Evan Chemers
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Evan Chemers was a 2014 candidate for the Irvine, California City Council.
Biography
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Chemers holds a B.S. in business administration from California State University, Fullerton. His professional experience includes working for an Irvine-based packaging company and founding his own business, Pantheon Packaging.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, Chemers highlighted the following issues:[2]
Irvine Business Complex
- Excerpt: "Already, both Tustin and Newport Beach are suing the City of Irvine over the anticipated negative impacts of this massive project. This is costing Irvine taxpayers even before one home is built. I will fight for necessary and appropriate review of the potential impacts and seek transparency and community involvement in our city council deliberations."
The Great Park
- Excerpt: "Past City Councils have spent more than $20 million per year for a dozen years, more than $250 million to study, revise, publicize and promote the notion of The Great Park. And what do we have to show for this colossal waste of taxpayer dollars. Very, very little, indeed. Think of what just 10% of that $250 million could have bought in soccer fields, dog runs, tennis and basketball courts, baseball fields, youth recreation facilities, public pools and well tended hiking, biking and horse trails?"
IShuttle
- Excerpt: "IShuttle is another example of government over-reaching and under-thinking. This little used shuttle service costing local taxpayers $120 million over 30 years. It’s a ‘free’ shuttle designed to bring residents to work and other venues around the business areas of Irvine. Unfortunately, the average cost per rider is roughly $17 a-ride. We should be better off buying our retired bus drivers Mercedes and have them personally pick up IShuttle riders for home – to work – to shopping on an individual basis [...] I will work to end the IShuttle. The OCTA already services those same routes."
Pensions
- Excerpt: "At my first City Council meeting, as soon as I’m sworn-in, I will introduce legislation to get Irvine off the employer-paid benefits system, preferred by the public employee unions, by creating a new IRA-style system that so many other California cities have instituted. This system is a private sector staple that helps employees fund their own retirement with reasonable contributions from their employer. This new system will keep Irvine from going broke and give our city employees more power and more options in planning their own retirements."
Elections
2014
The city of Irvine, California held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 8, 2014.[3] In the general election, incumbent Jeffrey Lalloway and Lynn Schott defeated Evan Chemers, Melissa Fox and incumbent Larry Agran. All Irvine city council candidates are elected at-large.[4][5]
| Irvine City Council, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Jeffrey Lalloway Incumbent |
22.8% | 16,749 | |
| Lynn Schott |
22.9% | 16,814 | |
| Larry Agran Incumbent | 19.6% | 14,403 | |
| Evan Chemers | 12.2% | 8,966 | |
| Melissa Fox | 22.5% | 16,539 | |
| Total Votes | 73,471 | ||
| Source: Orange County Elections - 2014 General Election Results | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Irvine, California
- Irvine, California city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign Website, "About," accessed August 15, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Evan for Irvine, "Issues," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ City of Irvine, "General Municipal Election Information," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ City of Irvine, "Official Candidate List," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Elections, "2014 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
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