GLYNDA GOMEZ CONSIDERS RUN.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. - The wife of City Councilman Gus Gomez Gomez or Gómez is a common Spanish surname. The Portuguese spelling is Gomes, while in Catalan it is rendered as Gomis. People
Glynda Gomez, 40 - like her husband, a prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. with the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Department of Justice - said she's contemplating a campaign to succeed her husband, who won election Tuesday to Judicial Office 29. ``We're a community in transition right now, especially with the void my husband leaves,'' she said. ``I think he brought a certain amount of stability and common sense to the council, and I think I can bring that stability and a little bit of a different perspective and carry on the fight for the same issues that are near and dear to our hearts.'' A former president of the Adams Hill Homeowners Association, Glynda Gomez said she feels passionately about public safety and quality of life for families in Glendale. Gus Gomez said he would support his wife's candidacy. ``I think she's the best-qualified candidate to succeed me on the council and I think she has a lot of the same goals in mind that I've had, including public safety and protecting open space,'' he said. ``She's been a prosecutor for more than 10 years and she's very active in the community.'' Gus Gomez plans to resign in January, when he is sworn in as a judge. The council will operate with only four members until the city's election on April 5. Voters will fill his seat, and will decide whether to retain incumbents Dave Weaver
The Weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. These are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills, most of which breed in sub-Saharan Africa, with fewer species in tropical , Frank Quintero and Bob Yousefian, who have all announced they intend to seek re-election. Four people already have said they will run: John Drayman dray·man n. A driver of a dray. , 46, a member of the Montrose Shopping Park Association's board; Pauline Field, 56, who serves on the Commission of the Status of Women; businessman Garry Sinanian; and former Disney employee Steve Hedrick. Weaver and Councilman Rafi Manoukian Rafi Manoukian is a former member of the city council in Glendale, California. He was recently notified that he has been selected by the Board of Directors and the Selection Committee of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island each said the April election is shaping up as an interesting race, while Yousefian predicted Gomez' name recognition will be valuable in what is gearing up to be a crowded field of candidates. ``People know Gus Gomez and this is his wife, so definitely when it comes to notoriety NOTORIETY, evidence. That which is generally known. 2. This notoriety is of fact or of law. In general, the notoriety of a fact is not sufficient to found a judgment or to rely on its truth; 1 Ohio Rep. , it's a well-known name,'' Yousefian said. ``She's going to have an easier time than a person who's a new candidate.'' Quintero said name recognition should not matter in the race. ``My feeling is everyone on City Council should be judged on their merits, so I'm all for people throwing their names in the hat.'' Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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