Cindy Allen (California)
2020 - Present
2028
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Cindy Allen is a member of the Long Beach City Council in California, representing District 2. She assumed office on December 15, 2020. Her current term ends on December 19, 2028.
Allen won re-election to the Long Beach City Council to represent District 2 in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Allen was born in Lexington, Kentucky. She earned a master's degree from Long Beach State University in 2003.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Long Beach, California (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach City Council District 2
Incumbent Cindy Allen won election outright against Ketty Citterio and Sara Zaidi in the primary for Long Beach City Council District 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cindy Allen (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 4,587 |
| Ketty Citterio (Nonpartisan) | 41.0 | 3,474 | ||
| Sara Zaidi (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 421 | ||
| Total votes: 8,482 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: City elections in Long Beach, California (2020)
General election
General election for Long Beach City Council District 2
Cindy Allen defeated Robert Fox in the general election for Long Beach City Council District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Allen (Nonpartisan) | 53.6 | 11,448 |
 | Robert Fox (Nonpartisan) | 46.4 | 9,928 | |
| Total votes: 21,376 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach City Council District 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Long Beach City Council District 2 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Fox (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 3,057 |
| ✔ | | Cindy Allen (Nonpartisan) | 26.5 | 2,984 |
 | Jeanette Barrera (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 2,245 | |
| Eduardo Lara (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 2,160 | ||
| Ryan Lum (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 289 | ||
| Nigel Lifsey (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 262 | ||
| Jesus Cisneros (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 253 | ||
| Total votes: 11,250 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Cindy Allen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Allen's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Cindy's life has always centered around the goal of making a difference in the lives of others. In 1988, she joined the Long Beach Police Department, a time when very few women were doing that job. She worked for nearly a decade and was seriously injured in the line of duty. She was recognized with more than 20 commendations for bravery and exceptional service.
Cindy founded several successful businesses in downtown Long Beach. She also bought the Long Beach Post and served as Publisher for many years until it was sold several years ago.
Cindy was appointed by Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn to serve as a commissioner for the L.A. County Small Business Administration.
Cindy is a double mastectomy breast cancer survivor, has been married to her husband for 25 years, and has two adult children. She is the proud mom of a lesbian daughter and works diligently with the LBGTQ community to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people can live openly without discrimination.
- As an active community member and longtime resident of Long Beach, I understand the issues and challenges that face our community, and I am committed to making our city a better place to live for all residents.
- I know we can do so much more to make our city safer, build more affordable housing, reduce homelessness, and effectively address COVID-19 related issues.
- As the only endorsed candidate of the Democratic party in this race, I am ready to bring people together and advocate for our shared progressive values.
Make science-based decisions on healthcare policy and identify sustainable funding to accomplish public health goals while investing in more contact tracers.
Police Reform
Our city council has the opportunity to make Long Beach a leader and a model for other police departments to follow. We need to increase transparency, accountability, and training along with examining all aspects of law enforcement. My top priorities will be to:
Environment
Long Beach has been ranked among the worst in air quality in the United States, but that only tells part of the story. Data shows our black and brown communities disproportionately suffer the effects of such air quality.
Housing for All
Support inclusionary housing to ensure affordable housing is included in all new developments in the city.
Economic Recovery
We are in the middle of a global pandemic that has led to a recession. As we fight this disease, we must also work toward rebuilding our economy.
Parking Solutions Now
On 5 June 1981, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the first official report on what would come to be known as the AIDS epidemic, I was 15 years old.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Long Beach City Council District 2 |
Officeholder Long Beach City Council District 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 24, 2020
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| Preceded by Jeannine Pearce |
Long Beach City Council District 2 2020-Present |
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