Irvine Weekly asked the candidates running for Irvine mayor, “Why are you running for office?” These were their responses:

Christina Shea

Christina Shea

I believe this pandemic requires experienced leadership as we move forward in the coming few years. My ability to problem solve and find reasonable solutions to difficult problems makes me the right person to lead Irvine in these difficult times.

Farrah Khan

Farrah Khan

I’m running for the office of mayor because we need leadership that is stable, understands the needs of our growing community and is ready to take on the challenges we face because of this pandemic and economic crisis. Irvine has drastically changed over the many years since 1971.

Katherine Daigle

Katherine Daigle

The mayor of Irvine has failed to be responsive to the needs of the community in a time when prompt action by a leader is required. The same issues come up every year by our residents and still we have no successes with traffic, housing, increase in homeless, veterans cemetery, the Great Park and now our budget for the city is in arrears by at least 22 million dollars.

Luis Huang

Luis Huang

I hope to inspire and motivate 50,000 Irvine voters who decided not to place a vote in 2018. There are countless tens of thousands who have made the conscious decision not to educate themselves on their local candidates, have no idea who their mayor or City Council members are.

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