March 2011 Election, Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California

Election for Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California

Candidates

City Council: 3 Seats Available
Currently identifying picks and dividing candidates into OK, No, and Need More Information.

Our picks for Norwalk City Council in 2011 are Leonard Shryock and Judith Brennan.

OK

Leonard Shryock	Apparent good handling of ethics issues. Favorable endorsement. Best campaign of OK's.
Judith Brennan	Seems likely religious, conservative. 2nd best campaign of OK's.
Anthony Garcia	Conservative views.
Steve L. Lowe	Citation issue. Seems to be fairly libertarian.

Need More Information

Alfonso Aduna
Larry McIntosh
Craig Beckman	Favorable stance on homeschooling.
Scott Collins
Jesse M. Luera	Incumbent, Sexual harassment lawsuit
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

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

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