Welcome to Los Angeles Voter Guide
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.
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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 
appears next to their name. If our candidate lost, a 
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
- Two Thumbs Up: Above average
- Thumbs Up: Better than opponent or vote represents “lesser of two evils”
Election results:
= Our candidate or issue won
= Our candidate or issue lost
State Executive
Candidates for office
Governor; Democratic Party
- Joe Symmon, Democrat
- Steve Poizner, Republican
- Sam Aanestad, Republican
- Damon Dunn, Republican
- Tony Strickland, Republican
- Mimi Walters, Republican
- John Eastman, Republican
- Brian Fitzgerald, Republican
- Lydia A. Gutierrez
- Henry Williams, Jr.
- Diane A. Lenning
State Board of Equalization
State Board of Equalization; District 1; Republican Party- Kevin R. Scott, Republican
- Paul Vincent Avila, Democrat
- George Runner, Republican
- Barbara Alby, Republican
- Michelle Steel, Republican
U.S. Senate
United States Senator; Democratic Party- Brian Quintana, Democrat
- Chuck DeVore, Republican
- Carly Fiorina, Republican
U.S. Congress
United States Representative; District 22; Republican Party- Kevin McCarthy, Republican
- Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Republican
- Mark Butler, Republican
- Mark Reed, Republican
- Merlin Froyd, Republican
- John P. Colbert, Republican
- Charles E. Wilkerson, Republican
- Stephen C. Smith, Republican
- Edward "Ed" Schmerling, Republican
- James L. Andion, Republican
- Pete Kesterson, Republican
- Star Parker, Republican
- Larry S. Andre, Republican
- Phil Liberatore, Republican
- Dana Rohrabacher, Republican
State Senate
State Senator; District 20; Republican Party- Kathleen "Suzy" Evans, Republican
- Nachum Shifren, Republican
- John S. Stammreich, Republican
- Noel A. Jaimes, Republican
- Earl De Vries, Republican
State Assembly
Member of the State Assembly; District 37; Republican Party- Jeff Gorell, Republican
- Terry Rathbun, Republican
- Alvaro G. Day, Republican
- Gwen Patrick, Republican
- Nathan Mintz, Republican
- Martha E. Flores-Gibson, Republican
- Curt Hagman, Republican
Propositions
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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
- Kim Smith
- Soussan G. Bruguera
- Laura A. Matz
- Tony De Los Reyes
- Valerie Salkin
- Pattricia M. Vienna
- Maren Elizabeth Nelson
County
Assessor; County of Los Angeles
Councilmember; City of Torrance (3 Elected)
Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Los Angeles; Assembly District 53 (7 Elected)
Yes - Measure A. Change in Election Schedule—City of Torrance (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
No - Measure CS. Withdrawal of Specified Positions from Civil Service—City of Inglewood (Amended Ordinance - 2/3 Approval Required)
No - Measure E. Emergency Neighborhood School and Teacher Retention Measure—Los Angeles Unified School District (Parcel Tax - 2/3 Approval Required)
No - Measure AA. Funding for School Improvement—Lynwood Unified School District (School Bond - 55% Approval Required)
Assessor; County of Los Angeles
- John Lewis Dortch
Councilmember; City of Torrance (3 Elected)
- Dick Browning
- Cliff Numark
- Bill Sutherland
- Steve Groom
Member, Republican Party County Central Committee; County of Los Angeles; Assembly District 53 (7 Elected)
- Gary Aven
- Thomas H. Vidal
- Julius D. Wilson
- Richard P. Montgomery
- Charles R. “Bob” Holmes
- Patrick “Kit” Bobko
- Kimberlee Mac Mullan
- John Fer
- Al Han
- Davina M. Keiser
- Alex Burrola
- Dave Najar
- John D. Cozza
- Deborah D. Berger
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?
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?
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?
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?
