Yuval Kremer
Yuval Kremer is a Democrat and a former candidate for mayor of Los Angeles in California. Kremer was defeated in the primary election on March 7, 2017.
Kremer previously ran for Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 3, in 2014.[1]
Biography
Kremer graduated from Harvard Boys School (Harvard-Westlake). He went on to earn a B.S. in chemistry at the University of Southern California in 1993 and a J.D. in 1997 from the Loyola Law School. Kremer has previously served as a homeowners representative and Zone 3 representative on the Mid City West Community Council.[1]
Elections
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.[2]
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.[3]
| Los Angeles Mayor, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 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 | ||
Campaign finance
2017
Kremer had received $4,620.99 in contributions and had made $4,066.08 in expenditures, leaving the campaign with $554.91 on hand as of reports available from the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission on February 27, 2017.[4]
Campaign themes
2017
Kremer described his political philosophy to Ballotpedia, saying:
| “ | "Two Cities", a long-term reform proposal to break the City of LA into 2 new and equal cities, each with an elected Mayor, which would be called North Los Angeles (Valley Cityhood) and West Los Angeles.
Extending Rent Control (the city's Rent Stabilization Ordinance) to ALL apartments/condos that are being rented in the City of LA, not just those in older buildings (which are being demolished by developers). Preserving the character and scale of our Neighborhoods, particularly with regard to Height, by supporting the goals of the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative.[5] |
” |
| —Yuval Kremer (January 22, 2017)[1] | ||
He also stated:
| “ | I want to Triple current Level of Bus Service in Los Angeles and Lower Fares in order to make Public Transit Convenient and Affordable, while Reducing Traffic.
If elected, I will put a stop to the killing of dogs and cats at the half dozen LA City shelters right away, while looking to take over the LA County shelters, as well. If elected, I will lower parking fines. If elected, I will stop the use of taxpayer subsidies for developers.[5] |
” |
| —Yuval Kremer (January 22, 2017)[1] | ||
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ballotpedia, "Biographical submission form," January 22, 2017]
- ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "A dozen hopefuls step up to the starting line for Los Angeles mayoral race," November 11, 2016
- ↑ City of Los Angeles City Clerk, "2017 Primary Nominating Election Candidates," December 16, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2017 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed February 27, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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