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Los Angeles County 2022 Midterm results updated

The race to become the next mayor of LA remained too close to call Wednesday & it may be several days before there’s a declared winner

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LOS ANGELES – The following results are as of November 9 after noon. The race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles remained too close to call Wednesday, and it may be several days before one of the candidates is declared the winner.

With about 44% of votes counted, developer Rick Caruso had a 51% to 49% lead over U.S. Rep. Karen Bass.

County Measures

COUNTY MEASURE A

CHARTER AMENDMENT – PROVIDING AUTHORITY TO REMOVE AN ELECTED SHERIFF FOR CAUSE. Shall the measure amending the County of Los Angeles Charter to grant the Board of Supervisors authority to remove an elected Sheriff from office for cause, including a violation of law related to a Sheriff’s duties, flagrant or repeated neglect of duties, misappropriation of funds, willful falsification of documents, or obstructing an investigation, by a four-fifths vote of the Board of Supervisors, after written notice and an opportunity to be heard, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES838,98068.46%
NO386,51431.54%

Majority of votes cast

COUNTY MEASURE C

Los Angeles County Cannabis Business Tax Measure. Shall the measure enacting a tax in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County on cannabis businesses at annual rates not to exceed $10 per square foot for cultivation (adjusted for inflation) and a percentage of gross receipts for various cannabis businesses, including retail (6 percent), testing laboratory (2 percent), distribution (3 percent), manufacturing and for all other cannabis businesses (4 percent), generating approximately $10,360,000 to $15,170,000 annually, until ended by voters, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES698,67458.88%
NO487,99141.12%

Majority of votes cast

Governor

GOVERNOR

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GAVIN NEWSOM (D)816,44963.45%
BRIAN DAHLE (R)470,31936.55%

Voter Nominated

Lieutenant Governor

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ELENI KOUNALAKIS (D)789,17962.86%
ANGELA E. UNDERWOOD JACOBS (R)466,32637.14%

Voter Nominated

Secretary of State

SECRETARY OF STATE

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHIRLEY N. WEBER (D)799,60963.70%
ROB BERNOSKY (R)455,72936.30%

Voter Nominated

Controller

CONTROLLER

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MALIA M. COHEN (D)727,00058.05%
LANHEE J. CHEN (R)525,43241.95%

Voter Nominated

Treasurer

TREASURER

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FIONA MA (D)781,11662.56%
JACK M. GUERRERO (R)467,42337.44%

Voter Nominated

Attorney General

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROB BONTA (D)787,98262.72%
NATHAN HOCHMAN (R)468,30837.28%

Voter Nominated

Insurance Commissioner

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICARDO LARA (D)787,02263.77%
ROBERT HOWELL (R)447,08036.23%

Voter Nominated

Board of Equalization

MEMBER STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY VAZQUEZ (D)759,55866.65%
Y. MARIE MANVEL (N)379,97933.35%

Voter Nominated

United States Senator

UNITED STATES SENATOR – Full Term

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEX PADILLA (D)836,48165.25%
MARK P. MEUSER (R)445,57534.75%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES SENATOR – Short Term (Unexpired term ending January 3, 2023)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEX PADILLA (D)824,50964.99%
MARK P. MEUSER (R)444,20435.01%

Voter Nominated

U.S. Representative

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 23rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAY OBERNOLTE (R)1,00357.09%
DEREK MARSHALL (D)75442.91%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 26th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JULIA BROWNLEY (D)7,09955.85%
MATT JACOBS (R)5,61144.15%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 27th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIKE GARCIA (R)65,54557.58%
CHRISTY SMITH (D)48,28542.42%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 28th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JUDY CHU (D)69,34665.75%
WES HALLMAN (R)36,12134.25%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 29th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY CARDENAS (D)38,03462.03%
ANGÉLICA MARÍA DUEÑAS (D)23,28137.97%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 30th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ADAM B. SCHIFF (D)78,81272.05%
G “MAEBE A. GIRL” PUDLO (D)30,56927.95%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 31st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GRACE F. NAPOLITANO (D)47,07155.00%
DANIEL BOCIC MARTINEZ (R)38,50845.00%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 32nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRAD SHERMAN (D)86,99764.82%
LUCIE LAPOINTE VOLOTZKY (R)47,20635.18%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 34th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JIMMY GOMEZ (D)33,26353.06%
DAVID KIM (D)29,42946.94%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 35th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NORMA J. TORRES (D)7,23062.98%
MIKE CARGILE (R)4,24937.02%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 36th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TED W. LIEU (D)98,15664.84%
JOE E. COLLINS III (R)53,21535.16%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 37th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SYDNEY KAMLAGER (D)41,54061.38%
JAN C. PERRY (D)26,14038.62%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 38th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LINDA T. SÁNCHEZ (D)46,09954.01%
ERIC J. CHING (R)39,25045.99%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 42nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT GARCIA (D)48,41063.80%
JOHN BRISCOE (R)27,46736.20%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 43rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MAXINE WATERS (D)49,10173.88%
OMAR NAVARRO (R)17,36326.12%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 44th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGAN (D)51,44167.99%
PAUL JONES (R)24,22132.01%

Voter Nominated

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, 45th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAY F. CHEN (D)6,85253.94%
MICHELLE STEEL (R)5,85246.06%

Voter Nominated

State Senator

STATE SENATOR, 20th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CAROLINE MENJIVAR (D)42,65654.26%
DANIEL HERTZBERG (D)35,95845.74%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 22nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SUSAN RUBIO (D)40,40056.27%
VINCENT TSAI (R)31,40143.73%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 24th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BEN ALLEN (D)128,01362.35%
KRISTINA IRWIN (R)77,31637.65%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 26th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARIA ELENA DURAZO (D)75,39878.48%
CLAUDIA AGRAZ (R)20,68021.52%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 28th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LOLA SMALLWOOD-CUEVAS (D)55,76055.66%
CHERYL C. TURNER (D)44,41444.34%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 30th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BOB ARCHULETA (D)61,26657.83%
MITCH CLEMMONS (R)44,67342.17%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 34th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TOM UMBERG (D)3,57250.59%
RHONDA SHADER (R)3,48949.41%

Voter Nominated

STATE SENATOR, 36th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KIM CARR (D)6,40553.07%
JANET NGUYEN (R)5,66446.93%

Voter Nominated

Member of the Assembly

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 34th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TOM LACKEY (R)15,45270.17%
THURSTON “SMITTY” SMITH (R)6,56829.83%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 39th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JUAN CARRILLO (D)12,64556.30%
PAUL ANDRE MARSH (R)9,81643.70%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 40th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SUZETTE MARTINEZ VALLADARES (R)49,11754.31%
PILAR SCHIAVO (D)41,31945.69%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 41st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRIS HOLDEN (D)44,27162.66%
MICHAEL MCMAHON (R)26,38337.34%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 42nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JACQUI IRWIN (D)24,05759.47%
LORI MILLS (R)16,39440.53%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 43rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LUZ MARIA RIVAS (D)27,69270.23%
SIAKA MASSAQUOI (R)11,74129.77%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 44th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAURA FRIEDMAN (D)55,39166.30%
BARRY CURTIS JACOBSEN (R)28,15433.70%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 46th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JESSE GABRIEL (D)39,56560.40%
DANA CARUSO (R)25,94039.60%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 48th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BLANCA RUBIO (D)31,03855.94%
RYAN MAYE (R)24,44444.06%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 49th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIKE FONG (D)33,53962.23%
BURTON BRINK (R)20,35537.77%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 51st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICK CHAVEZ ZBUR (D)39,09254.86%
LOUIS ABRAMSON (D)32,16245.14%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 52nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
WENDY CARRILLO (D)33,80960.35%
MIA LIVAS PORTER (D)22,21539.65%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 53rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FREDDIE RODRIGUEZ (D)7,65064.43%
TONI HOLLE (R)4,22335.57%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 54th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIGUEL SANTIAGO (D)27,73174.26%
ELAINE ALANIZ (R)9,61325.74%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 55th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ISAAC G. BRYAN (D)55,42780.05%
KEITH GIROLAMO CASCIO (R)13,81119.95%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 56th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LISA CALDERON (D)31,55354.08%
JESSICA MARTINEZ (R)26,78945.92%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 57th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
REGGIE JONES-SAWYER (D)21,620100.00%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 61st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TINA SIMONE MCKINNOR (D)29,79960.88%
ROBERT PULLEN-MILES (D)19,14639.12%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 62nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANTHONY RENDON (D)20,45763.22%
MARIA ESTRADA (D)11,90236.78%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 64th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BLANCA PACHECO (D)24,69057.55%
RAUL ORTIZ, JR. (R)18,21042.45%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 65th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIKE ANTHONY GIPSON (D)24,37764.41%
FATIMA IQBAL-ZUBAIR (D)13,46935.59%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 66th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AL MURATSUCHI (D)52,82255.52%
GEORGE BARKS (R)42,31044.48%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 67th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHARON QUIRK-SILVA (D)6,32351.67%
SOO YOO (R)5,91448.33%

Voter Nominated

MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, 69th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSH LOWENTHAL (D)33,04159.85%
AL AUSTIN II (D)22,16340.15%

Voter Nominated

Supreme Court Justices

For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court – GOODWIN LIU

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES711,47771.36%
NO285,59828.64%

For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court – JOSHUA P. GROBAN

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES689,66771.10%
NO280,35828.90%

For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court – MARTIN J. JENKINS

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES708,62072.40%
NO270,09227.60%

For Chief Justice of California – PATRICIA GUERRERO

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES741,68673.00%
NO274,28127.00%

Appellate Court Justices

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight – ELIZABETH ANNETTE GRIMES

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES715,72377.20%
NO211,36522.80%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight – JOHN SHEPARD WILEY JR.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES651,54370.70%
NO270,02429.30%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Five – LAMAR W. BAKER

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES667,41472.03%
NO259,17727.97%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four – AUDREY B. COLLINS

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES682,23773.17%
NO250,15626.83%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four – BRIAN S. CURREY

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES655,23470.79%
NO270,37029.21%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven – JOHN L. SEGAL

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES659,31671.35%
NO264,72728.65%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six – HERNALDO J. BALTODANO

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES655,62070.80%
NO270,38629.20%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three – LUIS A. LAVIN

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES668,15671.79%
NO262,52628.21%

For Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Two – JUDITH M. ASHMANN

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES707,32775.62%
NO228,01424.38%

For Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight – MARIA E. STRATTON

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES684,94572.86%
NO255,11227.14%

For Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Five – LAURENCE D. RUBIN

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES679,42672.19%
NO261,77227.81%

For Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One – FRANCES ROTHSCHILD

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES673,67670.39%
NO283,32329.61%

Superintendent Public Inst

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY K. THURMOND (N)690,51866.09%
LANCE RAY CHRISTENSEN (N)354,34433.91%

State Measures

STATE MEASURE 1

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual’s fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES863,33168.72%
NO393,03031.28%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 26

ALLOWS IN-PERSON ROULETTE, DICE GAMES, SPORTS WAGERING ON TRIBAL LANDS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Also allows: sports wagering at certain horseracing tracks; private lawsuits to enforce certain gambling laws. Directs revenues to General Fund, problem-gambling programs, enforcement. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly reaching tens of millions of dollars annually. Some of these revenues would support increased state regulatory and enforcement costs that could reach the low tens of millions of dollars annually.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES412,69533.05%
NO836,06866.95%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 27

ALLOWS ONLINE AND MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING OUTSIDE TRIBAL LANDS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AND STATUTE. Allows Indian tribes and affiliated businesses to operate online/mobile sports wagering outside tribal lands. Directs revenues to regulatory costs, homelessness programs, nonparticipating tribes. Fiscal Impact: Increased state revenues, possibly in the hundreds of millions of dollars but not likely to exceed $500 million annually. Some revenues would support state regulatory costs, possibly reaching the mid-tens of millions of dollars annually.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES248,57119.73%
NO1,011,15480.27%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 28

PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Provides additional funding from state General Fund for arts and music education in all K-12 public schools (including charter schools). Fiscal Impact: Increased state costs of about $1 billion annually, beginning next year, for arts education in public schools.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES827,15365.60%
NO433,82434.40%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 29

REQUIRES ON-SITE LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AT KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS AND ESTABLISHES OTHER STATE REQUIREMENTS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant on site during treatment. Requires clinics to: disclose physicians’ ownership interests; report infection data. Fiscal Impact: Increased state and local government costs likely in the tens of millions of dollars annually.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES430,24834.38%
NO821,16865.62%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 30

PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND PREVENT WILDFIRES BY INCREASING TAX ON PERSONAL INCOME OVER $2 MILLION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Allocates tax revenues to zero-emission vehicle purchase incentives, vehicle charging stations, and wildfire prevention. Fiscal Impact: Increased state tax revenue ranging from $3.5 billion to $5 billion annually, with the new funding used to support zero-emission vehicle programs and wildfire response and prevention activities.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES493,64939.12%
NO768,24360.88%

Majority of votes cast

STATE MEASURE 31

REFERENDUM ON 2020 LAW THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE RETAIL SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS. A “Yes” vote approves, and a “No” vote rejects, a 2020 law prohibiting retail sale of certain flavored tobacco products. Fiscal Impact: Decreased state tobacco tax revenues ranging from tens of millions of dollars annually to around $100 million annually.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES797,77063.48%
NO459,05336.52%

Majority of votes cast

Sheriff

SHERIFF

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT LUNA (N)687,12756.78%
ALEX VILLANUEVA (N)522,92643.22%

Board of Supervisors

SUPERVISOR 3RD DISTRICT

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BOB HERTZBERG (N)133,94250.78%
LINDSEY HORVATH (N)129,83849.22%

Judge Superior Court

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 60

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ABBY BARON (N)586,32658.59%
ANNA SLOTKY REITANO (N)414,47941.41%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 67

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FERNANDA MARIA BARRETO (N)556,52554.77%
ELIZABETH LASHLEY-HAYNES (N)459,59545.23%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 70

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HOLLY L. HANCOCK (N)569,16855.41%
RENEE YOLANDE CHANG (N)458,05544.59%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 90

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MELISSA LYONS (N)572,80857.77%
LESLIE GUTIERREZ (N)418,79342.23%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 118

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MELISSA HAMMOND (N)655,69765.09%
CAROLYN “JIYOUNG” PARK (N)351,62434.91%

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Office No. 151

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
PATRICK HARE (N)558,15155.81%
KAREN A. BRAKO (N)441,95044.19%

Cities

AGOURA HILLS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DEBORAH KLEIN LOPEZ (N)3,10128.65%
JEREMY WOLF (N)2,98327.56%
CHRIS ANSTEAD (N)2,37821.97%
DAVID BRAMANTE (N)1,36412.60%
JAN GERSTEL (N)9969.20%

Vote for no more than three

ALHAMBRA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, Fifth District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ADELE ANDRADE-STADLER (N)1,41168.53%
JEFFREY GOMEZ (N)64831.47%

ALHAMBRA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, First District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KATHERINE LEE (N)87144.26%
STEPHEN SHAM (N)58829.88%
ARI GUTIÉRREZ ARÁMBULA (N)50925.86%

ALHAMBRA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, Second District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROSS J. MAZA (N)1,300100.00%

ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member, Board of Education, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT L. GIN (N)2,48970.89%
WEN “TONY” FAN (N)1,02229.11%

ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member, Board of Education, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FRED L. CHANG (N)95958.69%
BRYAN Y. KIM (N)67541.31%

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CA

Shall the City Charter be amended to provide for election of City Councilmembers by-district, to set the general municipal election for the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years to align with the Statewide General Election date, to amend the procedure to fill vacant elective offices, to change the City Clerk from elected to appointed, to establish a City Prosecutor, to modify City procurement procedures, and to make other modernizing amendments?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,96164.61%
NO2,71735.39%

Majority of votes cast

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE HT

Shall a measure be adopted to increase the maximum rate of the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (also known as Hotel Tax) charged to guests of hotels and any other overnight lodging facilities from a maximum of 10% to 12% as of January 1, 2023, providing an additional estimated $730,000 annually until ended by voters for City services including public safety response, street repair and maintenance, park construction and maintenance, and for general government use?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,18052.16%
NO3,83447.84%

Majority of votes cast

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE SW

Shall the measure to establish a Sports Wagering Tax at a rate of up to 5% of sports wagering gross revenues, providing approximately $1,000,000 annually until ended by voters for general government use such as City parks, streets and public safety, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,88261.19%
NO3,09638.81%

Majority of votes cast

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHARON KWAN (N)89942.51%
BOB HARBICHT (N)68932.58%
TRACY JENSEN HAN (N)52724.92%

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
EILEEN WANG (N)65360.74%
SHENG CHANG (N)42239.26%

ARCADIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MICHAEL CAO (N)84941.88%
JASON J. LEE (N)71435.22%
MICHAEL DANIELSON (N)43521.46%
DANIEL MALKI (N)291.43%

ARTESIA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MELISSA RAMOSO (N)1,23931.48%
ALI TAJ (N)1,15329.29%
RENE J. TREVINO (N)1,05526.80%
ALMA L. GRIFFIN (N)48912.42%

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AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JEFFREY LAWRENCE CORNEJO, JR. (N)3,533100.00%

AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ARTHUR M. VASQUEZ, JR. (N)3,493100.00%

AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT GONZALES (N)2,75863.40%
JONNY M. LIU (N)1,59236.60%

AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREW N. MENDEZ (N)2,52141.16%
EDWARD J. ALVAREZ (N)2,21836.21%
KIMBERLY HUFF (N)1,38622.63%

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AZUSA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council (Unexpired term ending November 12, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DENNIS BECKWITH (N)3,436100.00%

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BP

To fund Baldwin Park services, including keeping public parks and facilities safe and clean; street maintenance and traffic management; prioritize police response for schools, enhance gang and crime prevention; improve senior, youth, and job programs; shall an ordinance establishing a ¾ cent sales tax be adopted, providing approximately 6 million dollars annually for general government use in Baldwin Park until ended by voters, with annual audits, stakeholders oversight committee, no funds to LA, all funds for Baldwin Park?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,24158.83%
NO2,26841.17%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CB

Shall the measure authorizing cannabis retailers to sell and deliver medical cannabis and cannabis products to adults, and adult-use cannabis and cannabis products to persons 21 years and older, with retailers paying a 0.5% tax and 4% tax on gross receipts from sales, respectively, providing $300,000 to $3 million annually for general government use, and authorizing City Council to modify rates up to 5%, until repealed by voters, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,64048.22%
NO2,83551.78%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CN

Shall City of Baldwin Park City Council Ordinance No. 1468, establishing campaign contribution limits and penalties lowering the maximum contribution from an individual or political action committee to $750 per candidate/PAC per election cycle be adopted by voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,85472.84%
NO1,43727.16%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE RM

Shall the voters elect five Councilmembers to a four-year term with an annually sequential rotating Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park commencing in the year 2024?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,88754.61%
NO2,40045.39%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE TL

Shall the measure, establishing term limits so that no member of the City Council may serve more than three terms in office in their lifetime (12 years) and no directly-elected Mayor may serve more than six terms in office in their lifetime (12 years) and no member of the City Council or directly-elected Mayor may serve more than a combined 12 years in office, regardless of the office be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,23478.68%
NO1,14721.32%

Majority of votes cast

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTOPHER SAENZ (N)2,57151.74%
MARIA DAVALOS (N)2,39848.26%

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOANNA VALENZUELA (N)3,86376.46%
CHRISTOPHER F. GARRIDO (N)1,18923.54%

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
EMMANUEL J. ESTRADA (N)3,47663.72%
MANUEL LOZANO (N)1,57728.91%
ALBERT MURO (N)4027.37%

BALDWIN PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEJANDRA AVILA (N)2,00123.92%
RICARDO VAZQUES (N)1,71720.52%
JEAN M. AYALA (N)1,71020.44%
PAUL C. HERNANDEZ (N)1,65719.80%
RALPH GALVAN (N)1,28215.32%

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BELL GARDENS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE AA

Shall an ordinance be adopted establishing term limits for Bell Gardens councilmembers where no person may serve more than 3 four-year terms of office cumulatively over the person’s lifetime and where service for the unexpired balance of a vacated City Council seat (whether by appointment or election) will also count as service for a full four-year term of office even if such service is for a period that is less than four years in duration?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,66583.63%
NO32616.37%

Majority of votes cast

BELL GARDENS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEJANDRA CORTEZ (N)82917.27%
MARCO BARCENA (N)69014.38%
MIGUEL DE LA ROSA (N)63913.32%
FRANCIS DE LEON SANCHEZ (N)63813.29%
JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ (N)53311.11%
LISSETH FLORES-FRANCO (N)4699.77%
CHRISTIAN MENDEZ (N)3737.77%
STEVE MARTIN FIGUEROA (N)2835.90%
JOSE ANGEL CRUZ (N)2635.48%
ANDREW LEON (N)821.71%

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BELLFLOWER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RAYMOND Y. HAMADA (N)1,18374.54%
RICARDO FOSADO (N)40425.46%

BELLFLOWER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RAY DUNTON (N)91253.96%
JUAN GARZA (N)77846.04%

BURBANK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KIMBERLEY CLARK (N)7,67854.01%
VIVIANA GARZON (N)4,82033.91%
JAMAL EL-AMIN (N)1,71712.08%

BURBANK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KRYSTLE PALMER (N)12,772100.00%

BURBANK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NIKKI PEREZ (N)8,45723.71%
ZIZETTE MULLINS (N)7,81421.91%
SHARON SPRINGER (N)7,52721.11%
TAMALA TAKAHASHI (N)7,24120.31%
CARMENITA HELLIGAR (N)4,62212.96%

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CALABASAS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAMES R. BOZAJIAN (N)3,41929.88%
DAVID J. SHAPIRO (N)3,25028.40%
EDWARD ALBRECHT (N)1,78715.62%
BRIAN CAMERON (N)1,55213.56%
JASJEET (MONICA) KAUR PARMAR (N)1,43612.55%

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CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE R

CARSON ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROTECTION MEASURE. To maintain services such as 911 emergency response/public safety; natural disaster/public health emergency preparedness; protect local drinking water; repair streets/potholes and other general City services, shall the measure, continuing the existing 2% Utility Users Tax (no tax increase) limited to electric/gas utilities, exempting senior and low-income households, providing approximately $8,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public spending disclosure, all funds for Carson, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,46377.41%
NO2,76122.59%

Majority of votes cast

CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KHALEAH BRADSHAW (N)6,10453.26%
VERA ROBLES DEWITT (N)2,72023.73%
SHARMA HENDERSON (N)1,44012.57%
YOLANDA CHAVEZ (N)1,19610.44%

CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MONICA COOPER (N)8,88076.77%
ISAIAS “ISA” JESUS PULIDO (N)2,68723.23%

CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JIM DEAR (N)1,85671.52%
OSCAR B. RAMOS (N)47618.34%
RICARDO CONTRERAS (N)26310.13%

CARSON CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ARLEEN BOCATIJA ROJAS (N)1,72865.18%
FREDERICK DOCDOCIL (N)92334.82%

CITY OF COMMERCE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE SL

Commerce City Council Term Limits. Shall the City of Commerce modify existing term limits on the office of City Councilperson so that term limits allow for the extension of Council terms due to the change of election dates mandated by state law?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES55851.62%
NO52348.38%

Majority of votes cast

CLAREMONT CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ED REECE (N)72954.61%
PETER S. YAO (N)60645.39%

CLAREMONT CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER STARK (N)87774.45%
MAURA CARTER (N)30125.55%

CLAREMONT CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JED LEANO (N)95656.24%
AUNDRÉ JOHNSON (N)74443.76%

CLAREMONT CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CT

To fund City services, shall a measure establishing a tax on cannabis and hemp businesses of the following rates: 4%-7% of gross receipts for retail businesses; and the higher of 1%-4% of gross receipts or $1-$10 per square foot for other businesses, with certain rates increasing annually, generating an estimated $500,000 annually if cannabis and hemp businesses were to be authorized in the future, until ended by voters, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,62760.95%
NO2,96439.05%

Majority of votes cast

COMPTON CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE AM

Shall the measure amending the Compton City Charter to reduce the number of required monthly regular City Council meetings from four to two be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,48141.01%
NO3,56958.99%

Majority of votes cast

COMPTON CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE ED

Shall the measure amending the Compton City Charter to change the City’s general municipal election date to coincide with the statewide primary election, change the date of the City’s primary nominating election to an established election date, and make other related and technical changes to the City’s election procedures and terms of office, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,80863.30%
NO2,20836.70%

Majority of votes cast

CUDAHY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BA

Cannabis Businesses Accountability Measure To increase funding for parks, recreational programs, roads and sidewalks and other general governmental purposes, shall an ordinance authorizing and regulating storefront retail cannabis sales and other commercial cannabis activities be approved with prohibitions on retail operations within 600 feet of schools, churches, childcare facilities and other sensitive uses and with retailers required to pay a 15% gross receipts tax to raise approximately $3,581,952.75 annually until ended by Cudahy voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES50453.11%
NO44546.89%

Majority of votes cast

CUDAHY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ELIZABETH ALCANTAR (N)58530.09%
CYNTHIA GONZALEZ (N)42621.91%
MARTIN U. FUENTES (N)28614.71%
BLANCA LOZOYA (N)27914.35%
MARIA JIMENEZ (N)1859.52%
PATRICIA COVARRUBIAS (N)1839.41%

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CULVER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BL

Measure BL: Shall the measure updating Culver City’s business license tax to either a flat tax up to $1,000, or 0.13%-0.35% of gross receipts (depending on business type), 4% for oil well operations, and an additional 0.01% for gross receipts over $100,000,000, exempting the first $200,000 in gross receipts, updating business classifications, generating approximately $10,000,000 annually, until ended by voters, for such general fund services as emergency response, parks, homelessness services, and requiring annual independent audits, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,58258.05%
NO3,31141.95%

Majority of votes cast

CULVER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE VY

Measure VY: Shall the measure amending the City of Culver City Charter to allow Culver City residents aged 16 and 17, who are otherwise eligible to vote under state and local law, to vote on City and School District candidates and ballot measures, provided that each legislative body has approved budgetary funds and determined logistical systems are in place, and that inclusion would not prevent consolidation of City or School District elections with county elections, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,70145.71%
NO4,39554.29%

Majority of votes cast

CULVER CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAN O’BRIEN (N)3,92326.74%
DENICE RENTERIA (N)3,24422.11%
FREDDY PUZA (N)3,11021.20%
HARDEN ALEXANDER “ALEX” FISCH (N)3,02520.62%
KHIN KHIN GYI (N)7335.00%
DEVIN YAEGER (N)6344.32%

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DIAMOND BAR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVE TYE (N)1,26368.98%
RUBEN TORRES (N)56831.02%

DIAMOND BAR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREW CHOU (N)1,15179.32%
JIANGUO JASON WANG (N)30020.68%

DIAMOND BAR CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHIA YU TENG (N)83350.48%
LEE MAO (N)81749.52%

DOWNEY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE D

Downey Transient Occupancy Tax Measure: “Shall the measure to increase the rate of the City’s Transient Occupancy (Room) Tax from 9% to 13%, providing approximately $950,000 annually until ended by voters for general government use such as City parks, streets and public safety, and applying the tax to all rent charged to hotel guests, including by online travel and short term rental companies, for transient occupancy of any hotel, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,93532.55%
NO8,15567.45%

Majority of votes cast

DOWNEY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Council Member, District 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HECTOR SOSA (N)1,73962.04%
ANTHONY FELIX (N)58820.98%
ART MONTOYA (N)47616.98%

DOWNEY CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Council Member, District 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CLAUDIA M. FROMETA (N)2,42068.87%
JOAQUÍN BELTRÁN (N)83123.65%
JUAN MARTINEZ (N)2637.48%

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE J

Measure J: An Ordinance Establishing a Healthcare Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance in the City of Duarte Shall an ordinance establishing a minimum wage of at least $25 per hour for defined healthcare workers in the City of Duarte; requiring an annual healthcare workers minimum wage increase beginning January 2024; requiring enforcement at the City’s expense; establishing judicial remedies for violations including penalties up to $120 per healthcare worker for each day a violation occurs, attorneys’ fees, and treble damages be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,17536.03%
NO2,08663.97%

Majority of votes cast

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARGARET E. FINLAY (N)44767.73%
LUZ YESENIA PAEZ (N)21332.27%

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TERA MARTIN DEL CAMPO (N)329100.00%

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SAMUEL KANG (N)387100.00%

DUARTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 6th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CESAR ANDRES GARCIA (N)20561.38%
ART RODRIGUEZ, JR. (N)12938.62%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE OT

To enhance funding for police protection and public safety services, community code enforcement and beautification efforts and other general governmental purposes, shall the City of El Monte increase its existing transient occupancy tax paid only by hotel and motel guests from its current rate 10% to a new increased rate of 14% providing an estimated $350,000 annually in additional general fund revenues, until ended by El Monte voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,29651.54%
NO3,09948.46%

Majority of votes cast

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GABRIEL RAMIREZ (N)3,32555.96%
CATHERINE A. EREDIA (N)2,61744.04%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VIVIANA LONGORIA (N)3,68461.43%
RICHARD THOMAS (N)2,31338.57%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JESSICA ANCONA (N)3,65657.55%
MARIA MORALES (N)2,69742.45%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARTIN HERRERA (N)54352.06%
MARYANN G. BARRIOS (N)50047.94%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JULIA RUEDAS (N)73771.62%
JOAQUINA QUIÑONES (N)29228.38%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICHARD J. ROJO (N)35154.76%
MARIO MARTINEZ (N)29045.24%

EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 6th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARISOL CORTEZ (N)55061.52%
IRMA ZAMORANO (N)34438.48%

EL SEGUNDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BT

Shall an ordinance amending business taxes, including: $150 for specified businesses; for others, $150 up to five employees, $138 per additional employee, and $0.26 to $0.30 per square foot above 2,000 square feet; for apartments and hotels or motels, $150 up to three units or rooms plus $150 for each additional; sunsetting current tax credits; generating approximately $3,000,000 annually for public safety, maintaining parks and streets, and other general purposes, until repealed, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,77148.72%
NO1,86451.28%

Majority of votes cast

EL SEGUNDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE W

City Initiative for Commercial Cannabis Regulation. Shall an ordinance be adopted to repeal the City’s current prohibition on commercial cannabis activities to authorize commercial cannabis retailers east of Pacific Coast Highway in the Multimedia Overlay District by right, if no less than 1,750 square feet, with sensitive receptor buffers and away from major arterial frontages, subject to a City permitting process; and authorize the City Council to subsequently regulate non-retail cannabis businesses?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,49739.70%
NO2,27460.30%

Majority of votes cast

EL SEGUNDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE Y

Shall an ordinance (a “yes” vote taxing cannabis does “not” make cannabis businesses legal in El Segundo; it creates a tax in case a cannabis business ever becomes legal) funding general municipal expenses such as police, fire, streets, and parks, by establishing taxes upon cannabis businesses not to exceed $20 per square foot for cultivation and 10% of gross receipts for other cannabis businesses, until ended by voters, generating approximately $600,000 to $1,500,000 annually, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,63570.04%
NO1,12729.96%

Majority of votes cast

EL SEGUNDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTOPHER PIMENTEL (N)1,69227.37%
RYAN W. BALDINO (N)1,66927.00%
MICHELLE KELDORF (N)1,47223.81%
JOHN PICKHAVER (N)84713.70%
ROBIN PATCH (N)5028.12%

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HAWAIIAN GARDENS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DANDY DE PAULA (N)53821.15%
MARIA TERESA DEL RIO (N)46718.36%
JESSE ALVARADO (N)40916.08%
REYNALDO O. RODRIGUEZ (N)39715.61%
LUIS ROA (N)38815.25%
FRANCISCO NOYOLA (N)34513.56%

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HAWAIIAN GARDENS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council (Unexpired term ending November 5, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERNIE VARGAS (N)59560.90%
MICHAEL GOMEZ (N)38239.10%

HAWTHORNE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE I

CHARTER ADOPTION. Shall the measure to adopt a Charter to provide the City maximum authority over municipal affairs; allow all Councilmembers to appoint members to City commissions subject to approval of the Council; preserve the authority of the City Attorney to prosecute misdemeanors; and set annual compensation for Councilmembers at the 2021 HUD low-income level for a family of two ($75,700), with any future salary adjustments subject to general law, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,81941.60%
NO3,95858.40%

Majority of votes cast

HAWTHORNE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAYNA S. WILLIAMS-HUNTER (N)3,87360.99%
JOHN L. JEFFERSON (N)2,47739.01%

HAWTHORNE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GREGORY A. FALLON (N)3,20750.96%
MARIE POINDEXTER-HORNBACK (N)3,08649.04%

HAWTHORNE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KATRINA MANNING (N)2,01817.75%
ALEXANDRE “ALEX” MONTEIRO (N)1,81315.94%
DONNISHA SANFORD (N)1,77415.60%
HUGO M. ROJAS (N)1,44412.70%
JUAN ANTONIO “TONY” REYNOSO (N)1,19610.52%
AMIE SHEPARD (N)1,1329.96%
MUHAMAD AWADALLAH (N)1,0669.37%
EDDYFUNN IKEMEFUNA (N)9288.16%

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HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE B

To maintain Hermosa Beach’s long-term financial stability with locally controlled funds, to be used for programs such as public safety/911 response, enforcement against property crime; street/pothole repair; protection of beach/coastal waters; school safety; cleaning of public areas; retention/attraction of local businesses; homeless services and for general governmental use; shall an ordinance be adopted establishing a ¾¢ sales tax requiring public spending disclosure/independent audits, generating approximately $3,000,000 annually until ended by voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,99343.20%
NO2,62056.80%

Majority of votes cast

HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE M

Shall an ordinance proposed by initiative petition be adopted that repeals the City’s existing ban on cannabis businesses and allows by City-approved permit up to two cannabis retail storefront businesses, including home delivery from those stores?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,29627.36%
NO3,44172.64%

Majority of votes cast

HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE T

Shall an ordinance be adopted enacting a local business tax on cannabis/hemp businesses up to $20.00 per square foot for cultivation and up to 10% of gross receipts for all other cannabis/hemp businesses, estimated to generate $700,000 – $1,500,000 annually (assuming two retail stores operating and taxed at maximum rate), until ended by voters, for general governmental use, subject to independent audits, to be effective only if cannabis business operations are allowed in the City?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,07366.04%
NO1,58033.96%

Majority of votes cast

HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE U

Shall Ordinance No. N.S. 211, establishing a civil service system, adopted on June 7, 1960, be repealed to enable the Hermosa Beach City Council to adopt an updated personnel/civil service ordinance?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,64661.79%
NO1,63638.21%

Majority of votes cast

HERMOSA BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RAYMOND A. JACKSON (N)1,86417.48%
ROB SAEMANN (N)1,46413.73%
DEAN FRANCOIS (N)1,44013.50%
JEFF RAEDY (N)1,38512.99%
DANIEL F. GODWIN (N)1,21811.42%
RITA A. GERACE (N)1,19711.22%
KIERAN HARRINGTON (N)1,14910.77%
MATT MCCOOL (N)9498.90%

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HIDDEN HILLS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAURA MCCORKINDALE (N)32631.26%
JOE LOGGIA (N)29928.67%
BRET KATZ (N)21020.13%
LARRY G. WEBER (N)20819.94%

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HUNTINGTON PARK CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PP

Huntington Park Overnight Parking Permit Program A YES vote by the residents will establish a City-Wide Overnight Parking Permit Program on public streets. Should there be a City-wide overnight parking permit program of which times and dates will be set by resolution by the City? Fiscal impact will be minimal because permit fees will offset the City costs of processing the permits.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,44351.61%
NO1,35348.39%

Majority of votes cast

INGLEWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE HC

Ordinance To Establish Minimum Wage For Certain Employees Of Privately Owned Covered Healthcare Facilities. Shall the ordinance to establish a $25 per hour minimum wage, subject to annual increase, for certain employees employed to work at or by a privately owned covered healthcare facility located within the City of Inglewood, and provide for enforcement by the City, a Healthcare Worker or their representative, or another person acting on behalf of the public be approved?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES6,16353.49%
NO5,35946.51%

Majority of votes cast

INGLEWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAMES T. BUTTS (N)6,43255.64%
FREDRISHA “SHA” DIXON (N)1,84615.97%
MIYA ANGELOU WALKER (N)1,46212.65%
RAINA CARRILLO (N)1,33611.56%
ANGELIQUE Y. JOHNSON (N)3913.38%
CHIKA OGOKE (N)93.80%

INGLEWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GEORGE W. DOTSON (N)1,19932.34%
GLORIA GRAY (N)87323.54%
YOLANDA DAVIDSON (N)79021.31%
ALENA CINDY GIARDINA (N)38610.41%
LEONARD REDWAY (N)3318.93%
TAJ POWELL (N)912.45%
KEVIN GLENN TAYLOR II (N)381.02%

INGLEWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ALEX PADILLA (N)1,98368.03%
BOBBY BROWN (N)93231.97%

IRWINDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HECTOR “MANUEL” ORTIZ (N)20331.67%
ALBERT F. “ALBIE” AMBRIZ (N)17927.93%
JASON L. HICKMAN (N)13821.53%
ROSEMARY P. MARTINEZ (N)12118.88%

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LA PUENTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHARLIE KLINAKIS (N)1,69134.31%
VALERIE MUÑOZ (N)1,56331.72%
RICARDO MARTINEZ (N)94519.18%
AMADEO RODRIGUEZ (N)72914.79%

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LA PUENTE CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council (Unexpired term ending December 10, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NADIA MENDOZA (N)1,61355.20%
JOHN MICHAEL SOLIS (N)1,30944.80%

LAWNDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERICA HARBISON (N)2,028100.00%

LAWNDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERT PULLEN-MILES (N)1,89577.79%
WARRENDELL JACKSON (N)54122.21%

LAWNDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BERNADETTE LOURDES SUAREZ (N)1,32234.81%
PAT KEARNEY (N)90123.72%
SAMUEL CRUZ (N)61516.19%
DAN REID (N)56714.93%
WANZA TOLLIVER (N)39310.35%

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LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE BB

Long Beach Water and Gas Consolidation. Shall the City Charter be amended to merge the existing water, sewer and gas utilities into a single publicly-owned utility, governed by the existing independent Water/Utility Commission; eliminate duplicative costs by consolidating like operations, improve customer service efficiency with increased flexibility in sharing of staffing/equipment, reduce impacts to streets through coordinated utility pipeline street repairs; and achieve cost savings through greater economies of scale?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES34,77863.00%
NO20,42337.00%

Majority of votes cast

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE E

Shall the Long Beach City Charter be amended to establish a Police Oversight Commission and add a Police Oversight Director, to redesign City’s police oversight and accountability through modified practices, including a Director with authority to audit Police Department complaint investigations, review major use of force incidents, and make recommendations on Police Department operations, policies, procedures, and trainings, and a Commission to provide feedback to the Director, and which would replace the Citizen Police Complaint Commission?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES31,88057.61%
NO23,45842.39%

Majority of votes cast

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE LBC

Realign City and State Election Dates Shall the City Charter of Long Beach be amended to realign the City’s primary and general election dates with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years, and make other related and technical changes to City election procedures?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES40,00373.12%
NO14,70926.88%

Majority of votes cast

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
REX RICHARDSON (N)30,32153.40%
SUZIE PRICE (N)26,46246.60%

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KRISTINA DUGGAN (N)6,10660.22%
KAILEE CARUSO (N)4,03439.78%

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MEGAN KERR (N)5,38650.53%
IAN PATTON (N)5,27349.47%

LONG BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 9th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JONI RICKS-ODDIE (N)2,12764.99%
GINNY GONZALES (N)1,14635.01%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE LH

AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING. PROPOSITION LH. Shall a measure authorizing public entities in the City of Los Angeles to develop, construct, or acquire up to 5,000 additional units of low-income rental housing in each Council District to address homelessness and affordable housing needs, subject to availability of funding and City development requirements, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES309,21966.47%
NO155,95433.53%

Majority of votes cast

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE SP

PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PARCEL TAX. PROPOSITION SP. Shall an ordinance providing funding for parks, recreational centers, pools, playgrounds, waterways, beaches, green spaces, open spaces, childcare and other facilities, and increasing park equity in the City of Los Angeles, through a tax of $0.08414 per square foot on improved parcels, reduced to $0.0222 upon completion of certain programs or in 30 years, with citizen oversight and exemptions for low-income households, generating approximately $227 million annually, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES166,02935.66%
NO299,53064.34%

Majority of votes cast

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE ULA

FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TENANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGH A TAX ON REAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS OVER $5 MILLION. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE ULA. Shall an ordinance funding and authorizing affordable housing programs and resources for tenants at risk of homelessness through a 4% tax on sales/transfers of real property exceeding $5 million, and 5.5% on properties of $10 million or more, with exceptions; until ended by voters; generating approximately $600 million – $1.1 billion annually; be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES251,56253.56%
NO218,07746.44%

Majority of votes cast

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Attorney

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HYDEE FELDSTEIN SOTO (N)245,30557.78%
FAISAL M. GILL (N)179,23642.22%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Controller

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KENNETH MEJIA (N)261,83260.81%
PAUL KORETZ (N)168,71039.19%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICK J. CARUSO (N)252,47651.25%
KAREN RUTH BASS (N)240,19448.75%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KATY YOUNG YAROSLAVSKY (N)25,42055.53%
SAM YEBRI (N)20,35744.47%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 11th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TRACI PARK (N)28,94755.46%
ERIN DARLING (N)23,24844.54%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 13th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ (N)17,40152.26%
MITCH O’FARRELL (N)15,89647.74%

LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 15th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TIM MCOSKER (N)15,32164.83%
DANIELLE SANDOVAL (N)8,31135.17%

LYNWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE TR

Shall the City adopt Ordinance No. 1752 establishing a 5%, but not to exceed 10% tax on businesses selling cannabis products at retail stores in the City to help fund City general fund services such as senior citizen programs, City beautification efforts, enforcement of illegal cannabis operations, public safety, housing programs, recreation services, infrastructure, and homeless reduction and other City efforts? Estimated revenues are $3 to $6 million annually until terminated by the City Council.

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,39165.27%
NO1,27234.73%

Majority of votes cast

LYNWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSE LUIS SOLACHE (N)1,66020.17%
GABRIELA CAMACHO (N)1,63519.87%
MARISELA SANTANA (N)1,61619.64%
JUAN MUÑOZ-GUEVARA (N)1,31716.00%
LORRAINE AVILA MOORE (N)1,19714.54%
JORGE CASANOVA (N)8059.78%

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MALIBU CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE MC

To support such city services as public safety, crime and fire prevention, addressing homelessness, keeping public areas safe and clean, preventing speeding and reckless driving, protecting coastal waters and beaches from pollution, preserving natural areas, supporting local businesses, and other general city services; shall a measure be adopted establishing a 1/2¢ transactions and use (sales) tax providing approximately $3,000,000 annually until ended by voters, requiring public spending disclosures and local control of funds?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,54453.09%
NO1,36446.91%

Majority of votes cast

MALIBU CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DOUG STEWART (N)1,37627.11%
MARIANNE RIGGINS (N)1,05220.72%
BILL SAMPSON (N)1,02920.27%
HAP HENRY (N)81416.04%
RYAN EMBREE (N)4939.71%
JIMY TALLAL (N)3126.15%

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MANHATTAN BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE MB

Shall a measure repealing Manhattan Beach’s existing prohibition of all commercial cannabis activity; allowing three cannabis retailers within city limits; allowing the Manhattan Beach City Council discretion to legalize other cannabis uses; and imposing operational, design, and location requirements on such businesses, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,12721.77%
NO7,64478.23%

Majority of votes cast

MANHATTAN BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE V

Shall the measure readopting Manhattan Beach’s existing: (1) prohibition of all commercial cannabis activities in the City; and (2) allowance of limited indoor cannabis cultivation consistent with state law, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES6,55567.81%
NO3,11232.19%

Majority of votes cast

MANHATTAN BEACH CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AMY HOWORTH (N)4,03022.89%
DAVID LESSER (N)3,96922.54%
SUZANNE HADLEY (N)3,31618.83%
FRANK CHIELLA (N)2,16312.28%
RITA CRABTREE-KAMPE (N)1,85910.56%
MARK BURTON (N)1,78210.12%
STEWART L. FOURNIER (N)4902.78%

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MAYWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk (Unexpired term ending December 1, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREA AGUILAR (N)1,112100.00%

MAYWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MAYRA AGUILUZ (N)65121.36%
EDUARDO “EDDIE” DE LA RIVA (N)64521.16%
HEBER MARQUEZ (N)58519.19%
MARIA ROSAS (N)45614.96%
CARMEN PEREZ (N)42513.94%
CARLOS ALVAREZ (N)2869.38%

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MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAVID MATANGA (N)3,17161.03%
OSVALDO LIRA (N)2,02538.97%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GEORGINA TAMAYO (N)62335.74%
KIMBERLY A. COBOS-CAWTHORNE (N)55431.78%
ROSIE VASQUEZ (N)38422.03%
EDWARD FRANCO (N)18210.44%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District (Unexpired term ending November 5, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SCARLET PERALTA (N)72665.46%
STEVEN ANDRADE (N)38334.54%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SALVADOR MELENDEZ (N)50154.10%
MARIE LEDEZMA (N)42545.90%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District (Unexpired term ending November 5, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAVID TORRES (N)63560.42%
RAFAEL GUTIERREZ (N)41639.58%

MONTEBELLO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANGIE JIMENEZ (N)38442.86%
RICK ALONZO (N)33337.17%
JOSEPH R. SANCHEZ (N)14215.85%
EDUARDO GARFIAS (N)374.13%

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE MP

Shall an ordinance maintaining Monterey Park’s long term financial stability and locally controlled services such as 9-1-1 emergency/safety response; conducting neighborhood/park police patrols; helping prevent thefts/property crimes; protecting local drinking water; preparing for drought; retaining/attracting local businesses/jobs; repairing streets/potholes; addressing homelessness; and allowing other government use by establishing a ¾¢ transactions and use (sales) tax until ended by voters, generating approximately $6,000,000 annually, with audits/public spending disclosure, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,73358.75%
NO2,62141.25%

Majority of votes cast

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MAYCHELLE YEE (N)3,14953.36%
HANS LIANG (N)2,75246.64%

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AMY LEE (N)3,09452.45%
VINCENT DIONICIO CHANG (N)2,80547.55%

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 1st District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
THOMAS WONG (N)90969.07%
JASON DHING (N)40730.93%

MONTEREY PARK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VINH T. NGO (N)78655.43%
TERESA REAL SEBASTIAN (N)49534.91%
JOE RAY AVILA (N)755.29%
DELARIO M. ROBINSON (N)624.37%

MONTEREY PARK CITY SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District (Unexpired term ending November 5, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSE SANCHEZ (N)75060.05%
TAMMY C. WONG (N)49939.95%

NORWALK CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER PEREZ (N)3,92526.02%
TONY AYALA (N)3,91225.93%
PETRA PEÑA (N)2,71017.96%
LUIS NAVAS (N)2,29015.18%
DORA SANDOVAL (N)2,25014.91%

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PALMDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAURA BETTENCOURT (N)1,22346.95%
DAVE T. GOMEZ (N)78630.17%
MARCOS T. ALVAREZ (N)59622.88%

PALMDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERIC OHLSEN (N)1,16447.55%
VERGION JESSE SMITH (N)67427.53%
GETRO F. ELIZE (N)61024.92%

PALMDALE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREA ALARCON (N)1,27659.60%
ERIKA GLORIA ALVERDI (N)50923.77%
MARIO MOISES MELARA (N)35616.63%

PALOS VERDES ESTATES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VICTORIA A. LOZZI (N)2,52928.68%
MICHAEL KEMPS (N)2,45927.89%
DAVID MCGOWAN (N)2,15724.46%
DESIREE “DEZ” MYERS (N)1,67218.96%

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PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE H

Pasadena Charter Amendment Initiative Petition Measure Imposing Rent Control Shall an amendment to the Pasadena City Charter limiting rent adjustments in the City of Pasadena annually to 75% of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for multifamily rental units built before February 1, 1995; prohibiting evictions from rental units, except for just cause based on 11 specified criteria; and creating an independent Rental Housing Board appointed by the City Council to oversee and adopt rules and regulations, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES11,93950.27%
NO11,81049.73%

Majority of votes cast

PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE L

Pasadena Public Library Services Continuation Measure To keep City libraries well-maintained; provide books/materials, youth reading/homework programs; maintain library hours/days open; retain qualified librarians; ensure computer access; shall the City of Pasadena continue the voter-approved annual parcel tax, currently $41 for single-family residences and condominium units and specified rates for other parcel types, generating $2,800,000 annually for 15 years, limiting annual increases to the Consumer Price Index; requiring audits, locally controlled funds, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES19,67181.63%
NO4,42618.37%

2/3 of votes cast

PICO RIVERA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE AB

To improve 911 response, prevent crime/thefts; protect local drinking water sources; repair streets/potholes; address homelessness; other general City services; shall an ordinance to simplify/update Pico Rivera’s 64-year-old business license fee, to protect local small businesses and ensure all businesses operating in the City pay their fair share; with no tax increase on residents, be adopted, generating approximately $5,800,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring City spending disclosure/local control of funds?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,70973.95%
NO1,65926.05%

Majority of votes cast

PICO RIVERA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE F

Term Limits for Members of the City Council Shall the terms served by City Council Members in the City of Pico Rivera be limited to not more than three (3) consecutive four (4) year terms, after which City Council Member shall not be qualified to serve in that elected office for a period of four (4) years?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES5,36184.25%
NO1,00215.75%

Majority of votes cast

PICO RIVERA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GUSTAVO V. CAMACHO (N)3,51334.61%
JOHN “JOHNNY” GARCIA (N)2,76627.25%
RAUL ELIAS (N)2,00219.72%
ANTONIO “TONY” HERNANDEZ (N)1,86918.41%

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POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PC

For the Campaign Finance Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to change the City’s campaign finance and conflict of interest laws; including updates to the City’s campaign contribution limits, voluntary expenditure ceiling, rules for use of surplus campaign funds, and mandating disclosure of certain campaign contributions by a Councilmember prior to casting a vote on a City matter where the contributor is the applicant?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,82472.24%
NO3,00627.76%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PE

For the Ethics Commission Measure Shall the City Charter be amended to create an ethics commission of Pomona residents who shall be responsible for monitoring, advising, educating and responding to issues regarding applicable State and local governmental ethics laws, including campaign finance limits and disclosure, nepotism, lobbying, conflict of interest and open meeting laws, and for the administration and implementation of programs to accomplish the goals and purposes of the commission?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,78269.51%
NO3,41330.49%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PG

For the General Charter Update Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to make various updates and clarifications to City policy, including addition of a preamble outlining the City’s values, updating rules for filling Mayoral and Council vacancies, increasing notice of public meetings, updating rules for appointed commissions and boards, and making various other technical changes as specified therein?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,58070.49%
NO3,17329.51%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PI

For the Independent Redistricting Commission Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to create an independent citizens’ redistricting commission of Pomona residents who shall determine the boundaries of City Council electoral districts every ten years or as needed after the United States Census in accordance with applicable Federal and State law?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES6,95863.23%
NO4,04636.77%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PL

For the Local Primary Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to establish a local primary election for the office of Mayor and City Councilmember to coincide with the Statewide Primary Election, beginning in the year 2024; whereby if a candidate secures majority voter approval in the local primary, he or she will be elected, and if no candidate secures majority voter approval, the top two candidates shall stand for a run-off election to coincide with the Statewide General Election?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES8,05473.92%
NO2,84126.08%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PO

For the Police Oversight Commission Measure Shall the City Charter be amended to create a police oversight commission of Pomona residents who shall be authorized to receive community complaints and concerns about police matters; to review, investigate and report on incidents in connection with the Pomona Police Department; and to advise City officials and conduct public outreach on policing/community relations issues?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,71267.83%
NO3,65732.17%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PR

For the Resign to Run Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to establish a “resign to run” rule whereby any current City Councilmember running for Mayor must resign his or her Council seat if the new Mayoral term will begin before the City Councilmember’s current term ends?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,41767.69%
NO3,54132.31%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PS

Shall the City of Pomona adopt the measure enacting a $0.15 per gross square foot special tax on industrial parcels located within the City, subject to annual CPI adjustment, generating approximately $14,000,000 annually in dedicated revenue that may be used solely for the capital improvement, operation, maintenance, repair and/or restoration of Pomona public streets, roadways, sidewalks, roadway lighting, traffic signals or other right of way improvements that implement a Complete Streets Plan, until ended by voters?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES5,94353.53%
NO5,16046.47%

2/3 of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PT

For the Term Limits Measure: Shall the City Charter be amended to enact a three consecutive term limit on elected service in Pomona, whether serving as Mayor or as a Council Member, followed by a four-year “cooling off” period after serving three consecutive terms during which a person may not serve on the City Council?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES8,23274.13%
NO2,87325.87%

Majority of votes cast

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VICTOR PRECIADO (N)61650.12%
JACKY ELIZALDE (N)61349.88%

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 3rd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NORA GARCIA (N)79369.02%
LARRY ORTEGA (N)35630.98%

POMONA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVE LUSTRO (N)1,97170.22%
DE’ANDRE VALENCIA (N)83629.78%

RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAVID L. BRADLEY (N)5,95025.79%
BARBARA FERRARO (N)4,97521.56%
PAUL SEO (N)4,55119.73%
STEPHEN PERESTAM (N)3,77916.38%
KEVIN JAY YOURMAN (N)2,42110.49%
MICHELE P. CARBONE (N)1,3966.05%

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ROLLING HILLS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
PAT WILSON (N)34124.91%
LEAH MIRSCH (N)32323.59%
JAMES BLACK (N)31923.30%
ARUN “ABLE” BHUMITRA (N)27620.16%
JAMES H. AICHELE (N)1108.04%

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SAN FERNANDO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOEL FAJARDO (N)1,11126.87%
MARY MENDOZA (N)87921.26%
MARY SOLORIO (N)74417.99%
SYLVIA BALLIN (N)73017.65%
VICTORIA GARCIA (N)67116.23%

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SAN GABRIEL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
THU “JULIE” NGUYEN (N)2,22264.95%
MARY ACUNA GARCIA (N)1,19935.05%

SAN GABRIEL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KEVIN B. SAWKINS (N)2,36972.27%
DAVID LOCALIO (N)90927.73%

SAN GABRIEL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN WU (N)1,91321.36%
DENISE MENCHACA (N)1,50416.79%
ERIC CHAN (N)1,48716.60%
JORGE HERRERA AVILA (N)1,12212.53%
CARINA RIVERA (N)1,04111.62%
JEANNE E. RAYA (N)1,01811.36%
REYNA ISELA LOPEZ BOWLES (N)8739.75%

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SAN MARINO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE Z

Shall the measure to levy an annual special parcel tax on specified vacant commercial and residential properties within the City of San Marino to fund public safety services (including police, fire protection, and code enforcement), maintenance of school facilities and school staffing, in the flat amount of $10,000, estimated to generate $4,700,000 annually (assuming a 10% vacancy rate), subject to an annual cost of living increase, for ten years, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,49255.22%
NO1,21044.78%

2/3 of votes cast

SAN MARINO CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GRETCHEN SHEPHERD ROMEY (N)1,41522.71%
TONY CHOU (N)1,30420.92%
CALVIN LO (N)1,24920.04%
SUBHADRA SU VISWANATHAN (N)78812.64%
DIANA MILKIE NIXON (N)5418.68%
GRANT FUJIWARA (N)5338.55%
STEVEN JONES (N)4026.45%

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SANTA CLARITA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BILL MIRANDA (N)19,49120.30%
LAURENE WESTE (N)19,39820.20%
MARSHA MCLEAN (N)16,53717.22%
DENISE LITE (N)15,00815.63%
SELINA M. THOMAS (N)7,8858.21%
JEFFREY MALICK (N)7,5307.84%
DAVID BARLAVI (N)6,7537.03%
DOUGLAS FRASER (N)2,3372.43%
KODY AMOUR (N)1,0711.12%

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SANTA FE SPRINGS CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JUANITA MARTIN (N)1,13820.12%
BILL ROUNDS (N)1,12819.94%
ANNETTE RODRIGUEZ (N)1,07018.91%
JOHN MORA (N)1,00117.69%
GABRIEL JIMENEZ (N)75713.38%
BLAKE CARTER (N)5639.95%

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SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CS

MEASURE CS: To address homelessness, improve 911 emergency response times and neighborhood police protection, make public areas safer and cleaner, including streets, sidewalks, parks, and the beach, and provide other vital City services, shall the City of Santa Monica increase the transient occupancy tax – which is paid entirely by overnight visitors – by 1% for hotels and motels, and by 3% for home-shares, providing approximately $4.1 million annually, until ended by voters, with all funds benefitting Santa Monica?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES12,82872.26%
NO4,92527.74%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE DT

MEASURE DT: Shall the measure to enhance the City of Santa Monica’s general governmental services by increasing the one-time tax on real property sales over $8 million, and establishing an additional incremental tax of $25.00 per $1000 of the value in excess of $8 million, excepting transfers: per State law, involving tax-exempt charitable organizations, and certain ground leases; providing an estimated $12-25 million annually through February 28, 2033, subject to a five-year extension by Council supermajority vote, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES5,87934.06%
NO11,38165.94%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE DTS

MEASURE DTS: ADVISORY VOTE ONLY: If the “Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure” is enacted, should at least 30% of its additional revenue be used for housing assistance to protect seniors and low-income families from housing displacement, with the remainder of the additional revenue to be used for homelessness services; behavioral health services; public safety and emergency response teams for City streets and parks; reopening public libraries; after-school programs; and crossing guards near public schools?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,28756.61%
NO7,11743.39%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE EM

PROPOSITION EM: Shall the City Charter be amended to allow the Rent Control Board to disallow or modify annual general rent adjustments for rent controlled units during a declared state of emergency by the President of the United States, the Governor, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Officer, or the City Council or Director of Emergency Services while maintaining the landlord’s ability to petition for a rent adjustment per Section 1805 of the City Charter?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,56657.32%
NO7,12242.68%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE GS

MEASURE GS: Shall the measure adding Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 4.90 to establish designated funds for schools, homelessness prevention, and affordable housing, and an eleven-member resident oversight committee, and amending Chapter 6.96 to provide a third tier transfer tax rate of $56.000 per $1,000 of value for property transfers of $8,000,000 or more, providing an estimated $50,000,000 annually for homelessness prevention, affordable housing, and schools, until repealed, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,07551.82%
NO8,43748.18%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE HMP

Measure HMP: Shall the measure to establish a business tax on every licensed cannabis business (including adult-use nonmedicinal cannabis retailers, distribution, manufacturing, cultivation, laboratory testing, or any other licensed cannabis business) and retailers of products containing psychoactive cannabinoids, including cannabinoids derived from industrial hemp, up to 10% of gross receipts on cannabis and/or hemp-derived psychoactive products sold in the City, which all together could generate an estimated $3-5 million annually until repealed, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES11,37466.22%
NO5,80333.78%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PB

MEASURE PB: Shall the City Charter be amended to: (a) expand eligibility requirements for service on the City’s Personnel Board to include, in addition to City of Santa Monica (“City”) residents, residents of Los Angeles County that are employed full-time within the City, or own real property in the City, or have been issued a business license by the City; and (b) reduce the term of service for Personnel Board members from five to four years?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,71159.48%
NO6,61640.52%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE RC

PROPOSITION RC: Shall the City Charter be amended to require intended owner occupancy of rent-controlled units for two years before tenant eviction; require owner occupancy within 60 days of vacancy; reduce the maximum Annual General Adjustment from 6% to 0.8% from 2/1/23 through 8/31/23, or average not to exceed 3%, with a 3% maximum Annual General Adjustment thereafter; and require elections only if the number of qualified candidates exceeds the number of open Board positions?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,41256.89%
NO7,13343.11%

Majority of votes cast

SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CAROLINE M. TOROSIS (N)8,32718.91%
JESSE ZWICK (N)7,32116.63%
LANA NEGRETE (N)5,49412.48%
ELLIS RASKIN (N)5,00211.36%
ARMEN MELKONIANS (N)4,99411.34%
NATALYA ZERNITSKAYA (N)4,94311.23%
WHITNEY BAIN (N)1,9374.40%
ALBIN GIELICZ (N)1,7293.93%
TROY HARRIS (N)1,5783.58%
SAMANTHA MOTA (N)1,0462.38%
JONATHAN MANN (N)9132.07%
ARTHUR JEON (N)7421.69%

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SANTA MONICA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the Rent Control Board

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERICKA LESLEY (N)9,93836.13%
DANIEL S. IVANOV (N)9,20733.48%
KURT GONSKA (N)8,35930.39%

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SIERRA MADRE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE HR

Shall the general plan land use designation change from “Institutional” to “Hillside” and the zoning designation change from “Institutional” to “Hillside Management” for the Mater Dolorosa Property?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,16039.84%
NO1,75260.16%

Majority of votes cast

SIERRA MADRE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KRIS LOWE (N)1,58323.60%
GENE GOSS (N)1,54122.97%
EDWARD GARCIA (N)1,44721.57%
COLIN BARR (N)1,24618.57%
CHRISTINE MORAN (N)89213.30%

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SIGNAL HILL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CARMEN BROOKS (N)1,375100.00%

SIGNAL HILL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DAVID HOPPER (N)1,377100.00%

SIGNAL HILL CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KEIR JONES (N)96237.01%
TINA L. HANSEN (N)95036.55%
RICHARD DASKAM (N)40115.43%
SALVADOR HERNANDEZ (N)28611.00%

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SOUTH EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE CM

Shall the measure, permitting and thoroughly regulating limited cannabis retail businesses (1 adult-use/medical with option of up to 3 total after the measure’s 1st year), establishing a general tax at a maximum 8% of noncultivation cannabis business proceeds and $25/square foot of cultivation space (with CPI increases) applicable to permitted/unpermitted businesses, generating approximately $720,000 annually until ended by voters, for general City services (e.g., police, maintenance), be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES75653.85%
NO64846.15%

Majority of votes cast

SOUTH EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE X

Shall the measure, permitting/regulating limited cannabis businesses (5 dispensaries, 2 cultivation, 1 testing facility, 2 manufactures/distributors); regulating personal cannabis use; establishing a maximum 6% special excise tax on retail cannabis/edibles sales generating approximately $126,000 annually until ended by voters for implementation costs, clinical trials, municipalities where cannabis business are located, senior/youth programs, infrastructure (streets/roads/sidewalks), public safety (sheriffs/fire department), existing/future commercial, industrial, and affordable housing developments, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES61544.66%
NO76255.34%

Majority of votes cast

SOUTH EL MONTE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MANUEL “MANNY” ACOSTA (N)87940.08%
GRACIE RETAMOZA (N)66230.19%
RUDY BOJORQUEZ (N)65229.73%

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SOUTH GATE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE PD

Business License Tax Measure. To assist in maintaining public safety, repair streets, maintain parks, services for seniors, and other general city services, shall the annual taxes and solid waste processing fees paid by Material Recovery Facilities be increased to $500 plus $1.94 per ton and annual CPI adjustment, and provide for increases every three years to all other Business License Taxes based on cost of living increases, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES2,58446.74%
NO2,94453.26%

Majority of votes cast

SOUTH GATE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YODIT GLAZE (N)4,614100.00%

SOUTH GATE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSE DELAPAZ (N)2,75953.26%
GREG MARTINEZ (N)2,42146.74%

SOUTH GATE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AL RIOS (N)2,27327.81%
JOSHUA BARRON (N)2,15126.32%
RUBY M. NAVARRO (N)1,42517.44%
JOVANNA LABORIN (N)1,07113.11%
ROBERT MONTALVO (N)87910.76%
ADOLFO VARAS (N)3734.56%

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SOUTH PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION – MEASURE LL

To maintain funding for the operation and maintenance of the South Pasadena Public Library, including technology upgrades, resources for students, and programs such as family story time and summer reading, shall an ordinance be adopted extending South Pasadena’s Library Special Tax, which is due to expire on June 30, 2024, to remain in effect until otherwise terminated by a majority vote of the South Pasadena electorate?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,40483.35%
NO88016.65%

2/3 of votes cast

SOUTH PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ZHEN TAO (N)2,87963.08%
ALAN M. EHRLICH (N)1,68536.92%

SOUTH PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MICHAEL A. CACCIOTTI (N)798100.00%

SOUTH PASADENA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JANET BRAUN (N)988100.00%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NICKOLAS LEWIS (N)9,536100.00%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Treasurer

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
COLLEEN B. ROZATTI (N)5,19347.23%
MARSHA SOLORIO (N)3,59432.68%
SUE AUGINO (N)2,20920.09%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 2nd District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LETTY LOPEZ (N)1,883100.00%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
OLLIE CANTOS (N)1,16145.37%
DANIEL LUNA (N)84232.90%
YARA WOLFF (N)55621.73%

WEST COVINA CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 5th District

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY WU (N)1,18144.58%
FREDRICK SYKES (N)1,00137.79%
RICHARD REYES (N)36913.93%
HOSSEIN RAMBOD SOTOODEH (N)983.70%

WEST HOLLYWOOD CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAUREN MEISTER (N)3,38817.54%
JOHN HEILMAN (N)2,29611.88%
JOHN DURAN (N)2,08710.80%
ROBERT OLIVER (N)1,8489.57%
CHELSEA BYERS (N)1,7969.30%
ZEKIAH N. WRIGHT (N)1,6738.66%
STEVE MARTIN (N)1,3757.12%
SARAH ADOLPHSON (N)1,2476.45%
BEN SAVAGE (N)1,1866.14%
MARQUITA THOMAS (N)1,0375.37%
JORDAN COCKERAM (N)9905.12%
ADAM DARVISH (N)3962.05%

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRAD HALPERN (N)1,64828.43%
SUSAN MCSWEENEY (N)1,38223.84%
RAY PEARL (N)1,34923.27%
MARC BAKERMAN (N)77913.44%
PAM JOHNSON (N)63911.02%

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Schools

ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SOO YOO (N)1,51857.52%
BRIAN LOUIS FERRER (N)1,12142.48%

ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERNIE NISHII (N)1,60569.18%
SAM DESAI (N)71530.82%

ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 6

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
OLGA RIOS (N)64150.00%
VERONICA MICHELLE LUCIO (N)64150.00%

ANTELOPE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVE D. BUFFALO (N)3,93657.03%
MIGUEL S. CORONADO (N)1,84026.66%
GIOVANNI CHRISTON-POPE (N)1,12616.31%

ANTELOPE VALLEY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHARLES F. HUGHES (N)6,82355.61%
SUSAN STROM (N)5,44644.39%

ANTELOPE VALLEY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CARLA CORONA (N)2,43346.48%
RAQUEL ALVA DERFLER (N)1,75933.60%
JUAN BLANCO (N)1,04319.92%

ANTELOPE VALLEY JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MIGUEL SANCHEZ (N)4,00362.62%
VLADIMIR GOMEZ (N)2,39037.38%

AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SANDRA BENAVIDES (N)59153.73%
DIANA REYES WILLIAMS (N)50946.27%

BALDWIN PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN BERNARD DE LEON (N)3,09040.74%
DEANNA CORONADO ROBLES (N)2,26529.86%
ANNALYNN C. APOLINARIO (N)2,23029.40%

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BASSETT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DOLORES CASTRO RIVERA (N)1,05628.75%
PATRICE STANZIONE (N)1,03928.29%
AARON SIMENTAL (N)79821.73%
VIRGINIA GARCIA (N)78021.24%

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BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRAD CRIHFIELD (N)4,42626.22%
AMIE M. STEWART (N)4,18924.81%
RENITA ARMSTRONG (N)3,83622.72%
TOMAS IVENS (N)3,16518.75%
RICHARD O. DOWNING (N)1,2667.50%

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BEVERLY HILLS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RACHELLE MARCUS (N)3,18432.45%
JUDITH MANOUCHEHRI (N)2,90629.62%
MICHAL A. SALKIN (N)1,80418.39%
FARRAH DODES (N)1,50215.31%
JANESSA LAVOICE (N)4164.24%

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BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DEREK HAMID BAHMANOU (N)1,06958.38%
CRYSTAL JONES-BACON (N)76241.62%

BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JIM ELLIOT (N)1,42059.29%
JOSEPH M. MUSGROVE (N)97540.71%

BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Governing Board Member (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRIS ANN HORSLEY (N)6,32856.47%
BRITTANY ALLISON (N)4,87843.53%

BURBANK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHARLENE TABET (N)5,24021.48%
ABBY PONTZER KAMKAR (N)4,95720.32%
LARRY APPLEBAUM (N)4,87319.97%
BRIAN J. SMITH (N)4,31417.68%
HARUTYUN KETIKYAN (N)1,8797.70%
JAMES L. MORRISON (N)1,6616.81%
MICHAEL MORGAN (N)1,4766.05%

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CASTAIC UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area E

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MAYREEN BURK (N)39661.59%
TRACY FORD (N)24738.41%

CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARISELA RUIZ (N)7,845100.00%

CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HUGO M. ROJAS (N)7,850100.00%

CENTINELA VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ESTEFANY ALEJANDRA CASTANEDA (N)4,88958.23%
VIRGINIA V. GOMEZ (N)3,50741.77%

CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 7

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ZURICH LEWIS (N)4,30465.43%
ANGELO GANDALF MALDONADO (N)2,27434.57%

CERRITOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE CC

CERRITOS COLLEGE SAFETY, REPAIR, CAREER TRAINING MEASURE. To repair, upgrade, and replace instructional, training, and support facilities; remove asbestos/ lead paint; maintain safe drinking water; earthquake/fire safety; prepare local workforce, students/veterans with modern job training and university transfer; acquire equipment, facilities, sites, shall Cerritos Community College District’s measure authorizing $425,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $25/$100,000 assessed valuation, raising $19,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, requiring independent audits/ public disclosure of spending?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES26,56855.35%
NO21,43444.65%

55% of votes cast

CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHERYL A. ALEXANDER (N)1,99553.47%
PAUL NACCACHIAN (N)94525.33%
IRENE MURRAY (N)79121.20%

CLAREMONT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVEN LLANUSA (N)1,06051.73%
AARON T. PETERSON (N)98948.27%

COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDRES RAMOS (N)1,52251.51%
ANTHONY PERRY (N)89630.32%
SKYY D. FISHER (N)53718.17%

COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JUANITA DOPLEMORE (N)2,38671.65%
ALFREDO BAÑUELOS (N)94428.35%

COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHARONI DENISE LITTLE (N)2,75255.31%
LETICIA VASQUEZ WILSON (N)2,22444.69%

COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE AAA

To fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, heating, electrical, and other systems, enhance school safety, and construct, reconstruct, renovate, rehabilitate and modernize classrooms, sites and facilities, including media and performing arts centers, technology centers and athletic complexes, shall Compton Unified School District’s measure authorizing $350,000,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, levying $0.06 per $100 of assessed valuation ($21,526,770 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with mandatory audits, citizen oversight, no money for administrator salaries, and all money staying local?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,37571.06%
NO3,00428.94%

55% of votes cast

COVINA-VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN P. SIMON WRIGHT (N)1,29657.81%
GARY C. RODRIGUEZ (N)94642.19%

CULVER CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRIAN GUERRERO (N)3,20216.66%
TRISTON EZIDORE (N)3,04015.81%
STEPHANIE LOREDO (N)2,97115.45%
HOWARD ADELMAN (N)2,71214.11%
DARREL MENTHE (N)2,69013.99%
SUMMER MCBRIDE (N)2,47412.87%
MARCI BAUN (N)2,13611.11%

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DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE K

To repair and improve Downey’s aging neighborhood schools, improve school safety/security systems, fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical, ventilation; repair, construct, acquire classrooms, labs, facilities/ equipment, support student achievement and college/career readiness in math, science, technology, engineering, arts/ skilled trades, shall Downey Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $504,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 5 cents per $100 assessed value ($20,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent citizen oversight and all money locally-controlled?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES7,23055.42%
NO5,81744.58%

55% of votes cast

DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROSA E. HOLGUIN (N)35157.45%
ALTON W. PRESTON (N)26042.55%

DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
REYNA E. DIAZ (N)29772.44%
BETTY SANCHEZ (N)11327.56%

DUARTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Governing Board Member (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KEN BELL (N)1,99055.63%
TOM N. REYES (N)1,58744.37%

EASTSIDE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE ES

To repair and improve East Lancaster’s aging neighborhood elementary and middle schools, fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical systems, upgrade school safety systems, repair, construct, and acquire classrooms, labs, facilities/ equipment, support hands-on instruction in math, science/ technology, shall Eastside Union School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $23,000,000 in bonds, without raising taxes above current rates, levying 3 cents per $100 assessed value ($1,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent citizen oversight and all money locally-controlled?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,54562.42%
NO93037.58%

55% of votes cast

EL MONTE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LISETTE IDALIA MENDEZ (N)3,08328.48%
ELIZABETH “BETH” RIVAS (N)3,04328.11%
CHRISTINA FLORES (N)2,53423.41%
V. “MAJOR” PATEL (N)2,16419.99%

Vote for no more than three

EL MONTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FLORENCIO BRIONES (N)76151.14%
SALVADOR RAMIREZ (N)72748.86%

EL MONTE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RICARDO PADILLA (N)1,11755.41%
RUBY ROSE YEPEZ (N)65732.59%
MICHAEL LINN GEORGIA (N)24212.00%

EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ESTHER MEJIA (N)2,92823.62%
JOHN CONTRERAS (N)2,64621.35%
HECTOR LAFARGA JR (N)2,33418.83%
JACQUELINE PEREZ VALENCIA (N)2,33018.80%
CAROLYN CASTILLO (N)2,15817.41%

Vote for no more than three

EL SEGUNDO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TRACEY I. MILLER-ZARNEKE (N)1,90624.08%
MEREDITH J. BEACHLY (N)1,76322.27%
FRANK GLYNN (N)1,59420.14%
YADRANKA LUCIA DRASKOVIC (N)1,36517.24%
DAWN GARRETT (N)1,28816.27%

Vote for no more than three

GLENDORA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GARY CLIFFORD (N)1,05160.40%
ZONDRA BORG (N)68939.60%

GLENDORA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHAUNNA ELIAS (N)1,05253.51%
MONICA GARCIA (N)91446.49%

HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NANCY LOERA (N)93054.42%
NOEMI AGUILAR (N)46126.97%
PALOMA CAROLINA ORTIZ-ROJAS (N)31818.61%

HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GINO KWOK (N)2,24074.10%
ELKE TAPIA (N)78325.90%

HACIENDA LA PUENTE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JEFFREY DE LA TORRE (N)1,82161.58%
TIM FOX (N)81227.46%
RICHARD BERGERON (N)32410.96%

HUGHES-ELIZABETH LAKES UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LOLA SKELTON (N)9055.90%
JUSTICE PETER BALDWIN (N)7144.10%

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOYCE RANDALL (N)2,59069.21%
ZYRA MCCLOUD (N)71519.11%
RONALD GOMEZ (N)43711.68%

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CARLISS R. MCGHEE (N)3,039100.00%

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRANDON GEORGE MYERS (N)1,456100.00%

INGLEWOOD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Member of the Board of Education, District 5 (Unexpired term ending December 16, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ERNESTO CASTILLO (N)1,300100.00%

KEPPEL UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANDREW STEVEN RAMIREZ (N)1,04325.56%
ALMA I. RODRIGUEZ (N)90722.22%
ANA LAURA QUILES (N)73518.01%
BLANCA NAVA (N)70317.23%
GEORGIA HALLIMAN (N)69316.98%

Vote for no more than three

LA CAÑADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOE RADABAUGH (N)2,74528.77%
DAN JEFFRIES (N)2,57326.97%
OCTAVIA THUSS (N)2,12322.25%
DEBRA N. BARSOM (N)2,10022.01%

Vote for no more than three

LAS VIRGENES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANGELA CUTBILL (N)8,06529.29%
LESLI STEIN (N)7,97128.95%
DALLAS B. LAWRENCE (N)7,34426.68%
JOSHUA ALPERT (N)4,15115.08%

Vote for no more than three

LAS VIRGENES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE S

To upgrade classrooms, science labs, career-training facilities and instructional technology to support college/career readiness in math, science, technology, engineering, arts and skilled trades; improve safety/security systems; remove asbestos, repair, construct/acquire classrooms, facilities, sites/equipment, shall Las Virgenes Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $340,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, without increasing current tax rates, levying $36 per $100,000 assessed value ($23,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight and all money staying local?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES9,11161.33%
NO5,74538.67%

55% of votes cast

LAWNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SHIRLEY RUDOLPH (N)47164.97%
ANGEL JESUS SANCHEZ (N)25435.03%

LONG BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member, Board of Trustees, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SUNNY ZIA (N)4,95072.51%
MARIANNE CASE (N)1,87727.49%

LONG BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member, Board of Trustees, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
VIRGINIA L. BAXTER (N)10,30460.30%
JUAN CEPEDA-RIZO (N)6,78339.70%

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, District 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARIA ISABEL LOPEZ (N)4,95754.59%
NUBIA FLORES (N)4,12345.41%

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE LBU

Realign Long Beach Unified School District and State Election Dates. Shall the City Charter of Long Beach be amended to realign the Long Beach Unified School District’s primary and general election dates with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years, and make other related and technical changes to Long Beach Unified School District election procedures?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES44,69671.13%
NO18,13728.87%

Majority of votes cast

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE Q

LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSROOM REPAIR, STUDENT HEALTH/SAFETY/ACHIEVEMENT MEASURE. To repair/upgrade neighborhood public schools, vocational, technology, math, science classrooms/labs; provide safe drinking water; upgrade security, door locks, cameras, earthquake/fire safety; remove lead paint/asbestos; repair, construct, acquire facilities/equipment, shall Long Beach Unified School District’s measure authorizing $1,700,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates levying $0.06 per $100 of assessed valuation ($105,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding be adopted, requiring oversight, public spending disclosure, all funds used locally?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES37,66957.71%
NO27,59942.29%

55% of votes cast

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVEN VERES (N)328,41264.18%
JASON R. AULA (N)106,64520.84%
GLENN TRUJILLO BAILEY (N)76,66614.98%

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SARA HERNANDEZ (N)270,98252.30%
ERNEST H. MORENO (N)159,61630.80%
CHRISTINE T. LAMONICA (N)87,57516.90%

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat 6

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GABRIEL BUELNA (N)354,16070.37%
ROBERT L. PAYNE (N)149,11329.63%

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE LA

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SAFETY, REPAIR, JOB TRAINING MEASURE. To repair/upgrade local community colleges, classrooms, water pipes, sewer/gas lines, technology, science labs for nurses, paramedics, firefighters, veterans; prepare students for jobs/university transfer; remove asbestos, lead paint; acquire, construct, repair facilities, sites, equipment; shall Los Angeles Community College District’s measure authorizing $5,300,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $25 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, generating $345,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, be adopted, requiring oversight, all funds used locally?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES363,47060.36%
NO238,72839.64%

55% of votes cast

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Member of the Board of Trustees, Seat 7 (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KELSEY IINO (N)299,32657.93%
NANCY PEARLMAN (N)148,09228.66%
MARK DUTTON (N)69,28713.41%

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARIA BRENES (N)27,14050.80%
ROCÍO RIVAS (N)26,28849.20%

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education, District 6

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KELLY GONEZ (N)26,92150.28%
MARVIN A. RODRÍGUEZ (N)26,62349.72%

LOWELL JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTINE BERG (N)68665.27%
KATHI LUNDSTROM (N)36534.73%

MANHATTAN BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER “JEN” FENTON (N)4,95020.58%
CHRISTINA “TINA” SHIVPURI (N)4,71319.59%
KRISTEN “WYSH” WEINSTEIN (N)4,44318.47%
CHRISTY BARNES (N)3,35413.94%
JOHN GEORGE URIOSTEGUI (N)3,31113.76%
MIKE WELSH (N)3,28613.66%

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MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE MM

To repair/upgrade classrooms, science labs, career-training facilities, and instructional technology to support student achievement and college/career readiness in math, science, technology, engineering, arts and skilled trades; fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing, electrical systems; and improve school safety/security systems, shall Monrovia Unified School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $75,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 3 cents per $100 assessed value ($4,700,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent citizen oversight and all money locally-controlled?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES4,25058.69%
NO2,99141.31%

55% of votes cast

MONTEBELLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER GUTIERREZ (N)5,95823.61%
CARLOS CERDAN (N)4,99519.80%
MARISOL M. URIBE (N)4,81119.07%
AARON REVELES (N)3,65914.50%
JAMES SANTANA (N)3,08012.21%
NELLY NIEBLAS (N)2,72910.82%

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MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CINDY WU (N)1,31223.29%
ADAM C. CARRANZA (N)1,13120.07%
VERONICA SIFUENTES (N)99917.73%
GRISELDA S. OLIVARES (N)94116.70%
DARLENE REYES (N)5309.41%
DINORAH JIMENEZ (N)5209.23%
ARNOLD HERNANDEZ (N)2013.57%

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NEWHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BRIAN D. WALTERS (N)1,20451.76%
DONNA MICHELLE ROBERT (N)1,12248.24%

NEWHALL SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
RACHELLE HADDOAK (N)1,63452.46%
SUVERNA MISTRY (N)1,48147.54%

NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LORENA E. VIDAURRE (N)5,04814.20%
NARCIS BRASOV (N)5,00414.08%
ROBERTO “ROB” CANCIO (N)4,93813.89%
NORMA AMEZCUA (N)4,75013.36%
CASEY P. CHATTLE (N)4,69113.20%
JORGE ALBERTO TIRADO (N)4,23311.91%
BECKY LANGENWALTER (N)4,10611.55%
RUDY O. MIRANDA (N)2,7817.82%

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PALMDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NANCY K. SMITH (N)5,28527.89%
RALPH VELADOR (N)5,11226.98%
SIMONE ZULU (N)4,87725.74%
TONYA ALENNA SCHOFIELD (N)3,67419.39%

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PALMDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE PRM

To continue improving local District schools; replacing leaky roofs/windows; making school safety, security, energy, water efficiency improvements; modernizing science, technology, engineering, arts, and math labs; and acquiring learning technology/equipment; shall Palmdale (Elementary) School District’s measure authorizing $120,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, levying approximately 3 cents per $100 of assessed value on average (raising $6,338,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight, audits, no money for administrators and all funds staying local, be adopted?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES6,05654.41%
NO5,07445.59%

55% of votes cast

PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LINDA KURT (N)5,82616.77%
SARA H. DEEN (N)5,66416.30%
JEREMY VANDERHAL (N)5,29815.25%
JULIE HAMILL (N)5,21115.00%
MATTHEW R. BRACH (N)4,33612.48%
JENNIFER “JENNY” HANDJIAN (N)4,24012.21%
JEAN LIU CHRISTEN (N)4,16311.98%

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PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Governing Board Member (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
AMI GANDHI (N)6,81750.93%
AARON C. CHAN (N)6,56749.07%

PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SONIA OLMOS DE LEON (N)1,92018.46%
ALICIA LINDEN ANDERSON (N)1,73816.71%
CARMEN PATRICIA GOMEZ (N)1,50214.44%
YESENIA MARIA CUARENTA (N)1,47014.13%
ROSE MARY MENDEZ (N)1,44013.85%
SANDRA NILDA CUEVAS (N)1,27712.28%
MARCIE GARCIA-BRIDGES (N)1,05310.13%

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PARAMOUNT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE P

Shall the members of the Paramount Unified School District Board of Education be limited to three (3) four-year terms of office for a maximum of 12 years?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES3,57872.17%
NO1,38027.83%

Majority of votes cast

PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE PCC

To upgrade aging labs, instructional technology, classrooms and career-training facilities, improve student access to affordable, high quality education in subjects like nursing, health sciences, engineering, technology and skilled trades; fix deteriorating roofs, plumbing and electrical systems; and remove asbestos/ lead pipes, shall the Pasadena Area Community College District bond measure authorizing $565,000,000 at legal rates be adopted, levying 2¢ per $100 of assessed value ($32,000,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with citizen oversight and all money locally controlled?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES44,26967.22%
NO21,58832.78%

55% of votes cast

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education, District No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KIMBERLY KENNE (N)2,64654.22%
BILLY MALONE (N)1,52131.17%
RITA MILLER (N)71314.61%

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education, District No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MICHELLE RICHARDSON BAILEY (N)1,92360.82%
PAT AMSBRY (N)1,23939.18%

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education, District No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
PATRICE MARSHALL MCKENZIE (N)2,26353.45%
XILIAN C. STAMMER (N)1,97146.55%

PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education, District No. 7

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YARMA VELÁZQUEZ (N)3,82764.06%
JUAN PABLO ALBÁN (N)2,14735.94%

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LISA NASHUA (N)2,14768.86%
JOHN MENDOZA (N)97131.14%

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROBERTA A. PERLMAN (N)1,18242.92%
SANDRA BIBLE (N)89032.32%
JOHN KISSINGER (N)68224.76%

POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
PATRICIA “PATTY” TYE (N)2,35064.52%
CHIDI BENJAMIN UDENGWU (N)1,29235.48%

RIO HONDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANAIS MEDINA DIAZ (N)2,53954.21%
DAVID SIEGRIST (N)2,14545.79%

RIO HONDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
OSCAR VALLADARES (N)5,55858.11%
VANESSA C. TYSON (N)4,00741.89%

ROSEMEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
NANCY ARMENTA (N)1,37931.77%
JOHN QUINTANILLA (N)1,30930.15%
DIANE BENITEZ (N)1,07224.69%
JONATHAN L. SMITH (N)58113.38%

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ROWLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
KEVIN T. HAYAKAWA (N)1,43453.21%
DONNA FREEDMAN (N)1,26146.79%

SAN MARINO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
C. JOSEPH CHANG (N)1,91531.36%
SHELLEY RYAN (N)1,84730.25%
JOANNA LAM (N)1,22820.11%
JAMES F. BARGER (N)1,11618.28%

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SAN MARINO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Governing Board Member (Unexpired term ending December 13, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FRANCESCA GILL (N)1,33457.20%
MACKENZIE MARIE BROWN (N)99842.80%

SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT Member of the Board of Trustees

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SION ROY (N)11,69923.58%
NANCY GREENSTEIN (N)11,56123.30%
TOM PETERS (N)11,21422.60%
BARRY SNELL (N)10,85421.87%
PATRICK ACOSTA II (N)4,2958.66%

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SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE SMC

SANTA MONICA COLLEGE AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION, CAREER TRAINING, CLASSROOM UPGRADES. To improve access to affordable education for local students, veterans, first-generation college students; provide affordable housing for homeless students; modernize instructional labs for nursing, healthcare, sustainability, media, science career training; repair/upgrade obsolete vocational classrooms/aging facilities, shall Santa Monica Community College District authorize $375,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 2.5 cents per $100 assessed valuation, raising $23,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with citizens oversight, public spending disclosure?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES11,30054.57%
NO9,40745.43%

55% of votes cast

SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Member of the Board of Education

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LAURIE LIEBERMAN (N)9,90217.29%
STACY ROUSE (N)9,29616.23%
RICHARD TAHVILDARAN-JESSWEIN (N)9,18616.04%
ALICIA MIGNANO (N)8,92315.58%
ESTHER HICKMAN (N)5,97110.42%
ANGELA DIGAETANO (N)5,85710.22%
MILES WARNER (N)5,5879.75%
KEITH COLEMAN (N)2,5634.47%

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SAUGUS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JESUS H. HENAO (N)1,58150.64%
CASSANDRA NICOLE LOVE (N)1,54149.36%

SAUGUS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ANNA GRIESE (N)2,78858.68%
LAURA ARROWSMITH (N)1,96341.32%

SAUGUS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTOPHER TRUNKEY (N)1,73750.79%
SHARLENE ROSE DUZICK (N)1,68349.21%

SNOWLINE JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No.1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRISTINA L. BEHRINGER (N)2363.89%
JOHN E. KOZYRA (N)1336.11%

VALLE LINDO SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JACQUELINE J. RUBIO (N)46432.49%
RUDY T. MARTINEZ (N)36925.84%
VERONICA LAURIA (N)36325.42%
REYNALDO REY SOTO (N)23216.25%

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WALNUT VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HELEN HALL (N)5,27729.64%
YI TONY TORNG (N)5,14528.90%
CINDY RUIZ (N)4,45225.01%
HONG DIANA ZHAO (N)2,92816.45%

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WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ROSE LOPEZ (N)3,73140.05%
EILEEN MIRANDA JIMENEZ (N)3,24934.87%
FRANCES GONZALEZ (N)2,33725.08%

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WHITTIER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
LINDA LEE ANN SMALL (N)1,00862.11%
ALANA JADE GRIEGO-MELGAR (N)61537.89%

WHITTIER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHRIS HARDEMAN (N)3,50252.44%
IRMA RODRIGUEZ MOISA (N)3,17647.56%

WHITTIER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GARY MENDEZ (N)1,99156.05%
MIGUEL “MIKE” BEJARANO (N)1,56143.95%

WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BOB JENSEN (N)7,07569.72%
ANDREW TABAN (N)3,07330.28%

WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CHERISE MOORE (N)3,95158.98%
TERESA TODD (N)2,74841.02%

WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOE MESSINA (N)7,55862.24%
REBECCA HINDMAN (N)4,58537.76%

WILSONA SCHOOL DISTRICT Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DANIELA “DANI” SANCHEZ (N)9359.62%
ROBERT HARRIS (N)6340.38%

WISEBURN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION – MEASURE EE

To upgrade school security, emergency communications and fire safety systems, upgrade classroom technology, science, computer and engineering labs; repair aging gas/water lines, leaky roofs; ensure school drinking water remains safe; repair, construct, acquire equipment, sites/facilities; shall Wiseburn Unified School District’s locally controlled measure authorizing $98,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying 3¢ per $100 of assessed valuation, generating $6,300,000 annually while bonds are outstanding be adopted, requiring audits, independent oversight and public disclosure of all spending?

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
YES1,61953.89%
NO1,38546.11%

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ANTELOPE VALLEY-EAST KERN WATER AGENCY Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
FRANK S. DONATO (N)4,93676.65%
MIKE LANG (N)1,50423.35%

CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
ARTURO CHACON (N)14,88672.22%
LEONARD MENDOZA (N)5,72527.78%

CRESCENTA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JAMES BODNAR (N)2,26036.29%
KERRY ERICKSON (N)1,98331.84%
JEFFERY W. JOHNSON (N)1,24419.97%
ALEC HYELER (N)74111.90%

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LAS VIRGENES MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
GARY BURNS (N)1,39251.75%
LEE RENGER (N)1,29848.25%

ORCHARD DALE WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOSEPH VELASCO III (N)1,18435.78%
DENISE DOLOR (N)82124.81%
CHARLES LUAS (N)81024.48%
KEVIN NOONAN (N)49414.93%

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PALMDALE WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DON F. WILSON (N)1,19861.98%
YVETTE SILVA (N)73538.02%

ROWLAND WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN EDWARD BELLAH (N)50575.37%
KARL JOHAN LJUNGBERG (N)16524.63%

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
BILL COOPER (N)9,24766.09%
NICOLE WILSON (N)2,51918.00%
MELISSA K. CANTU (N)2,22515.90%

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY Member, Board of Directors, Division 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DIRK MARKS (N)9,44257.09%
SAGE G. RAFFERTY (N)4,84529.29%
KATHY COLLEY (N)2,25213.62%

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY WATER AGENCY Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MARIA GUTZEIT (N)8,09751.74%
LYNNE PLAMBECK (N)7,55348.26%

THREE VALLEYS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
CARLOS GOYTIA (N)2,68958.10%
FRANK CARLOS GUZMAN (N)1,93941.90%

THREE VALLEYS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JEFF HANLON (N)6,98150.63%
BRIAN BOWCOCK (N)4,68333.96%
JAVIER AGUILAR (N)2,12515.41%

UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
TONY FELLOW (N)10,73556.51%
SERGE HADDAD (N)8,26243.49%

UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 5

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JENNIFER SANTANA (N)10,11680.16%
ROMAN RODRIGUEZ (N)2,50419.84%

WALNUT VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 2

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
EDWIN M. HILDEN (N)1,61854.66%
ANDREW Y. WONG (N)1,34245.34%

WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOY LANGFORD (N)28,52054.14%
GERARD MCCALLUM (N)16,22730.80%
JANNA ELIZABETH ZURITA (N)7,93615.06%

WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Member, Board of Directors, Division 3

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
JOHN ALLEN (N)37,93649.77%
MIKE MURCHISON (N)19,84526.04%
GERRIE SCHIPSKE (N)18,43924.19%

WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Member, Board of Directors, Division 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SERGIO JOSEPH CALDERON (N)25,65664.11%
JOSE R. GONZALEZ (N)14,36535.89%

WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 1

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
HAROLD WILLIAMS (N)13,79452.59%
CAROL KWAN (N)12,43647.41%

WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors, Division 4

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
SCOTT HOUSTON (N)17,22164.42%
SANJAY GAUR (N)9,51235.58%

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ANTELOPE VALLEY HEALTH CARE DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
DODDANNA KRISHNA (N)19,54329.21%
DON V. PARAZO (N)15,53423.22%
MICHAEL P. RIVES (N)9,47814.17%
STEVE FOX (N)8,69413.00%
GETRO F. ELIZE (N)4,3236.46%
JOHN BRYSON (N)3,6945.52%
OLLIE M. MCCAULLEY (N)3,5335.28%
GORDON V. JEFFERSON (N)2,0983.14%

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ANTELOPE VALLEY HEALTH CARE DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION Member, Board of Directors (Unexpired term ending December 6, 2024)

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
STEVEN D. HOFBAUER (N)14,48236.02%
JAWAD BERMANI (N)13,77734.27%
MATEO OLIVAREZ (N)11,94329.71%

BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT Member, Board of Directors

Candidate(s)VotesPercent
MICHELLE ANNE BHOLAT (N)16,17745.33%
NOEL LEE CHUN (N)15,14242.43%
MICHAEL KELLY MARTIN (N)4,36812.24%

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Trans Rep. Leigh Finke’s championing progressive change in Minn.

She is championing & emphasizing the need to provide sanctuary for transgender individuals amidst escalating conservative backlash

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Trans Minnesota State Rep. Leigh Finke (D-66A) recently caught the attention of ultra right-wing influencer Chaya Raichik aka Libs of TikTok. (Photo Credit: Rep. Leigh Finke)

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Trans Minnesota State Representative Leigh Finke recently caught the attention of ultra right-wing influencer Chaya Raichik who runs the Libs of TikTok on social media. In a post on X, Libs of TikTok misgendered Finke and called her out over a bill aimed at making Minnesota a safe refuge for transgender youths.

Finke, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) State Representative for District 66A in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, has emerged as a formidable force in the Minnesota Legislature. Since assuming office in 2023, Finke has spearheaded a wide array of progressive initiatives, earning praise for her unwavering commitment to advancing social justice and LGBTQ inclusivity across the state.

In an exclusive interview with The Blade, she discussed the significance of the legislation she is championing and emphasizing the need to provide sanctuary for transgender individuals amidst escalating conservative backlash.

Remaining Optimistic About Minnesota as a Queer Haven

(Photo Credit: Rep. Leigh Finke)

Finke, who was assaulted by two men on the light rail in 2018, about one year after she began transitioning, revealed the traumatic incident as part of her candid discussion about the difficulties of transitioning and the prevalence of violence against trans people.

“It was horrible,” Finke said, highlighting the pervasive nature of transphobia in society. “Transitioning was very difficult…That presence of violence is very real to me. I experienced it regularly.” 

“It’s hard to be a trans person in this world,” Finke added, acknowledging the uphill battle faced by transgender individuals

In the political sphere, the progressive initiatives endorsed by Finke have drawn fierce opposition from conservative quarters, sparking backlash on right-wing social media platforms and mainstream news networks like Fox News.

Finke attributes this backlash to the right-wing agenda which often leads to discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community. 

However, she expressed gratitude for the support of Minnesota voters, noting their consistent backing of queer rights and representation. She also said she was grateful for  the “I Stand with Leigh” campaign on social media, launched by her supporters as a response to the backlash. 

In spite of her opposition, Finke remains optimistic about Minnesota maintaining its support of the queer community, stating that the right’s false claims of trans people being “pedophiles” and “groomers” tends to remain confined within the right-wing “bubble.”

“We have strong leadership up and down, and we are making good on our promise to protect trans people,” Finke emphasized. 

Championing Progressive Change

Last year, amidst a backdrop of political upheaval, Finke played a pivotal role in the passage of groundbreaking legislation aimed at addressing key issues facing Minnesotans. From reproductive rights to environmental protection, Finke has been at the forefront of efforts to enact meaningful change.

One of Finke’s standout achievements has been her advocacy for bodily autonomy. She staunchly supported the PRO Act, the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, and measures to expand abortion access, recognizing the fundamental importance of reproductive rights in ensuring equality and autonomy for all individuals.

In addition to her work on reproductive rights, Finke has been a leading voice in the fight against climate change. She has championed legislation to protect Minnesota’s natural spaces from harmful pesticides, while also advocating for comprehensive climate policies that prioritize sustainability and environmental justice.

Furthermore, Finke has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, authoring the Trans Refuge Law and pushing for increased funding for HIV prevention and treatment. She has been unwavering in her commitment to creating a more inclusive and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly transgender and gender non-conforming Minnesotans.

(Photo Credit: Rep. Leigh Finke)

Beyond these issues, Finke has also made significant strides in advancing disability rights, education reform, public safety, and mental health initiatives. Her dedication to social justice is evident in her multifaceted approach to governance, which prioritizes the needs of marginalized communities and seeks to address systemic inequities at every turn.

Queer Equity Institute 

In addition to her legislative efforts, Finke runs a nonprofit organization called the Queer Equity Institute, dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ individuals and fostering inclusivity. Ever candid about her own experiences with discrimination and violence,  she continues to emphasize the urgent need for solidarity and support within the community.

The Queer Equity Institute (QEI) is on a mission to foster inclusivity and empower LGBTQ+ communities through its multifaceted approach aimed at civic engagement, leadership development, educational programming, and fellowship opportunities.

(Photo Credit: Rep. Leigh Finke)

Recognizing the profound impact of government decisions on the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals, QEI emphasizes civic engagement at all levels of governance.

From local city councils to federal leadership, QEI strives to ensure that LGBTQ+ voices are not only heard but actively included in shaping policies and decisions.

Through initiatives like networking opportunities and resource provision, QEI works to dismantle barriers hindering queer participation in political processes, particularly those affecting queer BIPOC and individuals with disabilities.

Moreover, QEI is committed to nurturing the next generation of queer leaders through its educational programming. By providing support to LGBTQ+ students and school leaders, the institute aims to foster greater inclusivity within educational institutions and society at large. QEI recognizes that addressing hate and discrimination requires collaboration across various domains beyond politics, including art, culture, media, and business.

In addition to its advocacy and educational efforts, QEI offers fellowship programs designed to support LGBTQ+ individuals who aspire to lead but lack the necessary financial, institutional, and social resources. The institute provides $10,000 fellowships across four categories: Civic Engagement, Community Empowerment, Arts & Media, and Business Development, enabling recipients to pursue their goals of effecting positive change within their communities.

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24% of trans adults say access to care disrupted by new laws 

Several laws have been passed targeting trans people over the past year. Now, a Data For Progress poll shows 24% have seen care disrupted

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By Erin Reed | MISSOULA, Mont. – In recent years, several laws targeting transgender adults have been proposed or enacted. These laws eliminate Medicaid coverage for transgender healthcare, permit pharmacists and hospital systems to discriminate against transgender patients, and impose restrictions on providers in various ways.

Until recently, little information was available on how these new statutes affect transgender adults. While their care is often not explicitly prohibited, they may still experience disruptions due to anti-transgender laws. Now, a just released Data for Progress poll reveals that 24% of transgender adults have had their healthcare disrupted or discontinued as a result of anti-transgender legislation.

The survey, focusing on transgender and LGBTQ+ respondents, specifically questioned transgender individuals about the impact of anti-transgender policies or rhetoric on their lives. Among the transgender respondents, 24% reported that their access to gender-affirming care was interrupted or discontinued in the past year. Considering the Williams Institute’s estimation of 1.6 million transgender Americans, this percentage translates to more than 380,000 transgender adults whose care has been disrupted by recent anti-transgender legislation or rhetoric.

You can see the results of this poll question here:

While the survey does not detail the specific disruptions to healthcare access, a range of recent legislative actions and policy amendments may play a role. Several laws and updates in state policy have barred Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care. For example, South Carolina has recently revised its policy to eliminate coverage of transgender healthcare for individuals of all ages. In addition, states such as Florida have introduced strict restrictions, effectively banning up to 80% of all gender-affirming care for transgender adults within the state. A number of states have also enacted laws allowing religious-based medical discrimination against transgender individuals, allowing doctors, pharmacists, and even receptionists and cashiers to decline the dispensation of hormone prescriptions to transgender people. Furthermore, Idaho has recently passed legislation that prohibits the use of public funds or facilities for providing any gender-affirming care, potentially causing significant disruptions to transgender healthcare within the state.

The findings are significant, and show that transgender youth are not the only ones impacted by recent anti-transgender legislation. In addition to the 50% of transgender youth that live in states that have barred or heavily restricted gender affirming care, transgender adults appear to also be impacted by recent anti-trans legislation and rhetoric.

The consequences of recent legislation and rhetoric extend beyond disruptions in medical care. The survey also inquired about the concerns transgender individuals have regarding discrimination and harassment. The findings are alarming: 68% of transgender adults express concern about facing discrimination and harassment in restrooms, 64% report similar apprehensions about nightclubs, and 62% fear engaging in public displays of affection with their partners. As a result of these concerns, 44% of transgender adults indicate they have contemplated relocating or have already relocated from their community or state due to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

See this question of high levels of concern from transgender people over several basic activities:

Anti-transgender policies targeting adults seem to be increasingly prevalent. In several states, legislation has been proposed and passed to end all legal recognition of transgender individuals.

Additionally, recent audio recordings from Republican legislators in Ohio and Michigan reveal an “endgame” aimed at ending transgender care “for everyone.” Before this latest poll, the extent of the disruption caused by these laws and policies on transgender adults was largely unclear. Many are now finding themselves forced to leave their states simply to access necessary care.

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Erin Reed is a transgender woman (she/her pronouns) and researcher who tracks anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world and helps people become better advocates for their queer family, friends, colleagues, and community. Reed also is a social media consultant and public speaker.

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The preceding article was first published at Erin In The Morning and is republished with permission.

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Out Maryland state lawmaker angles for seat in Congress

27-year-old gay lawmaker running for seat would make history as first Latino, first gay man & first Gen Zer elected to Congress from Maryland

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Maryland state Del. Joe Vogel (D-Montgomery County) (Photo courtesy of Joe Vogel)

WASHINGTON – Maryland state Del. Joe Vogel (D-Montgomery County) on Monday said it is time for a new generation of leaders in Congress.

The Montgomery County Democrat last May declared his candidacy for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District after Congressman David Trone announced his run for retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.)’s seat. Vogel, 27, would be the first Latino, the first gay man and the first Gen Zer elected to Congress from Maryland if he were to win in November.

“We need a new generation of leadership with new perspectives, new ideas and the courage to actually deliver for our communities if we want things to get better in this country,” Vogel told the Washington Blade during an interview at the Line Hotel in Adams Morgan.

Protecting democracy among priorities

Vogel was born in Uruguay and immigrated to Rockville with his family when he was three years old.

He volunteered for former President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Vogel, who is Jewish, in 2014 worked for Maryland state Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery County)’s campaign.

He was part of Hillary Clinton’s National Advance Team during her 2016 presidential campaign, and worked on former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 2017 gubernatorial bid. Vogel later joined the March for Our Lives movement for gun control that began after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2018.

Vogel in 2020 worked for U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)’s presidential campaign. The Montgomery County Democrat in 2022 became the first Gen Zer to win a seat in the Maryland General Assembly. 

Vogel pointed out to the Blade that he has introduced 18 bills in this year’s legislative session. 

One of them, a bill that would prohibit the state from giving foster children in their custody trash bags for them to transport their belongings, passed unanimously in the House on March 14. Other measures that Vogel has sponsored would, among other things, provide security grants to abortion clinics and increase investments in local newspapers.

“I have a record of being able to deliver results,” he said. “That’s what I’m running on.”

Vogel pointed out to the Blade that his platform includes:

  • • Protecting democracy
  • • Preventing “attacks on fundamental rights”
  • • Fighting climate change
  • • Stopping gun violence

Vogel also noted his support for the Equality Act, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to federal civil rights laws.

“At a moment of time when you have attacks against the LGBTQ+ community, against our rights, against our identities, I believe that there’s nothing more powerful than electing Maryland’s first openly LGBTQ+ member of Congress,” he said.

Vogel added his election would send “a message to all the young LGBTQ+ people across the state that they belong, and that they have someone in the United States Congress who understands them and is going to fight for them every single day,” added Vogel.

Vogel’s great-grandparents fled Europe ahead of the Holocaust. Uruguay’s military dictatorship was in place from 1973-1985. 

His multiple identities remain a cornerstone of his legislative priorities and of his campaign.

“When we talk about the attacks on LGBTQ+ people, I get that. I feel that,” said Vogel. “I understand that when we talk about the attacks on immigrant communities … not only do I understand that, personally, but I’m around so many immigrants that feel that pain of what we’ve seen over the last many years of the incessant attacks on immigrants and Latino people. When we see the rise in anti-Semitism, I feel that personally.”

HRC, Victory Fund have endorsed Vogel

The Democratic primary will take place on May 14.

April McClain Delaney, a former U.S. Department of Commerce official whose husband is former Congressman John Delaney, and state Del. Lesley Lopez (D-Montgomery County) are among Vogel’s primary opponents. Former state Del. Dan Cox, an anti-LGBTQ Republican who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022, is also running for Trone’s seat.

Campaign finance reports indicate Vogel raised $379,755.91 between May 4, 2023, and Dec. 31, 2023. McClain Delaney reported she received $536,557 in campaign contributions from Oct. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2023.

The Human Rights Campaign, the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, Equality PAC and the Sierra Club are among the organizations that have endorsed Vogel’s campaign. U.S. Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Becca Balint (D-Vt.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Frederick County Council President Brad Young are among those who have also backed him. The Maryland State Education Association and the National Education Association this week endorsed Vogel.

Vogel dismissed suggestions that he does not have enough legislative experience to run for Congress and that he is too young.

“When you’re elected to Congress, you’re elected for a two-year term,” he said. “Look at what I’ve been able to accomplish in a two-year term. I’ve proven that I can hit the ground running, get results, deliver results.”

Vogel added the race to succeed Trone in Congress is “me versus the status quo.”

“We need a new generation of leadership with new perspectives, new ideas and the courage to actually deliver for our communities if we actually want things to get better in this country,” said Vogel.

Democratic opponent gave money to Jim DeMint

Former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan last month announced he is running for U.S. Senate. Prince George’s County Executive Director Angela Alsobrooks is also hoping to succeed Cardin.

Vogel sharply criticized Cox. 

“He is as bigoted as it gets,” Vogel told the Blade. “He is a far-right extremist who bussed people to D.C. on Jan. 6, who is as homophobic as it gets, and who is as transphobic as it gets.”

Vogel said Maryland voters in November “need to reject Dan Cox” and “we have to reject Larry Hogan.” (Vogel has endorsed Trone’s Senate campaign.)

“We have to elect pro-equality members of Congress this November, to finally secure the protections that we need for our community in Congress,” said Vogel.

Vogel also vowed to “do everything in my power to ensure that” former President Donald Trump does not win re-election in November.

“Three generations in my family: My great-grandparents, my grandparents, my parents experienced the loss of democracy,” Vogel told the Blade. “My great-grandparents escaped fascism. My grandparents and parents lived under a repressive military dictatorship in Uruguay, and I see the concern that my parents feel seeing the rise of Trump.”

“I refuse to be the fourth generation in my family who experienced the loss of democracy,” he added. “This November, the election fundamentally is going to decide the future of our democracy.”

Vogel on Sunday during a forum the Frederick County Democratic Party sponsored criticized McClain Delaney over her 2005 campaign donation to then-U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) after he said gay people should not be teachers.

“I can’t imagine making any sort of political contribution to any anti-LGBTQ+, anti-choice, pro-NRA member of the United States Senate, and let alone the maximum allowed contribution,” said Vogel. “There is a stark contrast there.”

‘My heart breaks for what we saw on’ Oct. 7

Vogel spoke with the Blade less than six months after Hamas launched a surprise attack against southern Israel.

“It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” he said. “What concerns me is that Hamas has made clear that they intend to carry out an attack like that again and again and again and again.”

“My heart breaks for what we saw on that day,” added Vogel.

Vogel is among those who attended a pro-Israel rally that took place on the National Mall last November. He has also met with relatives of hostages who remain in the Gaza Strip.

“Hearing the stories of parents whose kids are still in Gaza, the pain that I feel is tremendous,” said Vogel. “We have to bring those hostages home.”

Vogel told the Blade that Hamas can no longer control Gaza. He also said peace cannot be achieved with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in office.

“If we want to reach peace, a number of things have to happen: Hamas needs to go. We need a change in leadership in Israel and we need diplomatic negotiations to get a bilateral ceasefire, which is not what I think people are calling for when they call for an immediate ceasefire.”

Vogel last October posted to his X account pictures of anti-Semitic graffiti in his apartment building.

He told the Blade the graffiti was removed, but “it took a very long time.” Vogel has introduced a bill that would require the removal of graffiti in a specific period of time if it violates Maryland’s hate crimes law.

Book bans ‘have absolutely no place’

Vogel during the interview also criticized Moms for Liberty and their efforts to ban books in Maryland. He noted Jaime Brennan, the chair of the group’s Frederick County chapter, is running for the county’s Board of Education.

“Book bans in a free democratic society have absolutely no place,” said Vogel.

The Maryland House on March 15 by a 98-37 vote margin approved the Freedom to Read Act. The measure would create a “state policy that local school systems operate their school library media programs consistent with certain standards,” require “each local school system to develop a policy and procedures to review objections to materials in a school library media program” and ban “a county board of education from dismissing, demoting, suspending, disciplining, reassigning, transferring or otherwise retaliating against certain school library media program personnel for performing their job duties consistent with certain standards.”

The bill is now before the Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee.

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First Lady highlights attacks on LGBTQ+ rights at HRC’s LA dinner

MAGA extremists are seeking to erase these hard-fought gains, trying to unwind all progress we’ve made- We’re going to fight & we will win

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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks onstage during the Human Rights Campaign’s 2024 Los Angeles Dinner at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on March 23, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Screenshot/YouTube HRC)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – In her remarks Saturday evening to the people attending the Human Rights Campaign’s 2024 Los Angeles Dinner at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel, First Lady Jill Biden took direct aim at what she labeled as MAGA extremists attempting to instill fear in the LGBTQ+ community by legislative attacks on the marginalized community’s rights.

Biden, in reference to the federal budget package passed by Congress on Friday to avert a government shutdown, told the audience:

“Today, this community is under attack. Rights are being stripped away. Freedoms are eroding. More and more state laws are being passed targeting this community. Just last night, we had to fend off more than 50 anti-gay amendments that Republicans tried to force into the government funding bill.”

She added: “These were extreme measures aimed directly at this community – measures that would have limited healthcare, eroded protections for same-sex couples, and more. And they served only one purpose: to spread hate and fear.”

Cautioning that history showed that “democracies don’t disappear overnight,” Biden warned, “They disappear slowly. Subtly. Silently. A book ban. A court decision. A “don’t say gay” law. One group of people loses their rights. And then another, and another. Until one morning you wake up – and you no longer live in a democracy.”

The First Lady also made mention of the 16-year-old trans Oklahoma high school student whose death last month was ruled a suicide and had garnered national attention:

“Laws and attitudes can lead to devastating consequences – harm that can’t be undone, that leaves parents torn by grief. Parents and grandparents like Sue Benedict – may Nex rest in peace – and the countless others who have lost LGBTQ children to suicide, bullying, and hate. Parents who have stood by their kids, loved them, learned from them, but who will never have another tomorrow with them. This is our chapter of history – and it’s up to us how it ends,” she said.

“Yes, the MAGA extremists are seeking to erase these hard-fought gains, trying to unwind all the progress we’ve made. They want us to be afraid,” she stressed.

Biden then assured the audience: “They want to take our victories away, but we won’t let them. Your President won’t let them.  I won’t let them. We’re going to fight. And we will win.”

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Massive defeat for anti-trans & anti-LGBTQ+ riders in spending bill

Over 40 anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ riders were defeated during budget negotiations with Republicans by Democrats

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U.S. Capitol Dome (Photo Credit: Michael Key/Washington Blade)

By Erin Reed | WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Congress unveiled the much-anticipated spending bill to avert a government shutdown. The bill, which includes funding for major government departments such as Health and Human Services and Education, featured fierce negotiations over conservative “policy riders.” 

These policy riders included bans on coverage for gender-affirming care, DEI bans, sports bans, and more. Despite some indications that Democrats might compromise due to the sheer number of conservative policy riders, it appears those fears did not come to fruition. Democrats held firm in negotiations, and the most impactful anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ riders were nowhere to be found.

One policy rider proposed for the Food and Drug Administration would have defunded any hospital that “distributes, sells, or otherwise uses drugs that disrupt the onset of puberty or sexual development for those under 18,” a measure targeting not only transgender youth but also those experiencing precocious puberty. 

Another rider sought to bar any government funding toward “surgical procedures or hormone therapy for the purposes of gender-affirming care” in the Department of Health and Human Services. This move would have significantly impacted private and subsidized insurance in the Healthcare Marketplace. It also aimed to bar the enforcement of President Biden’s executive order titled “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity,” which broadened anti-discrimination protections for transgender individuals.

Additional riders included bans on funding for any organization that “promotes transgenderism,” Title IX protections for transgender youth, bans on legal challenges against states over anti-LGBTQ+ laws, book bans, DEI bans, and more.

In total, over 40 riders were proposed and negotiated in the spending bills. None of these were found in the final bill

Ultimately, the final spending bill released contained only a single anti-LGBTQ+ rider: a ban on pride flags being raised or displayed above foreign embassies. The policy, while certainly qualifying as anti-LGBTQ+ and a regression to Trump-era policies, notably does not bar personal displays of Pride flags by embassy workers.

In the past, some embassies have gotten around such bans by not “flying a flag over the embassy” but rather, painting portions of the embassy in rainbow colors or draping flags on the side of buildings.

News of the defeat of the most impactful anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ riders comes after a significant push from Equality Caucus Democrats and the Biden Administration against the riders. “As you negotiate government funding for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), we write to strongly urge you to reject any attempts to include anti-LGBTQ+ provisions in any final FY24 funding agreement,” said a letter signed by 163 representatives on behalf of the Congressional Equality Caucus to the Biden Administration.

However, Republicans also pushed hard for their inclusion. In a shutdown threat issued February 21st from the House Freedom Caucus, Republicans indicated that bans on gender affirming care and transgender participation in sports were necessary to prevent a potential shutdown.

Previously, Representative Dan Crenshaw stated that such bans are the “hill we will die on.” In a report published by Axios, one Republican lawmaker stated, “People are predicting a shutdown even if it’s just for a few days.” Others concurred, citing gender affirming care riders as one of the potential reasons for such a shutdown.

Many anti-LGBTQ+ leaders in the Republican Party reacted negatively to the bill. Rep. Matt Gaetz expressed anger at funding for the New Jersey Garden State Equality in Education Fund, calling it “force feeding the LGBT agenda in schools” and stating that it enables “gender mutilation surgeries in minors,” “biological men” in women’s bathrooms, and transgender participation in sports.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene decried the lack of a DEI ban. Rep. Andrew Clyde stated that Republicans “surrendered” to Democrats on hormone therapy. The House Freedom Caucus published a lengthy list of healthcare and equality centers that the budget would fund, urging the GOP to vote “no” and to shut down the government.

In a press release published by House Appropriations Democrats, they stated that the bill rejected over a hundred poison-pill riders, many of which targeted LGBTQ+ people. For example, the Labor-HHS-Education portion of the bill blocked provisions around gender affirming care, sports bans, and nondiscrimination.

See the House Appropriations Democrats statement:

Press release, House Appropriations Democrats on Labor-HHS-Education

The bill must pass by Friday evening to avert a government shutdown, though the impacts of such a shutdown would likely not be felt until Monday. If passed, the bill would keep the government funded through September, at which point all of the riders could resurface during the peak of the 2024 presidential election.

However, for the next several months, LGBTQ+ riders will not pose a significant threat in a year where transgender and queer individuals have faced attacks at historic levels.

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Erin Reed is a transgender woman (she/her pronouns) and researcher who tracks anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world and helps people become better advocates for their queer family, friends, colleagues, and community. Reed also is a social media consultant and public speaker.

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The preceding article was first published at Erin In The Morning and is republished with permission.

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Gay Assemblymember Evan Low short 12 votes in U.S. House bid

South Bay U.S. House race with gay Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Cupertino) still too close to call nearly two weeks after March 5 primary

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Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Cupertino) at an event in Sacramento in late 2023. (Photo Credit: Office of Assemblymember Evan Low)

By Matthew S. Bajko, Assistant Editor | SAN JOSE, Calif. – Gay Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Cupertino) has once again seen his vote deficit decrease as the remaining ballots in his primary race for an open South Bay U.S. House seat are tabulated. As of Monday, he is trailing in third place by 12 votes.

Low has been locked in a tough fight for second place with Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian since the March 5 primary. Only the top two finishers will move on to the November 5 ballot.

Coming in first place is former San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo. Either Low or Simitian will compete against him to succeed Congressmember Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto). She opted not to seek reelection to her 16th Congressional District seat, which spans San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

San Mateo elections officials have 20 ballots left to count and will next post an update by 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The county registrar noted that are 680 challenged ballots that can be “cured” before 5 p.m. on April 2, meaning those voters have a chance to address the irregularity found with their ballot in order to have it be counted.

Another update from Santa Clara’s registrar will come by 5 p.m. Tuesday, as the county’s elections officials are whittling down the 1,400 ballots they had left as of Saturday. The county also reported having 1,200 challenged ballots pending due to issues with voters’ signatures.

Liccardo’s current total is 38,421 votes. Simitian now has 30,204 votes, while Low is is closely trailing behind with 30,192 votes.

Low’s campaign has not issued comment since last week, when it posted on X March 13 that it was waiting for “all votes being counted in this race.” That Wednesday, Low had taken the lead for second place for the first time in the primary race.

By Friday he had see-sawed back into third place. But with each new vote count Low has inched closer toward Simitian’s second place standing.

A campaign spokesman for Low did not respond Monday to the Bay Area Reporter’s inquiry if it was asking its supporters to ensure their ballots don’t need to be cured or have been challenged.

Low is vying to become the first LGBTQ congressmember from the Bay Area. In the East Bay race to succeed outgoing Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), who failed to survive the March 5 primary race for the seat long held by the late U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein, queer candidate Jennifer Kim-Anh Tran, Ph.D., is seen as the underdog of her runoff race on the November 5 ballot.

She came out of the primary for the District 12 House seat in Alameda County far behind BART board member Lateefah Simon, who is currently in first place with 56% of the vote. Tran trails in second with 14.7%.

Of the two Democrats, Simon has received the bulk of support from the party and other Democratic leaders. Lee endorsed Simon in late January, followed by the state’s two Democratic U.S. Senators, Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler, in early February.

Butler, a lesbian, chose not to seek a full term after being appointed last fall to fill the vacancy created by the death of Feinstein. She is expected to step down after the November election, in which Congressmember Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is now favored to win against Republican Steve Garvey, a retired baseball player.

Southern California House races

In the race to succeed Schiff (D-Burbank) in his District 30 House seat, first-place finisher Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) is the odds-on favorite to win come November in the heavily Democratic district, which includes the LGBTQ enclave of West Hollywood. Her opponent will be gay Republican Dr. Alex Balekian, an ICU physician who is Armenian American.

Equality California, the statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, last week endorsed Friedman in the race. It also endorsed Democrat Joe Kerr, a retired fire captain who is moving on to the runoff race for the District 40 House seat against Congressmember Young Kim (R- Placentia.)

“We are thrilled to endorse these pro-equality champions running for Congress,” stated EQCA Executive Director Tony Hoang. “The challenges we continue to face in creating a world that is just and fully equal for all LGBTQ+ people demand that we elect representatives who will work to defend our hard-fought gains, as well as continue to lead the charge in the ongoing fight for full, lived equality. The road to regaining a pro-equality majority in the House runs through California, and we look forward to supporting these candidates throughout election season.”

Three Southern California House races will feature fall rematches between the incumbent and their gay opponent. Congressmember Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) is fending off another challenge from gay Democrat David Kim for his District 34 House seat, having defeated the progressive lawyer in 2022.

In an email to his supporters Tuesday, Kim asked them “to recommit ourselves to the task at hand, let us redouble our efforts, and let us continue to stand together as we march towards victory in November. I am proud to have you on this journey with me, and I am confident that, together, we will prevail.”

After defending his seat two years ago, Congressmember Ken Calvert (R-Corona) is again facing a challenge for his District 41 House seat from lawyer Will Rollins. With the gay retirement and resort town of Palm Springs now a part of it, where Rollins and his partner live, Democrats are targeting the seat as a pickup opportunity this year.

“The Cook Political Report reaffirmed their classification of our race as a ‘toss-up,’ and Punchbowl News is calling this the second most important race in the entire country for control of the House,” noted Rollins in a March 15 emailed fundraising pitch to his supporters.

Facing even longer odds to win the District 23 House seat in the high country east of Los Angeles is progressive activist Derek Marshall, who lost to Congressmember Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) in 2022. Marshall’s share of this year’s primary vote is currently at 36.5%.

The state’s current two gay Congressmembers, Mark Takano of Riverside and Robert Garcia of Long Beach, both easily won their primary races. The pair is expected to easily defeat their Republican opponents in the fall.

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Challenging Takano for his District 39 House seat is David Serpa. Opposing Garcia for his District 42 seat is John Briscoe.

California is currently the only West Coast state with LGBTQ representation in Congress, though candidates in Oregon and Washington are aiming to change that this year. Democrats Jamie McLeod-Skinner and Eddy Morales aim to survive their May 21 party-based primary races.

McLeod-Skinner, a lesbian former councilmember in the Bay Area city of Santa Clara, is running again for Oregon’s District 5 House seat after falling short in 2022. She aims to take on a second time Republican Congressmember Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Happy Valley.

Morales is seeking the Beaver State’s open District 3 House seat, as Congressmember Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland) opted not to seek reelection this year. The queer Grisham City Councilmember is expected to attend a March 23 fundraiser in San Francisco being hosted by a number of local LGBTQ leaders.

Washington State holds its primary August 6, and like California, it selects congressional candidates based on a top-two system. Queer Democratic state Senator Emily Randall, a former Bay Area resident, aims to succeed Congressmember Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) in the Puget Sound region.

She would be the first out congressmember from the Evergreen State. But Randall is facing a tough campaign, as Kilmer endorsed Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz to succeed him.

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Southern states push bills ending legal recognition for trans people

Louisiana, Mississippi, & Alabama all advancing bills that “define sex” to exclude trans people from any legal recognition of their gender

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By Erin Reed | WASHINGTON – The pace of anti-transgender legislation has slowed in recent weeks, with several states, known for previously targeting transgender individuals, failing to pass any such laws.

However, a different dynamic is emerging across the Gulf South, where three states are advancing bills that would cease the legal recognition of transgender individuals, potentially having significant repercussions for their trans residents. Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are introducing bills to define sex in a manner that excludes transgender individuals, potentially affecting birth certificates, driver’s licenses, bathroom access, and more.

The bills, dubbed the “Women’s Bills of Rights” by their supporters, fall far short of actually protecting women’s rights. They fail to protect access to birth control or abortion, do not ensure equitable pay, neither allocate funds for nor promote women’s athletics, and lack any provisions designed to curb violence against women. Instead, they categorize sex based on reproductive capabilities and ends legal recognition of transgender individuals’ gender identities.

In Louisiana, House Bill 608 was introduced with a staggering 63 Republican co-sponsors, signaling a strong opposition to any efforts to lobby against the bill. While its primary focus seems to be on restricting bathroom access in schools, prisons, and shelters, a particular section of the bill indicates that “any provision of law enacted by the legislature or any rule adopted by a state agency or other entity subject to the Administrative Procedures Act when applicable to an individual’s sex shall apply those definitions provided in R.S. 9:58.” This provision could lead to the banning of changes to birth certificates and driver’s licenses, effectively ending all legal recognition for transgender individuals. The bill has not yet been scheduled for a hearing, but given the substantial support it has garnered, its progression through the legislative process is anticipated to be swift once it begins.

In Mississippi, Senate Bill 2753 and House Bill 1607 have successfully passed their respective chambers. House Bill 1607 defines sex based on reproductive capacity, and puzzlingly states that for transgender individuals, “equal” does not mean “same” or “identical.” Notably, the bill does not provide a definition for “equal,” a term also left undefined in similar legislation in other states. This ambiguity sparked debate over a comparable bill in Iowa, which is currently stalled in the legislature there in part because of disagreements over that line. As for Senate Bill 2753, it would ban bathroom access for transgender individuals in publicly owned facilities, such as rest stops and the Jacksonville airport.

In Alabama, House Bills 111 and 130 similarly target transgender individuals. House Bill 111 specifies sex based on reproductive capacity for all vital statistics purposes. Meanwhile, HB 130, although not directly defining sex, will reportedly be amended to add language that extends “Don’t Say Gay” legislation to Space Camp. This addition comes after conservative media expressed outrage over a transgender individual being employed at the state’s renowned Space Camp and could be used to target transgender employees in state facilities.

So far, only five states have passed similar legislation: Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Utah. In Kansas, a judge has recently ruled in favor of Attorney General Kris Kobach that drivers licenses and birth certificates must contain transgender people’s old assigned sex at birth, citing the law there. Meanwhile, although such a law does not exist in Florida, rule changes have resulted in a lack of ability for transgender people to change their drivers licenses; reportedly, Florida residents are unable to change their birth certificates as well. Additionally, Oklahoma and Nebraska have executive orders defining sex similarly.

You can see a map of states from the Movement Advancement Project with such legislation here:

Movement Advancement Project. “Equality Maps: Defining ‘Sex’ to Allow Discrimination.”. Accessed 3/18/2024.

Should these bills become law, an increasing number of states will not legally recognize transgender individuals. The implications of such legislation are profound: individuals who have long since updated their identity documents may face the reversion of those documents back to their assigned sex at birth. These state-issued identification documents could then be employed to enforce additional anti-transgender laws, including bathroom bans. Moreover, these restrictions are bound to create complications for transgender individuals who have legally updated their federal documents to align with their gender identity, as these documents would conflict with their state-issued ones.

There have been calls for a federal legal response to bills that outlaw gender markers and refuse legal recognition to transgender people. For instance, in Florida, the entire Democratic congressional delegation asked the Biden Administration to use the Real ID act, which mandates “gender” be listed on drivers licenses. There has been no response to that request as of Monday.

Multiple lawsuits are underway trying to reverse the laws in court where they have passed, but the legal outcomes are currently pending.

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Erin Reed is a transgender woman (she/her pronouns) and researcher who tracks anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world and helps people become better advocates for their queer family, friends, colleagues, and community. Reed also is a social media consultant and public speaker.

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Prosecuting the status quo, Rollins is running for a U.S. House seat

He stressed the urgency of passing the Equality Act to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – In a bid to challenge the status quo and bring accountability to Washington, former federal prosecutor Will Rollins has advanced to the ballot in his pursuit of a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to represent California’s 41st Congressional District this November.

He will face Republican incumbent Ken Calvert in a rematch of the 2022 campaign for the seat that saw Rollins defeated by Calvert. Of the total vote count of 236,638, Calvert garnered 123,869 votes to Rollins’ 112,769.

Rollins is a seasoned legal professional with a focus on counterterrorism and counterintelligence cases. His decision to run for Congress stems from a deep-rooted concern for the threats facing democracy and communities, exacerbated by what he perceives as the extremism and corruption entrenched in current political structures.

Rollins lives in the desert city of Palm Springs with his partner of 13 years, Paolo Benvenuto. While they have no children of their own, Rollins emphasized that they love their role of being “Guncles” to their nieces and nephews. 

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Rollins’s upbringing in a family with bipartisan affiliations has deeply influenced his perspective on governance and reform. 

Growing up amidst discussions of legal proceedings and journalistic pursuits, Rollins developed a multifaceted understanding of societal dynamics and the importance of a free press. His father’s career as a journalist, including an encounter with notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, imbued Rollins with a deep respect for the power of print media in shaping public discourse and holding authority to account.

“I was raised to appreciate the intricate balance between law enforcement’s duty to protect and uphold constitutional rights,” Rollins said. “It’s about ensuring safety while also safeguarding individual liberties and holding those in power accountable.”

Rollins’s journey from the courtroom to the campaign trail embodies a fusion of legal acumen, familial influence, and a commitment to democratic ideals. 

As he progresses through the primaries, Rollins seeks to bridge partisan divides and champion a platform rooted in justice, integrity, and the collective well-being of Californians in the 41st District.

A Personal Journey Toward Equality

The catalyst for Rollins’s interest in counterintelligence and military service traces back to a pivotal moment during his junior year of high school. He recalled the profound impact the events of 9/11 had on his worldview. 

“My heightened interest came  when I was junior year in high school, and I went into my first class of the day which was Model UN. We watched on the West Coast as the North Tower collapsed. That had a profound impact on me seeing other Americans covered in ash, and being scared. I remember being scared.” 

It was around this time that Rollins toyed with the idea of following in the footsteps of his veteran grandparents and enlisting in the military. However, being closeted in a society where discriminatory laws like “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” prevailed added layers of complexity to his decision.

“Being closeted and watching the stories of Arabic linguist being discharged under don’t ask don’t tell at the time created very complicated and difficult emotion to experience as kid. You want to serve your country and you want to be part of a team, but you have your government telling you that there is something defective about you and that you pose a threat to national security. That is horrible. I don’t think any kid should grow up feeling that.”

He emphasizes the detrimental effects of discriminatory laws on individuals and society as a whole, advocating for equality and merit-based opportunities for all Americans.

“That experience did shape a lot of my outlook on antidiscrimination laws, and why quality and freedom for everybody makes the whole country stronger. You have to let people thrive based on merit, not based on what they look like or who they love.”

Reflecting on his delayed coming out, Rollins acknowledges the regret and internal conflict he grappled with for years. 

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“I regret not being able to accept myself sooner because it was so limiting you end up living your life for fear of what other people think rather than for yourself that has a major impact, not an individuals but our society collectively, and that’s part of the argument that I always try to make to voters.”

Advocacy for LGBTQ+ Rights and Economic Thriving

Rollins emphasized the critical need for advocacy and support for LGBTQ+ individuals, particularly in Riverside County.

“Growing up in the greater LA area where people assume that it is progressive, and they assume that everybody embraces LGBT rights and that they have for a long time. Unfortunately, that is just not the reality.” 

When the the Murrieta Valley Unified School District adopted neighboring Chino Valley Unified’s policy notifying parents of student gender identity, Rollins said that fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and protection in California is at the forefront of his concerns. 

“You hear people talking about LGBT kids as dangerous. There is a reversion to this 1950’s idea that being LGBT is contagious fueled by the rhetoric on the Right about grooming,” he said.

Rollins passionately articulated the importance of representation and empowerment for LGBTQ+ youth, stressing the message that there is nothing wrong with being true to oneself. “We need to punch back as LGBTQ+ elected officials; that is really important,” Rollins asserted. “You have to make kids know that there is nothing wrong with them and that they should be proud of who they are.”

Furthermore, Rollins condemned the far-right’s obsession with demonizing vulnerable populations, particularly through legislative measures targeting LGBTQ+ individuals. He criticized laws such as mandatory outing bills and teacher surveillance laws, which he believes undermine the principles of small government touted by traditional Republican values.

“The traditional John McCain, small government, and Dwight Eisenhower Republicans wouldn’t recognize the modern turn that the GOP has taken,” Rollins said. 

Highlighting  the detrimental impact of such policies, not only on the targeted individuals but also on the broader community and economy, Rollins cited the example of a gay pediatric surgeon in New Orleans who left the state due to discriminatory legislation targeting LGBTQ+ families. This departure not only affected the surgeon and his family, but also deprived the community of vital medical expertise, illustrating the far-reaching consequences of targeting LGBTQ+ individuals.

The example underscored the urgent need for advocacy to combat discrimination and promote inclusivity, emphasizing that the well-being and prosperity of the community are intertwined with the protection of LGBTQ+ rights. 

Struggles with Identity and Society’s Perceptions

Rollins shared the challenges he faced in coming to terms with his identity and the pervasive societal stereotypes that influenced his journey.

Rollins revealed that it wasn’t until his early twenties that he found the courage to come out, attributing his prolonged denial to growing up in a community where the existence of gay individuals was largely unseen or dismissed. 

“The image that I had from society and from my peers was that gay people were jokes; we were the comic relief,” Rollins lamented.

Despite growing up in a progressive family, Rollins recalled the impact of societal attitudes, particularly within sports culture, on his perception of masculinity and sexuality.

“I didn’t think I could be good at sports and be gay,” Rollins admitted. “That was the rhetoric perpetuated by the coaches.” 

Rollins described the prevalence of derogatory language and stereotypes, perpetuated by peers and coaches alike, which led him to internalize feelings of inadequacy and denial about his own identity.

“When you are a young man and about to get in a fight, what are the first words that come out of your opponent’s mouth? They call you a faggot to demoralize you and emasculate you, regardless of your actual orientation.”

Rollins highlighted the profound effect of societal demonization of gay individuals, emphasizing the difficulty for young people to navigate their identity without visible role models or support systems. 

“You get into a position where you start denying who you are to yourself because you think that it makes you less than.”

Rollins said it took him many years to realize that the issue lay not with himself, but with a society that perpetuated harmful stereotypes and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community – stereotypes he hopes to help eradicate if he is elected to office. 

Priorities for Congressional Term

Rollins laid out his key priorities should he be elected, ranging from civil rights to economic revitalization.

Courtesy of Will Rollins

Rollins, who played a role as a Assistant U.S. Attorney in tracking down individuals involved in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, expressed his frustration with incumbent Congressman Calvert’s actions, particularly regarding the certification of the election results and his stance on LGBTQ+ rights. Rollins cited Calvert’s voting record of homophobia as motivating factors for his decision to run for office.

“You shouldn’t be fired from your job or kicked out of your home just for being gay that is still a possibility in America.”

Among Rollins’s top priorities is the protection of voting rights, emphasizing the importance of ensuring equal access to the ballot box for all Americans. He also stressed the urgency of passing the Equality Act to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, highlighting the need for comprehensive federal protections.

Addressing local concerns, Rollins emphasized the need for improved infrastructure in Riverside County, particularly to alleviate traffic congestion. 

“Traffic sucks whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat,” Rollins said. “I think we can all agree on that.”

He also criticized corporate greed, which he believes is driving up prices and exacerbating financial strain on middle-class families.

“Corporate greed right now is driving up prices for average working families in so many different contacts, whether it’s baby formula or milk, whether it’s your groceries or your gas. A lot of this is driven by massive concentration of wealth by corporations and individuals who pay for less in taxes than nurses, cops, and firefighters. This is a fundamental issue that Washington has let go for way too long.”

Rollins highlighted Palm Springs as an example of effective governance, praising the city’s inclusive policies and economic growth. He emphasized the importance of visible representation for the LGBTQ+ community and underscored the economic benefits of creating welcoming and inclusive communities.

Additionally, Rollins pledged to prioritize women’s rights, including the codification of Roe v. Wade into federal law, in response to concerns about reproductive rights and access to healthcare.

“Women’s rights right now are at the forefront of my priorities,” Rollins told The Blade. 

As Rollins continues his campaign, his platform reflects a commitment to social justice, economic prosperity, and inclusive governance, with a focus on addressing the pressing needs of Riverside County residents. If elected, Rollins aims to bring his experience and values to Congress, advocating for meaningful change and progress on behalf of his constituents.

Closing Thoughts

Rollins gave the following message for young queer leaders of tomorrow.
“The American dream is a possibility for you too. We are going to work hard every single day to make sure it becomes a reality. I hate to use the cliché, It gets better, but it really does and once you find your family, the possibilities are endless. I know it can be really dark sometimes. I’ve been there myself. But we are resilient and your resilience will pay in the long run too. I think that 2024 is going to send a lot of people who believe in our freedom of equality into Congress and so stay optimistic and thank you for hanging in there.”

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Dallas Harris, community advocacy & dedication to public service

Her vision for a more livable and diverse city promises to shape the future trajectory of one of the nation’s most dynamic urban centers

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Democratic State Senator Dallas Harris speaking at a Las Vegas event in 2023. (Photo Credit: Office of State Senator Dallas Harris)

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Democratic State Senator Dallas Harris, a prominent figure in Nevada’s progressive political landscape, who serves as the Chief Majority Whip in the Senate, recently granted The Blade an exclusive interview delving into her experiences as a mother, wife, lawyer, and legislator. 

On December 4, 2018, the Clark County Commission appointed Harris to represent the 11th District, replacing Sen. Aaron Ford (D) who assumed the role of Attorney General. In the legislature, Dallas focuses on criminal justice reform, LGBTQ issues, and advocating for underserved communities. 

A steadfast dedication to public service has marked Dallas’s trajectory. From 2015 to 2017, she served as a Policy Extern at Public Knowledge, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., advocating for expanded broadband access and consumer protections. Dallas then returned to her roots in Nevada, where she served as an Administrative Attorney at the Public Utilities Commission, gaining firsthand experience in state government and utility regulation.

Since August 2019, Dallas has served as a Consumer Rights Attorney in the Adult Guardianship Project at the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, where she continues to champion the rights of vulnerable populations. 

Outside of her legislative duties, Dallas is Of Counsel at Davison Van Cleve, a law firm specializing in energy law. 

Dallas lives with her wife of five years, Summer Thomas-Harris, and their two children ages 12 and 2. 

A Love for Las Vegas

Harris spent her formative years in the bustling heart of Sin City, where her journey toward public service and advocacy began.

“I was born in the eighties, and I’ve seen the city grow quite a bit since then,” Harris told The Blade. “I like seeing the growth.” 

Harris proudly described Las Vegas as a “gem” that people have been “stumbling upon.”

“I like that there are so many folks realizing how nice it is here. The weather is great and, until recently, the cost-of-living was pretty low.”

“Another thing I love that has changed is that we now have home teams that are actually doing very well,” said Harris, who enjoys frequenting Las Vegas Aces games with her wife and friends. 

Harris expressed her relief that her cherished city doesn’t suffer from the overcrowding and congestion plaguing other urban hubs. However, with Biden’s recent announcement of a $3 billion grant for constructing a high-speed rail, promising to slash the commute time from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to a mere two and a half hours of comfortable, air-conditioned travel with Wi-Fi access, the once-intimate atmosphere of Vegas is bound to experience a significant influx of residents in the near future.

But Harris said she is not worried. 

“People from Southern California have always wanted to come to Las Vegas,” Harris said. “We have always been a draw for people trying to get away from the busy life of Southern California and find some adult fun in Las Vegas. The rail is going to make it a lot easier for that to continue to happen, but the relationship between Southern California and Las Vegas has been there for a very long time.”

Queerness

The senator reflected on her upbringing and the role models who paved the way for his authenticity.

“I could never really hide my queerness,” Harris said, highlighting her lifelong journey towards self-acceptance. “It’s never been an option for me ever since I was very, very young.”

Acknowledging the progressive environment of her upbringing in Nevada, Senator Harris credited political predecessors like Senator David Parks for fostering an inclusive atmosphere: “My childhood was in the top 90% of what it could’ve been in America in terms of openness about being queer,” she said. “I realize that it took the intentionality of folks like Senator David Parks to create this environment for a kid like me to grow up in”

Senator Parks was the first openly LGBTQ Nevada lawmaker in the legislature.

However, Senator Harris also acknowledged the challenges she faced, particularly from family members with religious views. “Some family members had religious views and sort of an underlying uncomfortableness about all of this,” she revealed. “It was underneath the surface. It was definitely there…But I just kept going.”

Despite these challenges, Senator Harris emphasized the importance of perseverance and the support of loved ones. Laughing, she said, “Sometimes I think my mom likes my wife better than she likes me.”

Work/Life Balance

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“The work-life balance is tough,” admitted Senator Harris. “I think it’s hard on anyone who does something like this.” She highlighted the demanding nature of her job, where she is essentially away from home for months at a time due to legislative sessions. 

Adding to the complexity, Senator Harris and her wife both have full-time jobs, further complicating their efforts to balance work and family responsibilities. “It can be a struggle to give yourself enough to all of those different identities,” said Harris. “It’s not a walk in the park.”

To navigate the chaos, Senator Harris and her wife rely heavily on meticulous scheduling. 

“We use lots of scheduling. We have a meal plan. We sit down and plan out our entire week every Sunday,” she explained. This proactive approach ensures they stay organized and know who is responsible for childcare, school pickups, and other daily tasks.

Despite the challenges, Senator Harris emphasized the importance of prioritizing her marriage amidst the chaos. “We have been working to carve more space out for us,” she said. “We try to have time with other adults and have fun but also find time for us to connect.”

Reflecting on her role as a mother, Senator Harris highlighted the insights she gained into the realities faced by many women in the workforce. 

“The thing about being a mother that has affected my view is not just the fact of having a child but the fact of managing a family,” she shared. “Because that is what we so often are in the US. We are the managers of a family. I think I better understand now what it’s like for women to be in politics and for women to be in power.”

Tennant Landlord Laws

Harris, whose personal experiences deeply influence her legislative approach, shared her perspective on tenant-landlord laws. 

Growing up with a single mother and moving frequently, Harris gained firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by tenants, particularly in dealing with security deposits and maintenance issues.

Reflecting on her upbringing, Senator Harris emphasized the impact of living in apartments with 12-month leases where rent increases often necessitated frequent moves. “I’ve lived in a lot of apartments,” she stated, highlighting the frustration of tenants who diligently clean their units only to face disputes over security deposit deductions. “You clean the apartment from top to bottom, but the landlord still claims you owe them something from the security deposit,” Harris recalled. “I know that fight.”

Senator Harris’s commitment to addressing these issues was evident in a bill she introduced Senate Bill 381, a measure aimed at protecting tenants from being charged for repairs and maintenance tasks that are the responsibility of landlords. The bill, sponsored by Senators D. Harris, Donate, Spearman, Flores, Daly, Krasner, Lange, Neal, Ohrenschall, Scheible, and Stone, received approval from both the Senate and Assembly.

Existing law in Nevada mandates landlords to maintain dwelling units in habitable conditions throughout a tenant’s stay. SB 381 reinforces this requirement by prohibiting landlords from imposing fees or charges on tenants for repairs, maintenance tasks, or other work that the landlord is obligated to perform to maintain the habitability of the unit.

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Education

Growing up, Harris found her passion not just in the bright lights but also in sports and education. She actively participated in various youth sports, with a particular fondness for tennis, basketball, and Taekwondo. Due to her frequent moves, Harris navigated through several schools across Clark County, including Parsons Elementary, Swainston Middle School, Lied Middle School, Las Vegas Academy (where she majored in Theatre), and Green Valley High School. 

After graduating from Green Valley High School, Dallas embarked on her higher education journey at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). In 2008, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, followed by another Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science in 2009. Eager to delve deeper into policy and public service, Dallas ventured to Southern California to pursue a Master’s degree in Public Policy at Claremont Graduate University. Her studies focused on economics, policy analysis, and statistics, providing her with a robust understanding of the intricacies of policymaking.

With a thirst for knowledge and a drive to effect change, Dallas then set her sights on law school, making her way to the nation’s capital. She enrolled at the George Washington University Law School, where she honed her legal acumen and gained invaluable insights into the intersection of law and policy. In 2005, Dallas emerged from law school equipped with a new perspective and a determination to make a difference.

Harris’ diverse educational experiences in the Clark County School District laid the foundation for her commitment to improving education in Nevada. Through Senat Bill 543, Harris was able to revise what she called an “archaic” school funding formula to allow for a substantial increase in school funding throughout Nevada. 

Gun Reform

In a move aimed at tightening firearm regulations and addressing hate-motivated crimes, Harris introduced Senate Bill No. 171. The bill, sponsored by Senators D. Harris, Spearman, Donate, Flores, Ohrenschall, and Scheible, sought to prohibit the purchase, possession, or ownership of firearms by individuals convicted of violent hate crimes, as well as to impose a ten year cooling off period for those who had committed any nonviolent crimes. 

Under existing laws, crimes committed with motives such as race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity are punishable as gross misdemeanors. Additionally, individuals convicted of certain crimes are already prohibited from firearm ownership.

Harris told the Blade that she was disappointed that the bill was ultimately vetoed, as it represents what The Senator sees as a glaring misstep in the handling of gun distribution in her state. With school and mass shootings ever increasing throughout the US, Harris plans to continue to push for gun law reform.

HIV Modernization

In a proactive step towards strengthening public health initiatives, Senator Harris played a pivotal role in fortifying Senate Bill 275, a comprehensive legislative initiative tackling communicable diseases. The bill , which garnered bipartisan backing, introduces crucial provisions aimed at elevating disease prevention and control strategies statewide. Notably, the bill seeks to transform the approach towards HIV, recognizing it as a medical diagnosis rather than a criminal offense—a significant shift towards destigmatizing and addressing the condition effectively.

One of the notable aspects of SB 275 is the authorization for the appointment of quarantine officers when necessary to enforce quarantine measures. This provision aims to strengthen the enforcement of quarantine protocols, particularly during public health emergencies.

Additionally, the bill empowers health authorities to adopt reasonable fees for issuing or renewing health permits or licenses required by state law or local ordinances. These fees are designated to cover the costs associated with issuing permits and conducting related investigations, without relying on general revenue.

Moreover, the legislation emphasizes the importance of public health measures over criminalization in addressing the spread of communicable diseases. It underscores the need for a balanced approach that prioritizes public health interventions.

Additionally, it allows for testing and disclosure of information related to exposure to communicable diseases under specific circumstances while emphasizing confidentiality and the protection of personal information.

Courtesy of Dallas Harris

Looking Forward

Senator Dallas Harris, known for her advocacy for community well-being and economic growth, recently shared her vision for the future of Las Vegas. In her aspiration for an ideal Las Vegas, she emphasized the importance of creating a more accessible and pedestrian-friendly city.

“My ideal Las Vegas of the future would have more bike lanes and more walkable areas and more centralized zones,” Harris said. “Everything would be a little bit closer together…. Quality of life would go up in that way. “

Her vision aligns with efforts to enhance the livability of the city, making it easier for residents and visitors to move around and access amenities without relying heavily on cars. By prioritizing walkability and bike-friendly infrastructure, Harris’ vision aims to improve public health, reduce traffic congestion, and promote a sense of community connectivity.

Moreover, Senator Harris highlighted the importance of economic diversification in ensuring the city’s resilience and prosperity. “I would like to see more diversification in our economy,” she said. “I would love to see our economy get even stronger by broadening out and inviting in all of the different industries.”

By fostering a more diverse economy, Las Vegas could potentially reduce its reliance on a single industry, such as tourism and hospitality, and create more opportunities for growth and innovation across various sectors. This approach not only strengthens the city’s economic foundation but also enhances its resilience to external shocks and changes in the global market.

As Senator Dallas Harris continues to advocate for the interests and well-being of Las Vegas residents, her vision for a more livable and diverse city promises to shape the future trajectory of one of the nation’s most dynamic urban centers.

Finally, Harris shared a message for future young leaders: “There’s nothing to it but to do it,” Harris told The Blade. “If you want to run, nobody can tell you no.”

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Biden campaign calls out Trump for meeting with Viktor Orbán

“Orbán opposes democracy, LGBTQ rights, cracked down on judiciary, press in his and rigged his political system to keep himself in power”

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visits Donald Trump at the White House in May 2019 (Screen capture: YouTube/Guardian News)

WILMINGTON, Del. — The Biden-Harris reelection campaign issued a statement on Monday criticizing former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, for hosting anti-LGBTQ+ Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend.

“To remind everyone,” the statement reads in part, “Viktor Orbán opposes democracy and LGBTQ rights, has cracked down on the judiciary and press in his country, and rigged his political system to keep himself in power.”

The campaign noted Trump was effusive in his praise for Orbán, about whom he said “there’s nobody that’s better, smarter, or a better leader,” echoing comments about the Hungarian leader that he made at a rally in January.

The statement also drew attention to reports that Trump, during their meeting, promised “that he would not give a “penny” to Ukraine in their fight against Russian thug Vladimir Putin – giving Putin the greatest gift he could hope for.”

President Joe Biden also took aim at his 2024 rival over the weekend. “You know who he’s meeting with today down at Mar-a-Lago?” Biden told supporters at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. “Orbán of Hungary, who stated flatly he doesn’t think democracy works, he’s looking for dictatorship.”

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When Trump held a meeting with Orbán at the White House in May 2019, The New York Times noted that during their presidencies, George W. Bush had “dodged” and Barack Obama had “refused” to invite the far-right prime minister to the Oval Office.

Since he took office in 2010, Orbán’s policies concerning LGBTQ+ rights have been informed by his belief that they are “not compatible with Christian values.”

In 2020, he ended Hungary’s legal recognition of transgender people. The following year, his party proposed legislation to censor “pro-LGBT+ content” in movies, books, and public advertisements – which earned comparisons to Russia’s infamous law against so-called “homosexual propaganda.” And in 2023, Hungary’s parliament passed legislation that allows citizens to anonymously report same-sex couples who are raising children.

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