Steven Mozena
Steven Mozena was a 2014 nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Long Beach, California.
Biography
Mozena grew up in Oregon, graduating from Central Catholic High School in 1978. He then earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Oregon in 1985.[1]
Professionally, Mozena has run his own businesses and worked as a journalist and a community activist. He has also worked in publishing and radio.[2] Currently, he is the president of Mozena Medical Supplies and Equipment in Long Beach, California, the general manager of Aristotext, an electronic and hardcopy custom college textbook company. He also manages the real estate investment firm, Iner Investments LLC, with his wife while studying for his M.B.A. at Jones International University.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Mozena submitted the following statements to Ballotpedia:[1]
- Business development
- Excerpt: "Create a Medical Manufacturing Corridor for more jobs for residents."
- Excerpt: "Create Long Beach Seadip Stadium for sports teams and entertainment events, bring in citizen-owned baseball and basketball teams, where residents get dividends at the end of the year."
- Excerpt: "Create a 'Business Swat Team' of business experts in finance, marketing, sales, store design and so forth and help each and every business by business block by block."
- Tourism
- Excerpt: "Bring Native America Casino next to Queen Mary for more tourism dollars, make Queen Mary liked a docked Disney Cruise Ship for those tourism dollars, as well."
- Environment
- Excerpt: "Remove only partial of the boulder breakwater and make structure of 3 or 4 boulders with kelp, lobster, and garibaldi, in conjunction with the Aquarium of the Pacific and local schools."
Elections
2014
The city of Long Beach, California held mayoral elections on June 3, 2014. A primary election took place on April 8. Damon Dunn and Robert Garcia advanced past Bonnie Lowenthal, Doug Otto, Eric (Donald) Rock, Gerrie Schipske, Jana Shields, Mineo Gonzalez, Richard Camp, and Steven Mozena in the primary. Garcia defeated Dunn in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Robert Garcia |
52% | 27,420 | |
| Nonpartisan | Damon Dunn | 48% | 25,275 | |
| Total Votes | 52,695 | |||
| Source: City of Long Beach | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Robert Garcia |
25.2% | 11,873 | |
| Nonpartisan | Damon Dunn |
22.6% | 10,637 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bonnie Lowenthal | 19.6% | 9,227 | |
| Nonpartisan | Doug Otto | 13.5% | 6,363 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric (Donald) Rock | 0.4% | 205 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gerrie Schipske | 15.3% | 7,192 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jana Shields | 2.2% | 1,017 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mineo Gonzalez | 0.4% | 185 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Camp | 0.2% | 107 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steven Mozena | 0.5% | 230 | |
| Total Votes | 47,036 | |||
| Source: City of Long Beach | ||||
Personal
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Mozena and his wife, Lucille, have one child together.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Steven + Mozena + Long Beach, California"
See also
- Long Beach, California
- Long Beach, California mayoral election, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on March 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steve Mozena for Mayor of Long Beach: "Biography," accessed March 23, 2014
- ↑ Long Beach Press-Telegram "Robert Garcia wins, Damon Dunn second as Long Beach mayor race goes to runoff," April 8, 2014
- ↑ City of Long Beach "Long Beach Primary Nominating Election - April 8, 2014 - Unofficial Results," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "Municipal Election 06032014 June 3, 2014 Unofficial Results," June 4, 2014
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