Whoever is elected will represent a large portion of the San Fernando Valley.
The seven candidates appearing on the ballot are Marisa Alcaraz, Rose Grigoryan, Issac Kim, Imelda Padilla, Marco Santana, Antoinette Scully and Douglas Sierra.Voting centers opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday at locations around City Council District 6 for the special election to fill the council seat that became vacant with the resignation of disgraced former Council President Nury Martinez.Seven candidates are on the ballot to fill out the term, which ends in December 2024.
Former Councilman Gil Cedillo was also in that meeting, along with Councilman Kevin de León and Ron Herrera, president of the L.A. County Federation of Labor. Herrera also resigned his post, while Cedillo ultimately left the council at the end of his term after losing his bid for re-election in June.
Alcaraz, deputy chief of staff and environmental policy director to 9th District Councilman Curren Price, touts several accomplishments, such as crafting L.A.'s "Hero Pay" law to protect and honor frontline workers during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. She is 38. Padilla, a community relations manager, says she is a lifelong resident of the San Fernando Valley, understands the community's potential and is ready to partner with the community to make progress. She is 35.
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