7 JOIN SANTA CLARITA COUNCIL RACE; 17 CANDIDATES TO VIE FOR 3 SEATS IN APRIL ELECTION.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer Seven more Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, residents entered April's City Council race by Wednesday's deadline, bringing to 17 the total number of candidates running for three open seats. Dennis Conn, Mario Matute, Robert Nolan, Greg Powell
Greg Powell (born 1954) is an American stuntman nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on Band of Brothers. , Jeffery O'Keefe, Wendell Simms and Mike Egan all submitted their papers with the City Clerk's Office, officially entering the April 14 race. Egan, 18, a senior at Valencia High School Valencia High School may refer to:
Jan. 16 originally was the last day to file, but because incumbents Clyde Smyth and Carl Boyer decided not to run for re-election, the deadline was extended to Wednesday according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. election rules. The third incumbent, Jo Anne Darcy, has announced she will run for another term. Darcy, 66, has served on the council since the city was formed 10 years ago. She said she wants to ensure stability on the council. Other candidates are: dot Kent Carlson Kent Carlson (born January 11, 1962 in Concord, New Hampshire) is a retired American ice hockey defenceman. Drafted in 1982 by the Montreal Canadiens, Carlson, also played for the St. Louis Blues, and Washington Capitals. , 37. Carlson is a city of Los Angeles
dot Dave Ends, 45. Ends has his own consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a and has been active with youth sports for years, helping to create Santa Clarita's Youth Sports Association. dot Frank Ferry, 32. Ferry is a teacher at Valencia High and an active educator who wants to improve traffic flow in the city. dot Ryan Krell, 19. Krell is a student at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. who wants to encourage stronger young-voter turnouts. dot Marsha McLean, 57. McLean is a Chamber of Commerce member and small-business owner who fought plans for a landfill at Elsmere Canyon. dot Cameron Smyth, 26. Smyth, son of Councilman Smyth, is deputy chief of staff for state Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, R-Palmdale. dot Chuck Simons. dot Ed Stevens, 72. Stevens, who is retired, wants to represent seniors on the council and work to preserve the valley environment. dot Laurene Weste, 49. Weste has served as a city parks commissioner since Santa Clarita was formed and has worked to develop the trail system since the 1970s. Of the candidates who had announced plans to run, only Mark Clark, 23, did not file by the deadline. Clark, a local warehouse worker who served in the U.S. Air Force, had said he wanted to represent youth and work to strengthen law enforcement. |
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