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Los Angeles, Orange County, CA June 3, 2008 Election
Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Los Angeles; Assembly District 56 Voter Information

This contest will only appear on Democratic party ballots.

Results as of Jun 25 2:10pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (166/166)
Candidates (Vote for 7)
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Gary Mendez Click here for more information about this candidate 4,014 votes 8.57%

  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, Rio Hondo Community College Distric
  • Sensei, Karate Instructor, Mayberry Park Doj
  • Chief Consultant, Governmental and Political Affairs
  • Community and Political Activist
  • Child Safety Advocate
Priorities:
  • Bring in Disenfranchised Voters into the Party
  • Increase Activism in the District
  • Open the Democratic Party to the average democrat
Maureen Allen 3,867 votes 8.25%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Lillian M. Gonzales 3,594 votes 7.67%
  • Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
Denise Stabile 3,441 votes 7.35%
  • Occupation: Educator
Marisela Cervantes Click here for more information about this candidate 3,380 votes 7.22%
  • Occupation: Education Coalition Director
  • Long time education advocate
  • Chair, Measure S-Citizen Oversight Committee, Norwalk-La Mirada USD
  • Vice President, Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club
  • Member Democratic State Central Committee
  • Elected by local Democrats as a Delegate to DNC
  • Winston Crouch Award for Innovation in Government
Priorities:
  • Be a new voice for local Democrats
  • Improve the Democratic party's outreach to new voters in our area
  • Identify and support qualified Democratic candidates for city councils and school boards
Anthony Armendarez Click here for more information about this candidate 3,317 votes 7.08%
  • Occupation: Legislative Representative
  • Legislative Representative, Assemblymember Tony Mendoza
  • Parks and Recreation Commissioner, City of Norwalk
  • California Democratic Party, Credentials Committee
Priorities:
  • Increase democratic registration in our Assembly District
  • Work to ensure all our city councils and school boards have and keep a democratic majority.
  • Improve the Democratic Party's outreach to young voters and groom them to run for office.
Raul P. Gonzales 3,108 votes 6.63%
  • Occupation: Appointed Member County Central Committee
Floyd Allen 3,034 votes 6.48%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Francis Carbajal 2,400 votes 5.12%
  • Occupation: College Student/Businesswoman
Geoffrey M. Markell Click here for more information about this candidate 2,322 votes 4.96%
  • Occupation: Appointed Member County Central Committee
  • Retired I.B.E.W, Union & former Organizer.
  • Attended Cal.State, Los Angeles College &
  • U.C.L.A. night College to obtain degree in
  • Engineering & Minor in Metallurgy. Appointed
  • to L.A. County Democratic Central Committee
  • by 56th Assembly Distr. Council, approved by L.A.C.D.C.C. e-Board & Membership
Priorities:
  • As an Incumbent member of L.A.C.D.C.C. I have attended the meetings & upheld my commitment to the duties of the office & to the voters of L.A. County
  • As a Progressive to Moderate Democratic, I have worked since 1958, to elect Democrats to Local, County, Regional, & Statewide offices. including Gov.
  • I supported Al Gore for President, John Kerry for President & John Edwards for President
Hannibal Aguilar 2,242 votes 4.79%
  • Occupation: Member, County Central Committee 56th Assembly District
Delta Elaine "Elaine" (Rivas) Duvali Click here for more information about this candidate 2,194 votes 4.68%
  • Occupation: Clinical Social Worker
  • BA History
  • Master of Social Work
  • Diplomate in Clinical Social Work
  • Treasurer SEIU-UHW West Kaiser Psychsocial Chapter
Priorities:
  • Single payer health care for all California residents
  • policies and incentives to encourage protection of water and energy resources
  • End the war in Iraq
Cesar Diego James 2,175 votes 4.64%
  • Occupation: College Student/Organizer
Charlie Ara 2,013 votes 4.30%
  • Occupation: Marriage Counselor/Priest
Jimmy Mendoza, Jr. 1,600 votes 3.42%
  • Occupation: Funeral Director/Mortician
Christopher J. Duvali Click here for more information about this candidate 1,538 votes 3.28%
  • Occupation: Project Engineer
  • University of Washington Graduate
  • Bachelors in Economics,
  • Minor in Architecture & Minor in Communications
  • Phi Theta Kappa Academic Honors Society
  • Project Engineer for a commercial construction general contractor
Priorities:
  • Equal rights & equal representation for ALL
  • Informing the electorate of all government policies & programs
  • Establishing the will of the people not the will of a few back into American politics
Humberto Bert Lujan 1,395 votes 2.98%
  • Occupation: Avionics Technician
Leea Halmetoja 1,211 votes 2.59%
  • Occupation: Social Worker

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