2013 Los Angeles City Controller election

September 2025 2013 Los Angeles City Controller election Los Angeles presidential no May 21, 2013 2009 Los Angeles election#City Controller 2009 2017 Los Angeles election#City Controller 2017 x150px First round Runoff Ron_Galperin_Profile_Pic.jpg c0c0c0 Ron Galperin 125,006(37.8%) 209,897(56.6%) Dennis_Zine_1_(cropped).JPG c0c0c0 Dennis Zine 120,747(36.5%) 160,929(43.4%) 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Analilia Joya 31,881(9.6%) Eliminated 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Jeff Bornstein 22,912(6.9%) Eliminated 3x4.svg c0c0c0 Ankur Patel 18,955(5.7%) Eliminated 180px City Controller Wendy Greuel Ron Galperin The 2013 Los Angeles City Controller election was held on March 5, 2013 to elect the Los Angeles City Controller. Voters chose from candidates in a nonpartisan primary, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a top-two runoff election occurred on May 21, 2013. Incumbent City Controller Wendy Greuel chose not to seek re-election and unsuccessfully ran for mayor. Candidates Advanced to runoff Ron Galperin, attorneyL.A. primary results https://graphics.latimes.com/la-primary-results-march-2012/ LA Times en Dennis Zine, city councilman from the 3rd district (2001–2013) Eliminated in primary Analilia Joya, teacher Jeff Bornstein, salesman Ankur Patel, graduate student Cary Brazeman, community activist and former real estate executive Background The Los Angeles City Controller is an official in the city government, serving as the paymaster and chief accounting officer. Similar to the Mayor and City Attorney, the City Controller is elected by popular vote every four years, with a runoff election held if no candidate secures more than 50% of the vote. Elections in Los Angeles have been nonpartisan since 1909, meaning candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.Sonenshein Raphael J. Los Angeles : structure of a city government 2006 League of Women Voters of Los Angeles [Los Angeles] 0-9668991-1-3 http://www.lwvlosangeles.org/files/Structure_of_a_City.pdf March 4, 2016 October 1, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042140/http://www.lwvlosangeles.org/files/Structure_of_a_City.pdf dead The incumbent City Controller was Wendy Greuel, a member of the Democratic Party who was first elected to the position in 2009. While eligible to run for a second term, she chose to run for mayor, placing second in the primary and ultimately losing by 9 points to Eric Garcetti.OurCampaigns 2013 Mayor https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=785208 OurCampaigns Endorsements Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election. Ron Galperin Local officials Laura Chick, former Los Angeles City Controller (2001–2009)Two Former L.A. City Controllers Endorse Ron Galperin for Job https://www.pbssocal.org/news-community/ballot-brief/two-former-l-a-city-controllers-endorse-ron-galperin-for-job PBS SoCal en 24 January 2013 Rick Tuttle, former Los Angeles City Controller (1985–2001) Trade unions Service Employees International Union Local 721Dennis Zine, Ron Galperin, Cary Brazeman vie for LA controller ABC11 Raleigh-Durham abc11.com https://abc11.com/archive/9014439/ ABC11 Raleigh-Durham en Newspapers Los Angeles TimesRon Galperin for city controller https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-xpm-2013-apr-25-la-ed-end-controller-los-angeles-20130425-story.html Los Angeles Times 25 April 2013 Los Angeles Daily NewsEndorsement: Ron Galperin for L.A. city controller — he has the right experience for this important job https://www.dailynews.com/2013/02/14/endorsement-ron-galperin-for-la-city-controller-he-has-the-right-experience-for-this-important-job/ Daily News 14 February 2013 La OpiniónMiles Kathleen Almendrala Anna LA City Controller Race Results In https://www.huffpost.com/entry/la-city-controller-election-2013_n_2793080 HuffPost en 6 March 2013 Dennis Zine State legislators Gloria Molina, former state assemblymember from the 56th district (1982–1987) and member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district (1991–2014)Dennis Zine endorsed by Gloria Molina in L.A. controller's race https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-xpm-2013-apr-18-la-me-ln-dennis-zine-gloria-molina-endorse-20130418-story.html Los Angeles Times 18 April 2013 Local officials Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles (2005–2013) Labor unions Los Angeles Police Protective LeagueLAPPL Endorses Dennis P. Zine for Los Angeles City Controller Los Angeles Police Protective League https://lapd.com/article/lappl-endorses-dennis-p-zine-los-angeles-city-controller lapd.com Organizations Armenian Council of America PACLA Councilmember Dennis Zine Earns ACA-PAC Endorsement for City Controller • MassisPost https://massispost.com/2013/05/la-councilmember-dennis-zine-earns-aca-pac-endorsement-for-city-controller/ MassisPost 14 May 2013 Newspapers Los Angeles SentinelDennis Zine; A Life of Service and Leadership https://lasentinel.net/dennis-zine-a-life-of-service-and-leadership.html Los Angeles Sentinel 28 February 2013 Results 2013 Los Angeles City Controller electionLos Angeles City Controller - Primary Race - Mar 05, 2013 Our Campaigns March 6, 2013 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=780678Los Angeles City Controller Race - May 21, 2013 Our Campaigns December 5, 2014 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=785210 Ron Galperin 95,507 37.13% Dennis Zine 95,268 37.03% Analilia Joya 24,868 9.67% Jeff Bornstein 18,282 7.11% Ankur Patel 14,405 5.60% Cary Brazeman 8,918 3.47% 257,248 100.00% Ron Galperin 209,897 56.60% Dennis Zine 160,929 43.40% 370,826 100.00% See also 2013 Los Angeles elections References Category:2013 in Los Angeles Category:2013 California elections Category:Non-partisan elections Category:Elections in Los Angeles Category:Los Angeles city controllers