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Los Angeles County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
Council Member; City of Santa Monica Voter Information

Results as of Dec 2 2:20pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (54/54)
Candidates (Vote for 4)

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Ted Winterer Click here for more information about this candidate 17,716 votes 14.86%

  • Occupation: Planning Commissioner
  • Dartmouth College, B.A.
  • Vice Chair of Santa Monica Planning Commission
  • Former President, Ocean Park Association
  • Steering Committee, Community for Excellent Public Schools
  • AYSO Coach and Referee
  • Former Recreation and Parks Commissioner
  • ted@tedforcouncil.com
Priorities:
  • Preserve our beach town character and scale and our socioeconomic diversity
  • Traffic solutions: no net new car trips
  • A smart City budget which reflects residents' priorities
Terry O'Day Click here for more information about this candidate 17,126 votes 14.36%
  • Occupation: Councilmember/Environmental Executive
  • Past Executive Director of Environment Now
  • MBA from The UCLA Anderson School of Management
  • BA with honors in Public Policy at Stanford University.
  • info@terryoday.com
Priorities:
  • Education: As an activist and parent, Terry has experience tackling the complex challenges that our schools face.
  • Sustainability: A respected environmental leader, Terry understands that environmental policies cannot be put on hold.
  • Equity: Terry is committed to creating an environment where everyone has an affordable, decent, and safe place to live.
Gleam Olivia Davis 15,217 votes 12.76% Tony Vazquez 11,939 votes 10.01% Shari Davis 10,845 votes 9.09% Richard McKinnon Click here for more information about this candidate 8,041 votes 6.74%
  • Occupation: Corporate Adviser
  • Planning Commissioner, City of Santa Monica
  • former Recreation and Parks Commissioner
  • richard@richardmckinnon.com
Priorities:
  • control development to a suitable scale and balence for the city
  • insititute Deep Green environmental policy
  • protect every residents quality of life
John Cyrus Smith Click here for more information about this candidate 6,614 votes 5.55%
  • Occupation: Teacher/Journalist/Producer
  • Endorsed by The Sierra Club and CWA
  • Teacher at Santa Monica College & USC
  • Former Producer at NBC Channel 4 News
  • Won 4 Emmy Awards for "Best Newscast"
  • Member: Santa Monica Democratic Club
  • Member: SM Urban Forest Task Force
  • johncysmith@gmail.com
Priorities:
  • Stop over-development, in favor of responsible growth
  • Find new solutions to traffic, congestion and parking problems
  • Protect schools, kids, seniors, neighborhoods & the environment
Frank J. Gruber Click here for more information about this candidate 6,166 votes 5.17%
  • Occupation: Journalist
  • Resident of Santa Monica since 1983; served on the
  • Planning Commission and the Housing Commission,
  • and on the Prop. X School Bond Oversight Commitee;
  • wrote a weekly column about Santa Monica for 11
  • years; graduate of U. of Chicago and Harvard Law
  • School
  • frank@frankjgruber.net
Priorities:
  • Make sure the City is well-run and financially sound, so that city services and aid to the schools can continue.
  • Regulate economic development for the common good.
  • Develop new means for dealing with traffic congestion.
Jonathan Mann Click here for more information about this candidate 5,135 votes 4.31%
  • Occupation: Teacher
  • B.A. Sociology
  • Information Rep AFA/CWA
  • Peace officer training
  • Mediator trainng
  • Teaching credential
  • Flight Attendant training
  • net_democracy@yahoo.com
Priorities:
  • Green Party core values in ecology and sustainability
  • Accountability and transparency in government
  • Social, economic, and political justice
Bob Seldon Click here for more information about this candidate 4,281 votes 3.59%
  • Occupation: Attorney
  • J.D. Law
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering
  • Co-founder, past Chair of Northeast Neighbors neighborhood association
  • Active in the Save Our Beach movement that stopped construction of a luxury beach hotel at 415 PCH to preserve the site as a community beach club
  • Member, Oaks Project : successfuI Initiative prohibiting City officials from accepting financial benefits from parties given special benefits
  • Formerly a Judge Pro Tem in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles Superior Courts; currently a Probation Monitor for the California State Bar.
  • seldon@speakeasy.net
Priorities:
  • The increasing crush of overdevelopment, resulting gridlock and casual use of Development Agreements to circumvent zoning protections must end.
  • Strictly enforced resident-friendly zoning codes must be enacted pursuant to LUCE, even down-zoning where appropriate.
  • Be part of a new RESIDENT-SUPPORTING majority on the CIty Council
Armen Melkonians 3,958 votes 3.32% Terence Later 3,756 votes 3.15% Jerry Rubin 3,069 votes 2.57% Roberto Gómez 2,916 votes 2.45% Steve Duron 2,465 votes 2.07%
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