The Candidates / Who’s Running in the June 7 Elections : CONGRESS

24TH DISTRICT

Area: Malibu, Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, Woodland Hills, Sherman Oaks

Registration: 46% Democratic, 40% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Anthony Beilenson: U.S. congressman Scott Gaulke: property manager REPUBLICAN Mark Boos Benhard: businessman Robert K. Hammer: businessman Sang Korman: businessman Emery Shane: businessman Rich Sybert: businessman LIBERTARIAN John C. Koehler: business developer *

29TH DISTRICT

Area: Much of the Westside, including Hollywood, Westwood, Bel-Air, Brentwood, Hancock Park; also West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica

Registration: 58% Democratic, 27% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Jon Rappoport: investigative reporter Henry A. Waxman: U.S. congressman REPUBLICAN Patrick Regan: assistant film director Paul Stepanek: businessman LIBERTARIAN Michael J. Binkley: software engineer *

32ND DISTRICT

Area: Culver City, Baldwin Hills and east to the Harbor Freeway

Registration: 76% Democratic, 13% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Julian C. Dixon: U.S. congressman Peter J. Duvall: businessman M. Gordon Yaker: businessman REPUBLICAN Mike Cyrus: businessman Ernie A. Farhat: businessman/educator PEACE AND FREEDOM John Honigsfeld: teacher *

36TH DISTRICT

Area: Venice, Marina del Rey and south along the coast to San Pedro

Registration: 42% Democratic, 43% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Jane Harman: U.S. congresswoman REPUBLICAN Susan M. Brooks: businesswoman/educator/councilwoman Ron Florance: businessman AMERICAN INDEPENDENT Joseph G. Fields: none listed LIBERTARIAN Jack Tyler: laser engineer

STATE SENATE

26TH DISTRICT

Area: Culver City, Crenshaw, Exposition Park

Registration: 80% Democratic, 10% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Diane E. Watson: state senator REPUBLICAN Lynne Davidson: restaurant manager Joe Piechowski: businessman LIBERTARIAN Bob Weber: motion picture technologist PEACE AND FREEDOM Yassin A. Saededdin: hotel manager *

28TH DISTRICT

Area: Playa del Rey, parts of Marina del Rey and a large portion of the South Bay

Registration: 52% Democratic, 33% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Ralph C. Dills: state senator George Nakano: educator/city councilman Jo Ann Rodda: real estate broker Michael I. Sidley: attorney REPUBLICAN David B. Cohen: attorney/educator LIBERTARIAN Neal Arvid Donner: private teacher PEACE AND FREEDOM Cindy V. Henderson: customer service representative

ASSEMBLY

41ST DISTRICT

Area: Santa Monica, Malibu, Pacific Palisades, western San Fernando Valley

Registration: 50% Democratic, 36% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Roger Jon Diamond: environmental law counselor Sheila James Kuehl: law professor Pat McGuire: educator/resources manager Bill Rothbard: mountains conservancy director John D. Shallman: transportation commissioner Edward Tabash: attorney REPUBLICAN Peter Eason: Banker Michael T. Meehan: reserve deputy sheriff LIBERTARIAN Philip W. Baron: real estate salesman *

42ND DISTRICT

Area: Most of Westside east of San Diego Freeway and north of Wilshire Boulevard, including West Hollywood, Beverly Hills; also some Valley communities

Registration: 69% Democratic, 25% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT John J. Duran: attorney Wally Knox: community college board member Paul Koretz: city councilman Laura Lake: environmental educator Abbe Land: city councilwoman Bruce Margolin: attorney Mark Slavkin: educator/school board member REPUBLICAN Robert Davis: businessman LIBERTARIAN Eric Michael Fine: business consultant *

47TH DISTRICT

Area: Culver City, Palms, Mid-City, Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw

Registration: 75% Democratic, 14% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Geoff Gibbs: counsel to U.S. senator Jimmie Woods Gray: teacher/union representative Ed Johnson: deputy to U.S. congressman Marsha F. Kimble: attorney Neil J. Liss: writer Kevin Murray: attorney Leslie Roberson: businessman Valerie Lynne Shaw: economic/community planner Rudolph V. Thompson: designer manufacturer REPUBLICAN Kathleen L. Brundo: attorney Jonathan Leonard: fire commissioner/businessman LIBERTARIAN Kevin C. Murphy: computer software designer PEACE AND FREEDOM Tamara Taleebah: teacher *

53RD DISTRICT

Area: Venice, Marina del Rey; portions of the South Bay

Registration: 43% Democratic, 41% Republican CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION DEMOCRAT Debra Bowen: state assemblywoman REPUBLICAN David Bohline: casualty claims adjuster Julian Sirull: businessman LIBERTARIAN William N. Gaillard: public works employee PEACE AND FREEDOM J. Kevin Bishop: cable installer

COURTS

MUNICIPAL COURT

Culver District

Area: Marina del Rey, Ladera Heights, Windsor Hills, Fox Hills and Culver City

Non-partisan contest CANDIDATE: OCCUPATION Allan J. Goodman: attorney Steve Gourley: city councilman/attorney Christine Harwell: attorney Paul A. Jacobs: trial attorney Victor A. Marin: lawyer Martin J. Murphy: federal prosecutor J. Richard Pearce: deputy district attorney