Runoff Election 5/21/2013
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Eric M. Garcetti
121,930 votes
33.1%
- Occupation: Los Angeles City Councilmember
- Los Angeles City Council President, 2006-2012
- Lieutenant, United States Navy Reserve, 2005-present
- Assistant Professor, Occidental College, 1998-2001
- Visiting Professor, University of Southern California, 1997-1999
- Chair, Democratic Municipal Officials, 2008-present
- Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and the London School of Economics
- info@ericgarcetti.com
Priorities:
- Helping residents solve problems and make government more accountable
- Get our economy back on track with good middle class jobs
- Bring creative solutions and innovation to City Hall to make sure our city provides the best services to residents
Wendy J. Greuel
106,748 votes
29.0%
- Occupation: Los Angeles City Controller
- Graduate of LAUSD's Kennedy High School
- UCLA Graduate
- Former Aide to Mayor Tom Bradley
- Former So. California Field Operations Officer, U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development under President Clinton
- Former Executive, DreamWorks Studios
- Former Los Angeles City Councilmember, Los Angeles 2nd District
- info@wendygreuel.com
Priorities:
- Create jobs and get Los Angeles' economy back on track
- Build strong schools and create a modern, interconnected transportation system
- Be a watchdog for taxpayer funds and fight waste, fraud, and abuse
Kevin James
60,154 votes
16.3%
- Occupation: Radio Broadcaster/Attorney
- Former Federal Prosecutor
- Former Co-Chairman of AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Degree in Accounting from Oklahoma University
- Law Degree from University of Houston
- Received the Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant U.S. Attorney
- contact@kevinjamesformayor.com
Priorities:
- Bringing jobs and opportunity back to LA
- Honest, open, & accountable government; anti-corruption
- Fiscal responsibility- avoiding bankruptcy
Jan Perry
58,472 votes
15.9%
- Occupation: Los Angeles City Councilwoman
- Currently serving 3rd term as Los Angeles City Counciowoman
- Worked in public service since 1990
- 14 years in the private sector
- BA Journalism USC
- MA Public Policy USC
- info@janperry.com
Priorities:
- Job Creation & Economic Development
- Balance the City's Budget
- Education Reform
Emanuel Alberto Pleitez
15,263 votes
4.1%
- Occupation: Technology Company Executive
- Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team
- Special Assistant to Paul Volcker and the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB)
- Chair of the Salvadorean American Leadership and Education Fund
- Chair of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation
- Founder of Inspira (webseries)
- Founder of Latinos on Fast Track Institute
- info@pleitezforla.com
Priorities:
- Education Reform
- Pension Reform
- Community-Specific Development Plans
Norton Sandler
2,002 votes
0.5%
- Occupation: Factory Production Worker
- Socialist Workers Party: working-class labor socialist alternative.
- Long time union member, employed as electrical assembler.
- Organized solidarity for labor battles for four decades including recent Wal-Mart Black Friday, Longshore struggles.
- Joined actions against cop brutality and killing of Trayvon Martin
- Defender of Cuban Revolution and Cuban 5, revolutionaries serving time in U.S. prisons.
- Contributor and distributor of revolutionary socialist newspaper -The Militant
- nortonsandler@att.net
Priorities:
- Build movement for massive government public workers program to put millions to work building schools, hospitals, day-care centers, roads and bridges.
- Support immediate legalization for undocumented workers
- Organize for working people to take political power, thus ending the dictatorship of capital!
Addie M. Miller
1,810 votes
0.5%
Yehuda "Yj" Draiman
1,543 votes
0.4%
- Occupation: Neighborhood Council Secretary
- 2nd term Elected Northridge Neighborhood Council
- Director of Utilities & Sustainability for Energy Savers 2
- Working on PHD in Energy Conservation
- Ex. Real Estate Developer
- Vast experience in the deregulation of Utilities and implementing energy and water conservation - Energy & Utility auditor
- Participated with the Utility Commission in protecting citizens from increased tariffs
- yjdraimanformayor@yjdraiman.org
Priorities:
- To bring Los Angeles back to economic sustainability and financial health
- Absolute transparency & full disclosure to the people of LA & restore public trust
- Utilize LA's natural assets & Make Los Angeles the "World Capital of Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency - Water Conservation"
Joseph "Joe" Gardner
(Write-in)
- Occupation: Retired-Adminstrator
- Bachelor-Business Adminstration
- Masters-Public Adminstration
- City-County Coordinator
- Emergency Disaster Coordinator
- Capital Projects Adminstrator
- jgardner@ca.rr.com
Priorities:
- Eliminate Annual Deficit Spending of City
- Public Service Program Decrease unemployment
- Use vacant City and private Bldgs. to house the Homeless
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6 questions on Most Important Issue, Budget Shortfall, Sales Tax, Climate Change, Public Transportation, and Education.
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