Richard Bloom

California State Assembly

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Assemblyman representing Santa Monica; former Santa Monica Mayor and City Councilman

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Six months ago last Friday, 20 school children and six adults were  gunned down  at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.  Monica.

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Six months ago last Friday, 20 school children and six adults were gunned down at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Monica.

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