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
