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Mary Zendejas
Mary Zendejas is a member of the Long Beach City Council in California, representing District 1. She assumed office on December 17, 2019. Her current term ends on December 15, 2026.
Zendejas won re-election to the Long Beach City Council to represent District 1 in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
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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2019
See also: City elections in Long Beach, California (2019)
General election
Special general election for Long Beach City Council District 1
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Long Beach City Council District 1 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Zendejas (Nonpartisan) | 31.5 | 858 |
| Mariela Salgado (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 695 | ||
 | Misi Tagaloa (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 513 | |
| Ray Morquecho (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 209 | ||
| Joe Ganem (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 162 | ||
 | Elliot Ruben Gonzales (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 149 | |
 | Shelbyrae Black (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 79 | |
 | Shirley Huling (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 58 | |
| Total votes: 2,723 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mary Zendejas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Mary Zendejas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Zendejas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I founded Professional Abilities Association of America, an organization created for working professionals with disabilities by working professionals with disabilities, focusing on inclusion in the workforce.
Currently, I am serving my second term on the Long Beach Transit (LBT) Board of Directors. LBT is a leading agency in the transportation industry with the largest non-diesel fleet of busses in the nation, and a multimillion-dollar company.
I am running for City Council because I believe the residents of the 1st District deserve a fighter. And, I believe that I have the knowledge, experience, foundation and compassion to be an effective leader.- Improving Housing Affordability & Reducing Homelessness
- Protecting Neighborhood Street Parking & Repairing our Infrastructure
- Protecting our Environment & Cleaning our Air
Accessibility - We must continue to invest in public infrastructure that supports everyone. That means our streets, alleys, courts/ways, parks and public facilities should all be accessible so residents of all abilities have full use of these public assets.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Long Beach City Council District 1 |
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