Candidates
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Kevin McKeown
10,138 votes
17.08%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Education Consultant
- 16-year City Council leader against overdevelopment and traffic; I am for affordable housing, environmental sustainability, schools, and social justice
- 38-year Santa Monica resident in the same rent-controlled apartment, and 20-year Apple technology consultant to our excellent public schools
- Responsive, accountable, and effective -- consistently there for residents and neighborhoods, making sure your voice is heard at City Hall
- Able to vote for what's important to you without being beholden to special interests, because I don't take corporate campaign donations and never have
- Santa Monica representative on the Westside Cities Council of Governments, and vice chair of the statewide CA Democratic Party Irish-American Caucus
- 2014 Democrat of the Year, 50th Assembly District, and Smith-Weiss Environmental Champion 2009, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
- kevin@mckeown.net
Priorities:
- Safeguard your neighborhood from overdevelopment and traffic
- Protect affordable housing and renters' rights, stop harassment and dislocation
- Support schools, parks, playfields, youth and senior programs
Sue Himmelrich
9,262 votes
15.60%
- Occupation: Public Interest Attorney
- Special Counsel at Western Center on Law and Poverty
- Planning Commissioner
- sue.himmelrich@gmail.com
Priorities:
- Maintaining the scale and diversity of Santa Monica
- Eliminate the power of special interests - RESIDENTS FIRST
- Transparency in decision-making
Pam O'Connor
6,696 votes
11.28%
Phil Brock
5,854 votes
9.86%
Frank J. Gruber
5,222 votes
8.80%
- Occupation: Author/Journalist
- Resident of Santa Monica since 1983; served on the
- Planning Commission and the Housing Commission,
- and on the Prop. X School Bond Oversight Commitee;
- wrote a weekly column about Santa Monica for 11
- years; graduate of U. of Chicago and Harvard Law
- School
- frank@frankjgruber.net
Priorities:
- Make sure the City is well-run and financially sound, so that city services and aid to the schools can continue.
- Regulate development for the common good.
- Develop real solutions for traffic congestion.
Jennifer Kennedy
5,037 votes
8.48%
- Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Manager
- Former chair, Santa Monica Rent Control Board
- Chair, S.M. Child Development Services District Advisory Committee
- S.M. Child Development Services PTA unit President
- Community organizer, education activist
- Kennedyforcouncil2014@gmail.com
Priorities:
- Controlling growth, preserving neighborhoods, improving infrastructure
- Improving our public process to ensure effective community engagement
- Strengthening renters' rights and affordable housing programs, environmental justice, supporting public schools
Richard McKinnon
4,890 votes
8.24%
- Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Businessperson
- Planning Commissioner, City of Santa Monica
- Former Recreation and Parks Commissioner
- richard@richardmckinnon.com
Priorities:
- Control development to a suitable scale and balance for the city
- Institute Deep Green environmental policy with hard targets for solar panel installation, cutting carbon emissions, and conserving water
- Protect every resident's quality of life
Michael Feinstein
3,729 votes
6.28%
Terence Later
1,874 votes
3.16%
Jerry Rubin
1,635 votes
2.75%
Jon Mann
1,594 votes
2.68%
Nick Boles
1,328 votes
2.24%
- Occupation: Non-profit Consultant/Entrepreneur
- Member of the neighborhood council, Mid- City Neighbors
- 3 time corporate team captain for the ALS Association's Golden West Chapter
- Graduate, Coro Fellowship Program for Public Affairs.
- Chair of the Academic Integrity Council at California State University at Chico
- Recipient of the Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles for community outreach.
- Volunteer for federally recognized Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- nickboles@boles2014.com
Priorities:
- Protecting City Services
- Increasing Affordable Housing
- Solving Homelessness
Whitney Scott Bain
1,317 votes
2.22%
Zoë Muntaner
791 votes
1.33%
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