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Dee Andrews
Dee Andrews was a member of the Long Beach City Council in California, representing District 6. Andrews assumed office in 2007. Andrews left office on December 15, 2020.
Andrews ran for re-election to the Long Beach City Council to represent District 6 in California. Andrews lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Andrews ran as a write-in candidate in 2016. The city charter dictates that an incumbent running for his or her third term must file as a write-in candidate for the primary election.[1]
Although elections in Long Beach were officially nonpartisan, Andrews was known to be a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
Biography
Andrews graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. He received a B.S. in political science from California State University Long Beach. His professional experience includes working for the Long Beach Unified School District and teaching history and government at Long Beach Polytechnic High School and Wilson High School.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Long Beach, California (2020)
General election
General election for Long Beach City Council District 6
Suely Saro defeated incumbent Dee Andrews in the general election for Long Beach City Council District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Suely Saro (Nonpartisan)  | 59.8 | 7,799 |
 | Dee Andrews (Nonpartisan) | 40.2 | 5,246 | |
| Total votes: 13,045 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach City Council District 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for Long Beach City Council District 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suely Saro (Nonpartisan) | 44.8 | 2,819 |
| ✔ | | Dee Andrews (Nonpartisan) | 28.6 | 1,799 |
| Ana Arce (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 1,180 | ||
 | Josephine Villasenor (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 216 | |
| Craig Ursuy (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 162 | ||
 | Sharifah Hardie (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 118 | |
| Total votes: 6,294 | |||
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2016
The city of Long Beach, California, held primary elections for city council on April 12, 2016. The general election was held on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 15, 2016. Four of the eight city council seats were up for election.[4] Incumbent Dee Andrews (Write-in) defeated Erik Miller, Robert Harmon, and Josephine Villasenor in the Long Beach City Council District 6 primary election.[5]
| Long Beach City Council District 6, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dee Andrews (Write-in) Incumbent |
51.03% | 1,089 |
| Erik Miller | 26.05% | 556 |
| Robert Harmon | 13.36% | 285 |
| Josephine Villasenor | 9.56% | 204 |
| Total Votes | 2,134 | |
| Source: City of Long Beach, "Primary Election Official Results," April 20, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dee Andrews did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Long Beach Post, "Dee Andrews Announces Write-In Campaign for Third City Council Term," May 22, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "About Dee Andrews," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Long Beach City Council, "District 6," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ City of Long Beach Clerk, "Calendar of Events," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "City of Long Beach Final List of Qualified Candidates," January 15, 2016
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