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Serena Oberstein
Serena Oberstein ran for election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 12 in California. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Oberstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Serena Oberstein was born in Los Angeles, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California San Diego and a graduate degree from NYU. Her career experience includes working as an executive director.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 12
Incumbent John Lee won election outright against Serena Oberstein and Vas Singh in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 12 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Lee (Nonpartisan) | 62.3 | 33,574 |
 | Serena Oberstein (Nonpartisan)  | 37.7 | 20,314 | |
| Vas Singh (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 53,897 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Serena Oberstein completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Oberstein's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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A second generation Angeleno, I attended public school in the San Fernando Valley. My parents were both LAUSD public school teachers, working for the district for 30 years after having met at CSUN.
Most recently, I served as the Executive Director of Jewish World Watch, an anti-genocide and mass atrocities nonprofit. In my role, I passed federal, state and local policy by cultivating bipartisan coalitions and building alliances across faith and other communities around the world.
Previously, I was the Chief Operating Officer for Vision to Learn, a national nonprofit that provides free eye exams and eyeglasses to students in need. I also served as a Policy Analyst and Neighborhood Liaison in the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office, developing tangible goals to measure broad policy initiatives. My portfolio included education equity, redevelopment, and efficient allocation of resources.- When it comes to our homelessness crisis, we need a comprehensive approach, all-of-the-above approach and to act with renewed urgency.
- Everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes and neighborhoods. Unfortunately, in too many communities of CD12, that is not the case. I'm running to change that.
- Addressing our housing crisis is urgent, as it will help with both the affordability issues people face as well as moving people off the street and into housing.
Congressmember Brad Sherman
State Senator Henry Stern
Assemblymember Laura Friedman
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel
Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo
Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur
Los Angeles Times
LA County Democratic Party
Avance Democratic Club
CA Women’s List
Communication Workers of America
Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley
Dems for Israel-Los Angeles
International Longshore & Warehouse Union SoCal District Council
L.A. Forward
National Women's Political Caucus SFV
North Valley Dem Club
San Fernando Valley Young Dems
SEIU 121RN
SEIU UHW
Southern Cal Armenian Dems
Stonewall Democratic Club
Stonewall Young Dems
Streets for All
Unite HERE
UA250
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 7, 2024
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