June 2014 Election, Los Angeles County, California

See also: June 2014 Election, California - Los Angeles County, California

Previous covered election: November 2012

This election is scheduled for the 3rd of June 2014.

Candidates

Assessor

Name	Note
Krish Kumar
Nestor "Rick" Valencia
Jeffrey Prang
Omar Haroon
Frank Diaz, Jr.
Yvonne Austin
Sandy Sun
John "Lower Taxes" Loew
Tracy Okida
John Y. Wong
John Morris
Brilliant Edward Manyere

Sheriff

Name	Note
Jim McDonnell
Lou Vince
Paul Tanaka
James Hellmold
Patrick L. Gomez
Todd S. Rogers
Bob Olmsted

• Gene Maddaus, "Sheriff Candidate Paul Tanaka Vows More Concealed Weapons", LA Weekly, Mar 13, 2014

Superior Court Judge

See also

Letter to Candidates

Approx. 165 Offices. Most have only 1 candidate. This list only includes offices with multiple candidates.

Office 22

Name	Note
Amy Carter	Rated Qualified.
Pamala F. Matsumoto	Rated Well Qualified. Endorsed by Democratic Party.

Office 48

Name	Note
Charles M. Calderon	Democrat, Bad connections, Rated Not Qualified by Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Carol Rose	Poor letter response, Rated Not Qualified by Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Office 54

Name	Note
Shannon L. Knight	Rated Well Qualified. Mixed endorsements. Rated Qualified in 2012.
Debra L. Losnick	Rated Well Qualified. Liberal endorsements. Negative "customer feedback".

Office 61

Name	Note
B. Otis Felder	Rated Qualified.
Jacquelin H. Lewis	Rated Exceptionally Well Qualified. Endorsed by Democratic Party.
Dayan Mathai	Rated Well Qualified.

Office 76

Name	Note
*Alison Matsumoto Estrada	Rated Well Qualified. Mixed endorsements.
Helen Kim	Rated Not Qualified. Liberal endorsements. Endorsed by Democratic Party

They both claim endorsement from Jackie Lacey, which seems baffling. * - Our pick

Office 87

Name	Note
Andrew M. Stein	Rated Not Qualified. Mixed Endorsements. Endorsed by Democratic Party.
Tom Griego	Rated Not Qualified. Ran in 2010
*Steven P. Schreiner	Rated Qualified.

* - Our pick

Office 97

Name	Note
*Teresa Pineda Magno	Rated Qualified. Mixed endorsements. Democrat.
Songhai Miguda-Armstead	Rated Qualified. Has made her race a major issue for her campaign.

* - Our pick

Office 107

Name	Note
Emma Rose Castro	Rated Qualified. Liberal Endorsements. Endorsed by Democratic Party. Has made her race an issue for her campaign.
*Joan M. Chrostek	Rated Not Qualified. Mixed endorsements.

* - Our pick

Office 113

Name	Note
Stacy Wiese	Rated Qualified. Mixed/Labor endorsements.
Steven R. Klaif	Rated Well Qualified. Democratic organization endorsements.

Office 117

Name	Note
*James B. Pierce	Incumbent, Good letter response, Appointed by Republican. Rated Well Qualified.
Carol Najera	Liberal endorsements, Rated Not Qualified by bar in 2004

* - Our pick

Office 138

Name	Note
*Donna Hollingsworth Armstrong	Mixed, but conservative-leaning endorsements. Surprisingly good answers to SmartVoter questions. Rated Qualified.
Marc A. Gibbons	Mostly professional and union endorsements. Rated Qualified.

* - Our pick

Office 157

Name	Note
Andrew Cooper	Mixed endorsements, better campaign, Rated Qualified by Los Angeles County Bar Association.
Arnold William Mednick	Liberal endorsements, modest campaign, Rated Qualified by Los Angeles County Bar Association.

External Resources

• "Endorsement For L.A. Superior Court", L.A. Times, 11/May/2014
• "Estrada, Knight Rated ‘Well Qualified’ by County Bar", Metropolitan News-Enterprise, Wednesday, April 16, 2014
• "Former Extern Is Given Ballot Title of ‘Los Angeles Prosecutor’", Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 20 Mar 2014
• "Judicial Candidate Accuses Rival of Lying to Registrar-Recorder", Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 18 Mar 2014
• "Superior Court Candidate Defends ‘Prosecutor’ Designation", Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 11 Mar 2014
• KENNETH OFGANG, "Three Prosecutors Headed for Bench as Candidate Filing Closes", Metropolitan News-Enterprise, 10 Mar 2014

External Resources

• "Los Angeles County Voter Information: June 3, 2014 Election", Smart Voter