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Here are the Candidates: Ballot for L.A. March 2013 Election Finalized

By Zach Behrens
December 14, 2012
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77 candidates for a variety of offices have qualified to appear on the March 5, 2013 ballot, L.A. City Clerk June Lagmay announced today.

The most crowded race -- at 12 candidates -- is for Council District 13, which Eric Garcetti is vacating to run for Mayor, a race of eight candidates in itself. Other L.A. positions up for grabs are City Controller, City Attorney, and seats for seven more districts, most which will bring new faces to the City Council. Board member positions for LAUSD and the L.A. Community College District will also be on the ballot.

A random alphabet drawing determined the order in which candidates are listed in each race.

City of Los Angeles
MAYOR
JAN PERRY, Los Angeles City Councilwoman
EMANUEL ALBERTO PLEITEZ, Technology Company Executive
ERIC GARCETTI, Los Angeles City Councilmember
WENDY J. GREUEL, Los Angeles City Controller
ADDIE M. MILLER, Citywide Advocate
KEVIN JAMES, Radio Broadcaster/Attorney
NORTON SANDLER, Factory Production Worker
YEHUDA "YJ" DRAIMAN, Neighborhood Council Secretary

CITY ATTORNEY
CARMEN "NUCH" TRUTANICH, Los Angeles City Attorney
NOEL WEISS, Attorney/Community Advocate
MIKE FEUER, Assembly Member/Attorney
GREG SMITH, Public Safety Attorney

CITY CONTROLLER
ANKUR PATEL, Student/Labor Organizer
RON GALPERIN, Efficiency Commissioner/Businessman
DENNIS P. ZINE, Los Angeles City Councilman
ANALILIA JOYA, Disability Advocate/Teacher
JEFF BORNSTEIN, Business Owner
CARY BRAZEMAN, Local Company Executive

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 1
JOSE A. GARDEA, Councilmember's Chief Deputy
GILBERT CEDILLO, California State Lawmaker
JESSE ROSAS, Businessman

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 3
JOYCE J. PEARSON, Certified Accountant/Attorney
STEVEN E. PRESBERG, City Investigator/Advocate
CARY T. IACCINO, Independent Business Owner
BOB BLUMENFIELD, Assembly Member, State of California
ELIZABETH BADGER, Small Business Owner
SCOTT SILVERSTEIN, Businessman/Boardmember

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 5
MARK MATTHEW HERD, Neighborhood Council Boardmember
PAUL KORETZ, City Councilmember

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 7
NICOLE CHASE, Education Advocate
KRYSTEE CLARK, Actor/Community Volunteer
FELIPE FUENTES, California State Legislator
JESSE DAVID BARRON, Housing Inspector/Activist

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 9
TERRY HARA, Deputy Police Chief
CURREN D PRICE, JR, State Senator/Professor
RON GOCHEZ, Teacher
ANA CUBAS, Councilmember's Chief Deputy
MANUEL "MANNY" ALDANA, School Council Boardmember
DAVID ROBERTS, Community Development Advocate
MIKE DAVIS, California State Assemblyman

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 11
TINA HESS, Prosecutor
MIKE BONIN, Councilmember's Chief Deputy
ODYSSEUS BOSTICK, Teacher
FREDERICK SUTTON, Community Advocate

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 13
MITCH O'FARRELL, Councilmember's Senior Advisor
ROBERTO HARALDSON, Small Business Owner
JOSH POST, Deputy Attorney General
OCTAVIO PESCADOR, University Professor
JOHN J. CHOI, Commissioner/Community Organizer
EMILE MACK, Assistant Fire Chief
SAM KBUSHYAN, Neighborhood Council Boardmember
ROBERT NEGRETE, Senator's District Director
MICHAEL SCHAEFER, Small Business Owner
MATT SZABO, Deputy Mayor
JOSÃ? SIGALA, Neighborhood Council President
ALEXANDER CRUZ DE OCAMPO, Charitable Foundation Director

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 15
JAMES T. LAW, Minister/Disability Advocate
JOE BUSCAINO, Los Angeles City Councilmember

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 2
MÃ?NICA GARCA, Member of the Board of Education
ANNAMARIE MONTAÃ?EZ, Teacher/Doctoral Candidate
ROBERT D. SKEELS, Educator/Education Researcher
ABELARDO DIAZ, High School Teacher
ISABEL VASQUEZ, Teacher/Community Advocate

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 4
STEVE ZIMMER, School Boardmember/Teacher
KATE ANDERSON, Parent/Child Advocate

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 6
MARIA CANO, Education Advocate/Organizer
IRIS ZUÃ?IGA, Nonprofit Executive/Parent
MONICA RATLIFF, Fifth Grade Teacher
ANTONIO SANCHEZ, Educator/Community Organizer

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEAT NO. 2
MIKE ENG, College Teacher/Legislator
JOHN C. BURKE, College Accounting Professor

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEAT NO. 4
JOSEF "JOE" THOMAS ESSAVI, Los Angeles County Commissioner
ERNEST HENRY MORENO, Retired College President

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEAT NO. 6
TOM OLIVER, Retired College President
NANCY PEARLMAN, Community College Trustee
MICHAEL "MIKE" ALDAPA, Community Organizer
DAVID VELA, School Board Member

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