The eight candidates are competing for a seat to be left vacant by termed-out Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
In alphabetical order (Top row from left): YJ Draiman, Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel, Kevin James. Bottom row from left: Addie Miller, Jan Perry, Emanuel Pleitez, Norton Sandler.
Eight candidates are vying for mayor of Los Angeles in the city's primary nominating election to be held on Tuesday.
In order for a candidate to win the seat outright in the primary, the candidate must earn 50 percent of the vote. Otherwise, the top two candidates from March 5 face off in a General Municipal Election on May 21.
Below are bios of the candidates, in alphabetical order:
Yehuda "YJ" Draiman
- Job Title: Neighborhood council secretary
- Age: 63
- Background: Energy consultant; Active on the Northridge East Neighborhood Council; He lives with his wife, Miriam, in Northridge. They have two adult sons.
- Website: www.yjdraimanformayor.org
Eric Garcetti
- Job Title: Los Angeles City Councilman
- Age: 42
- Education: Bachelor of arts and master's of arts from Columbia University
- Background: Grew up in the San Fernando Valley; Lives in Silver Lake with his wife and 1-year-old daughter.
- Website: www.ericgarcetti.com
Wendy J. Greuel
- Job Title: Los Angeles City Controller
- Age: 51
- Education: UCLA
- Personal: She lives in Studio City with her husband, Dean, and their son.
- Website: www.wendygreuel.org
Kevin James
- Job Title: Radio broadcaster/attorney
- Age: 50
- Education: Undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma; doctorate of law from the University of Houston Law Center.
- Personal: Lives in Los Angeles
- Website: www.kevinjamesformayor.com
Addie M. Miller
- Job Title: Citywide advocate
- Age: 63
- Background: Ran for LA mayor in 2005
- Website: www.addiemiller.us
Jan Perry
- Job Title: Los Angeles City Councilwoman
- Age: 58
- Education: Master's degree in public administration
- Personal: She lives in Bunker Hill.
- Website: www.janperry.com
Emanuel Alberto Pleitez
- Job Title: Technology company executive
- Age: 30
- Endorsements include:
- Background: former aide to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; chief strategy officer of Spokeo; He and his wife, Rebecca, live in El Sereno
- Website: http://www.pleitezforla.com/
Norton Sandler
- Job Title: Factory production worker
- Age: 67
- Background: Member of the Socialist Worker Party
- Website: None; he can be contacted by email: nortonsandler@att.net.
Posted 3rd March 2013 by YJDraimanForMayor2013
NO CLEAR LEAD FOR LOS ANGELES MAYORAL CANDIDATES – YJ DRAIMAN
18MAR2012 DRAIMAN FOR MAYOR
The Candidate Forum on March 6, 2012, was hosted by the Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce, along with the Black Business Association, the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce, the Recycling Black Dollars, and the West LA Community Development Corporation.
No clear lead for Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates
YJ Draiman, a relatively unknown candidate for Mayor, found himself in a prime position on the lineup with an audience that was his, and he faced that opportunity by driving his point’s home with a forceful presentation that was persuasive in its delivery.
YJ Draiman, a relatively unknown candidate for Mayor, found himself in a prime position on the lineup with an audience that was his, and he faced that opportunity by driving his point’s home with a forceful presentation that was persuasive in its delivery.
In a clear demonstration of his compassion for the audience, he capitalized on opportunities to relax and revel in the supportive nature, punching campaign bullet points for the audience, challenging the current administration responsible for standing in the way of success. YJ Draiman’s vision is to make Los Angeles the World Capital of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.
Kevin James found himself in the position of addressing a restless audience and he turned it around by wrangling their discontent and rallying them around his observation, “As the sixth speaker, I get to listen to the others talk about what’s wrong with LA and now we get to talk about solutions. Kevin stated numerous times that only Draiman’s speech mirrored many of his points.”
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