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Councilman Tom LaBonge’s chief of staff will try today to win the the Fourth District City Council seat being vacated by her boss, but she is facing spirited opposition from a health center public affairs director.

Carolyn Ramsay is the better-known candidate around City Hall, having long served as LaBonge’s field deputy and chief of staff. She also has the backing of Mayor Eric Garcetti and most sitting members of the council.

But David Ryu made a surprisingly strong showing in the March primary election and won the backing of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. He would be the first Korean American to serve on the council.

Ryu has carried the torch of the political outsider, cashing in on popular themes of rejecting campaign donations from developers and accusing LaBonge of misusing discretionary funds. His website notes that he has “never been part of the crowd at City Hall,” although he served as a deputy to former county Supervisor Yvonne Burke.

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