7 Candidates Running for L.A. City Council District 2 Seat in March Primary

Posted on 01/12/2024

7 Candidates Running for L.A. City Council District 2 Seat in March Primary

Our 2024 Los Angeles Primary Nominating Election will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary with runoff elections scheduled for Tuesday, November 5. Seven of the fifteen seats in the L.A. City Council will be up for election including Council District 2, which includes North Hollywood and the east San Fernando Valley. The CD2 incumbent is L.A. City Council President Paul Krekorian, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to office. This will be the first open-seat election in Council District 2 since 2009. To learn more about our upcoming 2024 Los Angeles Primary Nominating Election including Voter Registration Information and Status Check, visit Office of the City Clerk at:

From Office of the City Clerk, Certified List of -7- L.A. City Council District 2 Candidates including Candidate Name and Occupational Designation with Candidate Websites from L.A. City Ethics Commission: • MARIN GHANDILYAN — Lawyer —

• MANNY GONEZ — Housing Advocate/Environmentalist —

• JILLIAN BURGOS — Small Business Owner —

• JON-PAUL BIRD — Mental Health Professional —

• ADRIN NAZARIAN — State Labor Boardmember —

• SAM KBUSHYAN — Commissioner/Small Businessman —

• RUDY MELENDEZ — Laborer/Artist —

As a reminder, municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. Per L.A. City Ethics Commission, as of 12/31/2023, L.A. City Council District 2 Candidates raised a combined $1.3M in contributions and spent $752,000 in expenditures.