The field of candidates for Long Beach’s April 13, 2010 city council district and citywide elections are starting to take shape. All city-wide offices and odd-numbered city council districts are up for consideration. 

As of today, Brad Shore who is running for City Council in the ninth city council district is the only candidate to return nomination papers ahead of the January 15, 2010 deadline. Also, incumbent City Auditor Laura Doud is so far the only elected official running unopposed.

Last week, Stevie Merino joined the race for Mayor against Bob Foster. According to an interview with the Press-Telegram, her campaign manager said:  She is genuinely challenging Mayor Foster. She is not doing any sort of college project.

Below is a list of the possible candidates as of December 28, 2009. A plus (+) sign indicates an incumbent. 

Mayor

Bob Foster +
Stevie Merino

City Prosecutor

Doug Haubert
Timothy O’Reilly

City Attorney

Tom Reeves
Robert E. Shannon +

City Auditor

Laura Doud +

City Council, District 1

Robert Garcia +
Jana Shields

City Council, District 3

Gary DeLong +
Tom Marchese

City Council, District 5

Mike Hedges
Gerrie Schipske +

City Council, District 7

Jill Hill
James Johnson
Jack Smith
Tonia Reyes Uranga (Write In Candidate) +

City Council, District 9

Steve Neal
Dan Pressburg
Brad Shore
Val Lerch (Write In Candidate) +

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