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

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16 candidates for a variety of offices will appear on the May 21, 2013 general municipal ballot, Los Angeles City Clerk June Lagmay announced today. That's in addition to the six vying in the special primary election for the city's 6th City Council District, which has been open since earlier this year when Tony Cardenas went off to Congress.

Because this is election is a run-off, not all offices are up for grabs anymore. A number of candidates won seats outright during the primary election on March 5. Those include seats 2 and 4 for both the LAUSD and Community College boards and Council Districts 3, 5, 7, and 15.

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

City of Los Angeles
MAYOR
ERIC GARCETTI, Los Angeles City Councilmember
WENDY J. GREUEL, Los Angeles City Controller

CITY ATTORNEY
CARMEN "NUCH" TRUTANICH, Los Angeles City Attorney
MIKE FEUER, Assembly Member/Attorney

CITY CONTROLLER
RON GALPERIN, Efficiency Commissioner/Businessman
DENNIS P. ZINE, Los Angeles City Councilman

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

SPECIAL NOMINATING ELECTION, MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 6
WALTER ALEXANDER ESCOBAR, Student
NURY MARTINEZ, School Boardmember
CINDY MONTANEZ, Businesswoman/Environmental Advocate
RICHARD VALDEZ, Businessman
DEREK WALEKO, Senior Government Advisor
J. ROY GARCIA, Community Activist/Businessman

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 9
CURREN D PRICE, JR, State Senator/Professor
ANA CUBAS, Councilmember's Chief Deputy

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 13
MITCH O'FARRELL, Councilmember's Senior Advisor
JOHN J. CHOI, Commissioner/Community Organizer

Los Angeles Unified School District
 MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 6
MONICA RATLIFF, Fifth Grade Teacher
ANTONIO SANCHEZ, Educator/Community Organizer

Los Angeles Community College District
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEAT NO. 6
NANCY PEARLMAN, Community College Trustee
DAVID VELA, School Board Member

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