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Candidates
(Vote for 2)
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Jeffrey Prang
2,923 votes
35.2%
- Occupation: Member of City Council
- Senior Aide to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
- Member, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission
- Member, California Council on Criminal Justice
- Member, Los Angeles Professional Peace Officers Assocation
- Former Member, Los Angeles County Library Commission
- Member, Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee
Priorities:
- Public Health & Safety
- Infrastructure Improvements, Affordable Housing & Rent Control
- Civil Rights & Marriage Equality
John J. Duran
2,521 votes
30.3%
- Occupation: Member of City Council
- Mayor of West Hollywood
- Criminal defense attorney
- Juris Doctorate degree from Western State University in Orange County
- Founding board member of ANGLE (Access Now for Gay and Lesbian Equality)
- Board of directors President for Equality California
- Labor Day L.A. Humanitarian Award recipient for AIDS activism
Priorities:
- Fiscal Sustainability
- Economic Development
- Protecting and Developing Affordable Housing
George V. Credle, III
1,249 votes
15.0%
- Occupation: Historic Preservationist
- Historic Preservation Commissioner
- UCLA Graduate
- Army Veteran
- Local & regional Planning and Zoning
- USC Masters Program in Historic Preservation
- Employed by the Getty Trust
Priorities:
- Preserving the Historic Context of the West Hollywood
- Protection of Renters in Current Affordable Housing from Evictions Due to Overdevelopment
- Protecting and Enhancing Green Space and Parkland
Edward "Ed" Garren
712 votes
8.6%
- Occupation: Family Therapist MFC27181
- Human Services Administrator
- Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Professional
- Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling
- Elected Member of East Side Re-development Project Area Committee (PAC) for 8 years
- Primary Caregiver for my 92 year old mother Edna
- Civil Rights Activist since 1965
Priorities:
- I am a lifelong Democrat, from a multi-generational Democratic family. I am a former Union Shop Steward, SEIU 535, Childrens Social Worker, DCFS
- Economic Justice is the new Civil Rights. Large corporate money and wealth are destroying communities, small businesses & economic dignity.
- I am for controlling density, responsible development, preservation of green and open space and the protection of existing affordable housing.
Jerome Cleary
493 votes
5.9%
- Occupation: Public Relations Director
- New York University, BFA, 1984
- Served on the Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board
- Local TV show Host and Producer
- Cornerstone Member of the Los Angeles Conservancy
Priorities:
- Parking, Crime, Green Space, A New Library
- Housing, Historic Preservation
- 2 new ideas: A National Museum of Gay and Lesbian History and a West Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring the arts and society
Tom Demille
415 votes
5.0%
- Occupation: Historian, Community Leader
- 30 year hotel/service experience
- 98% attendance @city council meetings
- park master planner
- Vision 20/20 committee
Priorities:
- to build 100 mixed/medium/affordible housing every year
- to take 25 cents out of $1.00 out of meters to build parking
- to tax tall walls $1.00 per sq.ft. and earmark for senior housing
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