League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA March 3, 2009 Election
	City Attorney; City of Los Angeles Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Jun 15 10:27am

Runoff Election 5/19/2009 Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Jack Weiss 95,905 votes 36.2% Occupation: Attorney/City Councilmember Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs with honors, B.A UCLA Law School, Editor-in-Chief of the law review, J.D. Clerk for United States District Judge United States Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, Federal Prosecutor Elected in 2001 to Los Angeles City Council to represent the 5th District. Re-elected to the LA City Council in 2005 Priorities: Keep Los Angeles citizens safe by fighting crime. Will fight to keep the public safe from gangs and guns. Will fight to continue to clear the backlog of rape kits in Los Angeles. Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich 72,612 votes 27.4% Occupation: Environmental Attorney USC - Undergraduate in Business Administration USC - Masters Degree in Business Administration Life Credential to teach college in California AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell One of the top ten in the field of environmental law California Super Lawyers named Trutanich one of the top attorneys in Southern California, four consecutive years in a row. Priorities: Implement a comprehensive plan to combat gang violence. Create a Bureau of Investigation designed to assist the deputies in successfully investigating and prosecuting cases. Cut Office spending Michael Richard Amerian 45,737 votes 17.3% Occupation: Deputy City Attorney Gang Prosecutor Began Career in Public Service Nearly 20 Years Ago Responsible Businessman JD - USC Law School BS, Foreign Service - Georgetown Univ. Priorities: Reduce crime by working more closely with communities. Be an independent voice at City Hall so we can trust that our government works fairly for all. Aggressively enforce consumer protection laws so consumers and businesses can trust that everyone is operating on a level playing field. David Berger 36,905 votes 13.9% Occupation: Criminal Prosecutor Deputy District Attorney Los Angeles County Loyola Law School Los Angeles, JD University of London, Holborn College of Law, LLB Priorities: Rooting out political corruption that denies ordinary people fair representation Being a strong independent challenge to illegal billboards and unwanted overdevelopment Reducing gang related crime by laws, education, and effective programs to keep kids out of gangs Noel Weiss 13,445 votes 5.1% Occupation: Attorney/Policy Advocate Loyola Law School Los Angeles, JD UC Berkeley BBA + Phi Beta Kappa Priorities: Transparency and openness in government - Build communication with local communities to solve problems as never before Be a check on the exercise of power by the Mayor and the City Council - Further empower Neighborhood Councils Make our governance system work better for the people - Renew and strengthen the SOCIAL CONTRACT between the government and the people Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information L.A. City Clerk Election Division Voting at Your Polling Place - 3-page pdf file with specific instructions on how to use voting equipment and when to file a provisional ballot Vote by Mail Application - signed copy must be received by City Clerk by February 24, 2009 Video Candidate Statements Available Videos: Amerian / N.Weiss Available Transcripts: Amerian / N.Weiss This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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