2020 City Council Candidates: Candidate Statements

Here are our official City Council candidates for November 2020 along with their candidate statements below. For the list of candidates for Mayor and their candidate statements click here.
Name | Ballot Designation |
Agran, Larry | Public Interest Attorney |
Bratton, Laura | Family Manager |
Carroll, Mike | *Appointed Vice Mayor, City of Irvine |
Dillard, Christina | Mother/Paralegal Student |
Garg, Anshul | Entrepreneur/Businessman |
Green, Dylan | Graduate Student Researcher |
Jiang, Diana | Businesswoman/Technology Professional |
Johnson-Norris, Lauren | Irvine Commissioner/Businesswoman |
Kim, Tammy | Irvine Commissioner/Educator |
Liang, Hai Yang | Census Field Manager |
Newgent, Mark | Retired Army Captain |
O’Malley, Carrie | California District Director |
Park, John | Irvine Commissioner/Businessman |
Pole, Abigail | University Undergraduate Researcher |
*Mike Carroll’s original ballot designation does not indicate “Appointed” as it should. Carroll was appointed to the Irvine City Council on May 14, 2019. The screenshot of his candidate statement below should also state “Appointed” Vice Mayor.