Rudy Svorinich
Rudy Svorinich | |
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15th district | |
In office July 1, 1993 – June 30, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Joan Milke Flores |
Succeeded by | Janice Hahn |
Personal details | |
Born | Rudy Svorinich Jr. 1960 (age 63–64) California State University Dominguez Hills |
Rudy Svorinich Jr. (born 1960) is an American politician who served on the
Personal life
Svorinich was born in 1960 in
Political career
In 1992, Svorinich ran for the
In 1997, he was opposed for re-election by three candidates who tried to force Svorinich into a runoff by having different candidates prevent Svorinich from having 50% of the vote.[6] In the primary, he was elected 60% of the vote. In 1998, he ran for the Republican nomination for the California's 36th congressional district, but lost to Steven T. Kuykendall.
Post-Council
In 2000, as he was term limited for the City Council, Svorinich made an unsuccessful bid for California's 54th State Assembly district, being defeated by Democrat Alan Lowenthal by a double-digit margin.[7][8] Svorinich ran for his old seat in the 2011 special election after Hahn was elected to the United States House of Representatives, but lost the primary placing fourth overall.[9]
In 2001, he founded Svorinich & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm. He is currently President of Svorinich Companies, Inc. a government-affairs firm in San Pedro, as well as the president of Svorinich Political Services, a political consulting and campaign-management company.
Electoral history
1993
Primary election | ||||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Joan Milke Flores (incumbent) | 7,468 | 28.51 | ||
Rudy Svorinich | 6,012 | 22.95 | ||
Janice Hahn | 4,855 | 18.54 | ||
Diana Middleton | 3,432 | 13.10 | ||
Warren Furutani | 2,875 | 10.98 | ||
Louis Dominguez | 1,070 | 4.09 | ||
James P. Thompson | 482 | 1.84 | ||
Total votes | 26,194 | 100.00 | ||
General election | ||||
Rudy Svorinich | 16,285 | 52.73 | ||
Joan Milke Flores (incumbent) | 14,597 | 47.27 | ||
Total votes | 30,882 | 100.00 |
1997
Primary election | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | |
Rudy Svorinich (incumbent) | 13,741 | 60.73 | |
Diana Elizabeth Contreras | 6,375 | 28.17 | |
Dennis Kortheuer | 2,510 | 11.09 | |
Total votes | 22,626 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ Krikorian, Greg (June 6, 1993). "WATTS Flores, Svorinich Wind Up Race". Los Angeles Times.
- ProQuest 1851925854.
- ^ "LOS ANGELES 5 Aides to Councilman Svorinich Call It Quits". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 1994.
- ^ Krikorian, Greg (June 7, 1994). "Ethics Panel Finds No Evidence of Svorinich Campaign Violations". Los Angeles Times.
- ProQuest 1973896223.
- ProQuest 421127194.
- ProQuest 363237157.
- ProQuest 363281402.
- LAist.