League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA March 8, 2011 Election
	Council Member; City of Bell; 4 Year Term Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Jun 10 1:36pm

Final Official Election Returns Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Ali Saleh 1,521 votes 17.0% Occupation: Small Business Owner Lifelong Bell Resident Homeowner Father of four Founder and Director of the Bell Business Association Founder and former BASTA Leadership member ali@alisaleh.com Priorities: Lower Property Taxes Grow Local Businesses Restore Ethical Government Nestor Enrique Valencia 1,448 votes 16.2% Occupation: Health Care Administrator nestor.valencia@att.net Violeta Alvarez 1,355 votes 15.1% Occupation: Social Services Worker Bell Resident for 31 years BA in Psychology Former BASTA Leadership Member of SEIY Local 721 Mother of two Homeowner info@united4bell.com Priorities: Assess what the city own and sell anything that is not making profit and use teh $ to lower property taxes Make Bell more business friendly so we can shop in Bell and bring in revenue for better services Create transparency by involving residents in decision making through community committees Mario S. Rivas 1,279 votes 14.3% Occupation: Coordinator/Military Officer Marito302@yahoo.com Fidencio Joel Gallardo 1,233 votes 13.8% Occupation: English Teacher California State University, Los Angeles Professor Bachelor of Arts in English, U.S.C. Master of Arts in Educational Administration, C.S.U.L.A. fidenciogallardo@aol.com Priorities: Bring Transparency/ Eliminate Waste in Bell Improve the Local Economy/ Create Incentives for Businesses Maintain a Safe and Clean City Lorenzo S. Velez 688 votes 7.7% Occupation: Heavy Equipment Operator info@lorenzovelez.com Imelda Serrano 542 votes 6.1% Occupation: Student Current Bell Resident Mother of two Attending East Los Angeles College Dean's List Recipient- 2010 Former Los Angeles County Poll Worker- 2000 to 2007 Parent Advisory Committee-President Imelda.serrano@att.net Priorities: Rebuild a foundation for a transparent democracy to re-establish public trust. Prioritize effective public safety within current economic constraints. Maintain current programs for the seniors and youth of our community. Estela Mota 400 votes 4.5% Occupation: Business Woman/Realtor Bell resident for 41 years/ Homeowner Mother of 3 / Grandmother Former president of the League of United Latin American Citizens (Council #2871 Bell / Cudahy) Former manager of the Willie C. Velasquez Center (Nonprofit organization in Bell, CA assisting underrepresented communities) Former PTA (PTSA) active parent (Corona Elem., Nimitz Middle School, Bell High) Bilingual English / Spanish estela@mota4bell.com Priorities: Establishing transparency and trustworthiness within our city government / Resolving the current public safety system issues we currently face Helping residents and business owners resolve the many injustices that have been brought upon us, such as excessive taxes and business license fees. Bringing in big business and entertainment industries to not only create a new and prosperous city but to also provide our resident's with employment Marcos A. Oliva 258 votes 2.9% Occupation: Programmer/Analyst Guillermo "Willie" Aguilar 232 votes 2.6% Occupation: General Contractor Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information City of Bell L.A. County Registrar of Voters Election FAQ Preguntas Comunes Election Results Candidate Forums Wednesday February 2 (Regular Election; 3 seats open) Thursday February 3 (Recall Election; 2 seats open) time: 6:30pm - 8pm place: El Hussein Community Center 4313 Gage Ave., Bell, CA 90201 (at Fishburn, 4 blocks west of Atlantic) co-sponsors: LWV Los Angeles, LWV L.A. County, BASTA Nonpartisan Background Information Ballotpedia This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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