Civil Rights Religious Leader George Regas Endorses Phlunte’ Riddle for State Senate

George Regas, the prominent former rector of the All Saints Episcopal Church, has endorsed Phlunte’ Riddle for State Senate District 25, the Riddle campaign announced today.

“Phlunte’ leads by example,” said George Regas. “She stands up for our most vulnerable when they are wronged and holds people accountable to strengthen our communities. Phlunte’ is a fighter for fairness and equality.”

Under Regas’s leadership, All Saints became the largest Episcopal church in the western United States, and established the largest service center for serving HIV and AIDS victims in the San Gabriel Valley. The church also started Union Station in Pasadena for assisting the homeless, which is also one of Riddle’s many volunteer efforts in the region.

Riddle resides in Pasadena with her husband of 37 years and is the mother of three adult sons. Riddle spent nearly 29 years rising through the ranks of the Pasadena Police Department to become the first woman to be permanently assigned as a gang/street narcotics officer and the first African American female sergeant and lieutenant. She retired as a lieutenant, serving as Public Information Officer & Adjutant to the Chief of Police.

Riddle is also an adjunct professor at Golden West College and owns a consulting company where she trains executives and helps solve communications challenges in organizations.

The 25th State Senate District encompasses the communities of Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale, Bradbury, Claremont, Duarte, Glendora, La Cañada-Flintridge, La Verne, Monrovia, San Dimas, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Upland, Altadena, La Crescenta, Montrose, Atwater Village, and Sunland-Tujunga.