Former Hermosa Councilman George Barks promises “No More Pie In the Sky Politics” in 66th Assembly District bid
by Kevin Cody When George Barks ran for Hermosa Beach City Council in 1974, he campaigned on the promise of “No Pie in the Sky Politics.” It was his first bid for public office and he was the top vote getter. He was 32. Now, at age 80, in his first return to electoral politics since he left the Hermosa council in 1985, Barks is campaigning on that same promise as the Republican candidate for the 66th District State Assembly seat. The 66th State Assembly District represents 481,000 residents. It runs north/south from Manhattan Beach to Rancho Palos Verdes, and east/west from Gardena/Torrance/Lomita/Carson to the ocean. Barks’ opponent is four term Democratic incumbent Al Muratsuchi, who was first elected to the Assembly in 2012 66th Assembly District candidate George Barks (second from right) last year at the Hermosa Historical Society, discussing his years in the early 1980s on the City Council with fellow council members he served with (left to right) George Schmeltzer, Lance Widman and Jim Rosenberger. Photo by Kevin Cody Barks acknowledges he is the underdog. The 66th District is 41 percent Democratic, 27 percent Republican, and 19 percent declined-to-state. In the June primary…
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