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Los Angeles County, CA March 4, 2003 Election
Council Member; City of West Hollywood Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Abbe Land 3224 votes 23.7%

  • Occupation: Non-Profit Healthcare Administrator
  • West Hollywood City Council Member 1986-1997
  • Mayor, City of West Hollywood 1989-1990
  • Mayor, City of West Hollywood 1994-1995
  • Helped Create Women's Advisory Board
  • Helped Create Disability Advisory Board
  • Former President, Women in Municipal Government
Priorities:
  • Promote affordable housing and tenants rights
  • Enhance community-based Policing and crime prevention programs
  • Develop long term economic plan based on attracting new business
John Heilman 3171 votes 23.3%
Sal Guarriello 2195 votes 16.1%
Steve Martin 1852 votes 13.6%
  • Occupation: City Councilmember
  • Family Law Attorney
Priorities:
  • Public Safety
  • Affordable Housing
  • Neighborhood Protection
Lauren Meister 1364 votes 10.0%
  • Occupation: President, Meister Information Group, Inc.
  • Self-employed market research professional
  • President of the largest neighborhood association in the city
  • A volunteer speaker for the City?s Senior Public Safety programs
  • CERT-certified disaster volunteer
  • Member of the WeHo Chamber of Commerce
  • Bachelors degree in Sociology from U.C. Santa Barbara
Priorities:
  • To make the city more responsive and to address the customer service issues the city has with its residents and businesses.
  • To address the 3 P's: parking, public safety and parks (green space).
  • To initiate a sustainable city plan to ensure the city uses its resources in a way that considers future generations in the process.
Jerome Cleary 592 votes 4.4%
James Fuhrman 569 votes 4.2%
  • Occupation: Legal Researcher
  • High Risk Child Custody Cases
  • Occasional Professional Piano Player for private events
Priorities:
  • Quality of life issues: build a library, add parking, add greenspace
  • End waste, fraud and corruption at City Hall
  • Encourage fair market housing
Tom Demille 456 votes 3.4%
  • Occupation: Artist, Community Activist
  • Hollywood Historian
  • Comunity Activist
  • 30 years service industry
  • published writer
  • acomplished actor
  • Vision, Courage,Comitment
Priorities:
  • Public Saftey
  • Fiscal Responsibility
  • Renter's Protection
VJ Hirsch 172 votes 1.3%
  • Occupation: Solutions Provider
  • Project Management
  • Consensus Builder
  • Educator
  • MBA Business
  • BS Mathematics
Priorities:
  • Resident Safety
  • Providing a Voice for Residents
  • Improving Parking, Housing, Traffic, and Commerce

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