Candidates
(Vote for 4)
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Bobby Shriver
24,298 votes
18.56%
- Occupation: Councilmember/Activist
- Graduate, Yale College, Yale Law School
- For Special Olympics, produced 9 Very Special Christmas CDs
- Co-founder, DATA (Debt, AIDS,Trade, Africa)
- Co-founder, PRODUCT (RED)
- California State Park and Recreation Commissioner, 2001-08
- Santa Monica City Councilmember, 2004-present
Priorities:
- Ending homelessness
- Controlling development and traffic
- Cleaning up Santa Monica Bay
Richard Bloom
20,232 votes
15.46%
- Occupation: Vice Mayor, past Mayor, councilmember
- Executive director of agency combating homelessness
- Family Law Attorney
- Find more information at http://www.richardbloom.com
Priorities:
- Ending homelessness in Santa Monica and the region.
- Mobility: transit, bicycle and other alternatives to driving
- Sustainability:alternative energy, storm water runoff & green building
Ken Genser
19,145 votes
14.63%
- Occupation: Member of the Santa Monica City Council
Herb Katz
17,202 votes
13.14%
- Occupation: Mayor/Architect
Ted Winterer
12,047 votes
9.20%
- Occupation: Writer
- Dartmouth College, B.A.
- Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commissioner
- President, Ocean Park Association
- Adviser, Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City
- AYSO Coach
- former columnist, Santa Monica Daily Press
Priorities:
- Slow development to preserve our beach town character and scale and our socioeconomic diversity and to reduce growth of traffic congestion
- Continue and increase funding for our public schools
- Sustainable growth of City Hall, which has doubled in size in the last decade, and increased government responsiveness to residents
Susan J. Hartley
9,924 votes
7.58%
- Occupation: Employment Law Attorney
- Vice Chair Santa Monica Airport Commission
- Friends of Sunset Park Board member
- Co-founder Santa Monica Treesavers
- Teacher - 5 years; Girl Scout leader - 12 years
- PTSA officer; SMMUSD Strategic Plan Design Team member
- B.A., English; M.A. Secondary Ed., JD
Priorities:
- Limting commercial and residential growth, height and density
- Preservation and enhancement of our urban forest
- Clean up of our beaches and airport
Michael Kovac
6,345 votes
4.85%
- Occupation: Small Business Advisor
Priorities:
- Providing REAL representation to the people of Santa Monica
- Promoting residents' rights, reducing traffic, promoting sustainable development, fighting airport expansion, and improving parking.
- To learn more about me - and to let me know your issues, please visit http://WhatSantaMonicaWants.com
Jerry Peace Activist Rubin
6,076 votes
4.64%
- Occupation: Peace Activist
- See camaign website
Priorities:
- IT'S REALLY TIME FOR A CHANGE
Linda Piera-Ávila
4,623 votes
3.53%
- Occupation: Physical Therapist
Priorities:
- Expand community gardens, parks and open space; create an Urban Forestry Commission
- Reduce traffic and development
- Protect affordable housing to protect seniors, families and low and middle income residents
Herbert Silverstein
3,449 votes
2.63%
- Occupation: Retired Stock Broker
- New York Institute of Finance
- Licensed by New York Stock Exchange
- Grand Master of Free Sons of Israel
- Entrepeneur Womens Couture Fashions
- Administrator Of Vacation Foundation for
- Underprivileged Children
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing for Veterans and Homeless.
- Preservation of Greenery and the Start of a Tree Commission.
- Fighting Pollution and Traffic Congestion in Downtown Area.
John Blakely
2,784 votes
2.13%
- Occupation: Entrepreneur and Actor
- BS International Business, THE Ohio State University
- BA Political Science, THE Ohio State University
- Traveled to 6 continents
- Winner of the prestigious "Math Whiz" award
- 2 time dorm president
- Trivia partner of Austin, Texas' Mayor Will Wynn
Priorities:
- To make informed, pragmatic decisions that reflect the wishes of the voters.
- To end homelessness in Santa Monica.
- Keep Santa Monica from becoming a Century City by the sea
Linda Armstrong
2,398 votes
1.83%
- Occupation: Data Entry Operator
Jon Louis Mann
2,378 votes
1.82%
- Occupation: Flight Attendant
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