Neighborhood Council Elections: Current List of Candidates

Candidates are beginning to step up for leadership roles on one of the neighborhood councils in the area--defined by election officials as "Region 7."

A total of 26 candidates over 6 neighborhood councils have now said they will run for open seats in the Oct. 6 elections.

A few are incumbents, but most are new to the process.

Interested parties have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to file at the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) website.

And see a full list of confirmed candidates in Region 7 as of Sept. 2 below.

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Atwater Village (6)

North Atwater Rep - Alex Ventura

Atwater Village South Rep - Mario Cardenes

Atwater Village North Rep - John Ciulik

Atwater Village South Rep - Ginger Damon

Atwater Village South Rep - James Huegas

Atwater Village South Rep - Reuben Martinez

Greater Echo Park Elysian (4)

District 1 Rep - Mo Najan

Greater Echo Park Elysian District 1 Rep - Constance Brenneman

Greater Echo Park Elysian District 5 Rep - Erlinda Lim

Greater Echo Park Elysian District 2 Rep - Cheryl Ortega

Silver Lake (12)

Region 6 - Lawrence Faljean

Silver Lake At Large - Teresa Sitz

Silver Lake At Large - Tatty Gelfond

Silver Lake At Large - Marc Killingstad

Silver Lake At Large - Anne-Marie Johnson

Silver Lake Region 5 - Matthew Mooney

Silver Lake Region 5 - Dorit Dowler-Guerrero

Silver Lake Region 1 Representative Seat 1 - Rusty Millar

Silver Lake - Johathan Pitre

Silverlake Region 7, Seat 2 - Michael Masterson

Silverlake Region 2 Seat 1 - Barbara Betlem-Ringuette

Greater Griffith Park (5)

District A Representative - Brian Cornelius

Greater Griffith Park District E Representative - Daniel McCarthy

Greater Griffith Park District C Representitive - Rochelle Sonza

Greater Griffith Park District E Representative - Nicola Carter-Gargani

Greater Griffith Park District E Representative - Daniel Kram

Rampart Village (4)

At Large - Erlinda Lim

Rampart Village Homeowner - Angela Wong

Rampart Village At Large - David Rockello

Rampart Village At Large - Abelardo Diaz

Elysian Valley (1)

Riverside At Large - Alvaro Mora