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Villaraigosa Laying Groundwork for Governor’s Race

August 19, 2015 at 12:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 22 Comments

Los Angeles Times: “Antonio Villaraigosa has kept out of the news in the six months since he opted to skip the race for U.S. Senate. But a reception at his Hollywood Hills home on Monday to raise money for Hillary Clinton was the latest of many signs the former Los Angeles mayor is preparing quietly to run for governor of California in 2018.”

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