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Paul Krekorian
Paul Krekorian was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 2. He assumed office in 2010. He left office on December 9, 2024.
Krekorian won re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 2 in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Krekorian's professional experience includes working as a lawyer for Fisher & Krekorian, as counsel on the Webster Commission, and as a law clerk for the Organized Crime Strike Force, United States Justice Department.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 2
Incumbent Paul Krekorian won election outright against Rudy Melendez and Ayinde Jones in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 2 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Krekorian (Nonpartisan) | 66.7 | 30,844 |
 | Rudy Melendez (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 9,166 | |
| Ayinde Jones (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 6,248 | ||
| Total votes: 46,258 | |||
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2015
The city of Los Angeles, California, held elections for city council on May 19, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015. Seven of the 15 city council seats were up for election.[2]
In the primary election for District 2, incumbent Paul Krekorian faced Eric Preven. Because Krekorian received over 50 percent of the vote, the general election for District 2 was not necessary.[3]
| Los Angeles City Council, District 2, Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Paul Krekorian Incumbent |
75.4% | 8,312 | |
| Eric Preven | 24.6% | 2,708 | |
| Total Votes | 11,020 | ||
| Source: City of Los Angeles, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Political Courage test
Krekorian did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[4]
Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
Scorecards
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[5][6]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Krekorian ranked as a 97.[7]
Sponsored legislation
Krekorian's sponsored legislation included:
- AB 21 - Renewable energy resources
- AB 64 - Energy: renewable energy resources
- AB 952 - Health information: disclosure: Taft-Hartley
For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.
Committee assignments
Krekorian served on the following House committees:
- Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Aerospace
- Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California General Assembly
- Assembly Legislative Ethics (Co-Chair)
- Judiciary Committee, California General Assembly
- Local Government Committee, California General Assembly
- Select Committee on Preservation of California's Entertainment Industry (Chair)
- Utilities and Commerce Committee, California General Assembly
- Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California General Assembly
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Los Angeles, "Paul Krekorian," accessed February 18, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "2015 Scheduled Elections," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Krekorian Issue Positions
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly," Downloadable 2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard
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Los Angeles City Council District 2 2010-2024 |
Succeeded by Adrin Nazarian |
| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 43 2007-2010 |
Succeeded by - |
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