7:00pm | City Council incumbents and challengers have filed for the upcoming April 2012 elections. The filing period closed today at 5:00pm. The candidates who qualified are:
2nd District
Vice-Mayor Suja Lowenthal
Mike Kamer
Janet Ballantyne
4th District
John Watkins
Daryl A. Supernaw
6th District
Councilmember Dee Andrews (unopposed)
8th District
Al Austin II
Gustavo Rivera
Lillian Kawasaki
Additionally, Councilmember Patrick O’Donnell has announced he will run as a write-in candidate in the 4th district.
10:00am | Today at 5:00pm is the deadline for Long Beach City Council, Long Beach Unified School District Board, and Long Beach City College Board candidates to file.
The Press-Telegram has reported that, according to the City Clerk’s Office, 11 candidates for the four open City Council seats have pulled papers to run, with five having returned them so far.
Even-numbered City Council seats are up for re-election this year. Of the current City Councilmembers, Rae Gablich and Patrick O’Donnell are termed out, though O’Donnell has recently announced his write-in campaign for a 3rd term; Councilmembers Suja Lowenthal and Dee Andrews are eligible to run for a second term, and thus far it appears Andrews will run unopposed.
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