Hundreds Attend Community Swearing-in for Congresswoman Luz Rivas at LAMC
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Hundreds of colleagues, constituents and loved ones celebrated the latest achievement of former Pacoima resident Congresswoman Luz Rivas during her community swearing-in ceremony at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar.
Rivas, the first Latina to represent California’s 29th Congressional District, was elected last November, stepping into the seat previously held for 12 years by former Congressman Tony Cárdenas, who also grew up in Pacoima and endorsed Rivas in her race to fill his seat upon his retirement.
Cárdenas administered the oath of office to Rivas, who stood alongside her proud mother Esthela Perez Larios, who fought back tears as she held the Bible her daughter placed her hand on as she recited the oath.
Cárdenas officially pronounced, “Congratulations, Congresswoman Luz Rivas,” to applause and cheers from the standing-room-only crowd.
She thanked the area residents, community leaders, former teachers and c…