Citing love for his hometown, Marcus Tiggs recently announced his candidacy for Culver City Council in the April 2018 election.
A retired Army Lt. Col. and combat veteran, Tiggs detailed the importance of keeping neighborhoods safe, continuing to help Culver City attract career building jobs and opportunities, and working together to continue to make our community the best hometown.
“Since I was nine years old, Culver City as a community has helped shape my success, and it has been an honor to serve on our planning commission and throughout the community,” Tiggs said. “We are a vital, and diverse community. By working to keep our neighborhoods safe from crime and cut through traffic, working to bring job creators and innovators to Culver City so residents can build their careers here, and continuing to engage the community in building a great hometown, together we will achieve great things for all residents.”
Following his graduation from Pepperdine and his service in the Army as a Lt. Col., Tiggs has practiced law for more than two decades helping negotiate and argue cases all the way through the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
“Culver City has always been a great crossroads culturally and regionally and when we capitalize on that, we flourish,” Tiggs said. “My career in public service has taken me into command situations around the globe, while my legal career has helped resolve incredibly complex financial challenges. On our Council, I will put that experience to work keeping the City focused on being responsive to the residents, while wisely allocating and spending our tax dollars on needed projects.”
“By getting the community more involved in local government,” Tiggs said he will focus on keeping neighborhoods and homes safe from crime, enhancing senior and children services, and making government decisions more transparent to the public.
“Solutions don’t just come from one person’s idea, but from a careful review of all sides of an argument,” he said. “With full participation by residents and other stakeholders, we will build a consensus without losing sight of what the common goal is—enhancing our quality of life. On our Council, I will push to make sure that we work together so that Culver City works for every resident.”
Tigg’s campaign kickoff party is Sunday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the residence of Mike “Mr. Culver City” Cohen in Culver City?. For more information on the event and campaign visit www.elecTiggs.com. He can also be reached at by phone at 213-629-8801 or email: info@electiggs.com.
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For more than 15 years, Tiggs has served the community in numerous capacities from the Planning Commission (including as chair), as chair of the Fiesta La Ballona Committee, and as a leader on the Public Safety Citizen Advisory Committee, Culver City Unified School District Citizen Bond Oversight Committee, the Centennial Celebration Committee, and numerous other groups.
