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 Runoff Election 11/4/2014 
Candidates
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Jim McDonnell
 
340,682 votes
49.35%
- Occupation: Long Beach Police Chief
 - Served as the second in command in the Los Angeles Police Department
 - Commissioner, Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence (2011-2012)
 - Immediate Past President, Los Angeles County Police Chiefs Association
 - Member of the California Commission on Peace Officers' Standards & Training (POST)
 - Appointed to the U.S. Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence
 - Medal of Valor Recipient, Los Angeles Police Department
 - info@mcdonnellforlacountysheriff.com
  
Priorities:
- Restore public trust in the integrity and leadership of the LASD
 - Uphold the highest principles of professionalism and constitutional policing through comprehensive training, transparency, and accountability
 - Implement the detailed blueprint for reform of the LASD crafted by the Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence and work with the Board of Supervisors
  
 
Paul K Tanaka
 
104,192 votes
15.09%
- Occupation: Retired Undersheriff
 - Mayor, City of Gardena
 - Certified Public Accountant
 - info@paultanaka.com
  
Priorities:
- Crime Reduction and Safer Communities
 - Fiscal Responsibility
 - New Direction and Leadership for the Sheriff's Department
  
Bob Olmsted
67,855 votes
9.83%
James Hellmold
 
52,953 votes
7.67%
- Occupation: Assistant Sheriff
 - B.A. California State University, Fullerton
 - Executive Leadership Program, Cornell University
 - Congressional Nomination Interview Panel for United States Military Academies
 - James Q. Wilson Community Policing Award (Century Station)
 - West Angeles COGIC Peace Makers Award
 - Sheriff's Department Gold Meritorious Medal
 - jameshellmold@aol.com
  
Priorities:
- Strengthen safety in the community, and public trust in your Sheriff's Department
 - Constant emergency preparedness, school safety, and responsiveness
 - Common sense, openness, and community involvement in your Sheriff's Department
  
Patrick L. Gomez
45,276 votes
6.56%
Todd S. Rogers
 
41,855 votes
6.06%
- Occupation: Assistant Sheriff/Councilmember
 - Assistant Sheriff
 - Captain Carson Station (six years)
 - City of Lakewood Councilmember
 - Master's thesis ("The Centerview Project/An Experiment in Team Policing")
 - Recipient James Q. Wilson Award for Excellence in Community Policing (Carson Station)
 - Founder Lakewood Education Foundation
 - reform@rogers4sheriff.com
  
Priorities:
- Continue with my ethical and best practices reforms
 - Implement community-based policing throughout LASD
 - Reduce crime in high activity areas by at least 15%
  
Lou Vince
 
37,458 votes
5.43%
- Occupation: Senior Detective Supervisor
 - Master's Degree in Criminolgy, Law and Society from UC-Irvine
 - Bachelor's Degree, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration
 - Awarded the Sherwood Prize for Combating Hate from the Anti-Defamation League
 - Town of Agua Dulce Councilmember
 - lou@louvince.com
  
Priorities:
- Community Safety and Crime Reduction
 - Improving our Jails and Criminal Justice System
 - Reforming the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  
  
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Candidates Answer Questions 
The  League of Women Voters of Los Angeles has asked
all candidates for this office to respond to
3 questions on Mentally Ill Prisoners, Recidivism, and Brutality in Jails.
 
Candidate Forum 
 
- date: April 13, 2014
 
time: 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.  
location: ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center,                   18255 Victory Bl, Reseda 
co-sponsors: LWV Los Angeles; LWV L.A.County; ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center 
more info: Jean Thomson,Forum Coordinator,(818) 346-1745   
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