Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivers State of the City Address from the under-construction Sixth Street Viaduct on Thursday, April 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif. Garcetti delivered what amounted to a farewell speech to his city Thursday at a time when it's not clear when, or where, he's going. The two-term Democrat delivered his final State of the City address to the City Council as his nomination by President Joe Biden to become U.S. ambassador to India appears imperiled in the Senate. A vote has been delayed by an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against a former Garcetti top adviser. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivers State of the City Address from the under-construction Sixth Street Viaduct on Thursday, April 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif. Garcetti delivered what amounted to a farewell speech to his city Thursday at a time when it's not clear when, or where, he's going. The two-term Democrat delivered his final State of the City address to the City Council as his nomination by President Joe Biden to become U.S. ambassador to India appears imperiled in the Senate. A vote has been delayed by an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against a former Garcetti top adviser. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool)
The parents of Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti have enlisted the help of prominent lobbyists to aid their son’s beleaguered nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to India.
McGuireWoods Consulting registered to lobby on behalf of Sukey and Gil Garcetti on Thursday for the purposes of “Outreach Related to Confirmation for Ambassadorship Nomination.” The lobbyists on the account include a former chief of staff to Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) Ryan Bernstein and Garcetti’s own former deputy mayor and longtime advisor, Breelyn Pete.
The registration is the latest sign that Garcetti’s allies are turning over every possible stone to get his nomination across the finish line.
Bernstein did not immediately return a request for comment.
That nomination has floundered amid accusations that the mayor’s top aide, Rick Jacobs, had sexually assault women on the staff. Garcetti has insisted that he knew nothing of Jacobs’ conduct, which came to light because of a whistleblower report and includes allegations from his former Communications Director Naomi Seligman that Jacobs grabbed and kissed her in front of other city staffers.
Garcetti would need 50 Senate votes for confirmation. But, so far, he does not have the backing of the entire Democratic Caucus, leaving a crucial diplomatic post vacant for nearly a year.
Gil Garcetti served as Los Angeles County's district attorney during which the office oversaw the prosecution of O.J. Simpson.
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