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Sam Kbushyan
Sam Kbushyan ran for election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 2 in California. He lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Kbushyan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sam Kbushyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. Kbushyan earned an associate degree from Los Angeles Valley College, a bachelor's degree from California State University, Los Angeles, and a graduate degree from Northeastern University. His career experience includes being a small business owner.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2024)
General election
General election for Los Angeles City Council District 2
Adrin Nazarian defeated Jillian Burgos in the general election for Los Angeles City Council District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adrin Nazarian (Nonpartisan) | 53.8 | 44,538 |
 | Jillian Burgos (Nonpartisan)  | 46.2 | 38,185 | |
| Total votes: 82,723 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrin Nazarian (Nonpartisan) | 37.2 | 14,033 |
| ✔ | | Jillian Burgos (Nonpartisan) | 22.3 | 8,430 |
 | Sam Kbushyan (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 5,561 | |
| Manny Gonez (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 4,613 | ||
 | Jon-Paul Bird (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 2,685 | |
 | Rudy Melendez (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 1,406 | |
| Marin Ghandilyan (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 1,012 | ||
| Total votes: 37,740 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sam Kbushyan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kbushyan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As the Principal of the public affairs firm SKG, I am deeply committed to fostering community growth, promoting business advocacy, ensuring civic participation, and nurturing symbiotic partnerships. Appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, I am integral to the Mayor’s Advisory Transition Team.
Active in numerous preeminent community organizations, I also serve on the board of the LA Community Alliance. Previously the Executive Director and currently a board member of the Immigrants Charitable Foundation, I am active in the community.
Stepping into the political arena as a candidate, I have set clear priorities: combating homelessness, addressing housing shortages and related challenges, ensuring public safety, fighting government corruption, promoting economic development across all income levels, creating a sustainable immigration framework, and devising efficient public transportation solutions.
I pursued political science at California State University Los Angeles and earned my B.A. I furthered my education with a graduate degree from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. I live in Valley Glen, CA, with my wife, Suzanna, and our three children: Maria, David, and Bella.- I will end homeless encampments in District 2 by the end of 2025
- Public safety is my priority and I will work quickly and comprehensively to make District 2 a safe place for residents, business owners, and visitors.
- I will put an end to corruption at LA City Hall.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Los Angeles City Council District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 28, 2024
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