League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA March 5, 2013 Election
	Council Member; City of Los Angeles; District 13 Voter Information 4 Year Term. A runoff may be held on 5/21/2013 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Apr 12 4:19pm

Runoff Election 5/21/2013 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. Mitch O'Farrell 4,530 votes 18.8% Occupation: Councilmember's Senior Advisor 2004 Democrat of the Year, 44th Cal Assembly District 2004 Appointment to Cal Electoral College, Congressman Xavier Becerra 2006 Citizen of the Year - Glassell Park Improvement Association 2006 City Nerd - Elected Official Staffmember 2011 "Hero of Hollywood" award, Hollywood Chamber Foundation 2011 Grand Marshall, Echo Park Community Parade Mitch@MitchforCityCouncil.org Priorities: Economic Development & Jobs Perpetual city budget deficit Public Safety/Quality of Life in our Neighborhoods John J. Choi 4,008 votes 16.7% Occupation: Commissioner/Community Organizer Public Works Commissioner Economic Development Director City Council Field Deputy B.A. UCLA J.D. UCLA johnchoi2013@gmail.com Priorities: Creating Jobs More parks and green space Faster, better city services Sam Kbushyan 2,731 votes 11.4% Occupation: Neighborhood Council Boardmember Executive Director, Immigrants Charitable Foundation Political Coordinator, SEIU 434B (past employment) Treasurer of Northeast Democratic Club Appointed Director of LACER After-School Programs MBA in Healthcare Administration, Northeastern University BA in Political Science, Cal State LA. sam2013.campaign@gmail.com Priorities: Job creation Equal education access for children of underprivileged backgrounds Addressing quality of life issues (traffic reduction, pot hole repair, expand park space) Alexander Cruz De Ocampo 2,636 votes 11.0% Occupation: Charitable Foundation Director Former District Representative for the Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council Former President of the California Young Democrats Three time Delegate to Democratic National Convention BA Communications, California State University Member of the Board of Directors of Grand Performances Former Board Member of the Coalition of Asian Pacific's in Entertainment scott@alexdeocampo.com Priorities: Creating good, well-paying middle class jobs Public Safety Providing the best, most efficient public services Josh Post 2,606 votes 10.8% Occupation: Deputy Attorney General University Professor - Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico Judicial Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Leadership role at LA's BEST After School Program Former L.A. Neighborhood Council Member Juris Doctor, Southwestern Law School Echo Park Resident josh@joshpost.com Priorities: Safe, clean, walkable neighborhoods with improved public transit More parks in underserved neighborhoods Create a more business-friendly city Matt Szabo 1,747 votes 7.3% Occupation: Deputy Mayor Executive Director, Yes on Measure J Committee for Jobs and Traffic Relief Legislative Director, Councilmember Wendy Greuel City Council Liaison, Mayor Richard J. Riordan info@voteszabo.com Priorities: Fiscal Responsibility Public Transportation Public Safety and Gang Prevention Robert Negrete 1,706 votes 7.1% Occupation: Senator's District Director Field Deputy to Council President Alex Padilla Field Deputy to Senator Richard Polanco Board Trustee of Marshall High Alumni Association Teacher's Aide at Mayberry Elementary School Graduate of Cal State L.A., Political Science Attended local schools robert@negrete4council.com Priorities: Public Safety Effective, efficient and equitable delivery of city services Fiscal stability at City Hall and job growth throughout the district Octavio Pescador 1,532 votes 6.4% Occupation: University Professor Ph.D. UCLA '03 Education M.A. Stanford '94 International Development Education B.A. UCLA '93 Political Science International Relations Governing Council, UCLA Community School Board Member, Families in Schools & Thomas Jefferson Senior High School Founding Board Chairman, Larchmont Charter School octavio@octaviopescador.com Priorities: I believe in our capacity to build safe, sustainable and prosperous neighborhoods. We need principled leadership to form the transparent, efficient and effective government that we deserve. I will work to improve our quality of life and create jobs in this modern economy. José Sigala 874 votes 3.6% Occupation: Neighborhood Council President President, Greater Echo Park Elysian NC (2006-2012) 15 year resident of the Council District jose_sigala@yahoo.com Priorities: Public Safety Job Creation/Economic Development Protect Core City Services Emile Mack 845 votes 3.5% Occupation: Assistant Fire Chief 34-Year Veteran of the LAFD Appointed by the Governor to the California State Board of Fire Services Emile@EmileMackForCouncil.com Priorities: Creating jobs and local economic growth Protecting Angelenos Improving our quality of life Michael Schaefer 455 votes 1.9% Occupation: Small Business Owner Educated at Notre Dame, UC Berkeley, Georgetown Law, decades in business(real estate, hotel marketing) and consitutional law cases in Los Angeles; former city prosecutor and 2-term city councilman City of San Diego, prior to coming to LA. oz.blueman@yahoo.com Priorities: Keep Hollywood's job in LA, have best incentives to stay here. Assure our many hospitals are funded and able to serve all After $10 increase last year in parking fines, 50% discount for pay within week Roberto Haraldson 364 votes 1.5% Occupation: Small Business Owner Democrat, Supporter of Barack Obama Business Development Consultant 27 year resident of Los Angeles, District 13 Property Owner and Manager in District 13 Former Chair of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Elected Chair of the Parks and Oversight Committee (appointed to committee by Eric Garcetti) Roberto@RobertoHaraldson.com Priorities: The City's Budget is my number one priority Insuring jobs and growth of our local entertainment industry Protecting public safety, and fixing our infrastructure Richard Eastman (Write-in) Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 5 questions on Most Important Issue, Budget Shortfall, Sales Tax, Climate Change, and Constituency vs. City. Official Information City of Los Angeles Candidate Videos from City Channel 35 Mitch O'Farrell Michael Schaefer José Sigala 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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