BRIAN LOCKWOOD

Why Thrive LA endorses BRIAN

Brian Lockwood is a Republican running for the 61st Assembly District seat currently held by Tina McKinnor. While Lockwood is running a lean campaign with limited public-facing policy detail, the race presents a clear contrast: McKinnor is a DSA-endorsed incumbent whose record in Sacramento has aligned with the activist wing of the Legislature on tax increases, rent control expansion, and anti-business regulation. The 61st District deserves a representative who will defend small businesses, oppose new taxes, and resist the ideological agenda that has driven investment out of working-class communities across South Los Angeles and the surrounding area. McKinnor's DSA endorsement is not incidental; it reflects a governing philosophy that prioritizes government expansion over economic opportunity. Every new mandate, every new tax, every new layer of regulation championed by DSA-aligned legislators makes it harder for families in this district to build wealth, start businesses, and find affordable housing. Lockwood offers voters an alternative to that trajectory. Lockwood's campaign centers on a simple and urgent message: rebuild before it's too late. That instinct, to prioritize recovery and renewal over ideological crusades, is exactly what this district needs from its Assembly representative. His Republican registration signals alignment with fiscal discipline and opposition to the Sacramento tax-and-spend consensus that has failed communities like Inglewood, Hawthorne, and Gardena. Brian Lockwood is the fiscally responsible alternative the 61st District needs.