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Lee Charley
Lee R. Charley ran for election to the Long Beach City Council to represent District 1 in California. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Charley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lee R. Charley was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1992 to 1994. He earned a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University in 2010 and additional education from the Louisiana State University, Shreveport, in 2012. His career experience includes self-employment.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Long Beach, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach City Council District 1
Incumbent Mary Zendejas won election outright against Mariela Salgado, Steven Estrada, Lee R. Charley, and Zack Deere in the primary for Long Beach City Council District 1 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Zendejas (Nonpartisan) | 50.3 | 2,597 |
| Mariela Salgado (Nonpartisan) | 28.6 | 1,477 | ||
| Steven Estrada (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 441 | ||
 | Lee R. Charley (Nonpartisan)  | 8.1 | 417 | |
| Zack Deere (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 236 | ||
| Total votes: 5,168 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Charley's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lee R. Charley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Charley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Lee R. Charley has a lot of energy, passion, determination and a can-do spirit. Mr. Charley’s life experiences have him prepared to lead Long Beach at the next District One City Councilman. He has seen first-hand the rise in crime, lack of parking yet fees increase, increase in homelessness, and need for more businesses in Downtown. Mr. Charley will not be a rubber-stamp rather a solution based elected official who listens and responds to his constituents. Charley has been a “present and active” Community Leader which has him ready to bring a new and exciting voice who will represent everyone in his District.
- Homeless Lives Matter. We need a street paper in Long Beach. We must try some new approaches tackling our homeless problem in Long Beach. We keep spending Taxpayer dollars, and it is getting worse. I have gone through the system and know first hand what works and does not.
- We need to bring more Business and attract new tourists to come and visit Long Beach. Small and Large Businesses should want to come to our amazing city.
- Veteran Lives Matter. LGBTQIA lives matter.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 2, 2022
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