March 2011 Election, Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California

Election for Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California
Next covered election: 5 March 2013

Candidates

City Council: 3 Seats Available
Our picks for Norwalk City Council in 2011 are Leonard Shryock, Judith Brennan, and Anthony Garcia.

OK

Leonard Shryock	Seems ethical and conservative. Favorable endorsement. Best campaign of OK's.
Judith Brennan	Religious, probably conservative. 2nd best campaign of OK's.
Anthony Garcia	Conservative views.
Steve L. Lowe	Citation issue. Seems to be fairly libertarian.

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Alfonso Aduna
Larry McIntosh
Craig Beckman	Favorable stance on homeschooling.
Scott Collins
Rick Ramirez	Incumbent, Sexual harassment lawsuit, Flip-flop on whether to run
Ginger Silvera	Political science PhD

No

Mary Jane McIntosh	Liberal endorsements, though seems to have a relatively even temperament.
Marcel Rodarte	Seems juvenile, liberal-leaning endorsements
Luigi Vernola	Democratic contributions.
Jesse M. Luera	Incumbent, Sexual harassment lawsuit

Vacating council member Gordon Stefenhagen does not plan to run for reelection.

I wrote a letter to 12 of the 14 candidates and have received 8 responses.

Election Results

• Election Results

External Resources

• Notice of Nominees for Public Office, Norwalk, CA, 8 March 2011
• Voter information from Norwalk's web site.
• Randy Economy, "A PEEK AT THE UPCOMING NORWALK CITY COUNCIL ELECTION: A DOZEN HOPEFULS TAKE OUT NOMINATION PAPERS. MORE ARE EXPECTED IN CROWDED RACE FOR THREE SLOTS", November 21, 2010
• Randy Economy, "14 Candidates vie for three seats on the Norwalk City Council. Election set for March 8th", December 17, 2010
• Phillip Zonkel, "Area election lineups are fleshed out", Press-Telegram, 12/16/2010
• "Council Member; City of Norwalk Voter Information", SmartVoter, March 8, 2011 Election
• "Ramirez may run in Norwalk", Los Angeles Wave, 25, November, 2010
• City of Norwalk Sample Ballot and Voter Information Pamphlet: General Municipal Election, March 8, 2011
• Phillip Zonkel, "Norwalk council hopefuls debate", Press-Telegram, 02/10/2011 11:54:58 AM PST