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LOS ANGELES - Asaad Alnajjar is campaigning to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.

His goal is to "engineer a stronger Los Angeles."

Who is Asaad Alnajjar?

Alnajjar has worked as an engineer for the City of Los Angeles for the past 36 years.

During an interview with FOX 11, he said he's worked on nearly every single inch of the city, from streetlights and traffic lights, to the automated traffic system, the 311 non-emergency system, and was part of the team that built trains and the people mover.

He said running for mayor has been in his DNA since he was first hired by the city in 1989.

" We are, at a time, in a state where the city's budget is a mess, the sidewalks are a mess, the potholes, the wire theft. We are in chaos. And it's time for an engineer like myself, to ta

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