League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA June 3, 2014 Election
	Assessor; County of Los Angeles Voter Information A runoff may be held on 11/4/2014 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 Jun 25 1:20pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (4,870/4,870)

Runoff Election 11/4/2014 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. Jeffrey Prang 116,475 votes 18.27% Occupation: Special Assistant Assessor Mayor/Councilmember, City of West Hollywood Board Deputy, State Board of Equaliztion Special Assistant, LA County Assessor Kenneth Hahn Sr. Advisor, LA County Sheriff's Dept. Deputy to LA Councilmember Ruth Galanter Public Information Director, LA Animal Services jeffreyprang@gmail.com Priorities: Restore public trust in the Office of Assessor Upgrade and replace computer systems Fairly and accurately assess property values and provide excellent service John Morris 105,657 votes 16.58% Occupation: Head Deputy D.A. 23-year violent gang and white collar crime Prosecutor 14 years Supervisory and Administrative Experience 4 years Real Estate Law Experience Real Estate Licensed morrisforassessor@gmail.com Priorities: Protect Proposition 13 to protect all taxpayers Eliminate Fraud and Government Corruption at the Assessor's Office Establish transparency and accountability to stop future fraud John Y. Wong 72,060 votes 11.30% Occupation: Assessment Appeals Boardmember L.A. County Assessment Appeals Board,Chairperson. 18 years, 5 years as chairman Industrial/Commercial real estate broker. (40 years) Small business owner. California State University, Los Angeles. Degree: BS Business Administration / Administrative Management. BOD - Mational Association of Realtors johnwong@assessorla.com Priorities: Reestablish Trust, integrity along with bringing transparency to the office. To protect proposition. 13 and advocate against any changes proposition. 13 Establish new technologies that will bring the office into the 21st Century. John "Lower Taxes" Loew 60,349 votes 9.47% Occupation: Deputy Assessor johnloew@hotmail.com Omar Haroon 58,374 votes 9.16% Occupation: Los Angeles County Deputy Assessor Founder of Kenter Canyon Capital, LLC Graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering oharoon@omarharoon.com Priorities: Restore integrity to the Assessor's Office Create transparency for taxpayers from within the Assessor's Office Be accountable for the actions and decisions made in the Assessor's Office Frank Diaz, Jr. 55,955 votes 8.78% Occupation: Los Angeles County Deputy Assessor Supervisor of Assessor's Section with $4 Billion roll Has served as Assessor's Representative in front of the Assessment Appeals Board Holds an Advanced Appraiser Certificate from the State Board of Equalization Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an option in Economics and Statistics from Cal State University Los Angeles Employeed in the Assessor's Office Fourteen years. diaz4assessor@gmail.com Priorities: I will accept no contributions, represent no special interest and serve all the people of Los Angeles County equally. I will fight to have your homeowner's exemption increased from $7,000 to $35,000, which will lower your property tax bill. I will fight to protect Proposition 13 from changes that would create more frequent reassessment. Sandy Sun 49,198 votes 7.72% Occupation: Los Angeles County Deputy Assessor sandysunforassessor@gmail.com Yvonne Austin 35,923 votes 5.64% Occupation: Property Assessment Specialist J.D. from the University of La Verne B.S. in Public Administration A.A. in Liberal Arts lacountyassessor2014@yahoo.com Priorities: I would respect & protect Proposition 13 I would uniformly apply property tax law I would work with the Board of Supervisors to uphold the integrity of the assessment appeals process. Krish Kumar 27,943 votes 4.38% Occupation: Los Angeles County Deputy Assessor Bachelors of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Riverside Advance Appraiser Certificate from the California State Board of Equalization assessor@krishkumar.com Priorities: Improving the inefficiencies within our current system Streamline the assessment process Strengthening a commitment to real public service. Nestor "Rick" Valencia 23,008 votes 3.61% Occupation: Councilman/Business Administrator Mayor - City of Bell Bachelor of Science, Health Care Management nestor.valencia@att.net Priorities: Integrity Experience True Reforms Tracy Okida 22,714 votes 3.56% Occupation: Appraiser Brilliant Edward Manyere 9,786 votes 1.54% Occupation: LA Deputy Assessor with 28 years experience. BS Business Administration, MA Business Education, MBA Finance, MS Advanced Management Lifetime Member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Los Angeles County Appraiser Specialist CA State Board of Equalization Advanced Appraiser Certificate of Real Property Appraisal for Property Tax Purposes Founder: Virtual Property Assessment Institute electbmanyere@aol.com Priorities: Restore public trust working with honesty and integrity Enforce and defend Proposition 13 Replace 1979 Mainframe and train staff in skills in order to operate efficiently Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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