A recall election is a procedure by which,in certain polities,voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended. Recalls appear in the constitution in ancient Athenian democracy. Even where they are legally available,recall elections are only commonly held in a small number of countries including Peru,Ecuador,and Japan. They are considered by groups such as ACE Electoral Knowledge Network the most rarely used form of direct democracy.
Lawrence Alan Agran is an American lawyer and the former mayor and a current city councilmember of Irvine,California.
The Great Park is a public park located in Irvine,California,with a focus on sports,agriculture,and the arts. It is a non-aviation reuse of the decommissioned Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro. The Orange County park comprises 28.8% of the total area that once made up the air base. The project was approved by the voters of Orange County in 2002 at $1.1 billion.
The Seattle City Council is the legislative body of the city of Seattle,Washington. The Council consists of nine members serving four-year terms,seven of which are elected by electoral districts and two of which are elected in citywide at-large positions;all elections are non-partisan. It has the sole responsibility of approving the city's budget,and develops laws and policies intended to promote the health and safety of Seattle's residents. The Council passes all legislation related to the city's police,firefighting,parks,libraries,and electricity,water supply,solid waste,and drainage utilities. (The mayor of Seattle is not considered part of council.)
The Richmond City Council is the governing body for the city of Richmond,California. The council consists of the Mayor of Richmond and six other city council members,one designated Vice Mayor. The council members are all elected from the whole city;no members are elected by district or ward. The council members are elected to four-year terms,as opposed to the previous six-year terms. They are not all elected at once. The council members meet every first and third Tuesday of the month and,if necessary,hold special meetings on the remaining Tuesdays. Presently the entire city council is Democratic.
Kevin Alexander Leon,known professionally as Kevin de León and colloquially as KDL,is an American politician serving as the Los Angeles City Council member for District 14 since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party,he was defeated in the 2018 United States Senate election in California against incumbent Senator Dianne Feinstein and came in third place in the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election.
Steven Seokho Choi is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly representing the 68th Assembly District from 2016 to 2022. A Republican from Orange County,California,he previously served two terms as Mayor of Irvine,California. In 1998,he became the first Asian-American elected to the Irvine Unified School Board and served two consecutive terms there before becoming the first Asian American to have been elected to a four-year term on the Irvine City Council and one of two Korean Americans on the council.
Sukhee Kang is an American Democratic Party politician from Orange County,California. From 2008 to 2012,Kang served as Mayor of Irvine,California,the first Korean American to serve as mayor of a major American city. Kang current serves as the Regional Administrator for GSA’s Northwest/Arctic Region.
The New Orleans City Council is the legislative branch of the City of New Orleans,Louisiana,United States. The current mayor-council form of city government was created in 1954,following the 1950 amendment of the state constitution that provided for a home rule charter for the city. The 1954 Charter provided for seven members,five elected from single-member districts,and two elected at-large,replacing the 1912 Charter,which provided for a commission form of government with a mayor and four commissioners.
Robert Julio Garcia is an American educator and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 28th mayor of Long Beach,California from 2014 to 2022. He was both the city's youngest and first elected openly LGBT mayor,as well as the first Latino to hold the office. He is the second person of color to be mayor of Long Beach,after Republican Eunice Sato,a Japanese-American who served from 1980 to 1982. A former member of the Long Beach City Council,he was vice mayor from 2012 to 2014.
Michael Bonin is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 11th district from 2013 to 2022. A progressive member of the Democratic Party,he was previously a reporter and a council staffer.
Jack Hadjinian is the former mayor of Montebello,California and a former member of the Montebello City Council.
Bao Nguyen is an American Democratic politician from Orange County,California,and a former mayor of Garden Grove,California. He also previously served as a trustee on the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education.
The 2019 United States elections were held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 5,2019. This off-year election included gubernatorial elections in Kentucky,Louisiana,and Mississippi;regularly-scheduled state legislative elections in Louisiana,Mississippi,Virginia,and New Jersey;and special elections for seats in various state legislatures. Numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Three special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place in 2019 as a result of vacancies.
Monica Rodriguez is an American politician in California. She currently serves as a Los Angeles City Council member,and represents the 7th district. The district is located in the San Fernando Valley,and includes the neighborhoods of Pacoima,Sunland-Tujunga,Sylmar,Shadow Hills,Sun Valley,Lake View Terrace,and Mission Hills. Rodriguez was sworn in on July 1,2017.
William R. "Rusty" Bailey III is an American politician who served as the 17th Mayor of Riverside,California. Elected in 2012,Bailey succeeded Ronald O. Loveridge.
Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.
Tammy Kim is an American politician and nonprofit executive. She currently serves as a member of the Irvine City Council in California. Kim is an elected member of the Central Committee for the Democratic Party in Orange County representing California's 68th State Assembly district.
The 2019 Los Angeles special elections were held on March 5,2019,and June 4,2019. Voters elected candidates in a nonpartisan primary,with runoff elections scheduled for May 14,2019 and August 13,2019. One of the fifteen seats in the City Council were up for election while one of the seven seats in the Board of Education were up for election.
Farrah N. Khan is an American politician serving as the 23rd mayor of Irvine,California. A member of the Democratic Party,Khan first served Irvine as a member of City Council before being elected mayor in 2020.
