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Carson Special Election 2021-Retired LAPD Officer Wins 4th District Seat, Former Steve Bradford Aide Becomes City Clerk

Myla Rahman has been elected Carson’s fifth city clerk with a little over 29 percent of the vote and former Los Angeles Police Department officer, Arleen Rojas is the new representative for Carson’s fourth district with 34 percent of the vote.

Rojas is a 31 year veteran police officer with the Los Angeles Police officer and lifelong resident of Carson. Rojas was appointed to the Economic Development Commission this past February. In 2019, Rojas was presented with a proclamation recognizing the Equal Pay Act, Observe the national pay act of 1963. Rojas is the first Filipina to join the LAPD. She was one of 84 women to go through the police academy. Rojas was endorsed by Mayor pro tem Jim Dear.

Myla Rahman has been the District Chief of Staff for the California State Legislature for the past eight years. Before that she was the district director for State Senator Steven Bradford. She was a senior account executive at Cerrell Associates, a public relations firm specialized in campaigns and issues management, land use and planning, media relations, and etc. Rahman is a graduate of California State University, Dominguez Hills.

CITY OF CARSON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION City Clerk (Unexpired term ending December 20, 2022)

Candidate(s) Votes Percent
MYLA RAHMAN (N) 2,133 29.22%
MONETTE “MARIA” GAVINO (N) 1,822 24.96%
VERA ROBLES DEWITT (N) 1,600 21.91%
FALEA’ANA ARIETA “ANA” MENI (N) 946 12.96%
JEFFRY H. CABALLERO (N) 800 10.96%

CITY OF CARSON SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Member of the City Council, 4th District (Unexpired term ending December 20, 2022)

Candidate(s) Votes Percent
ARLEEN ROJAS (N) 660 34.36%
FREDDIE GOMEZ (N) 525 27.33%
MICHAEL “MIKE” MITOMA (N) 261 13.59%
SHARMA HENDERSON (N) 241 12.55%
ISAIAS “ISA” JESUS PULIDO (N) 234 12.18%

Terelle Jerricks

During his two decade tenure, he has investigated, reported on, written and assisted with hundreds of stories related to environmental concerns, affordable housing, development that exacerbates wealth inequality and the housing crisis, labor issues and community policing or the lack thereof.

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