Jose Ugarte at City Hall.
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Jose Ugarte he managed Price’s successful 2013 campaign and has worked for him on and off since then, including as deputy chief of staff.
With roots in the labor movement, Ugarte said she is a community organizer for the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and union members are registered to vote by mail. Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Ugarte said immigration is the main reason he’s running — saying he wants to protect undocumented Angelenos from the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
Ugarte will do this by pushing for a review of the city’s Special Order 40, which prevents the police from questioning people to find out where they are from. Ugarte believes the order should include a requirement that Los Angeles Police Department officers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stay 50 to 100 feet from each other during protests, so it doesn’t appear to Angelenos that the departments are working together.
He pleaded guilty to ethics violations because of money he received from outside political businesses that he did not report to the city and said he is paying a $25,000 fine..
Estuardo Mazariegos at City Hall.
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He was born in Guatemala in 1985. Estuardo Mazariegos he said he and his family first came to Los Angeles as undocumented immigrants in 1988. Later he got citizenship.
He helped launch the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, a statewide nonprofit that organizes black and low-income communities for sustainable change. He is co-director of the group’s Los Angeles branch and lives in Vermont Square.
Elmer Roldan at City Hall.
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Elmer Roldan he came to District 9 from Guatemala with his family at the age of 9 and, according to his campaign website, began working as an education activist at the age of 13 at the non-profit Community Coalition, founded by Mayor Bass, while he was still undrafted. He got citizenship in 2008. After Community Alliance he worked for LA Unified School District school board president and superintendent, according to his bio, and now works as the executive director of Communities in Los Angeles Schools trying to prevent students from dropping out of school.
Jorge Nuno
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Born and raised in South LA, Jorge Nuno he is the son of Mexican immigrants from Jalisco. The 49-year-old ran for Council District 9 again in 2017, losing to Price, who was running for a second term. Nuño then ran for County Board of Supervisors in 2020 and lost in the primary. He owns “The Big House,” which serves as an office for his graphic design firm, NTS Communications, and as a community space for other businessmen and organizations.
Jorge Hernandez Rosas, the son of Mexican immigrants, he is a 40-year resident of District 9. He has worked in the Community and Neighborhood at the Nine-District Unity Neighborhood Council and teaches English language classes at the Abram Friedman Occupational Center.
Marta Sánchez
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Marta Sánchez is a professor, marriage and family therapist and community organizer. He is running to “address gentrification, economic decline, and public safety challenges” in District 9. Sanchez grew up in Jalisco, Mexico and came to the US as an adult.
