All posts tagged "elections"

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    The underdog you should be voting for on March 3

    Two Korean Americans are running for council seat, both carrying different positions. David Ryu, 39, is running for the City Council chair for District 4, currently held by Tom Labonge. Ryu looks to view the district in...

    • Posted March 2, 2015
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  • Los Angeles City Council candidate David Ryu speaks during a press conference.
    LA city council candidate Ryu leads district in campaign donations

    Los Angeles City Council candidate David Ryu is leading the group of District 4 hopefuls in campaign donations. Ryu, 39, hopes to replace Councilman Tom LaBonge’s termed-out seat after the March 3 municipal election. According to data...

    • Posted January 23, 2015
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  • [left] David Ryu, candidate for Los Angeles City Council District 4 (The Korea Times file) [right] Grace Yoo, District 10 candidate for Los Angeles City Council
    LA city council candidates file petitions for March 3 election

    Two Korean American Los Angeles City Council hopefuls, David Ryu (District 4) and Grace Yoo (District 10), will file their nominating petitions today for next year’s March 3 election. Petitions require a minimum of 500 signatures from...

    • Posted December 3, 2014
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  • Korean Americans vote at a Koreatown location in Los Angeles Tuesday. (Park Sang-hyuk/The Korea Times)
    OC Korean American voter turnout increased twofold since June

    The number of Orange County Korean American voters who participated in Tuesday’s general elections increased about twofold since June primary elections. According to an Orange County Registrar of Voters official, the Korean American vote was heaviest in...

    • Posted November 7, 2014
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  • A man looks over the front pages from newspapers around the country that are on display outside the Newseum in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. America awoke Wednesday to sharper dividing lines in an already divided government, forcing a weakened President Barack Obama to recalibrate his approach and giving Republican leaders in Congress new muscle to check him. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Obama, GOP in new political dynamic after US elections

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A weakened President Barack Obama and emboldened Republican leaders in Congress began adjusting to a new political dynamic Wednesday after voters coast to coast used the midterm elections to sharpen the dividing lines in...

    • Posted November 5, 2014
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  • Candidates Young Kim, fifth from left, and Michelle Park Steel, second from right, celebrate after their general election victories Tuesday night. (Park Sang-hyuk/The Korea Times)
    Young Kim, Michelle Park Steel emerge victorious

    Choi Seok-ho in Irvine, Steve Hwangbo in La Palma re-elected Tuesday’s general elections brought a mixed bag of joy and disappointment to 23 Korean American candidates across the United States. Young Kim and Michelle Park Steel, both...

    • Posted November 5, 2014
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  • elections
    Decision Day: Voters head to polls

    Fates of 23 Korean American candidates across the U.S. are on the line Election day has finally arrived, and with it the fates of 23 Korean American candidates across the United States. As voters make their way...

    • Posted November 4, 2014
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