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Los Angeles County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
Member, City Council; City of Santa Monica Voter Information

Results as of Nov 25 1:07pm, 100% of Precincts Reporting (55/55)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Kevin McKeown Click here for more information about this candidate 10,138 votes 17.08%

  • Occupation: Councilmember/Education Consultant
  • 16-year City Council leader against overdevelopment and traffic; I am for affordable housing, environmental sustainability, schools, and social justice
  • 38-year Santa Monica resident in the same rent-controlled apartment, and 20-year Apple technology consultant to our excellent public schools
  • Responsive, accountable, and effective -- consistently there for residents and neighborhoods, making sure your voice is heard at City Hall
  • Able to vote for what's important to you without being beholden to special interests, because I don't take corporate campaign donations and never have
  • Santa Monica representative on the Westside Cities Council of Governments, and vice chair of the statewide CA Democratic Party Irish-American Caucus
  • 2014 Democrat of the Year, 50th Assembly District, and Smith-Weiss Environmental Champion 2009, Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters
  • kevin@mckeown.net
Priorities:
  • Safeguard your neighborhood from overdevelopment and traffic
  • Protect affordable housing and renters' rights, stop harassment and dislocation
  • Support schools, parks, playfields, youth and senior programs
Sue Himmelrich Click here for more information about this candidate 9,262 votes 15.60%
  • Occupation: Public Interest Attorney
  • Special Counsel at Western Center on Law and Poverty
  • Planning Commissioner
  • sue.himmelrich@gmail.com
Priorities:
  • Maintaining the scale and diversity of Santa Monica
  • Eliminate the power of special interests - RESIDENTS FIRST
  • Transparency in decision-making
Pam O'Connor 6,696 votes 11.28% Phil Brock 5,854 votes 9.86% Frank J. Gruber Click here for more information about this candidate 5,222 votes 8.80%
  • Occupation: Author/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 development for the common good.
  • Develop real solutions for traffic congestion.
Jennifer Kennedy Click here for more information about this candidate 5,037 votes 8.48%
  • Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Manager
  • Former chair, Santa Monica Rent Control Board
  • Chair, S.M. Child Development Services District Advisory Committee
  • S.M. Child Development Services PTA unit President
  • Community organizer, education activist
  • Kennedyforcouncil2014@gmail.com
Priorities:
  • Controlling growth, preserving neighborhoods, improving infrastructure
  • Improving our public process to ensure effective community engagement
  • Strengthening renters' rights and affordable housing programs, environmental justice, supporting public schools
Richard McKinnon Click here for more information about this candidate 4,890 votes 8.24%
  • Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Businessperson
  • Planning Commissioner, City of Santa Monica
  • Former Recreation and Parks Commissioner
  • richard@richardmckinnon.com
Priorities:
  • Control development to a suitable scale and balance for the city
  • Institute Deep Green environmental policy with hard targets for solar panel installation, cutting carbon emissions, and conserving water
  • Protect every resident's quality of life
Michael Feinstein 3,729 votes 6.28% Terence Later 1,874 votes 3.16% Jerry Rubin 1,635 votes 2.75% Jon Mann 1,594 votes 2.68% Nick Boles Click here for more information about this candidate 1,328 votes 2.24%
  • Occupation: Non-profit Consultant/Entrepreneur
  • Member of the neighborhood council, Mid- City Neighbors
  • 3 time corporate team captain for the ALS Association's Golden West Chapter
  • Graduate, Coro Fellowship Program for Public Affairs.
  • Chair of the Academic Integrity Council at California State University at Chico
  • Recipient of the Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles for community outreach.
  • Volunteer for federally recognized Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
  • nickboles@boles2014.com
Priorities:
  • Protecting City Services
  • Increasing Affordable Housing
  • Solving Homelessness
Whitney Scott Bain 1,317 votes 2.22% Zoë Muntaner 791 votes 1.33%
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