military assignments included service with the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom in Korea. After leaving active duty, Seo became a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney and later joined the California Department of Justice as a deputy attorney general. He is currently mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes. His official city biography confirms his West Point education, Army service in Korea, experience prosecuting serious crimes in Los Angeles County and subsequent state prosecutorial work. Seo finished first among six candidates in the June primary with 26.6% of the vote, while fellow Democrat Sarah Deen finished second with 24.6%, setting up a general election between two Democratic candidates. His campaign places particular emphasis on public safety and government accountability. Seo has advocated increasing staffing for police, sheriff’s departments and prosecutors while also demanding greater accountability for government spending on homelessness. On affordability, he supports reducing regulations that inhibit housing construction, lowering financial burdens on middle-class families and cutting administrative obstacles facing small businesses. His campaign background also emphasizes that he grew up in a Korean immigrant small-business family. His education proposals include improving teacher compensation, reducing class sizes and expanding STEM education. Assembly District 66 encompasses Torrance, Gardena, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Lomita, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates, as well as San Pedro.

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