Candidates
(Vote for 4)
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Ted Winterer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
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Official Information
- City of Santa Monica
Candidate Forums
- Wednesday, October 10
time: 6:30 p.m.
place: Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Bl.
sponsor: Santa Monica Mirror
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