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Results for the 2010 June
Los Angeles County Elections

Thank you for visiting the Los Angeles Voter Guide website, where we research recommendations that are designed to help you cut through the rhetoric, election propaganda and biased media coverage of the campaigns.

Many candidates may be incompetent, corrupt or insensitive to good government. They don’t care about the taxpayer, better communities and a government that serves, not controls. They care about being elected.

Even worse, many have a political or social agenda, not a desire to serve the people, protect liberty and build jobs or better schools.

This ends in poor city or school management, higher taxes and a disintegrating quality of city life or education for our children and families.

We evaluate each candidate based on the 10 family values criteria on the right. Each candidate receives a questionnaire, and many are personally interviewed.

Our research indicates that each candidate we support and recommend possesses integrity, honesty and a servant’s heart.

We’ll be posting November General Election recommendations in the next couple of months using this rating system.

The results of the 2010 June Los Angeles County Elections are posted below.

Best wishes,

Craig A. Huey
Coordinator and researcher, Los Angeles Voter Guide
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The 2010 June Primary Election Results Are In

Thanks to those who took our recommendations and voted in June’s Primary.

If our recommended candidate won the election, a smiley face appears next to their name. If our candidate lost, a frowny face appears.

We appreciate each person who voted at the polls, every one of our readers and all of you who forwarded the recommendations to friends, colleagues and family members.

Ratings:

  • Three Thumbs Up: Strongest endorsement for values voters thumb up thumb up thumb up
  • Two Thumbs Up: Above average thumb up thumb up
  • Thumbs Up: Better than opponent or vote represents “lesser of two evils” thumb up

Election results:

= Our candidate or issue won

= Our candidate or issue lost

State Executive
Candidates for office

Governor; Democratic Party
  • Joe Symmon, Democrat thumb up thumb up frowny face
Governor; Republican Party
  • Steve Poizner, Republican thumb up frowny face
Lieutenant Governor; Republican Party
  • Sam Aanestad, Republican thumb up thumb up frowny face
Secretary of State; Republican Party
  • Damon Dunn, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
Controller; Republican Party
  • Tony Strickland, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
Treasurer; Republican Party
  • Mimi Walters, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
Attorney General; Republican Party
  • John Eastman, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up frowny face
Insurance Commissioner; Republican Party
  • Brian Fitzgerald, Republican thumb up smiley face
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Lydia A. Gutierrez thumb up thumb up thumb up frowny face
  • Henry Williams, Jr. thumb up thumb up frowny face
  • Diane A. Lenning thumb up thumb up frowny face

State Board of Equalization

State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party
  • Kevin R. Scott, Republican thumb up frowny face
State Board of Equalization; District 2; Democratic Party
  • Paul Vincent Avila, Democrat thumb up thumb up frowny face
State Board of Equalization; District 2; Republican Party
  • George Runner, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
  • Barbara Alby, Republican thumb up thumb up frowny face
State Board of Equalization; District 3; Republican Party
  • Michelle Steel, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face

U.S. Senate

United States Senator; Democratic Party
  • Brian Quintana, Democrat thumb up frowny face
United States Senator; Republican Party
  • Chuck DeVore, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up frowny face
  • Carly Fiorina, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face

U.S. Congress

United States Representative; District 22; Republican Party
  • Kevin McCarthy, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 25; Republican Party
  • Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Republican thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 26; Republican Party
  • Mark Butler, Republican thumb up thumb up frowny face
United States Representative; District 27; Republican Party
  • Mark Reed, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 28; Republican Party
  • Merlin Froyd, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 29; Republican Party
  • John P. Colbert, Republican thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 30; Republican Party
  • Charles E. Wilkerson, Republican thumb up thumb up frowny face
United States Representative; District 31; Republican Party
  • Stephen C. Smith, Republican thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 32; Republican Party
  • Edward "Ed" Schmerling, Republican thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 33; Republican Party
  • James L. Andion, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 36; Republican Party
  • Pete Kesterson, Republican thumb up thumb up frowny face
United States Representative; District 37; Republican Party
  • Star Parker, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 39; Republican Party
  • Larry S. Andre, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up smiley face
United States Representative; District 42; Republican Party
  • Phil Liberatore, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up frowny face
United States Representative; District 46; Republican Party
  • Dana Rohrabacher, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face

State Senate

State Senator; District 20; Republican Party
  • Kathleen "Suzy" Evans, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
State Senator; District 26; Republican Party
  • Nachum Shifren, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
State Senator; District 28; Republican Party
  • John S. Stammreich, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
State Senator; District 30; Republican Party
  • Noel A. Jaimes, Republican thumb up frowny face
State Senator; District 32; Republican Party
  • Earl De Vries, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up smiley face

State Assembly

Member of the State Assembly; District 37; Republican Party
  • Jeff Gorell, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
Member of the State Assembly; District 41; Republican Party
  • Terry Rathbun, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up smiley face
Member of the State Assembly; District 44; Republican Party
  • Alvaro G. Day, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up smiley face
Member of the State Assembly; District 52; Republican Party
  • Gwen Patrick, Republican thumb up thumb up thumb up smiley face
Member of the State Assembly; District 53; Republican Party
  • Nathan Mintz, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
Member of the State Assembly; District 54; Republican Party
  • Martha E. Flores-Gibson, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face
Member of the State Assembly; District 60; Republican Party
  • Curt Hagman, Republican thumb up thumb up smiley face

Propositions

  • smiley face Yes - Proposition 13—Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic Retrofitting of Existing Buildings—State of California ((Legislative Constitutional Amendment—Put on the Ballot by the Legislature—Majority Approval Required) )
    Should the California Constitution be amended to provide that all earthquake safety upgrades be exempt from property tax reassessment until the property is sold?
  • frowny face No - Proposition 14—Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections—State of California (Legislative Constitutional Amendment—Put on the Ballot by the Legislature—Majority Approval Required)
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require that all candidates for statewide or congressional office run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with only the top two vote-getters, regardless of their political party preference, advancing to the general election?
  • smiley face No - Proposition 15—California Fair Elections Act—State of California (Put on the Ballot by the Legislature—Majority Approval Required)
    Should California lift the ban on public funding of political campaigns and establish public funding for Secretary of State candidates in the 2014 and 2018 elections?
  • frowny face Yes - Proposition 16—Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers—State of California (Initiative Constitutional Amendment—Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures - Majority Approval Required)
    Should the California Constitution be amended to require two-thirds voter approval before local governments can start up or expand electric service?
  • frowny face Yes - Proposition 17—Allows Auto Insurance Companies to Base their Prices in Part on a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage—State of California (Initiative Statute—Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures—Majority Approval Required)
    Should automobile insurance companies be permitted to offer a discount to drivers who have continuously maintained auto insurance coverage, even if they change insurance companies?

Los Angeles County

Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 28
  • C. Edward Mack thumb up thumb up frowny face
  • Kim Smith thumb up thumb up frowny face
Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 35
  • Soussan G. Bruguera thumb up smiley face
Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 73
  • Laura A. Matz thumb up thumb up smiley face
Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 107
  • Tony De Los Reyes thumb up frowny face
  • Valerie Salkin thumb up smiley face
Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 117
  • Pattricia M. Vienna thumb up frowny face
Judge-Superior Court; County of Los Angeles; Office 131
  • Maren Elizabeth Nelson thumb up smiley face
County

Assessor; County of Los Angeles
  • John Lewis Dortch thumb up thumb up frowny face
City

Councilmember; City of Torrance (3 Elected)
  • Dick Browning thumb up frowny face
  • Cliff Numark thumb up smiley face
  • Bill Sutherland thumb up smiley face
City Treasurer; City of Torrance
  • Steve Groom thumb up thumb up thumb up frowny face
Party Committee

Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Los Angeles; Assembly District 53 (7 Elected)
  • Gary Aven thumb up frowny face
  • Thomas H. Vidal thumb up smiley face
  • Julius D. Wilson thumb up smiley face
  • Richard P. Montgomery thumb up smiley face
  • Charles R. “Bob” Holmes thumb up smiley face
  • Patrick “Kit” Bobko thumb up smiley face
  • Kimberlee Mac Mullan thumb up smiley face
Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Los Angeles; Assembly District 54 (7 Elected)
  • John Fer thumb up smiley face
  • Al Han thumb up frowny face
  • Davina M. Keiser thumb up smiley face
  • Alex Burrola thumb up frowny face
  • Dave Najar thumb up smiley face
  • John D. Cozza thumb up frowny face
  • Deborah D. Berger thumb up smiley face
Measures

frowny face Yes - Measure A. Change in Election Schedule—City of Torrance (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
  • Should section 510 of the Charter of the City of Torrance be amended to change the date of holding the general municipal election to the last Tuesday in April of each even numbered year?
smiley face No - Measure CS. Withdrawal of Specified Positions from Civil Service—City of Inglewood (Amended Ordinance - 2/3 Approval Required)
  • Shall Section 2 of Ordinance No. 657, of the City of Inglewood be amended to withdraw the positions of Senior Administrative Analyst to the Mayor, Executive Assistant to the Mayor and Assistant to City Council from the Civil Service System, thereby making the positions unclassified?
smiley face No - Measure E. Emergency Neighborhood School and Teacher Retention Measure—Los Angeles Unified School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
  • To offset severe state budget cuts; promote student achievement in reading/mathematics/science/arts; maintain vocational education/job training programs; limit class size increases; reduce teacher/staff layoffs; keep schools safe/bathrooms clean; shall the Los Angeles Unified School District levy a temporary $100 annual education parcel tax ending after four years, exempting low-income seniors, no money for central district administrators' salaries, mandatory audits, with all funds going to neighborhood schools?
smiley face No - Measure AA. Funding for School Improvement—Lynwood Unified School District (School Bond - 55% Approval Required)
  • To improve student safety by upgrading school security systems and alarms; upgrade classrooms with up-to-date technology; acquire classrooms throughout the District; and provide more money for essential learning in the classrooms, shall the Lynwood Unified School District be authorized to issue $37.4 million of bonds within legal interest rates, with annual audits and an independent citizens' oversight committee, with all funds spent locally and no money used for administrative salaries or taken by the State?
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“Thank you again for all your hard work. May God bless you and all you do.”

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How we evaluate
a candidate:

10 family values criteria

We endorse candidates who will work to…

1. Reduce the bloated bureaucracies at the school and city levels
2. Provide real solutions to protect kids and families from gangs and crime
3. Improve education standards and schools
4. Govern schools or cities with wise fiscal management
5. Create more accountability of teachers, school administrators and city employees
6. Cut waste and inefficiency in the schools and city
7. Achieve independence from—and not become a puppet of—the powerful government unions that prevent needed reform and protect incompetent teachers and city employees
8. Support a parent’s right to send their children to charter and other schools if the local school is failing the students
9. Look to privatize and outsource government services for lower costs and greater productivity
10. Pledge to reduce taxes…and not to vote for new taxes. Watchdog and advocate for the taxpayer. Be pro job growth and business friendly.
Craig Huey

Craig Huey is the coordinator and researcher for LAVoterGuide.com.

For more than 20 years, Mr. Huey has extensively researched Los Angeles County races.

Mr. Huey researches each candidate’s background and positions.

Mr. Huey is Chairman of the PVUSD Measure P School Oversight Committee and talks with most judicial and other candidates.

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News Updates

The Los Angeles Zoo spent nearly $7 million of taxpayers’ money to build a new “feng shui monkey mansion” for three rare golden monkeys.

Many taxpayers see a big problem with that. First of all, the city is facing a $529 million deficit for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. To add insult to injury, the Chinese government has now decided not to send the exotic animals, and the expensive monkey enclosure sits vacant.

FOX News interviewed Craig about this outrageous example of government waste. Click the Play button in the video below to see the news report and hear Craig’s comments.

FOX News interview: Craig gives L.A. taxpayers a voice

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