Delia Hunley-Adossa’s not the only one gunning for Tish James’ City Council seat in the 35th District. The latest challenger is a man named Medhanie Estiphanos and, despite a loquacious introductory blog post on his website Change35.com, we can’t tell you a whole lot about him other than that he grew up in Asmara Eritrea and made his way with his family to San Diego. (As a commenter points out, his bio was in a tab on the side of the page: He’s a financial consultant with a background as a teacher and housing policy and administration in Los Angeles.) The rest of the verbiage is pulled from the early Obama playbook of sweeping generalizations and calls for change. At the very least, his entry into the race adds a little gender diversity to the all African-American race.
Medhanie’s Announcement [Change35]
A New 35th District Candidate [AY Report]