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Mayoral election in Los Angeles, California (June 7, 2022 primary election)

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Filing deadline: March 9, 2022
Primary election: June 7, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
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Election type: Nonpartisan
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Karen Bass and Rick Caruso advanced from the nonpartisan primary for mayor of Los Angeles, California, on June 7, 2022. Since neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote, the two participated in a November 8 runoff election. Incumbent Mayor Eric Garcetti could not run for re-election due to term limits. Since 1933, every open election for Los Angeles mayor had advanced to a runoff election.[1][2]

This page covers the primary election. For coverage of the general election, click here.

Bass and Caruso led the field in media coverage and fundraising.[3][4] Though the election was officially nonpartisan, both candidates were registered Democrats. Caruso announced he changed his party registration from no party preference to Democrat in January 2022.[5] Bass had held elected office as a Democrat since 2005.

The Associated Press' Michael R. Blood wrote, "Many voters in heavily Democratic Los Angeles are seething over rising crime and homelessness and that could prompt the city to take a turn to the political right for the first time in decades."[6]

Regarding public safety, a Caruso campaign ad said, “As Police Commission president, [Caruso] took on city hall politicians and cut crime 30%. As mayor, Caruso won’t defund the police. He’ll invest in making L.A. safer with 1,500 new officers, increase youth crime prevention, and crack down on illegal guns and retail theft.”[7]

Bass said she would hire police officers and civilian workers in police departments to add at least 250 officers to patrol, invest in programs to address causes of crime, and establish an Office of Community Safety "to develop a neighborhood-specific strategy to re-envision public safety, and ensure that the needs of individual communities are met."[8]

Caruso was the founder and chief executive officer of a retail complex development company.[9] He also served on Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power Commission, as the president of Los Angeles’ Police Commission, and on the USC Board of Trustees.[10] In a campaign ad, Caruso said, “I’m running for mayor because the city we love is in a state of emergency: rampant homelessness, people living in fear for their safety, and politicians at city hall just in it for themselves.”[11]

Bass was first elected to public office in 2004 to serve in the California State Assembly. She served in the Assembly from 2005 to 2010 and was speaker from 2008 to 2010. Bass was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and represented California's 37th Congressional District at the time of the mayoral election.[12] In a campaign ad, Bass said, “I’m running for mayor to meet today’s challenges: crime, homelessness, and the soaring cost of housing.”[13]

Craig Greiwe, Alex Gruenenfelder, John Jackson, Andrew Kim, Gina Viola, Mel Wilson, and Kevin de León also ran in the primary. Joe Buscaino unofficially withdrew from the race on May 12 and endorsed Caruso, Mike Feuer unofficially withdrew on May 17 and endorsed Bass, and Ramit Varma unofficially withdrew on May 23 and endorsed Caruso.[14][15][16] Buscaino, Feuer, and Varma still appeared on the primary ballot.

This was the first even-year election for Los Angeles mayor since the 2015 passage of Charter Amendment 1, which shifted city elections to even-numbered years beginning in 2020.

The city of Los Angeles uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan), Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan), Andrew Kim (Nonpartisan), and Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.

Candidates and election results

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Los Angeles

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Los Angeles on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Karen Bass (Nonpartisan)
 
43.1
 
278,511
✔
Image of Rick J. Caruso
Rick J. Caruso (Nonpartisan)
 
36.0
 
232,490
Image of Kevin de León
Kevin de León (Nonpartisan)
 
7.8
 
50,372
Image of Gina Viola
Gina Viola (Nonpartisan)
 
6.9
 
44,341
Image of Mike Feuer
Mike Feuer (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
1.9
 
12,087
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
9,405
Image of Alex Gruenenfelder
Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
6,153
Image of Joe Buscaino
Joe Buscaino (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
0.7
 
4,485
Image of Craig E. Greiwe
Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
2,439
Image of Mel Wilson
Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
2,336
Image of Ramit Varma
Ramit Varma (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
1,916
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John Jackson (Nonpartisan)
 
0.2
 
1,511

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 646,046
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Candidate profiles

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Karen Bass

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Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

  • U.S. House of Representatives (Assumed office: 2011)
  • California State Assembly (2005-2010)

Biography:  Bass received a bachelor's degree in health sciences from California State University and graduated from the physician assistant program at the University of Southern California. Bass worked as a physician's assistant and was a faculty member at the University of Southern California. In 1990, Bass co-founded the Community Coalition, a group focused on the issues of addiction and gang violence.


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Bass said her political experience would allow her to build coalitions across multiple levels of government to address homelessness. Bass said she would work to “build more temporary, affordable, and permanent supportive housing,” “house 15,000 people by the end of year one, dramatically reduce street homelessness, end street encampments, [and] lead on mental health and substance abuse treatment.”

To address public safety, Bass said she would hire more police officers, invest in programs to address causes of crime, and establish an Office of Community Safety “to develop a neighborhood-specific strategy to re-envision public safety, and ensure that the needs of individual communities are met.”

In a debate, Bass said, “when I look at the negatives, I also see that as an opportunity. An opportunity for jobs, for example. We have environmental goals we need to accomplish in the next decade-and-a-half. That’s an opportunity for jobs.”

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Sources: Karen Bass' campaign website, "Homelessness," accessed May 16, 2022; YouTube, "Meet the candidates for Los Angeles mayor | Karen Bass," April 29, 2022; ABC 7, "LA mayor race: 5 candidates face off during mayoral debate on ABC7 - Watch full video of debate," May 2, 2022; The New Republic, "Karen Bass Is Clashing With Allies on the Left Over Policing," April 14, 2022; Karen Bass' campaign website, "Crime Prevention," accessed May 16, 2022; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Bass, Karen," accessed May 16, 2022; Congress.gov, "Biography," accessed May 16, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2022.

Rick J. Caruso

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Incumbent: No

Biography:  Caruso received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California (USC) and a law degree from Pepperdine University. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Caruso, a retail complex development company. Caruso founded a student loan forgiveness fund for low-income students, and served on Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power Commission, Police Commission, and on the USC Board of Trustees.


Key Messages

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A Caruso campaign ad said, “As Police Commission president, [Caruso] took on city hall politicians and cut crime 30%. As mayor, Caruso won’t defund the police. He’ll invest in making L.A. safer with 1500 new officers, increase youth crime prevention, and crack down on illegal guns and retail theft.”

To address homelessness, Caruso said he would declare a state of emergency, increase the number of emergency shelter beds, establish a department to address mental health and addiction treatment, enforce restrictions on sleeping in public areas, and incentivize the construction of affordable housing.

In a debate, Caruso said his business experience would help him create jobs and that he was “the only candidate here that has ever run a big enterprise, a big operation. LA city has an $11 billion budget, tens of thousands of employees that need to be managed. This isn’t a job you can learn while you take the job, you need the experience.”

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Sources: YouTube, "Crime Fighter :30," March 31, 2022; Rick Caruso's campaign website,  "End Street Homelessness," accessed May 16, 2022; YouTube, "Faith, Family and Community," February 15, 2022; ABC 7, "LA mayor race: 5 candidates face off during mayoral debate on ABC7 - Watch full video of debate," May 2, 2022; LinkedIn, "Rick J. Caruso," accessed May 16, 2022; Rick Caruso's campaign website, "Meet Rick Caruso," accessed May 16, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2022.

Craig E. Greiwe

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Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Former Chief Strategy Officer of Rogers & Cowan/PMK, Craig Greiwe, helped major Fortune 500 Companies realign their resources to reach major goals and designed programs that helped thousands of people. Now he is running for Mayor of Los Angeles as a centrist. If elected, Greiwe pledges to apply the same mentality from his career to rebuild LA from the ground up with a series of ambitious programs, all without raising taxes, while simultaneously breaking the cycle of broken leadership in LA. Greiwe's campaign is staked not only on being the only outsider with concrete plans, but the only candidate to level with the public and tell the truth--always. Greiwe’s plan to tackle the city's problems in homelessness, affordability, crime, corruption and more—the only full, published plans of any candidate—includes results-oriented policies to prevent new homelessness and end the crisis on the streets of LA through comprehensive, proven solutions of both housing and care that are working nationally. His approach to ending homelessness will also allow LAPD to focus on the recent increase in crime, putting 3,000 officers back on patrol without needing new funding; his approach to affordability plan will create a city everyone can afford and wants to live, work, and play in. Learn more at www.craigformayor.com and online on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @CraigForMayorLA "

Key Messages

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The only true outsider with real and concrete plans to fix LA

The only candidate fighting for your fair share

We cannot trust the people who created this mess to solve it

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2022.

Alex Gruenenfelder

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Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "My name is Alex Gruenenfelder, and I’m the progressive choice for Mayor of Los Angeles. My background is as an activist, not a politician. I’m a social justice advocate who has worked in the streets and behind the scenes to make real change. I’m the youngest candidate in this race, which I see as an asset. I’m running to bring bold new leadership to City Hall, in order to make our city even better. We need to make sure that the promise of Los Angeles works for everybody, regardless of race, creed, gender, sexuality, ability, country of origin, or socioeconomic standing. We can change this city for the better, but we can only do it together. Join me at MayorAlex.com."

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End Homelessness via Housing First Policies

Spend Less on Police, and More on Social Services

Stop Corporate Welfare

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2022.

Andrew Kim

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Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "I am a civic-minded lawyer with background of being an immigrant from Korea. I am a Christian and I have a deep appreciation for the Judeo-Christian value and Enlightenment Philosophy that underlie our nation's founding."

Key Messages

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Expansion and Revitalization of Economy and Job Growth

Reduction of Crime and Homelessness

Transparency and Ethics in the City Hall

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2022.

Mel Wilson

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Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "Faith & Family Business Leader Housing Advocate Mel Wilson is a CSUN business graduate, All-America and NFL football player. Raised by a single mother and grandmother in the San Fernando Valley, Mel attended church in So. LA where he married his bride 48 years ago. He’s a housing advocate, Realtor, successful business leader & created good paying jobs. He fights for the Middle-class and will make housing & childcare affordable, LA Safe, business friendly, and will fight climate change. He helped thousands of middle-class families create generational wealth while fighting housing discrimination, redlining and gentrification. He was trusted by three different mayors, Democrats and Republicans - Tom Bradley, Richard Riordan and Antonio Villaraigosa. Here’s what they say about Mel Wilson: He is honest, has integrity, works hard, and is a team player -Mel gets the job done. He is a trusted leader with a reputation for having a level head and a strong focus on doing what's right for every day, hard-working people. Mel served two terms on the LA Metro Board, cleaning LA's dirty air by building most of the rail projects in LA and converting all Metro buses from using diesel fossil fuel to low emissions. As vice president of the LA City Fire Commission, he led the way to hire 500 new paramedics to make LA safe. Mel was the leader who fought to get the San Fernando Valley its only light rail system. Mel fought to secure $120 million for the Leimert Park Metro station."

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Support the Middle Class, Make LA Safe, Free Mental Health Therapy, Accountable Community Policing, Defeat Mandates.

Rollback DWP Rates, Fight Climate Change, Offer DWP Discount Charging, Zero Emissions Metro & LA City Buses & Vehicles

Create Good Paying Jobs, Childcare Subsidies, Down Payment Assistance, Hire 75,000 High School Students.

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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

The only true outsider with real and concrete plans to fix LA

The only candidate fighting for your fair share

We cannot trust the people who created this mess to solve it
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

End Homelessness via Housing First Policies

Spend Less on Police, and More on Social Services

Stop Corporate Welfare
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Andrew Kim (Nonpartisan)

Expansion and Revitalization of Economy and Job Growth

Reduction of Crime and Homelessness

Transparency and Ethics in the City Hall
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Support the Middle Class, Make LA Safe, Free Mental Health Therapy, Accountable Community Policing, Defeat Mandates.

Rollback DWP Rates, Fight Climate Change, Offer DWP Discount Charging, Zero Emissions Metro & LA City Buses & Vehicles

Create Good Paying Jobs, Childcare Subsidies, Down Payment Assistance, Hire 75,000 High School Students.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

Homelessness, Affordability, Crime, Corruption, Business & Innovation, Working Families, Veterans, Infrastructure.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

I am a social justice advocate, and the fight for justice for all people is at the core of why I’m running for office. I’m very passionate about Housing First policies to end homelessness, redirecting more funds from police toward social services that make us all safer, and fighting to keep the cost of living in our city reasonable. Many of my policy passions are on full display in this campaign, and I encourage folks to learn more about them at MayorAlex.com.
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Andrew Kim (Nonpartisan)

Reduction of Crime and Homelessness
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

I am standing up for the Middle-Class. I am passionate about supporting the Middle-Class, making Los Angeles Safe, making Housing Affordable, ending Homeless. Investing in Children and Families and defeating vaccination mandates. Gas prices have increased to above $5 per gallon, the DWP and utility bills are too high, grocery prices are rising, inflation is eating up your buying power, rent prices are through the roof and housing prices are no longer affordable. The rich get richer, the middle-class gets poorer and it's just not fair.

Year after year the middle-class is feeling the big squeeze. Many people are grappling with this question: What do I pay first, rent/mortgage, DWP, medical bills or car payments? For young families, childcare is too expensive. With low-paying jobs, the middle-class is living on the edge from paycheck to paycheck. It is pretty overwhelming to live with this fear: I could be one accident away from becoming homeless.

Career politicians live a comfortable life playing musical chairs, hopping from one political job to another and making promises they don’t keep at the middle-class taxpayers’ expense.

I have a vision and a plan to support middle-class workers and small businesses in Los Angeles. It’s time for change! As mayor of Los Angeles my highest priority will be elevating the middle-class.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

There are so many flawed leaders in our history I look up to, for various reasons, but I would not follow their examples. I'd prefer not to repeat the mistakes of anyone, even great people. Churchill was his honest self no matter what, even when it relegated him to the back benches of Parliament; it was ultimately living that truth that propelled him to become Prime Minister and help save England. Alexander Hamilton was one of the most brilliant individuals in American history, who created the very foundation of our economic system; but he was also deeply arrogant and prideful in a way that ultimately destroyed him. Barack Obama was a man who figured out how to seize and capitalize on a pre-existing movement in America, how to inspire millions in spite of his then-thin resume; but he was also arrogant in how he made policy, alienating millions of people who would eventually develop unjustified anger towards him and his policies that led to our current toxic environment, as well as the election of Donald Trump. Caroline Astor was relegated out of the world of business as a result of her gender, and instead built up a society protocol that would in turn rule business--a triumph, however flawed and focused on vanity, from the outside. Catherine the Great was a woman who transformed a nation--and a continent--but who was also deeply flawed, egotistical, and a borderline dictator in doing so. Woodrow Wilson believed in the courage of his convictions, and fought for world peace and diplomacy at all costs, including his own life; but he was also deeply racist and a flawed character of the time in which he lived. I admire so many traits of dozens of individuals who have woven the fabric of our society, but I would not emulate them.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

My Mother and Grandmother Jesus Christ
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

For someone to understand my political philosophy, read “A People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn. It’s a large book, 729 pages, but very much worth it. In sixth grade I had a history teacher, the amazing Mr. Martin, who had studied under Howard Zinn and had great things to say about him. I would finally read “A People’s History of the United States” in my first year at UC San Diego. It is a story of the histories that we do not see. History is largely written as “great man” history: the idea that a small group of wealthy white men created history. Howard Zinn writes about the working classes and the marginalized, and what their perceptions of history were during their lifetime. Rather than depicting the great battles of history, the book analyzes how war hurts people and how people fought to stop it. I am not running to be the mayor for the elite: I am running to be the mayor for the people. If this book was taught in schools, I imagine that politics would be very different once our students grew up to be leaders.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

Honesty. Transparency. Accountability. Yes, an elected official must have plans, and real, concrete plans to move us forward, but if that leader isn't honest about the crises we face, the hard choices we have to make, and what's needed to move the public forward--heck, even to engage the public to care in a city as civically apathetic as Los Angeles--then what good is the mayor? For far too long, our elected officials have been making empty promises to fix our problems, while doing nothing. They have wasted billions, and the public has no idea where the money went. That must end. Honesty, transparency, accountability must drive every elected official.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Honest, integrity, willing to work hard, being a team player, willing to engage with people even if they disagree with you. Having the attitude of a servant leader.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

I am the only true outsider in this race with real, concrete plans to move us forward. I am the only candidate who did not have a hand in creating the failures of our city who also has a track record of proven results. I am honest, always. I am transparent, and focused on data and accountability. I am a relentless optimist, a practical realist, and I am willing to metaphorically bang my head against the wall, even against impossible odds, to do the right thing for the people I serve.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

I have excellent active listening skills and I'm a life-long learner. I have excellent demonstrative skills of being able to adapt to changing circumstances and a willingness to adjust to real-time factors.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

I will end homelessness in Los Angeles in my first term. I will restore public safety and accountability at the same time, building trust and fairness between law enforcement and the communities they serve. I will reform the way we build in Los Angeles so that we can build 500,000 new units in 10 years and ensure no Angeleno pays more than 30% of their income in rent. I will restore belief in a government that serves the people by actually creating one that does. Together with the people of this city, we will create a Los Angeles everyone can believe in again.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

I want to leave behind the legacy of a city with its potential fully realized. A city that works for everybody. I envision a Los Angeles without homelessness. A Los Angeles where Black Angelenos don’t fear interactions with the LAPD. A Los Angeles where we focus on the needs of our people, rather than the profits of a few massive corporations. A greener city that does its share to eliminate climate change. A city with a strong public transit system that everyday Angelenos can use to get to their places of business and leisure. A city that we can be proud to pass on to future generations. We can change this city for the better, but we can only do it together.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Making Los Angeles a safe, business-friendly city that supports the Middle-class, invest in children, youth, seniors and families. Also important to me is to leave a legacy of leading the nation and the globe in fighting climate change. Overall, making LA a city where people can work and earn good pay, play to their heart's delight, and live the life of their dreams.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

The defeat of George H.W. Bush in 1992; I was ten years old. I don't remember a lot of my childhood, but I remember the sense of change and vibration in the country when he was defeated. I remember seeing hyper-partisanship develop and feeling this sense of unease at what was happening, and how this country was shifting. Now thirty years later, that trend has become not only more toxic, but destructive to humanity and to our very country's survival. George H.W. Bush was perhaps the last president of his style; and his defeat marked the end of whatever gentility was left in politics.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

The first historical event that I have a solid recollection of was the election of Barack Obama. My parents had been fundraisers for the Obama campaign. I remember that my father started crying, tears of joy over how far the United States had come by electing its first Black president. I was shocked a few days before the election when my mom told me that we had never had a Black president before, nor a female president, nor any president of color. That was a great night, but the work continues. Systemic racism continues in Los Angeles, and as protests in the summer of 2020 exemplified, we all must keep fighting until it is eliminated.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights peace marches when I was 8 years old
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

When I was abandoned and left to my own devices as a teenager, I had to figure out a way to make money to survive...and in the small, poor rural town I grew up in, the only choices were food service and clothing. I had to make a critical decision. How would the job I have not only generate money but impact my life. I knew I could scrounge up food, but clothing would be expensive, and the employee discount more important. So I chose to work in a clothing store--and took every opportunity to work overtime, earn more, do more. And I learned from that moment on, every decision mattered in my life. If my classmates didn't go to work, they just didn't go. If I didn't go to work, I didn't eat. So for me, every job, every decision mattered...and still does. I worked in clothing stores until I received full time work in the entertainment industry late in college. And even then, still worked extra hours on the side, going to school full time, working two jobs just to survive.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

My first job was a freelance gig as a stilt walker. I begged my parents to sign a special entertainment permit so that I could start making money at fourteen. I then started performing at parties, parades, and special events, and have been doing so ever since. I’ve performed on stilts throughout Southern California: in San Diego at the esteemed La Jolla Playhouse, at our city’s classic Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, at the Western Days Parade in San Dimas, and at Midsummer Scream, Long Beach’s premier horror convention. But mostly I entertain here in Los Angeles. I made something of a name for myself with stilt walking by working hard at something I loved. That’s a story the people of our city know a lot about. We are a city of passionate dreamers of all kinds: artists, scientists, chefs, engineers, entrepreneurs, etc. The people of L.A. give their all every day to create a bright future: not only for themselves, but for their families and their communities. I’m a real worker, not one of the corporate politicians that fills City Hall today. I’m going to fight for you. You can find out all about my story at MayorAlex.com.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Picking cotton for two years
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

Alexander Hamilton, long before the musical was famous. Because he created the foundations of the country that we know and love today.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

My favorite book is “Illusions” by Richard Bach. This sometimes humorous, overall insightful piece of magical realism follows a barnstorming pilot who soon finds himself a reluctant messiah. My father loaned his copy to me, just as he had loaned it to my mother on one of their first dates. And I’ve loaned that worn old copy to so many friends since. It’s a profoundly spiritual odyssey that makes you think about how to live a good life, and I cannot recommend it more to those who want to sit down and read a heartfelt light novel. I grew up listening to my father quote his favorite line: “Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they’re yours.” As I run in this election, running an entirely grassroots campaign against major special interests, that line is always in my head.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

The Holy Bible - the principles, virtues, and stories guide me in my daily walk in life.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

The Little Prince.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

You Will Be Found, from the Dear Evan Hansen Soundtrack.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

The last song that got stuck in my head was “If U Seek Amy” by Britney Spears. I am an unapologetic Britney fan, and I think voters should know that about me.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

I love L.A.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

My entire life has been a story of struggle and triumph, David vs. Goliath. From growing up deeply impoverished, in one of the poorest towns in America; to being left to fend for myself at the age of 14; to facing homelessness and hunger; it was a miracle that I found my way out. But I did, thanks to the kindness and blessings of others, along with hard work, resolve, and luck.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

When I was four years old, I was diagnosed with autism. When it came time for kindergarten, my parents were told that I wouldn’t be welcome at my local magnet school because they didn’t have the resources for an autistic boy. I spent many of the early years of my life in therapy, learning about how to live as a “normal” kid, and I spent much of my early teenage years in denial about what this diagnosis meant about me. I didn’t feel like there was anything wrong with me. What I realized, as I got older, is that nothing was, and nothing is. We are all different, we are all unique, and we all have a role to play in politics. I am inspired by leaders like Burbank City Councilmember Konstantine Anthony, one of the first autistic legislators in the United States and a backer of this campaign. I am inspired by young activists like Greta Thunberg, who show that being on the spectrum doesn’t stop you from making change. I am inspired by community organizations across the United States that are fighting for accessibility and acceptance. Everyone has unique and multifaceted struggles: as a leader, I am fighting for a seat at the table for all people.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Overcoming implicit bias.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

As mayor, my first priority is serving the people of my city. That may sound trite, but in Los Angeles, our mayors haven't done that. They have served special interests and their careers and ambitions. They have served comity and institutions, but not the people of this city. When was the last time you saw a mayor in Los Angeles fight City Council or the County on behalf of his people? Not in decades. And yet our city is in the state that it is. As mayor, I will lead Los Angeles by serving only her people, not special interests. I'm the only true outsider not beholden to the system in friendship or finances. That's what being a leader means.

Being a leader isn't just about serving the people--it's also about real plans, and the willingness to use every tool at your disposal. I am the only candidate to do the dignity to voters to have real plans in every major policy area when I declared. Since then, I'm the only candidate to put forth plans in post-COVID recovery, veterans, working families, and more. Being a leader means having real plans, and doing the dignity to voters of publishing them and being held accountable for them.

Being a leader also means using the power of the public pulpit to fight for what's right. You must be willing to take the slings and arrows, and shine a light on those who would rather hide in the shadows. Yes, you must build coalitions of support, but you must avoid being "go along to get along." Shaping public opinion, shining a light on what the public needs to know, is essential.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

Being a leader is about listening and putting the needs of the people first. The people always come first. Leadership is about listening to the needs of the people, and I’ll do just that -- listen. As Barack Obama said in 2008, “I’m not in this race to fulfill some long-held ambitions or because I believe it’s somehow owed to me.” I’m running for mayor because I want to make this city better. Being a leader means giving folks left out of politics a voice in the conversation and a seat at the table of policy-making.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

The mayor is the coach of the team. He/she recruits and or inherits his/her team members. He/she set the game plan, assign his specialize team members to their positions. He/she sets the vision, establishes the culture, call the plays and work with his/her assistant coaches and team members to get the job done. He/she has to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the team, prepares their scouting report, calls the plays and hold everyone accountable for their respective jobs and duties. Along the way the mayor like a good coach must make adjustments as the game progress.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

In Los Angeles, the single most important power of the mayor--in spite of all his or her legislative and executive and appointment/administrative authority--is the power of the public bully pulpit. The mayor is the nominal head of the city, who has the power, and obligation, to capture the public's attention, to educate them, to stand with them, to fight on their behalf, to force those who would stand in the way of progress to join the right side of history or stand by. It's been decades since we've had a mayor willing to stand up for what's right and shine a light on the truth. It's been decades since we've had a mayor willing to tell the truth always and level with the people. In Los Angeles, that what we need. A leader you can trust, a leader who will end the lies.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Making Los Angeles safe. Supporting the Middle-class.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

n/a in Los Angeles.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

The mayor is not a member of the city council.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

The mayor can and should build cooperative, collaborative relationships with city council to move our city forward. The mayor must bring everyone to the table and craft solutions--which I've done my entire career-based not on having his name on the building or having decades of elected experience, but based on the power of persuasion and ideas. That's what I've done my entire life. At the same time, this is not a best friend contest. When city council is not operating in the best interests of the city, the mayor must be willing to bring a paper shredder and a metaphorical baseball bat to opponents. The mayor must fight for the people and never give up.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

The city functions best when the City Council and the Mayor are able to function as a team in implementing strong reforms. In addition to working closely with the Council, I will also pay close attention to the input of the Neighborhood Councils if elected. While these are elected positions, staffed by devoted volunteers, they have often been shunned by our current administration. We need to put a stop to that. Neighborhood Councils were created as a correction for the low representation in Los Angeles’s City Council. Comprising only 15 people, each City Councilmember represents 267,729 constituents. By contrast, each of New York’s 51 Councilmembers only represent 161,378 constituents and Chicago's 50 Aldermen each represent 53,582. That’s why I support working closely both with our City Council, as well as all 99 of our Neighborhood Councils, to increase representation for all Angelenos.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Setting the city's vision, developing workable plans, leads with confidence and work collaboratively with each City Councilmember, all the city's general managers and continually engages with the public.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

Los Angeles is a tapestry of diversity unparalleled in America, a city with all the opportunity and none of the limitations of other cities. We can and should be the greatest city in this country. From our population and their backgrounds; to our economy and its sheer size, complexity, and diversity of industry; to our abundant land; to our shining beacon of culture from Hollywood. We are a diverse city in every way, with every opportunity. That tapestry and its potential is what I love, and what I live for, and what propelled me to run.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

I love so much about our city, but perhaps more than anything I love our city’s diversity. Los Angeles is a place where you can explore altars at a Dia de los Muertos celebration at Olvera Street, dance in an impromptu parade during Mardi Gras at Farmers Market, grab a beer at an Irish pub for St. Patrick’s Day, watch the lighting of the state’s largest menorah at Universal City, and attend a variety of cross-cultural Lunar New Year events. Diversity is our strength, and our power is in embracing it.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

I love the people most and their diversity of talents.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

For far too long, Los Angeles has been governed by a cabal of insiders more focused on enriching themselves and their friends than on actually solving problems. They have only been interested in "what comes next" and how to stay in power, not in actually driving results and making hard decisions. Our city's greatest challenge will be leaders who are willing to make the hard decisions necessary to pull us back from the brink, leaders who will be honest about the crises we face. And those crises are our greatest challenges - ending homelessness, stopping the rise in crime, eliminating corruption, and, most importantly, making this city a place where people can afford to and want to live, work, and play. LA has become too expensive for too many. We must reverse that trend, building 500,000 more units of housing, finding ways to increase wages responsibly, finding ways to foster businesses and reduce their costs.
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Alex Gruenenfelder (Nonpartisan)

The recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be long and challenging. More and more Angelenos are getting kicked out of their homes due to a lack of rent and mortgage relief, driving our already-spiraling homelessness crisis further out of control. Homelessness is one of our greatest challenges, and as mayor I will work to end homelessness in the city.

We also must prepare for the 2028 Olympics in a way that guarantees that everyday Angelenos are not adversely impacted by higher taxes, displacement, and increased policing. Our police budget is obscenely high, and we will face dramatic problems with it over the coming years. During the pandemic, children have fallen behind academically, with the worst burden placed upon working class children from marginalized backgrounds. We should be focusing our budget on issues like education, getting our kids back up to speed, not spending even more on policing. Mayor Garcetti’s proposed 2020-2021 budget included 53.8% of the city’s general fund going to police, according to People’s Budget LA. This is compared to 37% in San Diego, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune, and just 7.7% in New York City, according to Forbes. All this money we’re spending isn’t reflected in lower crime rates: Los Angeles’s crime rate is higher than San Diego or New York.

The crises we are facing today are going to be exacerbated over the coming years, and it’s up to all of us to come together to fight back.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Making the city and schools safe with limited resources. Creating housing that's affordable, especially for the workforce. Ending homelessness.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

Los Angeles has been subservient to California's state government for far too long. We must no longer cater to their interests and fund them to the detriment of our own citizens. Ideally, we would have a collaborative relationship focused on mutual success of the city and the state. But to get there, our next mayor will have to fight the state tooth and nail to cut taxes, usher in responsible and accountable government, and fight for our fair share.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

Being the largest City in the state, the City of Los Angeles (L.A.) should set the tone of the relationship between state and the city. Ideally L.A. and the state government should work collaboratively.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

Los Angeles has hidden away in the shadows of America, focused on its entertainment output, but otherwise avoiding attention. We are the second largest city in America, and it's time we started acting like it--not just carrying our own weight, but getting the respect and commitment we deserve from the federal government. We should be a beacon of innovation and a lab of creativity, we should be the hub that inspires this country, not one relegated to the edge.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

As the second largest city in the nation, LA should be the nation's leader in things that support the Middle-class. The city should be a strong advocate for all Angelenos.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

How many martinis is enough? One martini is not enough. Two martinis is ALMOST enough. Three martinis is not nearly enough.
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Craig E. Greiwe (Nonpartisan)

The mayor must support law enforcement and ensure public safety as priority number one. He must also lead the movement to restore transparency and accountability to law enforcement, along with community participation. The mayor serves the people, law enforcement is supposed to serve the people. Public safety, fairness, transparency, and the elimination of bias are all possible at the same time, and the mayor must lead that charge.
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Mel Wilson (Nonpartisan)

The mayor sets the vision, appointment a chief of police and commissioners that are dedicated to accountable community public safety. Hon


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Election context

Mayoral partisanship

Los Angeles has a Democratic mayor. As of April 2026, 67 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 22 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.

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Election history

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles, California (2017)

The city of Los Angeles, California, held primary elections for mayor, eight city council seats, city attorney, and city controller on March 7, 2017. Three community college board of trustees seats were also up for general election on that date.

Most races where no candidate earned a majority (50% plus one) of the primary votes cast advanced to a general election on May 16, 2017. This rule did not apply to the community college board races, which were determined by a plurality winner in the March election.[20]

This election was the second impacted by Charter Amendment 1. Passed in March 2015, the amendment shifted city elections to even-numbered years beginning in 2020. As a result, officials elected in 2017 won special five-and-a-half year terms ending in 2022. The following candidates ran in the primary election for mayor of Los Angeles.[21]

Los Angeles Mayor, Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Eric Garcetti Incumbent 81.37% 331,310
Mitchell Schwartz 8.16% 33,228
David Hernandez 3.28% 13,346
Diane Harman 1.26% 5,115
David Saltsburg 1.18% 4,809
Dennis Richter 1.12% 4,558
YJ Draiman 0.91% 3,705
Frantz Pierre 0.83% 3,386
Eric Preven 0.74% 3,023
Yuval Kremer 0.60% 2,436
Paul Amori 0.55% 2,231
Total Votes 407,147
Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "March 7, 2017, Election Results: Statement of Votes Cast," accessed May 22, 2017

2013

See also: Los Angeles mayoral election, 2013

Garcetti won the primary election on March 5, 2013, defeating the other seven candidates on the ballot. He defeated Wendy Greuel, who had come in 2nd place in the primary, in the general election on May 21, 2013.[22]

Mayor of Los Angeles, General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngEric Garcetti 54.2% 222,300
     Nonpartisan Wendy Greuel 45.8% 187,609
Total Votes 409,909


Mayor of Los Angeles, Primary Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngEric Garcetti 33.1% 121,930
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Greuel 29% 106,748
     Nonpartisan Kevin James 16.3% 60,154
     Nonpartisan Jan Perry 15.9% 58,472
     Nonpartisan Emanuel Pleitez 4.1% 15,263
     Nonpartisan Norton Sandler 0.5% 2,002
     Nonpartisan Addie M. Miller 0.5% 1,810
     Nonpartisan Yehuda "Yj" Draiman 0.4% 1,543
Total Votes 367,922

About the city

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Los Angeles is a city in California and the seat of Los Angeles County. As of 2020, its population was 3,898,747.

City government

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The city of Los Angeles uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[23]

Demographics

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Demographic Data for Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles California
Population 3,898,747 39,538,223
Land area (sq mi) 469 155,857
Race and ethnicity**
White 48.9% 56.1%
Black/African American 8.8% 5.7%
Asian 11.8% 14.8%
Native American 0.7% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.4%
Other (single race) N/A 14.3%
Multiple 7% 7.9%
Hispanic/Latino 48.1% 39.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 78.3% 83.9%
College graduation rate 35.6% 34.7%
Income
Median household income $65,290 $78,672
Persons below poverty level 16.9% 12.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "100 years of Los Angeles mayoral turnout," accessed May 16, 2022
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Almanac, "Los Angeles City Mayors Past to Present," accessed May 16, 2022
  3. ↑ ABC 7, "Early voting in LA mayor's race starts in 3 weeks," April 21, 2022
  4. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Where L.A. mayoral candidates raise the most money," May 10, 2022
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Rick Caruso changes registration to Democrat as he weighs a run for L.A. mayor," January 24, 2022
  6. ↑ Associated Press, "Liberal Los Angeles could take right turn in mayor’s race," May 27, 2022
  7. ↑ YouTube, "Crime Fighter :30," March 31, 2022
  8. ↑ Karen Bass' campaign website, "STRATEGY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY," accessed May 24, 2022
  9. ↑ LinkedIn, "Caruso," accessed May 16, 2022
  10. ↑ Rick Caruso's campaign website, "Meet Rick Caruso," accessed May 16, 2022
  11. ↑ YouTube, "Faith, Family and Community," February 15, 2022
  12. ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Bass, Karen," accessed May 16, 2022
  13. ↑ YouTube, "Get It Done," May 9, 2022
  14. ↑ Politico, "California Playbook," May 12, 2022
  15. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Mike Feuer drops out of L.A mayor’s race, endorses Karen Bass," May 17, 2022
  16. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Ramit Varma drops out of L.A. mayoral race, endorses Rick Caruso," May 23, 2022
  17. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
  18. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
  19. ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
  20. ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race," November 11, 2016
  21. ↑ City of Los Angeles City Clerk, "2017 Primary Nominating Election Candidates," December 16, 2016
  22. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named lat
  23. ↑ City of Los Angeles, "About the City Government," accessed September 15, 2014
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