Garcetti endorsed Barack Obama in early spring 2007 and was the southern California chairman and one of six state co-chairs for the Obama campaign . He traveled to Iowa , Nevada and six other states , and was a frequent surrogate ( in English and Spanish ) for the campaign . He served as a superdelegate during the 2008 Democratic National Convention and was elected to serve as the Chair of Democratic Municipal Officials , an organization affiliated with the Democratic National Committee that represents all local elected Democrats in the United States
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
Eric Garcetti