List of candidates for March 8 city election

Certified list from the Los Angeles City Clerk is after the jump. It covers city council, school board and community college board races.

LOS ANGELES (December 17, 2010) — Los Angeles City Clerk June Lagmay released today the official list of 52 candidates who have qualified to appear on the ballot for the March 2011 Primary Nominating Election. A random alphabet drawing conducted publicly in the City Council Chamber determined the order in which candidates are listed in each race.

The City Clerk has certified the following candidates to appear on the March ballot in this order:

CITY OF LOS ANGELES

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 2
PAUL KREKORIAN, Member of the City Council
AUGUSTO BISANI, Businessman

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 4
TOMÁS O'GRADY, Small Businessperson/Environmentalist
TOM LABONGE, Los Angeles City Councilmember
STEPHEN BOX, Producer/Writer/Businessman

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 6
RICH GOODMAN, Small Business Entrepreneur
TONY CARDENAS, Los Angeles City Councilmember
JAMES "JAMIE" CORDARO, San Fernando Valley Businessman
DAVID BARRON, Code Enforcement Official

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 8
FORESCEE HOGAN-ROWLES, Community Development CEO
BERNARD C. PARKS, Los Angeles City Councilmember
JABARI S. JUMAANE, Los Angeles City Firefighter

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 10
HERB J. WESSON, JR., Los Angeles City Councilmember
ANDREW "ANDY" KIM, Attorney
ALTHEA RAE SHAW, Victim Advocate
AUSTIN DRAGON, Employment Specialist/Businessman
LUIS MONTOYA, Small Business Owner
CHRIS BROWN, Private Business Owner

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 12
DINESH "DANNY" LAKHANPAL, Businessperson
KELLY M. LORD, JR., Small Business Owner
BRAD SMITH, Neighborhood Council Boardmember
NAVRAJ "SINGH" SINGH, Businessman/Restaurant Owner
ARMINEH CHELEBIAN Boardmember, Neighborhood Council
MITCHELL ENGLANDER, Policeman/Councilmember Deputy

MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 14
JOSÉ HUIZAR, Los Angeles City Councilmember
RUDY MARTINEZ, Small Business Owner

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 1
MARGUERITE POINDEXTER LAMOTTE, Educator/School Boardmember
ERIC LEE, Civic Community Leader

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 3
TAMAR GALATZAN, Prosecutor/School Boardmember
LOUIS PUGLIESE, Teacher Educator

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 5
JOHN FERNANDEZ, Retired School Teacher
BENNETT KAYSER, Teacher
LUIS SÁNCHEZ, Educator/Parent

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT NO. 7
ROYE LOVE, Parent Education Activist
RICHARD A. VLADOVIC, School Board Member
JESÚS M. ESCANDÓN, Public Schools Advocate

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEAT NO. 1
MONA FIELD, Community College Professor
GWEN WALKER, Retired Educator
OSWALDO "OZZIE" LOPEZ, Community Center Director
DERRICK MIMS, Los Angeles City Workforce Boardmember
JOZEF "JOE" THOMAS ESSAVI, Los Angeles County Commissioner

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEAT NO. 3
JOYCE BURRELL GARCIA, University Professor
STEVEN VERES, Community College Teacher

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEAT NO. 5
MANUEL "MANNY" ALDANA, JR., Boardmember, Neighborhood Council
MARK LEE, Neighborhood Council Boardmember
LYDIA A. GUTIÉRREZ, Teacher/Neighborhood Boardmember
SCOTT SVONKIN, School Board Member
NICOLE MICHELLE CHASE, Youth Advocate/Consultant
OCTAVIO PESCADOR, University Professor
PAMELA R. BOLIN, Treasurer, Neighborhood Council

MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEAT NO. 7
ERICK AGUIRRE, Small Business Entrepreneur
MIGUEL SANTIAGO, Community College Boardmember

WRITE-IN CANDIDATES: Any interested individual who wishes to become a write-in candidate may obtain the Declaration of Intention to Become a Write-In Candidate beginning Monday, January 10, 2011. The document must be filed with the Office of the City Clerk - Election Division by Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.
To file the Nominating Petition, write-in candidates must either pay a filing fee of $300 or submit valid signatures of at least 500 but no more than 1,000 qualified, registered voters within their district.

For more information, call the Election Division at (213) 978-0444 or toll free at (888) 873-1000. Additional information can be found on the Election Division’s website under the “Candidate Information” section.

The Office of the City Clerk - Election Division administers elections for the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Community College District. The City’s upcoming elections will be held March 8, 2011 and May 17, 2011. More information can be found on the City Election Division’s website at: http://cityclerk.lacity.org/election.