OFFICIAL Election Results
Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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C. "Sonny" Santa Ines
2,111 votes
22.1%
- Occupation: Chief Administrative Officer
- Married to Irma for 30 years
- Resident of Bellflower for 26 years
- Masters in Business Administration
- Former Planning Commissioner of Bellflower
- Board Member of YMCA
- Active in Neighborhood Watch and strong supporter of ARC and Kingdom Causes
- belllflower4sonny@gmail.com
Priorities:
- Term limit and prudent financial management
- Effective public safety and quality of life issues
- Business and residential investments
Raymond "Ray" Dunton
1,813 votes
19.0%
- Occupation: Business Owner - Ray-A-Motive
- Bellflower City Council Member - 4 years
- City of Bellflower Planning Commissioner - 8 years
- Bellflower Resident - 48 years Married - 28 years
- Attended BUSD K-12, Cerritos College, UTI
- Kiwanis Club 1992-Present
- Bellflower Chamber of Commerce 1986-Present
- dunton4council@verizon.net
Priorities:
- Support effective public safety programs to reduce crime
- Continue revitalization of downtown & surrounding areas targeting blight
- Continue projects that will compliment our community for the next 50 years
Randy Bomgaars
1,592 votes
16.7%
- Occupation: Teacher at Thomas Jefferson School
- BUSD teacher for 39 years
- M.A. Pepperdine University
- Extensive experience on Bellflower City Council
- rjbomgaars@verizon.net
Priorities:
- Continue to provide effective public safety within current economic constraints
- Seek and provide quality community development and re-development, both residential and commercial
- Support Parks and Recreation plus innovative residential services for people of all ages
Rick Royse
1,270 votes
13.3%
- Occupation: Bussinessman
- Married 32 years - Bellflower resident 27 years
- AA Law Enforcement LB City College
- US Certified Arborist
- Former Board of Trustee Member for the Bellflower Unified School District
- Bellflower Noon Lions Club
- Four years USAF, decorated Vietnam Veteran
- rickroyse@live.com
Priorities:
- A streamlined and simplified process to open a new business in Bellflower
- A review of the building codes and colors to preserve Bellflower's beauty charm and integrity
- Increase support of our Sheriff, Fire and other Civic services to help keep Bellflower safe: free from gangs and drugs
Ray T. Smith
1,129 votes
11.8%
Sue ElHessen
929 votes
9.7%
- Occupation: Professor
- Doctorate in Education from USC
- LA Commissioner for Accessibility & Appeals
- Sr. Administrative Analyst, City of Santa Monica
- Instructor/Counselor, Cerritos Community College
- 1997 Community Service Award California State Assembly
- 1997 Honor from Congress of the United States; House of Representatives
- selhessen@gmail.com
Priorities:
- Economic Development for community based organizations and small businesses
- Enhanced Quality of Life through Universal Design and Empowering neighborhood level collaboratives
- Improving Education through collaborative partnerships in the community and business
Michael Gatiglio
700 votes
7.3%
- Occupation: Finance Administrator, Los Angeles County/Superior Court
- Neighborhood Watch Captain - 10 years
- Bellflower Resident - 14 years
- 2010 BRAVO Award Winner
- Married with two children
- Lions Club Member
- Member of Bethel Reformed Church in Bellflower
- mgatiglio@ca.rr.com
Priorities:
- Bring businesses back to Bellflower!
- Cut bureaucratic red tape for buisness owners
- Increase cost effective public safety programs such as Neighborhood Watch
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