Krekorian wins LA City Council seat

Dec. 9, 2009 | KPCC Wire Services
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Paul Krekorian for City Council campaign

Paul Krekorian

Assemblyman Paul Krekorian won the special election to fill the San Fernando Valley's vacant Second District seat on the Los Angeles City Council. He was expected to move quickly to begin work at City Hall.

Krekorian defeated Paramount Pictures executive Christine Essel, 10,810 votes to 8,304, or 57 percent to 43 percent, with all precincts reporting, according to unofficial figures released by the CityClerk's Office.

Krekorian will succeed Wendy Greuel, who became city controller in July. He will serve through June 2011. Greuel strongly backed Essel and was featured prominently in her campaign mailers, but Greuel's support made little apparent difference in the election.

"The voters of CD2 demanded profound change and soundly rejected the domination of this city by downtown insiders," Krekorian told about 200 cheering supporters who filled his North Hollywood campaign office to celebrate his win.

"This victory is the beginning of a fundamental transformation of the government of Los ANgeles, and sends a strong signal that the people of the San Fernando Valley are not satisfied with business as usual," he said.

"The task now ahead of us is to build a city government that will work for the people and is marked by integrity, honesty and accountability," Krekorian added.

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