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Five candidates ran to fill a Hermosa Beach City Council seat on May 11 including Randy Balik, Dean Francois, Raymond Jackson, Daniel Rittenhouse and Tara McNamara Stabile. Jackson has more than 35% of the vote after nearly 1,000 have been counted since election night. (photos courtesy of candidates)
Hermosa Beach City Council candidate Raymond Jackson with wife Rachel and their sons. Photo courtesy of the Raymond Jackson campaign
Hermosa Beach City Council candidate Raymond Jackson with wife Rachel and their sons. Photo courtesy of the Raymond Jackson campaign
by Dan Blackburn
Raymond Jackson, a retired Army colonel, turned a lifetime of unique professional responsibilities Tuesday night into an easy win for an open seat on the Hermosa Beach City Council.
While a limited number of ballots remain to be counted, Jackson outpaced four other candidates to replace Hany Fangary, who resigned in December following a move to Manhattan Beach.
Retired U.S. Army Col. Raymond Jackson had a healthy lead in Hermosa Beachâs special election to fill a vacant City Council seat, according to the semi-official results from the Los Angeles County registrar on Tuesday night, May 11.
Jackson, vying against four other candidates to replace former Councilmember Hany Fangary, had about 36% of the vote, as of 8:39 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
The veteran said he was overwhelmed and blessed by the early results and thanked his volunteers, supporters and well-wishers.
âThis is a result of a lot of hard work by a lot of people,â Jackson said. âSo they deserve all the credit and thanks.â