June 2014 Election, Los Angeles County, California

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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 Uncertain views on concealed carry permits and just about everything.
Lou Vince In favor of more concealed carry permits.
Paul Tanaka In favor of more concealed carry permits. Bad reputation from his time working under Baca and before.
James Hellmold Opposed to more concealed carry permits. Named by Baca as potential replacement.
Patrick L. Gomez In favor of more concealed carry permits.
Todd S. Rogers Opposed to more concealed carry permits. Named by Baca as potential replacement.
Bob Olmsted Opposed to more concealed carry permits.

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. Mixed endorsements.
Pamala F. Matsumoto Rated Well Qualified. Mixed endorsements. Endorsed by Democratic Party.

* - Our pick

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.

This race is an unfortunate one. We would wish to vote for neither of these individuals and can't really tell which one is worse.

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".

* - Our pick

Office 61
Name Note
B. Otis Felder Rated Qualified. No endorsements.
Jacquelin H. Lewis Rated Exceptionally Well Qualified. Liberal endorsements. Endorsed by Democratic Party.
*Dayan Mathai Rated Well Qualified. Mixed endorsements.

* - Our pick

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.

* - Our pick

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.

* - Our pick

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